In addition to the wooden boats on display on Front Street, a number of watercraft are on display at the Beaufort Town Docks. Some offer tours. Past entrants have included the following:
Meka II
Owner: Capt. Horatio Sinbad
Homeport: Beaufort, NC
Type: Sail
Built: 1967
Restored: 1967
LOA / Beam: 54’ / 12’
Builder: Capt. Horatio Sinbad
Type: Brigantine
Cricket II
Owner: Capt. Joseph DiBella
Homeport: New Bern, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1947
Restored: 2014
LOA / Beam: 39’ / 13.3’
Builder: Tiffany Yachts
Type: Deltaville
Karen
Owner: John Tinney
Homeport: Wilmington, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1943
Restored: 1985
LOA / Beam: 43’ / 10’
Builder: Ed Willis
Type: Round Stern Core Sounder
Ruby
Owner: Jerry Pope
Homeport: Wilmington, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1930
Restored: 2012
LOA / Beam: 27’ / 8’4’
Builder: Elco
Type: Cruiser
Ole Chris
Owner: Ryan & Kim Gadow
Homeport: Durham, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1940
Restored: 2016
LOA / Beam: 33’ / 11’
Builder: Chris Craft
Type: Enclosed Cruiser
Sea Wife
Owner: Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum
Homeport: Beaufort, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1953
Restored: 1998
LOA / Beam: 24’
Builder: Unknown
Type: Round Stern Core Sounder
Bette S.
Owner: Rick Goode
Homeport: Beaufort, NC
Type: Power
Built: 1968
Restored: 2011
LOA / Beam: 30’ / 9’
Builder: Ralph Stanley
Type: Lobster Boat