North Duck Watersports says its dedicated to providing a “clean fun experience” to all its customers. With jet ski, boat rentals and more, it boasts the largest watersports facility in Duck - if not the entire OBX - offering “something for everyone.”

Groups and whole families can drift away for two hours to half a day, sightseeing on the scenic sound or fishing from North Duck Watersports’s 24-foot pontoon boats. But to get an even better view of the Carolina Coast, parasailing from 300 feet above the water is the way to go. Otherwise, if your need is speed, North Duck Watersports says it offers the “best jet ski rentals in the area,” and always the newest equipment.

In addition to boating, jet skiing and parasailing, there’s kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding, with lessons offered in the latter, along with special classes in windsurfing taught during the season.

Located at a lovely soundside setting just south of Sanderling, with shade trees and picnic tables, North Duck Watersports provides a friendly staff and an entire day of family fun on and by the water.

Be sure to call ahead 24 hours or fill out a form online to reserve your equipment, as time slots fill up fast, especially during the summer.

North Duck Watersports is open daily from May until mid-October, from 9-6, with shorter days off-season.


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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 35 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.