Ocean Isle Beach’s own Michael Powell tears it up on the North Carolina Coast!
For professional surfers brothers Michael and Ben Powell, surfing is considered a lifestyle – not a hobby. Being on their surfboards just about every single day constitutes something more than a hobby. Surfing is not limited to what they do in their leisure time – it occurs all the time.
Growing up in the coastal community of Ocean Isle Beach, NC has precipitated their desires to become surfers. Not having picked up surfboards until their early teens, they immediately became immersed in the sport.
Since then the Powell’s have taken competition seriously, but also enjoy what they do in the manner. During their formative years, the boys were at a different surf venue every week, surfing in contests or traveling in search of waves. After achieving some success in the surf world, Michael and Ben landed endorsement deals within the surf industry that allowed them to travel and compete on an even larger scale. They have thrived on both regional and national levels and are, to this day, still competing and surfing on a day-to-day basis.