08/26/10

Kiteboarding – a popular watersport

Kiteboarding is becoming a popular watersport and Hatteras Island is the perfect place to try it out! Pamlico Sound offers the perfect conditions for kiteboarding for both beginner and advance level kiteboarders. If you are really adventurous and an experienced kiteboarder, you can try this sport in the waters of the Atlantic. Local watersports shops offer kiteboarding lessons for all levels. Click here for more information about kiteboarding on Hatteras Island.


05/7/10

Picture of the Week

If you are looking for an adventure, try out your skills in watersports on Hatteras Island. Photos by Joy Crist of Surf or Sound Realty.


05/4/10

Spring kiteboarding on Hatteras Island

Ever try kiteboarding on Hatteras Island? Tom of Toesides Watersports gives an amazing demonstration of how it’s done, and makes it look easy. For kiteboarding lessons, visit http://toesides.com, and for Hatteras Island accommodations, visit www.surforsound.com or call (800) 237-1138.


02/4/10

Video guide to Hatteras Island water sports

Dreaming of ways to have fun during your upcoming Hatteras Island vacation? There are plenty of adventures waiting in the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound, from kiteboarding and surfing to kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. Discover the amazing world of Hatteras Island water sports on your next Surf or Sound Realty vacation.


07/17/09

Jim Cantore and The Weather Channel are loving summer on Hatteras Island

The Weather Channel has been featuring multiple videos of Hatteras Island’s fun summer activities as part of their week long series “Why I Love Summer.”

Check out these amazing clips of Outer Banks horseback riding, kite boarding and hang gliding that were broadcasted nationally on The Weather Channel this week.


06/24/09

Kitty Hawk Kites Hosts Kiteboarding Competition

The annual Kitty Hawk Kites “Kite Jam,” a kiteboarding competition, is scheduled for June 27-28, 2009, at the Kitty Hawk Kites Kiteboarding Resort in Waves, NC.

This two day event, held each day from 10AM-5PM, features some of the best kiteboarders in the world, including team riders for Eclipse and Cabrinha. Representatives from these two companies, as well as HQ Kites, will be on site to show off the latest kiteboarding gear and power kites. Kitty Hawk Kites will offer free power kite lessons throughout the two day event. Continue reading


05/8/09

Picture of the Week

This is the perfect time of year to practice kiteboarding and try out for the upcoming kiteboarding events on Hatteras Island. Photo by Joy Crist of Surf or Sound Realty.


03/13/09

Picture of the Week

The Salvo Day Use Area is a great place for watersports and family fun on Hatteras Island. You can enjoy a day outdoors exploring the nature trails, enjoying a family picnic or trying out kayaking or kiteboarding in the Pamlico Sound. Photo by Joy Crist of Surf or Sound Realty.


10/6/08

OBX Wavefest rescheduled to Columbus Day Weekend.

The OBX Wavefest, held September 15 – 29, was a mixture of gorgeous breezy days, a couple stormy days, and a few surprisingly windless days. While the majority of the freeform days were perfect for boarding attendees to hone their skills across the Atlantic, the three day Wave Challenge tournament was rescheduled to October 11 – 13th, Columbus Day weekend.
Bill Bell, who updates the status of the OBX Wavefest regularly on his blog, and is one of the organizers of the festival, thinks the new October date will bring out great winds, and even greater kiteboarding. “Hopefully we will score with some wind and surf,” he says. Continue reading