East Coast Surfing Championships
It was a hot, sticky August day at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Music pumped, announcers blared over speakers and chaos almost seemed normal. A novice journalist was there to cover the East Coast Surfing Championships. The end-of-the-summer beach party was in all its splendor – live bands, food, c
Environment
Horses munched sand dune grasses. Rays of sunshine pierced through gaps in the thin clouds. Swells twinkled in the whitecaps. Flocks of birds sang their choruses – none any more entertaining than the other. A lady sat on her deck and took it all in. She sipped a hot cup of coffee. Admiring God’s won
East Coast Surfing Championships
(A photograph taken by Tony Pellino shows crews dismantling the judges tower at the East Coast Surfing Championships – Thanks Tony) If you head to the Oceanfront Thursday to watch the East Coast Surfing Championships during some wild surf brought on by Hurricane Erin, try not to be disappointed. Cit
East Coast Surfing Championships
Mike Standing pulled into a marina dock parking slot, a wet towel wrapped around his waist. His back was hurting, his shoulders and arms were sore. He hurt from head to toe. Minutes earlier he had managed to pull himself out of the Atlantic after a grueling time in the water. Surfing in his first Ea
East Coast Surfing Championships
The 62nd annual East Coast Surfing Championships hit the waters of the Atlantic today – marking the start of the oldest, continuous-running surfing contest in the world. The ECSC continues through Sunday’s finale and this year will feature a special event at noon Saturday – a ceremonial paddle out t
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It seems like an eternity since some of the first paddle outs were held a hundred or so yards off the country’s beaches. They were designed to to honor the passing of a surfer or a member of the sport’s community. And one of the most important paddle outs in quite a few years will be held the Saturd
Weather
Hurricane Henri – forecasters bumped it up from a tropical storm just now – already is bringing big surf and dangerous rip currents to the mid-Atlantic coast. Videos from the Outer Banks this morning already are showing overhead and glassy conditions. As the storm passes us on its way to New England