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Whitted goes for 4 straight at Wrightsville Beach Biathlon
By Taylor Doss
Intern
In the event’s seventh year, the reigning men’s solo champion of the Wrightsville Beach Biathlon will be back in Wrightsville Beach this...
Dockside parking, SUP on planning board agenda this week
In the first week of the new year, local governments will take the preliminary step to review planning and zoning changes that could have...
Election results could impact SUP hearing
The results of the 2016 election will have an immediate impact on the upcoming New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, where a vote...
Local paddleboard racer moves into world top 10
An adventurous two months of paddling around the United States and Europe have moved a Wrightsville Beach-area athlete into the top 10 of women’s competitive...
Carolina Cup 2016 Results and Photos
Wrightsville Beach hosted the biggest paddle race in the country April 23, the sixth annual West Marine Carolina Cup. New Zealander Annabel Anderson earned her fourth...
World’s best paddleboarders compete at WB
The second annual Wrightsville Beach SUP Surf Pro Am April 16–17 drew what organizer Haywood Newkirk called “one of the strongest women’s fields ever in...
Paddlers make Wrightsville race part of N.Y. to Key West journey
Last weekend’s Surf to Sound standup paddleboard challenge attracted competitors from as far away as Canada. A few flew here. Some made the trip...
Same results, less drama in this year’s Surf to Sound SUP race
Canadian competitors again swept the Surf to Sound Challenge standup paddle board race on Saturday, Nov. 7 in Wrightsville Beach.
While this year’s edition of...
Sun sets on summer SUP series
A dozen stand-up paddleboarders lined up on the Blockade Runner Beach Resort’s sound-side beach the evening of Thursday, July 30. At April Zilg’s signal,...
Young SUPer nominated for national award
Wilmington native Anna Blackburn is one of two North Carolinians nominated for an award from SUP Connect, a popular standup paddleboarding website.
Fifteen-year-old Blackburn is...