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hree dozen C-Dory boats tied up this past weekend at Whittaker Pointe Marina as part of a C-Dory owners gathering (the owners sometimes call themselves “C-Brats”). While there were lots of North Carolina boats, many traveled from more distant states.. including Ohio, Florida, New Jersey and Tennessee. The local host was Gene Wooster’s Mobile East Marine – the only C-Dory dealer in North Carolina.

C-Dory’s come in many sizes sizes – from 16 to 29 feet. The 22 seemed to be a popular model at this gathering – with different variations based on the intended usage. The “Angler” features a longer cockpit so that the focus can be on fishing. The “Cruiser” has a longer cabin for those who want for interior space.

Here are some photos from the gathering:

C-Dory’s line up with the Whittaker Pointe clubhouse in the background.

Most of those mastless boats were C-Dory’s.

Marcia Rukavina and “Valkyrie” came to the gathering from Ohio, making the passage mostly by land, with the boat on a trailer.

Gathering in the shade under the clubhouse.

Many of the boats carried women’s names. Others played on the C-Dory name – this one was ‘Hunk-e-Dory”.

You might be able to guess on what branch of service this boat’s owner served in.

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Antibody.

Antibody’s owner, Norman Gelz of Beaufort, says he worked for years on enzyme research.

One visitor, Cain, raised some.

At the dinner Saturday night.

Entertainment for the evening was Bob Laverty.

Three C-Dory’s. They run on an outboard engine, such as these Hondas.

This shiny new Ranger tug isn’t a C-Dory, but it is sort of a family member. The Ranger tugs and the C-Dory’s are both made in Washington state – and both sold locally by Mobile East Marine.

Most of the C-Dory’s somehow ended up at the marina’s aptly named C-Dock.

Posted Monday September 29, 2008 by Melinda Penkava