Shackleford Banks is unique among the banks off North Carolina. At the end of 2024, 119 wild colonial Spanish Mustangs roamed there. 39% were male and 61% were female. 14 foals were born that year. They were designated the North Carolina State ho

Red right on return means keep the red markers to your starboard side entering from seaward. Red markers are triangle day markers and floating nun buoys. The number delegation increases as even numbers from seaward to the next junction.

The give-way zone on a recreational vessel runs from the bow centerline to 112.5 degrees along the starboard side. This vessel (give-way) MUST make early and substantial action to avoid collision. In other words, the vessel must give the right of w

The area surrounding Beaufort was inhabited by the Coree Indians when the settlers arrived in the 16th century. Shell Mounds were discovered around the area dating back today over 1000 years. It's believed the Shell Mounds were seasonal subsis

This chart refers to the eastern most island of today's Rachel Carson Reserve as Cart Island. Legend says the newer cartographers did not understand the local dialect and misinterpreted Cart to Carrot. All charts after this refer to the island

Harkers Island was inhabited by the Coree Indians in the 16th century when European explorers first arrived. Originally know as Craney Island, Farniford Green was the first patent holder of the island in 1707. The island was purchased by Ebenezer H

Shackleford Banks is an island that runs west to east off the coast of North Carolina. We refer to our islands as banks. Diamond City once occupied a portion of Shackleford Banks. A community that focused on fishing, whaling, salvaging and surviv

The romantic legend says a Spanish ship wrecked offshore of the Outer Banks and the horses swam to shore. We know many things about our banker ponies. What we don't know for sure is when or how they exactly arrived on our shores. One study in

Legend says the painters that painted the Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse were drunk at the time and painted them incorrectly. The assumption was the diamond pattern should have been on the Cape Hatteras lighthouse as it gua