Local Surfers Rule In CA Again!!
June 20, 2010 by gary
Filed under Recreation and Sports
Local surfers Mike and Ben Powell have once again ruled the waves the in the NSSA Collegiate Surfing Championships in Dana Point, CA!
Michael Powell took 1st Place and his brother Ben Powell 3rd Place NSSA Nationals Mens Division! What a way to represent the Wrightsville Beach / Brunswick County NC area!
Wrightsville-BeachNC.com salutes the Powell brothers (who live at Wrightsville Beach but grew up at Ocean Isle Beach) significant accomplishment.
Mike and Ben Powell came to the NSSA Collegiate Surfing Championships in Dana Point, CA with the hope of proving to the California-dominated contest that East Coasters schools could surf too. Instead, the brotherly duo from Ocean Isle Beach (surfing for UNC – Wilmington) almost took the whole thing!
Last year the brothers took second and third place and they ruled the national contest again this year,
Brothers Michael and Ben Powell together operate The Carolina Surf School which offers private and group lessons.
With more than twenty years of surfing experience combined they are semi professionals that can really are help you push your ambitions to the next level as a surfer.
Contact Michael and Ben Powell: 910.233.8908 or 910.233.4004 http://www.carolinaschoolofsurf.com
Chance Of Oil In NC “Remote”
June 15, 2010 by gary
Filed under Around The Town
With the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico some people are concerned that it might come here to Wrightsville Beach in NC. However, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have told state officials the possibility is remote.
All NC beaches are open at this time and no closures are anticipated at this time. However, just to avert any fears the N.C. State officials have launched a new Web page dedicated to providing information and useful links regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The web site features information about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the potential impact on the coast.
North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety spokesman Ernie Seneca said the website provides daily updates on the spill as well as links to models that predict where the spill could go.
“We just felt like it was good to get it out there. More information is better than less and this is obviously something that concerns a lot of people. The nation’s eyes and the world’s eyes are on the Gulf right now and what’s going to happen,” said Seneca.
The information is available at nccrimecontrol.org. Seneca said visitors can click on the Gulf Oil Spill tab on the web site.
