KITTY HAWK, NC, (October 20, 2010) – Seaside Vacations, a leading vacation rental company located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, welcomes runners and their families to the Outer Banks for the 2010 Outer Banks Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K, 5K and Fun Runon November 13-14, 2010.
A proud sponsor of the Outer Banks Marathon, each year Seaside Vacations looks forward to welcoming runners to the Outer Banks for this one-of-a-kind racing event. With their wide selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals, they’re sure to have just what you need as you prepare for, participate in and celebrate after the race. Plus, book your Outer Banks vacation with Seaside Vacations and receive a free early check-in and late check-out!
Founded in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1990, Seaside Vacations is a full-service vacation rental management company representing homes from Corolla to Nags Head.
For more information on Seaside Vacations and their wide selection of vacation rentals, visit www.OuterBanksVacations.com or call one a Vacation Specialist at 877.346.8231.
Fall on the Outer Banks is pretty ideal. In addition to beautiful weather, warm water, and wide open beaches, OBX fishing is at its peak in the fall.
As the natural elements adjust, and the water temps begin to drop, fish start running…blues, spot, mullet, and one of the fall’s best OBX fish, trout.
This video was shot at dusk on Monday, October 18, 2010 in Kitty Hawk. North and south of the Kitty Hawk Pier. A bunch of surfcasters and pier fishermen enjoying the evening bite.
Fall has settled on the Outer Banks, and with it comes perfect OBX beach weather.
This past weekend brought bright sun, blue skies, warm temps in the 70′s, and a light off-shore wind cleaning up waist high waves. A perfect day to enjoy the sun and take in the sights.
The beach is always interesting. Never know what will turn up. A nature exhibit, interesting people watching, great surfing? Who knows?
This past Sunday we had it all. Wide open spaces, a sea turtle boil, hula hoopers, a jet ski pulling a dude on a surfboard, some surfers, lots of people watching, and some quality time with the family.
Good afternoon. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach & Surf Report for Monday, October 18, 2010.
Perfect fall weather on the Outer Banks. Bright sun, blue skies, temps in the mid 70′s, and a light wind out of the west.
Unfortunately, no surf today, but yesterday had waist to chest swell coming in, and the light west wind shaped them up nicely. The end of the video has some pictures from yesterday.
Without surf, we turn to fish, and the fish are biting! Blues, Trout, and Mullet are being caught from the surf and the piers.
It’s official, fall has arrived on the OBX. The days are getting shorter, and judging by the Beach & Surf Reports, the temps are cooling off. It’s tough to see the summer fade away, but it’s great to enjoy the change of seasons, and fall is one of the nicest times of year on the Outer Banks. So, no complaints from this guy.
In addition to empty beaches, warm days, and cool nights, fall on the Outer Banks means the OBX Marathon is right around the corner.
2010 marks the fifth annual OBX Marathon, and the event is growing by leaps and bounds. The Marathon, along with other sporting events like the Outer Banks Triathlon, was recently taken over by a newly established group, the Outer Banks Sporting Events. Jim Snyder, the Marathon event director, and his team have done an amazing job promoting and organizing top-quality events, and the 2010 Marathon will be one to remember.
The OBX Marathon will take place the weekend of November 13th, and it includes events for the entire family…runners and non-runners…even a 26.2 yard “Diaper Dash!”
If you’re a runner looking for an amazing race in an amazing location, there is still time to register. But hurry, the event is filling up…registration for the ½ marathon is close to closing!
Good morning. Here’s the Outer Banks Beach & Surf Report for Thursday, October 14, 2010.
Great OBX fall day. Starting out with bright sun and temps in the upper 60′s. There’s a chance of rain this afternoon, but hopefully it passes us by. The temps should stay in the upper 60′s to lower 70′s for the next few days.
The wind is still here though. About 10 mph out of the ENE today, but it should swing around to the NW in the next day or two, and it will start blowing hard…upper teens to lower 20′s. So, it should be a warm but breezy weekend.
Unfortunately, no surf to report, but the fish are biting…a lot of Blues at the Avalon Pier in the past couple days.
Here’s what they had to say about the land of the mysterious Lost Colony…
Roanoke Island
In 1587, on Roanoke Island, between the Outer Banks and the North Carolina mainland, 120 men, women, and children landed to settle England’s first permanent New World colony. Virginia Dare — granddaughter of their governor, John White — was born that year, the first child of English parents born in America. When White sailed back to England, he intended to return within the year.
But a war with Spain kept White away from Roanoke for three years; what he found on his return in 1590 was a mystery. The rudimentary houses that he had helped build were dismantled, the entire area enclosed by a high fortlike palisade. No trace of the “Lost Colony” was ever found.
The visitor center at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site tells the colony’s baffling story in exhibits and film; outdoors, all that’s left of the fort is a silent mound of dirt, preserving the site’s sense of mystery. You’ll also want to flesh out the story by visiting the more commercial Roanoke Island Festival Park, mid-island in Manteo. A 69-foot-long three-masted bark, the Elizabeth II, lies moored across from the waterfront — a composite 16th-century ship built for the 400th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleigh’s first exploratory voyage to Roanoke in 1584.
Good morning. Here’s your Outer Banks Beach & Surf Report for Wednesday October 13, 2010.
This video was shot at 9:00 AM at the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills. Unfortunately, the wind is drowning out most of the introduction, but you can zip to the 50 second mark to see the beach and the pier.
It feels like fall. It’s an overcast day, but the sun is peaking out. Lower 70′s.
Beach is empty except for surf casters, and the pier is busy with fishing as well.
The Battle of the Banks is one of the best surf contests the OBX has to offer.
It pits a team of surfers from Virginia against a team of surfers from the Outer Banks, and if the rivalry isn’t enough to get the blood boiling, the contest has a 6-week waiting period to make sure it goes off in the gnarlyest conditions possible. The surf forecast is watched religiously, and the call is made at the last minute to make sure the surf conditions are ideal for huge Outer Banks surf with giant chocolate milk colored barrels the OBX is famous for.
The waiting period for the contest starts this Friday, October 15, and runs through December 1st. According to the Battle of the Banks FaceBook page, “the contest will hold out for the most hollow and treacherous conditions possible.”
Seems like the perfect recipe for an amazing contest…count me in!
You can find updates at: http://www.facebook.com/BattleoftheBanks?v=wall
Here are some highlights from last year’s Battle…
Update 10.13.10: WRV Press Release:
MISSION STATEMENT:
COMPETE TO SEE WHICH TEAM & INDIVIDUAL PERSON HAS THE BRAVADO AND ENDURANCE TO COME OUT ON TOP DURING THE BIGGEST AND MOST HOLLOW DAY ON THE OUTER BANKS WITH-IN THE MONTH AND A HALF WAITING PERIOD (OCT. 15TH- DEC. 1ST).
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:
THE WAVE RIDING VEHICLES BATTLE OF THE BANKS WAS CREATED IN 2008. IT IS AN ANNUAL SURFING EVENT PITTING RIVAL TEAMS FROM VIRGINIA BEACH AND THE OUTER BANKS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS. THE TWO TEAMS CONSIST OF THE TOP 20 SURFERS FROM THESE RESPECTED AREAS. THE TOP 15 SURFERS FROM EITHER SIDE ARE HAND SELECTED BY THEIR TEAM CAPTAINS AND COMPRISE THE “INVITEES” LIST.
THE REMAINDER OF THE SQUAD CONSIST OF QUALIFIERS FROM THE OUTER BANKS PRO & OTHER RESPECTED UNDER-GROUND SURFERS FROM THESE REGIONS. THESE SURFERS MUST SURF THIER WAY INTO THE “MAIN BATTLE” VIA THE “DEATH HEAT” JUST PRIOR TO THE EVENT’S START. ONLY 5 SURFERS FROM EACH SIDE WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE “DEATH HEAT” TO JOIN THEIR ALREADY INVITED TEAM MEMBERS IN THE “MAIN BATTLE”. ONCE ALL IS SAID AND DONE IT WILL BE A 20 ON 20 BATTLE ROYALE.
EACH TEAM IS THEN SPLIT INTO FOUR GROUPS OF FIVE SURFERS. EACH GROUP OF FIVE SURFERS ARE GIVEN TWO 20 MINUTE ROUNDS. EACH SURFERS TOP TWO WAVES FROM ROUND ONE & ROUND TWO ARE ADDED TO THEIR TEAM’S SCORE-LINE. ONCE ROUND ONE & TWO ARE COMPLETE THE TOP THREE HIGHEST SCORING SURFERS FROM BOTH TEAMS ARE SELECTED FOR THE FINALS.
THE 45 MIN FINAL CONSIST OF THE TOP THREE SCORERS FROM VIRGINIA BEACH VERSUS THE TOP THREE SCORERS FROM THE OUTER BANKS. THE SIX FINALISTS TOP TWO WAVES WILL DETERMINE THE BATTLE OF THE BANKS’ INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION. THE SURFER WITH THE HIGHEST TWO WAVE TOTAL IN THE FINALS WILL BE CROWNED THE BATTLE OF THE BANKS “INDIVIDUAL CHAMP”.
FINALLY THE TOP TWO WAVES FROM EACH OF THE SIX FINALIST ARE ADDED TO THEIR RESPECTED TEAM’S SCORE-LINE. THE POINTS ARE THEN TALLEYED AND THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE WILL BE CROWNED “TEAM CHAMPS”.
AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO:
HIGHEST SCORING TEAM= “BRAGGING RIGHTS” + $300 A PIECE
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION= OAKLEY CERAMIC WATCH WITH NAME ENGRAVING
BEST BARREL OF THE DAY= $1000 + GO PRO CAMERA
VIRGINIA BEACH
15 INVITEES:
BRAD HARRELL (CAPTAIN)
CHRIS TODD (CAPTAIN)
IAN PARNELL
RAVEN LUNDY
WES LAINE
JASON BORTE
LUCAS RODGERS
BRENDAN PETTICREW
PHILIP GOOLD
MICHAEL DUNPHY
GRANGER CLARK
SEBASTAIN MORENO
ANDREW MEYER
RANDY RENARD
MIKE SCHIRMER
OUTER BANKS PRO QUALIFERS:
RYAN LEOPOLD
TYLER BOHN
CAM POWELL
QUINCY PARNELL
POSSIBLE WILD CARDS / REPLACEMENTS :
ADRIAN COLAPRETE
DREW MOYE
ALEX BURDETT
TODD PACE
BRYCE HUMPHRIES
MACON HUMPHRIES
DREW TODD
ROBERT TEMPLE
ALLEN FROMAN
RICKY PALLUCH
BRAD BEACH
KEN HUNT
OUTER BANKS
15 INVITEES:
NOAH SNYDER (CAPTAIN)
JESSE HINES (CAPTAIN)
JEFF MYERS
BRETT BARLEY
PAT MCMANUS
DANA QUINN
CHRIS MCDONALD
JULIAN PAYNE
LYNN SHELL
MATT BEACHAM / NIGEL HAYNES — INJURED RESERVE
DREW MERIDETH
BILLY HUME
KARL DETTER
JOEY CRUMB
SETH BARRICK
OUTER BANKS PRO QUALIFERS:
DALLAS TOLSON
BRANT DOYLE
MORGAN T LEAVEL
SEAN MARTIN
ZACH KENNY
POSSIBLE WILD CARDS / REPLACEMENTS :
MORGAN OCONNELL
CASH BARRIS
JESSE FERNANDEZ
STERLING KING
JASON BRIEHOLZ
REESE PATERSON
CHAD SPEEDY
MICHAEL MERIDETH
KITTY HAWK, NC, (October 20, 2010) – Seaside Vacations, a leading vacation rental company located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, welcomes runners and their families to the Outer Banks for the 2010 Outer Banks Marathon, Half Marathon, 8K, 5K and Fun Run on November 13-14, 2010.
