5.14- Caledonia Yawls

These two Caledonia Yawls, designed by Australian boat builder Iain Oughtred, showed up at the Dinghy Dock today. The owners and friends try to sail to Ocracoke Island every year, but haven't made it so far. This year they put their boats on a ferry to Ocracoke just so they could at least see it, even if they couldn't get there under their own power.

Their boats immediately drew a crowd at the Dinghy Dock as word of their presence was sent out by cell phone. Oriental being the Sailing Capital of NC, interesting boats draw crowds here.

While I was chatting with two crew members guarding the boats, the owners were off looking for a room for the night, as the group had been camping out and were ready for beds and showers. When the owners got back, the boats were rowed from the Dinghy Dock to the Town Dock bulkhead next to the Oriental Harbor Marina & Inn.

[ADDENDUM] Oriental's premiere on-line news site, TownDock.Net (no relation) published a story and more pictures of these boats and crew in the semi-regular "Shipping News" column at http://towndock.net/shippingnews/sara-and-rebecca-ann?pg=1