Outer Banks Shootout Kicks Off OBX Surf Season

Posted By Matt Artz on May 9, 2013

The local surf competition season kicks off with the 4th Annual Outer Banks Shootout Pro Am Surfing Contest in Nags Head this month.

Presented by Catch Surf and Duck Village Outfitters, the event awards a total of more than $8,000 in cash and prizes to winners in various categories.

Professional divisions include Pro Surf, Pro Bodyboard, and Pro Dropknee, while amateurs will compete in separate divisions including Grommets (ages 13 and under), Open Surf, and Open Bodyboard.

First Place in the Pro Surf division wins $2,000 plus additional prizes from Jamis Boss, Arnette, and Lost.

Surfers who want to enter the contest can click here to do so online.

The 4th Annual Outer Banks Shootout Pro Am is happening May 16-18 at Nags Head Pier in Nags Head.

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Posted by Matt Artz

Matt Artz was a lead reporter and photographer for 'The Coastland Times' newspaper from 2000 to 2009, and has been published in the Outer Banks Sentinel, North Beach Sun, Outer Banks Milepost, among others, before launching OBX Entertainment, NC Film News, and Halloween Daily News in 2012. Matt and Sue Artz are also the founders of the annual Outer Banks Halloween Parade and the Halloween International Film Festival.