 *** UPDATE 11/1/25: This event has ended. Please join us in 2026!
Saturday, October 25, 2025 Join us for the 5th Annual Surf to Sound 5K and Run for the Turtles! Whether you’re an experienced runner, an occasional jogger, or simply looking for a fun walk across the Surf City Bridge, the Surf to Sound 5K is the perfect event to celebrate the landscape, businesses and community that make up Hampstead, Topsail Island, and Surf City. Event proceeds benefit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. Starting in Soundside Park, participants will head across the Surf City Bridge and back to the island, while taking in the Topsail Sound and views of the Atlantic Ocean for 3.1 miles. Hurry up or take your time, but don’t miss the Surf to Sound 5k this fall! Click Here for more information and to register. Flipper hugs to our generous sponsors! When you visit these fine businesses, please extend your thanks for their support of the turtles and KBSTRRC. Title Sponsor: Jackie & Jeff James Platinum Turtle Sponsor: WMJV The Wave 99.5 Bronze Turtle Sponsor: Margherita Pizza Co. Other Sponsors: Carolina Coast Contracting Coastal Carolina Real Estate Fleet Feet, Wilmington
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 *** Update 11/1/25: This event is over. Please join us in 2026!
Sunday, October 26, 2025 Join us for the 5th Annual Haunted Hundred and Cycle for the Turtles! Hosted by Salty Turtle Cycling Club, event proceeds benefit the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. There are two routes, one at 100k and one at 50k. Both routes start at the Salty Turtle Beer Company and end with a pass over the Surf City bridge after a trek on Topsail Island. You'll end at the Salty Turtle Beer Company for a celebratory post-ride event at The Cove, located next door. Fully stocked aid stations and SAG support along the route. Click Here for more information. Registration is CLOSED! A huge thank you and flipper high fives to our generous sponsors! When you visit these businesses, please thank them for supporting the Haunted Hundred, the Salty Turtle Cycling Club, and the KBSTRRC. Platinum Sponsors: Island Real Estate Lighthouse Engineering Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry Salty Turtle Beer Company The Daily Grind WMJV The Wave 99.5 Gold Sponsors: East Coast Sports Herrings Outdoor Sports Silver Sponsors: Burrito Shak, Surf City Hidden Ships Distillery Kaemmer Law Firm, PLLC nCino Nicole Robinson Photography Topail Surf and Cycle Bronze Sponsors: Becky's Coral Cottage Boutique Coastal Fitness Cowfin Restaurant Golden Cobra Tattoo Club James Hardy Coastal Art Lori's Ace Hardware North Shore Golf Club Sound Machining  Photo credit: Trinity Studios The 4th annual Surf to Sound 5K on September 7th was the most successful to date, raising $16,967 to help save, conserve, and rehabilitate endangered sea turtles! Despite a drizzly day, 711 registrants participated in the event and had fun doing so! Experienced runners joined occasional joggers, walkers, and Ainsley's Angels to celebrate turtles as well as the landscape, businesses, and community that make up Hampstead, Topsail Island, and Surf City.  Photo credit: Trinity Studios Starting in Soundside Park in Surf City, participants headed across the Surf City Bridge and down to Atkinson Point. At the halfway point, participants looped back toward the island, enjoyed one more pass across the Surf City Bridge - tougher on the way back! And then crossed the finish line in Soundside Park - all while taking in the Topsail Sound and views of the Atlantic Ocean for about 3.1 miles. Congratulations to Ryan Hastings, top male runner (17:28.3), and Mackenzie Fullen, top female runner (23:11.7). And flipper high fives to all who ran, walked, jogged, or rolled the course. Click here for all the race results!  Photo credit: Leta Luguri Many thanks to James and Meredith Worsham for organizing a turtle-y awesome race! Over the four years they've organized this race, they've raised $56,246 for the turtles! That's a lotta fish and medicine!
 Photo credit: Trinity Studios Flipper hugs to our generous sponsors! When you visit these fine businesses, please extend your thanks for their support of the turtles and KBSTRRC. Title Sponsors: Carolina Coast Contracting Coastal Carolina Real Estate Jackie & Jeff James Packet Pick-Up Host: Salty Turtle Beer Co. Booth Sponsor: Margherita Pizza Co. The Petting Zoo Finish Line Sponsor: Saltwater Resort & Suites Additional Sponsors: Nautical Bowls Kathy Zagzebski
 Throughout 2023, we celebrated our 25th anniversary!
After many years of protecting and conserving turtles, first as the mother-daughter team of Jean and Karen Beasley and then as the all-volunteer Topsail Turtle Project, we decided to make it official 25 years ago, in 1998! On June 5, 1998, Jean Beasley filed articles of incorporation with the State of North Carolina to legally establish the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as a non-profit organization. Named in memory of her daughter, Karen, the "KBSTRRC" would include both the existing Topsail Turtle Project and the new Sea Turtle Hospital. On July 21, 1998, the North Carolina Secretary of State approved KBSTRRC's articles of incorporation and we officially became a legally-recognized, not-for-profit organization! Since our founding, we have protected over 2,627 sea turtle nests, treated over 1,307 sick or injured sea turtles, and educated hundreds of thousands of people about sea turtles and the importance of conserving them. To celebrate, we hosted 25+ activities and events to celebrate 25+ years of conserving and protecting sea turtles. From the Gala to our "Lights Out for Sea Turtles" campaign, we found a lot to celebrate!
Celebrate sea turtles all year long with our 2023 calendar! Featuring photos of current and recent patients, photos from the beach, and photos from behind the scenes in our sea turtle hospital, the calendar also includes fun facts and information about sea turtles. Click here to purchase.
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