Carolina Paddleboard Company is moving shop

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) —  One paddle board company is moving after more than six years in the same location.

“It’s kind of a labor of love. I enjoy getting people out and exposing them to maybe things they wouldn’t have been exposed to before,” Carolina Paddleboard Company owner Jason Colclough said.

The paddleboard shop owner said he has been leasing the building along the Intracoastal Waterway for six years.

Now, he said they have to find a new home. The search has had it’s share of rough waters.

“There’s just not a lot of commercial space down here for rent that is good for a paddleboard shop,” Colclough said.

From what Colclough tells us, the board at Crocker’s Landing, who owns the building wants to move on to a new tenant.

“I have seen Jason come home the past several months and he’s been just beyond stressed out, worn out, frustrated. There’s just not much available as far as commercial property in this area, so and as a last resort we’re having to move everything to the warehouse and figure things out from there, Carolina Paddleboard Company volunteer Lama Tajeldin said.

Even though they are worried about the future of the business, staying positive is a must.

“I think at the end of the day ya know we’re going to do the best we can for now and we’re going to try and regroup and reboot for the spring,”Colclough said.

The shop will not be closing and will operate out of the warehouse location for now.

WWAY reached out to the president of Crocker’s Landing board and have not heard back yet.

The paddleboard shop has to be out of the location off of Airlie Road by Tuesday.