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Two weeks ago, and a day before a surfer was pulled dead out of the water in the same spot, the Superbrand team lit up a left that was, how do you want to call it…
Exhilarating? Transfixing? A little Namibia?
The Outer Banks, if you didn’t know, is a fabulous two-hundred mile stretch of sandpits between North Carolina and Virginia. Real famous as a shipwreck graveyard. The Wright Brothers got their bird in the air on the OBX too.
If you surf, it’s where you got to get shallow, sand-bottom tubes. At the end of September, the Superbrand team flew across the USA to Virginia to get some of it, waves powered by Hurricane Jose.
How good?
“Every single wave spat its guts out, sometimes more than once,” says Justin Cote, the slightly more robust and rugged of the famous Cote brothers from Encinitas.
This short film is their triumphant account.
That place has been doing its thing every week since late Aug.. Hoping to see MC somewhere in “Little Namibia” Shoots!
A short film called Little Namibia featuring short surfers. Chas must truly hate this clip.
Epic! Yeah Cote, tube slayah!
best September in the OBX I’ve ever seen
a long weekend and oh so special
Good from far… far from good.
Pretty sick little session.
Dare say better than Kelly’s pool!!
Did my head in though watching as my local breaks all have shittest banks ever,spent sat sun and today driving everywhere for no paddle out. Pissed to say least!!
Should have driven to Lemoore.
by time I drove for 3 days could have almost done that pal
Yeah it gets good here. If you want to learn how to get properly barreled its the easiest place in the world to do so. The water is warm, the bulls are prevalent south of the bonner bridge, and if you look hard enough you can surf by your self even on the most hyped of swells. But have at it at the lighthouse. Fight the crowd and maybe score a gopro of the world clip. Thats where triple drainers show up on the regular. Oh and we have rights too https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
I knew those Bull’s had high testosterone for a fish, but never so much that they’d hang out a bridge of hard on’s.
The mysteries of the sea i guess
Wow, sounds amazing! Me and 40 of my buddies are on the way to your local. You east coasters are like Canadians, you just like being noticed occasionally.
The lighthouse is waiting for you bud, watch out for the virginians, they’re gonna be the ones to burn you the hardest.
I burn vaginias.
Dusty Payne’s dad is a Virginian. As is Aamion Goodwin’s mom, Cab Spates, Bob Holland Sr., and.. 2M a Virginian. more Matt Walker, Jeffrey Myers, Drew Meredith, Mike Beverage. Lynn Shell, Bob Hovey, Jay Bonneville, Eric Dodson, Deane Fantone, Skillet. more.. Craig Watson, Barry Price Jr., Tim Nolte. Believe me Nick Carol would have been a Virginian if his great great grandfather had not been a trouble maker..
I was originally a virginian myself. But my parents moved us across the boarder when i was 15. Im acutely aware of who used to be from VA, doesnt change the fact that weekend warriors from VA are horrendous for the paddle and pull backs and sending scouts to radio in 17 of their friends, or to shoot photos and geo tag the shot on insta.
But to be fair ive spent my time at the jetty in vb, i wouldnt know what to do with my self in the lineup if i had to spend my days surfing that nightmare
people hate on Virginians but does anybody remember what happened every year at battle of the banks when it ran
You need a 4 wheel drive truck, which is not available for rent at the nearest airport 3 hours away, to get to the best spots. The most accessible spot is the lighthouse which is where the locals like to contain the visitors. It gets good all over and there is more than enough wave for everyone but it is a harsh, hard to access spot so you have to earn it.
Highway 12 runs down the whole ribbon of sand. Park and walk over a dune. Plenty access with out 4×4..
Abscessed is right, i drive a station wagon and theres only a few spots i cant get to in my car, plus you can rent jeeps in kitty hawk if you need em
Don’t worry AS, I have no intention of travelling to NC to catch the 2.5 days of good surf per decade.
the new novelty south facing island? looks cool in pictures but in reality it’s a mushy left point in shark infested waters with a current from hell, hardly with the effort.
Neat.