Hatteras Island Surf and Sail (Barton's Shop)

Barton first started the shop when he was 17 in 1971. He came to Hatteras with a couple hundred bucks, a painted van, and a couple surfboards. 40 years later Barton is still running the shop in Hatteras, only we do more than just surfing. A couple years after starting the shop, we picked up windsurfing for when the surf wasn't good. After windsurfing for a while, we opened the Sail shop in 95 which provided easier access to the sound for renting kayaks and windsurfing equipment. Then we suffered through the early days of kiting, learning on foils, c-quads, and 2 line kites. Today we use the sail shop for all our sailing, windsurfing, kiteboarding, paddleboarding, & kayaking needs, & it’s located on lela court right behind the Dairy Queen in Waves, NC. For your surfing, skim boarding & boogie boarding needs, visit the Surf Shop, located at 25410 NC Highway 12 right off the highway on the sound side just north of Hatteras Reality. Both sites offer lessons & rentals, as well as a wide variety of gear: Cabrinha, AIRUSH, Maui Sails, Chinook, Starboard, GSI surfboards, Dakine, Body glove, Prolimit, Neilpryde.