This was the day of the wooden boat festival in which two person teams competed in a boat building competition. The boats were built according to certain specifications and then graded according to accuracy, speed and finally the race in the water. The 9 ft long boats were built in two to three hours.
It was really interesting to see the abilities and techniques of the 15 teams. The 1st place team was a husband and wife team.
We did a little sightseeing and shopping with a courtesy car, after which we did some boat cleaning chores.
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| The eventual 1st place boat |
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| Starting from scratch with raw lumber |
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| Kayakers and one of the three huge yachts in town (all over 100 ft.) |
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| Tour bus bought from England |
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| Boat in a bottle demonstration |
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| His tools |
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| The wooden boat race ( a blast!! ) |
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| Lots of people in town |
A very historic town dating back to 1702. Lots of things happening: boat tours, bus tours, demonstrations, and a boat show of older wooden boats. A great day to be in Beaufort!!
Tomorrow, on to Belhaven, NC
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