DC Surfrider is planning the sixth chapter surf trip to the Outer Banks for May 2010. We'll be spending three days and two nights at the Oregon Inlet Campground, in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Everyone is welcome to come and bring however many people you'd like. We just ask that you let us know the number of people and nights so that we know how many campsites we'll be taking up.
New this year -- the chapter will provide dinner on Saturday night to all pre-registered attendees! To get your name on the roster for the beach dinner, carpool info, and interest in equipment rental and "lessons", go to our Google Group here: groups.google.com/group/DCSF-OBX
Campsite is $20 per night, but allows six people and two vehicles. Just bring your tent and sleeping bag and you're all set. Of course, you might want some more things like food, surfboards, ukulele, etc.
The Outer Banks is a great place to be... even if you don't surf. Bringing along your non-surfing friends and significant others isn't a problem. Go to www.outerbanks.org for an overview of the area. This is a chance to hang out and get to know everyone, swap stories, and hopefully get in a little surfing. Or maybe a lot! E-mail Mike at mike@headspringsolutions.com if you have questions or problems accessing the Google group page.
Here's some photos from a previous trip.
And some more here.
Other Important Details:
We have developed a google group, which we hope will make information sharing, organization, and carpool setups easier as well as be more secure then the standard message board. This is also requested for head count for dinner Saturday night and if you are interested in surf equipment rentals and a session with some experienced surfrider members to pickup tips and techniques. You can access it through the following link: groups.google.com/group/DCSF-OBX. This year's OBX coordinators are available to help answer questions. You can contact them through the group link here. Make sure you visit our OBX Google Group if you need a ride or can offer anyone a ride down there.
Friday, May 15 to Sunday, May 17 - Feel free to come on down for the whole trip or even just an afternoon.
WHERE:
Oregon Inlet campground, at the north end of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and just south of Nags Head.
Park website: www.nps.gov/caha
More info on Oregon Inlet Camping
DIRECTIONS:
It's a 5-6 hour drive from Washington, DC, depending on the traffic.
Take I-95 south out of Washington
just north of Richmond, take I-295 south
get on I-64 east toward Norfolk/VA Beach
go through the Norfolk area on I-64
merge onto I-464/US-17 south
go south, this road becomes 168 south
this road eventually becomes 158 south
take this all the way to Kitty Hawk and the beach, go south and take the left turn into Hatteras National Seashore. (look for the brown signs)
Oregon Inlet campground is about 8 miles into the park, on your left side. If you cross the Bonner Bridge into Pea Island Wildlife Sanctuary, you've gone too far.
A picture from our 2008 annual OBX trip taken by photographer Brian Siebert (San Diego Chapter). It was pictured in the 2009 Surfrider Global Surf Calendar.
OBX Trip Events:
- Tuesday, May 12: Monthly Surfrider chapter meeting from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. Important information on RIPPLE followed with an OBX trip meet and greet from 8:00pm - 9:00pm.
- Saturday, May 16: DC Chapter is providing food for a social evening event with the group. Get together to enjoy a beach fire, food, and the day's surf stories on the beach behind our campsite. You must register a week in advance in order for us to have head count. Please visit the Google Groups page to join the roster.
- Surfing "Tips and Techniques": Our 2009 OBX coordinators will provide a session of surfing "tips and techniques" for beginners wanting to gain some surfing tips. Perry, Ryan, and Scott are very experienced surfers in addition to our experienced board members who have coordinated this trip in the past. No specific time has been set, but you can let us know if you are interested to help us coordinate location once at the OBX.
OBX Map and Surf Spots:
Scott Curtis has created a map for ideas on where to find surf spots. For those attending the OBX information session on May 12th, very nice maps will be handed out with surf spots and OBX trip coordinator contact information on the back. Don't miss out on these commemorative maps. You can click on the map below or click here to see a full size image. 
Surf Shops and Rental Information:
This year's OBX coordination committee member, Perry Rogers, has found a few surf shops that will provide wet suit and board rentals at a good price for our Surfrider OBX trip:
Corolla Surf Shop
Monteray Plaza NC 12
Tel 252-453-9273
Surfboards for hire (short and long) $15 per day. Wetsuits $10 a day.
Secret Spot Surf Shop
US 158 Nags Head
Tel 252-441-4030
Mostly longboards and funboards for hire from $15 per day. No wetsuits for hire.
Outer Banks Boarding Company
103 East Morning View Place Nags Head
Tel 252-441-1939 "Soft Tops" for hire @ $10 per day. They have some wetsuits available, the price depends on what you hire. You can also hire a "demo" Firewire from $25 but call ahead to confirm.
Real Watersports
25706 NC 12 Rodanthe
Tel 252-987-6000
These guys are at the serious end of beach hire, they do kite surfing gear as well as boards. Performance shortboards (Surtech) from $39 per day and soft tops @ $29. No wetsuits for hire.
You can find these shops and more OBX spots on our Google Groups page and the Google Map.