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The 3rd Annual GuidoPalooza 2001 (GP2K1) was held October 6 - 10, 2001

The AS GuidoPalooza Page

GuidoPalooza 2001 Central was at Tranquility Base, located just south of the Avon Pier in Kinnakeet Shores, Avon (the first village north of Buxton, home of the Lighthouse).

Avon is centrally located between Rodanthe (25 minutes north) and Frisco (25 minutes south) and just 10 minutes north of Buxton.

Tranquility Base
Ocean View Drive (between Tern and Yucca)
Kinnakeet Shores, Avon, NC
Phone: (252) 995-xxxx

Surf Checks:
Surfline > Forecast > East Coast
Surfline Surf Report: Rodanthe, NC
Surfline Surf Report: Hatteras Lighthouse
Surfline Surf Report: Frisco Pier
Duck Army Pier
Avalon Pier Cam/Rpt (KDHills)
Avon Pier Pic & Report [WindNsurf]
Kitty Hawk [surfchex down]
Buoys Wave Heights via @SurfInfo.Com
FNMOC Wave Heights via @SurfInfo.Com
NOAA WaveWatch III
Buoyweather.com for OBX
Coastal Marine Forecast North & South
Offshore Marine Forecast
My Tropical Storm Links

See the GP2K1 alt.surfing stories and pics here.
Post your GP 2001 pics to Edmund's site at: http://www.live2surf.com/gp/

Directions to the OBX and GP Centeral: Tranquility Base.
Includes maps, Annotated TerraServa Pics of the Avon and Buxton areas, and lots more on how to get there.

Rosters and Other Planning Info for GuidoPalooza 2001 (GP2K1)

GP2K1 Participant Roster & Planned Accomodations. [PDF format]
Some planning considerations for GuidoPalooza 2001:

tides
water temps
historical tropical storm activity tables & figures
ESA Championships contest week
Sharks that are common to the OBX. See a pic of sharks common to the area.
Reduce the risk of a shark attack at GP2K1.
You may also want to support the President's shark busting National Dorsal Defense Shield (NDD).
Play it safe this summer with a Morris Shark Pod. Or plan to chum with those juicy morsels from Texas, jb and SurfGeo.

Want to rent a board in the Buxton (Lighthouse) area?
Chamber of Commerce's Hatteras Calendar of Events for October 2001
Learn the Official GP Theme Song, "Hatteras Isle" (By SteveM)
Print your GP 2001 Car Logo: Large or Small.

Motels, Hotels and Campgrounds in and around Avon, Buxton, and Frisco

Hotels, Motels, B&Bs and Inns [www.outerbankschamber.com] Good listing of Buxton area motels, several with links.
Listing of Motels/Hotels and Vacancies [outerbanks.org -- request the "Getaway Card" for motel discounts]
Outer Banks Rental Guide [www.outerbanksrentalguide.com]
Hatteras Hotels & Motels [www.outer-banks.nc.us]

Avon Motel (Avon)
Lighthouse View Motel (Buxton)
Outer Banks Motel (Buxton)
Falcon Motel (Buxton)
Cape Hatteras Motel (Buxton) [they let us down]

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (note that the Cape Point Lighthouse Campground is closed during GP2K1)
National Park Camping and Other Area Campgrounds [Cape Woods in Buxton and Frisco Woods in Frisco are recommended]

Realtors

Surf down memory lane to GuidoPalooza 2000. Go deeper at the 1st Annual GuidoPalooza 1999.

Click for Buxton, North Carolina Forecast

Real Time Weather in Buxton from AWS
Current Conditions Hatteras Mitchell Field
NWS' Graphical Weather Forecast for Cape Hatteras
NWS' Cape Hatteras Graphical Coastal Waters Hazard Forecast
NWS' OBX Beach Forecast/H20 Temps/Tides.

More questions or suggestions? If so, just drop an e-mail to

Rod Rodgers (amongst the Guidos at GP2K)

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