Earlier today I took the short walk, which I frequent, from where my
boat sits
on the hard over to the
dock that sticks out into the
ICW. There's usually something interesting to see tied up or passing by here at Bock
Marine just North of
Beaufort NC.
Today a sailing dingy was tied up and as I looked it over it became obvious that it was a fairly capable cruising rig. I soon met it's owner, John Guider, who is on his way North to
New York City. His journey began in Nashville TN and has taken him over to and down the
Mississippi river and then around the
Gulf coast to the
Florida keys and now up the
East coast, all in a 14.5 foot rowing/sailing
boat. He wasn't here long and I didn't get to learn much more than that from him but have enjoyed looking over his site and great
photography, much which was taken on this journey. On this page you can see his
current progress up the
East coast:
John Guider - Photographer & Author - The River Inside - The Great Loop
A few interesting details that I did learn were that he sleeps in the boat around 30% of the time and he has only turned the boat over a few times.
Encounters like this one, which are a regular part of boatyard life, certainly make what has turned into a few year
refit much easier to enjoy.
I grabbed a
photo with my
cell phone as he shoved off: