Boat Show Brings In Over 2,000 Attendees
Sailboats, powerboats - even oysters displayed
April 27, 2004
T
he boat show had been awaited for months, and this past weekend over 2,000 came through the gates and took it all in. There were forty boats on display – power, sail, on trailers and in the water. Boats were sold, and in one case a power boat owner traded in on a sailboat (we hear the opposite much more often).
“There was between 2,000 and 2,500 people through the show” said show manager Chris Daniels.
Dock "A" was completed just in time for the
show – and quickly filled in with sail and power vessels
on display. (Joel Arrington photo)
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Sailing
vessels to 40’ were in the water, with smaller boats like
these trailerable Hunters shown on land. |
Skip
Kemp of Cateret Community College explains the benefits
of "oyster gardening" – that means growing a batch
of oysters under your dock. His demonstration below was
better than any explanation…. |
The
TownDock.net "Best In Show" award didn’t go
to a boat – but to a tank of oysters. This display of
how oysters clean water was a vivid example of how big
a difference oysters can make. We took three photos to
make this slide show. |
Lined up – power vessels for fishing and just running
about.
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Fishing
Guide Derek Jordan sharing a fishing story…. |
It was breezy Saturday, and young Sarah Williams cap flew off and into the water. She had good timing – this happened while walking by Fishing Guide Derek Jordan’s boat. The hat was blowing away fast – Derek grabed his rod n reel – made a deadly accurate 20’ cast – and reeled that hat back in….
Derek
reels the hat in while Sarah’s appreciative parents look
on. |
Posted Tuesday April 27, 2004 by Keith N. Smith
