Outer Banks Windsurfing Spring 2010

Atlanta windsurfers enjoy a month of windsurfing and fun at Nags Head, NC. Photos posted by Barrett Walker

Posted by: Barrett

1_G Outer Banks Banner in Manteo on Roanoke Island 1_G	2_G Kayak trip with my brother Philip's family. Boats are rented in nearby Manteo. 2_G	3_G Philip's son, Ben learning to windsurf. Photo by Philip Walker 3_G
4_G Windsurfing house. 4_G	5_G Sun setting under rain storm over Roanoke Storm. Photo taken from our dining room window. 5_G	6_G Marcel trying out 84 liter board as cold front brings wind in the upper 20's. 6_G
7_G Marcel & Barrett shed their wetsuits as warm, SW wind provides excellent sailing conditions. 7_G	8_G Mel fires up his 85 liter glass board with a new sail. 8_G	9_G One last run before the sun sets on a great day on the water. 9_G
10_G View from windsurfing house of sailors heading in for the day as the SW thermal wind drops. 10_G	11_G Marcel flying his board in the wind. 11_G	12_G Mel & Marcel rinsing & stowing gear. 12_G
8a Ron & niece, Kate. 8a	13_Panorama Sunset Panorama - the sky lights up. Photo by Mel Hebel. 13_Panorama	14_G Jim prepares to launch. 14_G
15_G Morning wind in the mid-20's on the Sound. 15_G	16_G Kids having fun on the windsurfing beach. 16_G	17_G Marcel & Barrett from board cam. 17_G
19_G Crossing Roanoke Sound. 19_G	20_G Brian shows Barrett what his board can do. Brian is the owner of Ocean Air Sports and lives next... 20_G	22_G Barrett & Peggy, Mel & Alice, Jim, Marcel, Ron 22_G
18_G Marcel cruising with Barrett. Photographed with boom cam. 18_G	21_G_001 Brian sailing out of jibe clew first. 21_G_001	4a Peggy, Philip, Betsey & Ben enjoy riding on bike path parallel to ocean road. We seldom used... 4a
4b Stimulus money at work renovating Bodie Island lighthouse. Barrett, Kia, Philip, Betsey, Thomas,... 4b	26_G Eric & Adam evening sail 26_G	27_G Barrett & Eric surf on Boogie boards. The last 3 days of our month-long visit, the wind died,... 27_G
Flight_of_sandpipers Flight of sandpipers along the ocean beach in Nags Head. Flight_of_sandpipers	Lu Lu carries her sail to the beach. Known for playing practical jokes, it's fair to tease Lu for... Lu	Adam Adam gets hooked in and in the straps. Adam
1587_steps Before leaving, we're enjoying a night out for dinner in Manteo. Peggy & Barrett, Ron, JoAnn,... 1587_steps