Porter's
Windsurfing Vacation to North Carolina's Outer
Banks, September 28th to Oct 12th 1996
photos taken with Kodak
DC50 digital camera
For years we have
been renting a house called Nor' Easter from Dick and Mary Lee Brady. The
house, which accommodates 10 people, is located on
Weakfish Drive in Avon, NC. Further information regarding renting
the house can be obtained by contacting Mary Lee and Dick Brady at Box
257, Killington, VT, 05751 (802-422-3766) or Box 479, Avon, NC, 27915 (919-995-4858)
Nor' Easter is located
on Pamlico Sound right at the water's edge and is at one of the Outer Banks
prime windsurfing sites. We can keep sails rigged and ready to go,
right at the waters's edge. We shared the house with very good
friends; 3 other couples the first week and 2 other
couples the second week.
The living room,
dinning room and kitchen are on the third floor. Oh yes, the all important
wet bar and hot tub are also on the third floor. WHAT A VIEW.
On the first floor there is an equipment room with sailboard storage rack,
sail and other equipment storage area and powder room with washer and dryer.
The second floor has four bedrooms and two full bathrooms; two of the berooms
have access to the balcony area. One bedroom has a king size bed, two others
with queen and the fourth has two sets of bunk beds.
GREAT VIEW
of the windsurfing activities from the third floor balcony and living area. We
often video tape from this location, especially when the wind is
honking and the windsurfing action is good. We have some incredible
video footage of approximately 20 sailboarders during tropical storm Josephine
on Tuesday October 8th when the winds were sustained at 30-40mph with gusts
to 60+ mph.
We also have WONDERFUL VIEWS
of the wildlife activities from the third floor balcony, in this case,
an egret This
guy (or girl for that matter) came by every day at the same times.
We also had a cormorant
that would walk out of the marsh and then walk straight down the road.
Unfortunately he had monofilament wrapped around his bill. We
were not able to catch him to cut the monfilament.off as the animal
shelter had suggested. 
We
had some of the best windsurfing ever! Our friend Tom is checking
the wind speed while we ate breakfast; "Hey Tom what size
sail should we use today??". We sailed alot on 6.4 to 3.4 sails;
see the chart below for details. It got a little rediculous
when tropical storm Josephine paid us a visit on October 8th, with gusts
well over 60mph, sustained winds 30-40mph and 4-6" of rain.
What
more could you ask for on a windsurfing vacation. Great wind, great views,
great fiends and great food!! We sailed hard, drank hard, but
boy did we eat well. Wendy made 4, yes 4 apple pies during our
two weeks. Ah, I can still smell them baking.
What
more could you ask for on a windsurfing vacation, I asked??? Oh
yes, a GREAT sunset with a cocktail. Our friends, Tom
& Jean enjoy one of the many spectacular sunsets. WHAT A LIFE!!!
But
then all good things must come to an end, back to reality. Our friends
Scott and Linda, car all packed, are ready for their 8-10
hour drive home to Pennsylvania. Linda is co-owner of EXTREME WINDSURFING
shop located at Lakes Bay, just west of Atlantic City, NJ. Click
Here to contact Linda for info on her shop.Porter's Wind & Sail Size Statistics
Sept 28th to Oct 1st, 1996
