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Archive for June, 2009

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Week 4 – Day 3

Another fun-packed day at Surf Hatteras . . .

sarahSarah is becoming quite the surfer girl.

img_1093What is surf camp without a little sand surfing?

img_1088Colby is a natural on sand and in the water.

nicoleNicole had a lot of nice rides today.

michaelMichael has good wave-selection.

img_1111Nick is focused.

img_1103It’s a race!

frannyFranny speeding down the face of a wave!

caroline5Caroline must have been practicing her surfing skills in Wisconsin.

alex1Alex, smiling for the camera.

img_1090Michael is picking up some speed. . . this might end with a mouthful of sand.

aliciaAlicia has improved immensely this year!

graceGrace, our Manhattan girl, won’t be shopping today! She’s ripping on a surf board.

emilyEmily gets better every year.

colbyColby riding a sweet little wave.

img_1092Jumping for joy!

img_1115We love Surf Hatteras!

img_1132Another day of beauty and fun awaits us.

See you tomorrow!

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Week 4 – Day 2

It was a beeeautiful day with perfect waves for learning and EVERYONE had a lot of fun rides. . .

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Week 4 – Day 1

To the parents of our campers in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, and North Carolina! Your kids are doing great and are looking forward to a fun day of surfing tomorrow!

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Friday, June 26th, 2009

A few more . . .

Here are a few more pictures from our trip to Jockey’s Ridge this week

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Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Week 3 – Day 5

Another perfect day.

kivo1Kivo heading into the tube.

calCalzone on a tasty wave.

biscuit-2Biscuit has improved so much this week.

phillip-2Phillip dropping in on a nice little peeler.

maggie1Magpie is officially a surfer girl.

littlejakeJake S. with a nice backside wave.

will2Will hitting the lip! Woah!!

will-2This boy has talent.

max1Maximus cruising down the line of a fun wave.

img_7388Jake and Gerrit splitting the peak.

emiliesEmily and Emilie sharing a fun wave.

emilieLook at this cool girl.

furr1We are so impressed with Furrball’s improvement this week!

big-david1David had some really nice rides today.

big-jake1Jake had the best waves of his LIFE today.

big-jake-21Here’s “Buzz Saw” again, carving up this wave.

emily-v2Emilie V. is one of the most natural surfers we’ve had all summer.

furr-21Jack on a sweet wave.

gerritGerrit is a true longboarder.

max-2Max really knows how to handle that longboard in big waves.

img_3294Fish out of water.

biscuit1Biscuit had a couple biscuits for breakfast, then cruised out to the beach to catch some waves.

img_7469What?! Is this week really coming to an end?!!

will-sThanks to all our campers for an awesome week! You were all a pleasure to have and we hope you’ll come back!



Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Week 3 – Day 4

Today we experienced some of the most PERFECT waves in Surf Hatteras history. It doesn’t get much better than THIS:

rossRoss on a perfect wave.

will1Will chasing a sea gull.

willWill again, pulling into a nice glassy wave.

little-jakeJake S. is a talented body boarder. . . he took on some big waves this morning.

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Look at him go!

maxMax has no fear and caught a ton of waves today.

gerrittGerrit had some nice rides as well.

img_6974Baino, one of our surf instructors, looking into the tube.

coleman1Tubular Coleman!! (Another one of our instructors)

maggieFortunately, we found some more easy-going waves too for the beginners to ride.

Nice one Maggie!

phillipPhillip surfs as well as he eats! . . .Very well!

kivoKevin “Kivo” going down the line.

img_3081Buddies

furrFurr ball!

furr-2There he goes again!

emily-fishThis “Fish” can surf.

big-davidDavid is loving life today.

big-jake-2Woah big Jake! That’s a big wave.

biscuitBiscuit snapped his leash TWICE today. That means is was a good day of surfing.

peterSurf instructor Peter, feeling the spray.

img_2983Ross has mad skills.

img_3012Yep, that’s right.

emily-v1Emilie really got the hang of it today.

emily-vYeah girl!

caCal- abunga did awesome today!

will-hugWill had so much fun today, he wanted to give this wave a big hug. (Right before a face plant)

ross-barrellOk one more of Ross’ barrell, and that’s it for now!

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Week 3 – Day 3

Today it was a little big here in Rodanthe, so we packed lunches and spent most of the day in Frisco. Ross and Max went out in the morning though and caught some awesome waves! Here is a peek:

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Max kept saying “This is the best day of my life!”img_2259

The boys watching their bro catch the best wave of his lifeimg_2306

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Kevin going for the hang-5

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Biscuit

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Jake

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Gerrit

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Maggieimg_2366

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Emilie Vimg_6957

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Gerritimg_6842

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Will booging in the tuuuube!!

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Week 3 – Day 2

This action-packed day was certainly a day  to be remembered.

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Take it to the MAX!img_1942

Jake H. having a good ‘ole time.img_1954

Kevin is a little shredder.img_1965

Will continues to amaze us with his mad skills.img_6715

Phillip got up on his FIRST WAVE EVER TODAY!!img_6707

The girls.img_2130

Gerrit is cruisin.img_2101

Coleman, one of our instructors, showing the guys how it’s done.img_2064

Jake S. did AWESOME today!img_2059

Oh Trent, how we will miss you.img_2043

David is lovin life.img_2114

Indeed he is.img_6775

Jack was charging today! img_6770

A bocce ball break.

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Biscuit riding his biscuit. (David)

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Cal had some nice rides today.

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Emily Fisher’s favorite part of the day.

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Maggie is becoming a surfer girl.img_6729Emilie from Vermont won’t be picking berries today!

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Phillip performing the “dying cockroach”

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Week 3 – Day 1

Welcome to our Week 3 Campers! Everyone is settling in and looking forward to a fun day of surfing tomorrow.img_6683img_6679img_6703

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Week 2 – Day 5

We can’t believe this week is already coming to an end! Everyone has improved immensely and charged some classic Hatteras waves. Here’s a little “snapshot” of what today was like:

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Alex T  is a speed demon on the body boardimg_6635

Thomas took huge leaps today as he charged harder than he had all week!img_6619

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Thomas also charged hard today and got lots of good rides.img_6603

Jonah shreds wherever he goes.img_6575

Sean got some amazing waves today.img_6571

Will is fearless.img_6555

Maya did great today as usual!img_6549

Ross has caught on so quickly; he continues to amaze his instructors.img_6545

David is really getting the hang of those waves.img_6520

Breezi has style.img_6512

Maya is always ready to catch some wavesimg_6494

Owen has impressed us all this week with his skillsimg_6484

Kara charges with no hesitiation. We are so proud of her!img_6476

Ross #1img_1562We had a wonderful week and are so proud of all our campers for charging some big waves! Thanks for making our time with you so memorable. Keep in touch and we hope to see you again next summer!

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