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FEATURES ON THE COVER
Iron Men
Plastic Boats
The WB launch in the 1,000-mile race
Female First
responders
three of Wrightsville’s Finest
Jaruco, 90-Ft
sportFish
nc build and design
Booming interest
seneca guns:
myth or mystery?
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Support crew for teams Australia,
Cat in the Hat and TCDYC (Texas City
Dike Yacht Club) help launch the
two-man catamaran teams from the
beach strand in front of the Blockade
Runner Beach Resort, Wrightsville
Beach on May 15, 2019. In an impres-sive
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show of stamina and skill, each
team completed the Worrell 1,000-
mile Reunion Race, with winner
Team Australia (front) almost break-ing
the course record.
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50 A Life on I-95
Plein air painter Mike Rooney is no stranger to
his car — in fact, he’s made quite the living out
of traveling up and down the coast for years.
Read about what he’s chasing here.
By Mackenzie Tewksbury
66 Light & Breezy
Leave your troubles on the mainland to visit a
second home that is a 20-minute passenger
ferry ride to a special place — one with salty air,
crystalline waters, canopying trees and a sun-drenched
home located on the salt marsh at
Bald Head Island. By Mackenzie Tewksbury
84 J is for Jam
Whether you fancy strawberry, blackberry or
muscadine, on biscuits, pastries or cake — the
time is now for creating the ultimate, simple
summer treat. By Colleen Thompson
16 Seneca Guns
The unusual sound heard ’round the world,
especially here on the East Coast. We explore
the mystery of the Seneca guns. By Cindy Ramsey
18 Hurricane Season Primer
As the saying goes, failing to prepare is prepar-ing
to fail. We have an expert look into hurricane
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season, as well as tips and advice for staying
safe. By Roger Shew
24 Father and Sons
Brothers Chris and Josh Curry carry a sense
of effortless grace, humility and good old-fashioned
Southern hospitality, a legacy passed
down from their surf legend father Billy Curry.
By Peter Viele
28 Chasing the Edge
The story of Jaruco, the 90-foot North Carolina
build-and-design, Jarrett Bay sportfishing yacht,
is setting records for speed to and from offshore
fishing grounds. By Jules Norwood
44 Female First Responders
Seasoned police officers, detectives, firefighters
and ocean rescue personnel can be portrayed
in TV and film as hardboiled, gruff cynics, but
this stereotype is rarely based on reality. Meet
three such first responders, all of them women
at Wrightsville Beach who have defied the odds
— and stereotypes. By Peter Viele
DEPARTMENTS
13 Up Front
36 Etc.
40 #Doin’ Good
58 In View
91 Social Seens
97 Tide Chart
ADVERTISING SECTIONS
34 Gift Guide 53 Gallery Walk
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