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What’s in Store – New shops come to Wrightsville, May...
Excerpt from Star News, Article by Judy Royal Coastal Urge coming to Bald Head Island. Photo by Tyler Hustrulid “Coastal Urge, with its original – and up until now only – shop at Landfall Center, offers active apparel, gear rental and tours. The Bald Head retail store is at 12-B Maritime Way near the grocery store, while the harbor location at 86 Keelson Row serves as the...
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Coastal Urge Brings Outdoor Adventure to Bald Head Island
Excerpt from The Island Times by Lauren Frye Coastal Urge, an active coastal lifestyle store with a location in Wilmington, NC, will be bringing their unique blend of active apparel and gear rental and tours to Bald Head Island. Set to open May 19, Coastal Urge will have two location on the island. The retail store, which will feature outdoor apparel, gear and accessories, will be...
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Paddleboarding Gains a Foothold
Paddleboarders race during the Blockade Runner Biathlon in March. Photo by Tyler Hustrulid. Excerpt from Star News. Article by Amy Holt It looks awkward. A person standing on a narrow board in the middle of the waterway. Balancing and paddling at the same time. Waves rolling by. But addicts to one of the area’s newest water sports, standup paddleboarding, assure all skeptics...
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Shop Believer – Coastal Urge
Source: Victory Just two years ago Jeoffrey Nathan and his wife Catherine decided to open a new kind of retail store reflecting their active, coastal life style. Their business, Coastal Urge, has done very well even in the tough economy and has continued to grow throughout the period. With the current resurgence in the economy they feel this new year will be better than ever. The...
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Chuck Patterson Blog: 2nd Annual Cold Stroke Classic
The following is an excerpt from Chuck Patterson’s blog, you can read the full entry here. “This was one of those special chaotic times where chasing big waves fell on the same time as a big SUP race. There was a pretty solid Winter swell hitting Hawaii with perfect conditions that I really wanted to chase at the same time as the “Cold Strokes Classic” SUP race that...
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Starboard SUP Blog: 2nd Annual Cold Stroke Classic
Excerpt from Starboard SUP Blog, the full entry is available here. “This past weekend, Team Starboard, consisting of EJ Johnson, Dan Gavere, Nikki Gregg, and Brandi Baksic, traveled to North Carolina to battle the East Coasters and the Frigid Temps at the 2nd Annual Cold Stroke Classic. The event held true to its name. Temps were in the low 20’s to low 40’s for...
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