The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, January 1, 1995                TAG: 9412290202
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST           PAGE: 18   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

GETTING SOME AIR TIME

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by DREW C. WILSON

Tommy Ritchie, 17, of Kill Devil Hills, flies off a ridge while

sandboarding at Jockey's Ridge State Park. He's part of a growing

number of sandboarders who are making a reputation for the East

Coast's largest natural sand dune in the emerging sport.

by CNB