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Motts Channel and Banks Channel just east of the Waterway in Wrightsville Beach are popular recreation areas and, despite the fact that “no restrictions will be placed” on these waters, please observe your best manners and give these boarders a wide berth and idle speed pass.

NC ‘“ NEUSE RIVER TO MYRTLE GROVE SOUND ‘“ HARBOR ISLAND/BANKS CHANNEL ‘“ MOTTS CHANNEL ‘“ PADDLEBOARD EVENT
Mariners are advised that the `Cold Stroke Classic’ will be conducted on January 19, 2013 from 9 a.m. To 1 p.m. This event will include approximately 80 stand-up paddle boards ranging from 12 to 17 feet in length. The event will start at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach, proceed around Harbor Island via Motts Channel, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Banks Channel and conclude at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. No restrictions will be placed on the use of any navigable waters by other parties. Chart: 11541.

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