REGISTER by February 28!
OBX is a watermans paradise. The conditions are ideal for kiteboarding, windsurfing, surfing, and stand up paddleboarding. These options along with hiking, kayaking, world class charter fishing, shipwreck diving, swimming and sunbathing, are among the many reasons we organize this trip year after year.
Online registration and a $100 non refundable deposit to reserve your room is due by 2/28/15. Please call Great Lakes Surf Shop to pay by credit card or simply use Pay Pal. You can also mail a check!
Click REGISTER NOW at the bottom of the page if you're ready. More trip details below.
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Trip ONE: April 4th - 11th
We invite all families (or those with non-kiting spouses or kids) to join us for another memorable vacation. Family week is a great addition to the annual GLK trip. There is plenty to do for everyone from the little ones, to the teenagers all the way up to the Grandparents. Last year we declared an official "Family Week" because it was the perfect merging of interests, age groups and friends.
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Trip TWO: April 11th - 18th
GLK Week ~ The Tradition Continues
GLK will be doing its annual trip April 11rd-18th. Last year was an absolute blast! Our group logged many miles of epic downwinders on the ocean side and sound side. Our ocean side downwinders were pretty sick because we would ride right to our house, grab and beer and jump right into the hot tub....then we would do it again! The GLK Hatteras trip gets better every year mainly because of the diverse group of people who all have one incredible addiction...Kiteboarding!
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LODGING:
Price for lodging will be $350 per room for the week. Great Lakes Surf will need your payment in full by March 16 with no exceptions. We typically book the same houses for this trip year after year. We know the area very well so distance to kite locations, affordability, cleanliness, and comfort are never a question. We typically end up renting several houses and we figure out who stays where upon signing up.
Did we mention the Atlantic gently roaring to the east and the vast shallow bay of the Pamlico Sound to the west? Beach front, hot tub, complete kitchen and game rooms. Meals are sometimes shared, sometimes private or sometimes at a local restaurant.  
WEATHER:
The weather and winds that time of month can vary from 50 degrees and 40mph to 80 degrees and 15mph. With that in mind you will need to bring the following things:
1. Every kite and board you own. (7m-14m)
2. Full steamer wetsuit and shorty (5/3mm-2mm)
3. Booties and mitts.
4. Warm and cold weather clothes ( jackets, hats, gloves, shorts and t's )
5. Sunscreen
6. Towels
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SUP Rentals and Kiteboarding Lessons
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Rent a Stand Up Paddleboard for the week!
Great Lakes Surf Shop will bring a rental board for you. Perfect for surfing or a relaxing paddle in the Pamlico Sound. Let us know on the registraion form if you're interested.
GLK will be offering the following Kiteboarding Lessons while in Hatteras.
(Lessons need to be booked by February 28th).
3 Day Camp. Price $699.
Learn from the longest running school in Michigan. Over the last 12 years we have developed a lesson program that will make you a safe, self sufficient and confident kiteboarder. This camp is designed for the total beginner from trainer kite time, rigging and tuning an inflatable, all the safety releases, self launching, self rescuing and self launching. Then we get into the water for some body dragging with your instructor dragging behind you the whole time. From there we will go through the basics of getting up and riding, edging and proper stance. After you learn the basics you will be doing many downwinders with your instructor riding with you the whole way down. By the end of our 3 day camp you will be up and riding and feeling totally confident.
The best part of learning with GLK in Hatteras is that you will be staying with Kiteboarders for 7 days who all have the same passion for this incredible sport!!
2 Day Camp Price $499
This camp is designed for the beginner kiteboarder who is having difficulties with riding, kite handling, board skills, self launching, self rescuing or self landing. We will cater to your needs with this Camp. Don't forget in this class we will also be doing many downwinders in which the instructor can pinpoint what you need to work on and also show you first hand.
Private Day Lesson Price $299 (beginner-intermediate).
So you want to learn to transition? Kiteloop? Backroll? Ride waves? You tell us what you want to accomplish and we will get you there, guaranteed.
Hourly Price $75hr. (beginner-intermediate-advance).
If you're having trouble with any part of your riding or tricks let us break it down and get you there!
GLK will supply all the gear needed for the Camps. If you have your own gear then we highly recommend bringing it with you!
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