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Outer Banks Taste of the Beach Award Winners

2010 Outer Banks Taste of the Beach

2010 Outer Banks Taste of the Beach

It was a beautiful weekend on the Outer Banks for the annual Taste of the Beach food expo, and the winner are…

People’s Choice Award
Best Overall – Sugar Creek
Best Desert – Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern

Chef’s Award (1st time this award has been presented.  Panel of last 5 yrs People’s Choice Overall Winners made this choice)
Outer Banks Brewing Station

Panel Judged Categories

Best Booth Display
1st Place – Coastal Provisions
2nd Place – Good Life Gourmet
3rd Place – The Black Pelican

Best Overall
1st Place – Stripers Bar & Grill
2nd Place – Sugar Creek
3rd Place – Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern

Best Outer Banks Cuisine (1st year of this category)
1st Place – Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant & Tavern
2nd Place – Coastal Provisions Market
3rd Place – Darrell’s

Healthiest Dish (1st year for this category)
1st Place – Argyle’s Restaurant & Piano Bar
2nd Place – Peppercorn’s
3rd Place – Aqua S

March 15, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | OBX Information | , , , , | No Comments Yet

“Night at the Races” on the Outer Banks

Outer Banks Night at the Races

Outer Banks Night at the Races

March 15, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | charity, events, to do, wild horses | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Harley Davidson Pony Poker Run on the Outer Banks

Outer Banks Harley Pony Poker Run
Outer Banks Harley Pony Poker Run

 A fundraiser for the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. The Pony Run is a fun poker run with a pin that ends up at Outer Banks H-D in Harbinger for live music, on-site horses, food, prizes and more.

March 15, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | Motorcycles, charity, events, to do | , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Inaugural First Flight 5k on the Outer Banks

INAUGURAL FIRST FLIGHT 5K - April 17 
WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL 

First Flight 5k

First Flight 5k

The Inaugural First Flight 5K will be one of the most exciting 5K’s in the area!  Not only will you run UP to the Wright Brothers National Memorial (with the most spectular views of the Outer Banks!) but you will finish in the presence of Orville and Wilbur Wright…literally! 

Flying Pirate Half Marathon - Outer Banks

Flying Pirate Half Marathon - Outer Banks

The 5k is the same weekend as the Inaugural Flying Pirate 1/2 Marathon

Date & Time:

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Start Time: 8AM
Awards: 9:30AM

Fee:

$25 now until April 17, 2010
EXPO and race day registration available

EXPO:

Friday, April 16, 2010: 3PM – 8PM

Race Cap:

500

Course:

Out-and-back course in and around the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills.

Questions:

Registration: www.support@active.com
Event: www.flyingpirate.org

March 12, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | charity, events, to do | , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Green & Blue St. Patty’s Day Parade on the Outer Banks

Outer Banks St. Patrick's Day Parade

Outer Banks St. Patrick's Day Parade

This Sunday, the Outer Banks will celebrate the 21st Annual Kelly’s  St. Patricks Parade

The OBX is a pristine natural environment, with many concerned about keeping it that way, and this year’s parade theme will focus the environment.  Officially, the theme has been named Blue Green Outer Banks, Tommorow Matters.  Blue Green Outer Banks is a non profit organization promoting the preservation of the environment, particularlly local.  The organization believes that we all play a vital role in the relationship between the shore, the ocean, and the sound.

“To care for the Outer Banks, we must be more than green, we must be Blue Green,” said Willo Kelly, executive director of Blue Green Outer Banks.

The parade will kick off at 1pm, March 14th.  The one-mile parade route will stretch from MP 11.25-10.25 Nags Head, so come and be a part of an Outer Banks Tradition.  Attendees are also invited to Kelly’s Restaurant and Tavern for an after party!

March 12, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | events, to do | , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Outer Banks Fishing Report – 3.12.10

Spring is in the air, and the fish are biting on the Outer Banks.

  • Boats out of Oregon Inlet continue to pull big numbers of Bluefin tuna and striped bass.
    • There are reports of one party out of Oregon Inlet on Monday catching and releasing approximately 125 stripers in the 25-pound range.
    • Catch reports from boaters fishing the warm water of the Gulf Stream off the OBX are showing bluefin averaging between 150 and 175 pounds, with fish up to 225 pounds reported by the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center.
    • Boats offshore raked in up to 12 bluefins (keeping the limit of one per boat), with the average size scaling about 160 pounds.
  • Waters off Hatteras are seeing quite a few bluefin with charters reporting some great catches.
  • Puppy drum in the Ocracoke Island surf on lures.

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Seaside Vacations Announces 2010 Lineup for Club Seaside

Seaside Vacations' Club Seaside

Seaside Vacations' Club Seaside

Guests enjoy golf and tennis clinics, yoga, paddle boarding, wine tastings, surf lessons and circuit training

KITTY HAWK, NC, (March 8, 2010) – Seaside Vacations, a leading vacation rental company located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, announces the lineup for their 2010 Club Seaside program.

Believing that a vacation should be more than just a house at the beach, Seaside Vacations is continuing to redefine the Outer Banks vacation experience by combining the best things about staying in a private vacation home with the best things about staying in a luxury resort.

Offered exclusively to all Seaside Vacations guests, the weekly 2010 Club Seaside events include professional golf and tennis clinics, yoga, wine tastings, surf lessons, and circuit training – and new this year, stand-up paddleboarding.  In addition, all Seaside Vacations guests have special guest access to a state-of-the-art health and racquet club and special guest rates at a world-class golf club.  Each day of the week guests can experience the local culture by participating in one of these Outer Banks activities.

Seaside Vacations is committed to creating an exceptional vacation experience that includes a gorgeous house, but also access to local events that give guests access to all the Outer Banks has to offer.  By giving guests the added value they desire, Club Seaside has become a favorite among Seaside Vacations guests.

Seaside Vacations Jerry Knight commented:

“Please keep Club Seaside as a part of your rental program. We loved it very much! The amenities that are available free of charge and at a reduced rate are very well worth it!”

Seaside Vacations looks forward to yet another successful year with Club Seaside. For more information on the exclusive benefits of Club Seaside, including schedule and contact information, please visit www.OuterBanksVacations.com/ClubSeaside.htm.

About Seaside Vacations:

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.

Seaside Vacations offers a complete selection of Outer Banks vacation rentals. Guests can choose from 1 – 10-bedroom private vacation rental homes, condominiums, townhomes and villas.  Explore our homes in Duck and Corolla as well as numerous vacation rentals in Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and 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 877.392.2710

March 12, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | OBX Information, OBX News, Special Offers, events, tips, to do, vacation rental | , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Shag on the Outer Banks

Shag OBX

Shag OBX

1st Annual SHAG OBX!

to benefit the

Community Care Clinic of Dare

Live Music!    DJ’s!    Dance Classes!

  • Jim Quick and Coastline

  • Ed Timberlake and David Jones

  • Sam and Lisa West

Come SHAG with us at the first annual SHAG on the OBX
fund raising event for the Community Care Clinic of Dare.

The Carolina coast is home to shagging, a dance so smooth and easy that it reflects the spirit of beach living and captures the best of memories. Beach music blends young and old, the well-heeled and the tar-heeled.

March 9, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | charity, events, to do | , , , , , , , | No Comments Yet

Spring Surf Contest Headed to the Outer Banks

The inaugural Surfing America Prime Series, a three-part series that began in Montauk, N.Y., in October, concludes at the Outer Banks, N.C., on April 24-25. The top two points leaders in each division from the East Coast qualify for the June 20-24 U.S. Surfing Championships at Lower Trestles, Calif.

March 9, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | Uncategorized | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Outer Banks Surf Update 3.9.10

Matt Lusk

Matt Lusk

The Outer Banks is a very unique surfing environment, especially during the winter months.  The remote location of the OBX along the mid-Atlantic coast means that the beach breaks are generally empty during the winter, but mid-Atlantic waters are still plenty cold. 

Days are short, water is cold, but the breaks are empty, and great surf doesn’t hibernate for the winter.  So, while surfing in early March may not be on the “to do” list for most, there are hardcore surfers along the Outer Banks that see a great opportunity for beautiful surf with no competition for waves. 

Last week, Matt Lusk traded his digital camera for a video camera to capture two local Outer Banks pro surfers enjoying thick, chocolate barrels all to themselves.  It takes a strong commitment and a thick wetsuit, but the payoff is huge.  The video highlights Jesse Hines, who is recently back to the lineup after broken leg last fall, and Brett Barley, who captivated the surfing world in January with his “Cinderella story” at the Pipeline Pro. 

View the video here.

March 9, 2010 Posted by seasidevacations | surfing | , , , , , , | 1 Comment