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Jim Goodwin's "Ship in a Bottle"
Jim
Goodwin has been a geologist and an educator, but now devotes his time
to
preserving this maritime art form and giving demonstrations at museums
and
maritime festivals. Since his debut here at Village Craftsmen
Jim has been
recognized both state-wide and nationally for his work. He spends many meticulous hours
hand-crafting
these items in a bottle. He also makes Lighthouses in a
Bottle. Click here
to
go directly to the Lighthouses in a Bottle page. Jim's Ships
in
Bottles are featured in "The Lovely Bones" a film based on the Best
Selling novel by Alice Sebold.
These
bottles are One-of-a-Kind.
Click on any of
the links below
to go directly to an item on this page:
The Mayflower (1/2
Gallon Bottle)

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The galleon Mayflower is
said to of been built in Leigh, England in 1606 & originally
owned by Robert Bonner. By 1609, records show part ownership
by Capt. Christopher Jones. Being a tramp cargo ship, she
carried goods to France, Norway, the Baltic, Germany, and Greenland.
Chartered by Serparatists, she finally left England with 102
passengers-not all being Separatists- on Sept. 6, 1620. After
a rough 67 day crossing, Capt. Jones anchored in Provincetown Harbor on
11/11/1620. The colony located in Plymouth on 11/20.
Wm. Bradford was the first to refer to the Separatists as
"Pilgrims" in 1630. Capt. Jones sailed back on April 5, 1621
& arrived in England 31 days later. Jones died a year
later, and no records of the ship are found after 1624. A
second Mayflower
ship carried colonists to Plymouth in 1629. The replica Mayflower II was
built in England in 1956.
USCG Eagle w/Ocracoke & Hatteras
Lighthouses
(1 Gal. Bottle)

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Built in 1936 in Hamburg, Gemany as the training ship Horst Wessel, with
sister ships: the Gorch
Fock, the Sagres,
& the Mircea.
She was included in reparations paid to the U.S. following WW
II. President Kennedy had the USCG chevron installed on her.
She is a sail training ship for the USCG & based in
New London, CT. Seventh U.S. ship to bear the name EAGLE.
Barque Roanoke w/Hatteras
Lighthouses
(1 Gal. Bottle)

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The Roanoke was the largest wooden square-rigged ship built in the U.S.
NC & SC Pine wood was used in building the hull.
Owned by her Maine builders, she carried cargo routinely from
New England, around Cape Horn, to the Pacific. While out from
Norfolk, VA wih a load of coal, she caught fire in New Caledonia on
Aug. 10, 1905.
John Paul Jones's Sloop Providence
(1/2 Gal. Bottle)

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Built in Providence, R.I. in 1768 as the Katy.
Chartered by R.I. General Assembly in June, 1775 to protect R.I.
shipping from the HMS Rose.
First cruise with Capt. Abraham Whipple captured 1 prize.
Joined Continental Navy in Jan. 1776 with John Hazard as Captain.
Was in Esek Hopkins's Squadron to Bahamas for gunpowder raid.
After that raid, she became John Paul Jones's first command.
Jones took 9 prizes with the sloop. John Rathburn
took
command in Dec. 1777 when he captured a prize off Georgetown, SC.
In another raid to Nassau, the Providence
held the town for three days. She was run aground and burned,
along with 37 other Continental ships in Aug. 1779 during the
disastrous Penobscot expedition against superior British Forces.
Barkentine Cecil P. Stewart w/Hatteras
Lighthouse
(1.75 Ltr Bottle)

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Built by Dunn & Elliot in 1919, she was one of the last two
4-masted barkentines built in Maine. Grossing 1216 tons
cargo, she transported lumber, granite, & coal along the
Atlantic seaboard. Lost off of Barnegat, NC on Feb. 17, 1927
carrying railroad ties in a nor'easter.
Schooner Virginia
Dare w/Cape Lookout
Lighthouse
(1.75 Ltr Bottle)

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Built in 1919 by Newcastle Shipping Co., Newcastle, Maine.
She was owned by Amos D. Carver and based in NYC.
Master Captain Haskell served on her through her many years
of transporting Southern lumber to the Northern shipyards.
She was wrecked at New London, Conn. on January 17, 1930
during a nor'easter.
Schooner Carolina w/Ocracoke
Lighthouse
(1 Ltr Bottle)

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Launched in 1847, Built in Bath, NC. The center-board
schooner carried wood & raw materials from eastern NC to New
England. Serving trade for 3 decades, her final fate is not
certain. Having a center-board, she often got grounded on the
Hatteras bar.
Schooner
Carolina w/Hatteras
Lighthouse
(1.5 Ltr Bottle)

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Launched in 1847, Built in Bath, NC. The center-board
schooner carried wood & raw materials from eastern NC to New
England. Serving trade for 3 decades, her final fate is not
certain. Having a center-board, she often got grounded on the
Hatteras bar.
Theodosia's Patriot-Georgetown (750
ml Bottle)

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Left Georgetown, SC for NYon 12/30/1812 with Theodosia Burr Alston,
with of SC Gov. John Alston & daughter of former VP &
famed duelist Aaron Burr. Past due in early 1813, a search
was instigated by both father & husband. They
presumed the Patriot to be lost at sea. In 1833, a pirate
made a deathbed confession saying that the Patriot had been boarded,
passengers killed, & vessel set adrift. Other reports
state that the deserted vessel ran aground 2 miles south of Nags Head,
NC. The Patriot's fate is still a mystery.
Beethoven w/Hatteras
Lighthouse
(1.5 Ltr Bottle)

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Launched on 1/7/1904 in Greenock, Scotland, her sister ship
was the Mozart. Through her life she was owned by German,
Finnish, Italian, & Norwegian investors. On March 30,
1914, she left Newcastle, New South Wales, with Capt. Victor Orschultk
& a load of coal for Valparaiso and was never seen again.
Mary Celeste w/Stand
(1/2 Gal. Bottle)

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Originally launched in May, 1861 at Nova Scotia as the Amazon by Joshua
Dewis, her mysterious reputation began on her maiden voyage when her
captain died of pneumonia. Two other captains died on her,
&
in 1867, she ran aground in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia during a storm.
Bought & rebuilt by NY investors, she was renamed
Mary
Celeste & became a merchantman to Adriatic ports. On
Nov. 5,
1872, Capt. Benj. Briggs left NYC with 1701 barrels of commericial
alcohol intended for fortifying Italian wines. The night
before,
Briggs dines with fellow Canadian captain David Morehouse of the
brigantine Dei Gratia. Their course & Mediterranean
destinations were similar they discovered. Morehouse left a
week
later & found the crewless & drifting Celeste on Dec.
4th.
The sextant, chronometer, & logbook were missing with
the
only lifeboat though all personal possessions & cargo were
intact.
After an inquiry, cargo salvage rights of the derelict
Celeste
were granted, though with suspicion, to the Dei Gratia. Her
Boston owner sold her when his father died on her when she returned
home. Over the next 17 years, she had 13 owners...each having
a
jinx experience. Her last owner, GC Parker, intentionally
wrecked
her off Haiti with an over-insured cargo of scrap, boots & cat
food. Arrested for fraud, Parker mysteriously dies before his
trial. Though theories abound about how the Celeste's crew
disappeared, she remains the archetypal ghost ship carring a curse.
Chesapeake Skipjack (1/2
Gallon Bottle)

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Developed in the late 1800's as a stable
platform
for oyster dredging in shallow areas, the vessel is said to be modified
from the Long Island Sound Sharpie. Called a skipjack for the
playful fish that were caught, the ship is a fast sailer in light
winds. In 1985, the Skipjack became the State boat of
Maryland.
During the 1900's there were over 2000 Skipjacks in the Bay
fishing fleet. Presently, about 45 of the noble workhorses
remain.
Shrimper w/Hatteras
Lighthouse
(1/2 Gal. Bottle)

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These medium-sized wooden and/or steel boats ply
the Pamlico Sound
trawling for
shrimp and various species of commercially valuable fish.
During storms
and heavy weather dozens of these boats may often be seen seeking
refuge in
Ocracoke's Silver Lake.
Shrimper w/Ocracoke
Lighthouse
(1/2 Gal. Bottle)

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SS Minnow (1/2 Gal. Bottle)

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Named by the show's producer Sherwood Schwartz for 1961 FCC's chairman
Newton Minnow-who called TV "America's vast wasteland". Ther
were
actually 4 Minnow boats used on the show. #1 was used in the
stranded beach scenes, #2 was a rental used in Honolulu Harbor opening
scenes, #3 was seen leaving the Harbor in the opening, & #4 was
a
built set prop used in the lagoon scenes.The boat was originally built
in Carson, NY and can be viewed at the Schooner Cove Marina in
Vancouver.
General Nash w/Ocracoke
Lighthouse (1.75 Ltr Bottle)

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In the later years of the Revolutionary War the
Privateer General Nash was commissioned by NC and commanded by Capt.
Deshon. The Nash operated between Cape Fear and Ocracoke
Inlet, normally sending her captured prizes into Wilmington.
In Sept. 1780, 2 English merchant brigs were
captured and sent into Wilmington. In Nov. 1780, the Nash captured off
Ocracoke 3 brigs of war, the HMS
Aggie, HMS
Prince of Wales, & Katie.
Sinbad's Meka II w/Cape Lookout Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Built by her captain, Horatio Sinbad in 1967, the 54 ft. brigantine
carries six cannons and is a licensed privateer. The scourge
of many events, conflicts and races, the Meka II won the Americas' Sail
race in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 2002.
Shad Boat w/Lookout
Lighthouse

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The Shad Boat NC's State Boat Developed by George
W. Cref on Roanoke Island as a workboat in the NC Sounds.
Olive Thurlow w/Cape
Lookout
Lighthouse (1.5 Ltr Bottle)

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Built
in 1876 by O.B. Rideout in Calais, ME and owned by Pendleton Bros. Co.
Sailed the NY to Charleston merchant route. On Dec.
5, 1902 she was
bound from Charleston with lumber, crew of 7, & under Capt.
J.O.
Hayes when she was hit by a gale. Towed into Cape Lookout
Light, she
dropped anchor & was soon succumbed by the winter storm.
One crew
member was lost when the Thurlow sank.
Crissie Wright
w/Hatteras
Lighthouse (1.5 Liter Wine Bottle)

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During a winter storm on Jan. 11, 1886, the
Crissie Wright's captian decided not to brave Diamond Shoals &
steered for Cape Lookout Light. When entering the harbor, the
mainmast brace parted & the ship drifted broadside on to the
shoals where she was broached by every wave. Unable to launch
rescue boats in the storm, local residents watched as the
crew were swept overboard. The following day, rescuers found
3 men frozen in the jib sheets. The only survivor died a year
later-unable to recover from his ordeal. Beaufort natives
still use the phrase: "Cold as the night the Crissie Wright came
ashore." Built in 1874, Bridgeton, NY
Crissie Wright w/Lookout
Lighthouse
(1.5 Ltr Bottle)

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Crissie Wright
w/Ocracoke
Lighthouse (650 ML Bottle)

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Hattie Creef
w/Cape Lookout
Lighthouse (325 ML Bottle)

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Hattie Creef
w/Wright Flyer (1 Gal. Bottle)

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Design of a work boat of the NC Sounds.
The Elizabeth
City-based Creef carried the Wright Brothers to Kitty Hawk.
She converted to steam in 1904. The Wright Flyer
had a wingspan of 40 ft., length of 21 ft. & a 12 horsepower
motor. First successful powered flight on December 17, 1903.
On the 4th trial flight, Wilbur covered 852 ft. in 59
seconds.
Schooner Windfall I of Ocracoke (1.75 Ltr Bottle)

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Designed and built by Robert Marthai and Launched
in
1981. Owned by noted maritime historian & rumgagger
Captain
Rob Temple-who sails in Blackbeard's wake. Capt' Rob was also
in
the History Channel's Documentary Real
Pirates of the Caribbean.
Windfall Model

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The traditional two-masted schooner "Windfall"
sails from
Ocracoke's Silver Lake most days during the summer months.
Barkentine Mozart w/Hatteras Lighthouse (1.5 Ltr. Bottle)

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Launched on 2/29/1903 in Greenock, Scotland,
Sister ship was the
Beethoven. The rig was a compromise between power &
economy. Through her life she was owned by German, Finnish,
Italian, & Norwegian investors. In 1920 she was given
up by Germany as WWI compensations. Broken up in England in
1935.
Amistad w/Hatteras Lighthouse (375 ML Bottle)

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Built in Mystic, Conn. in 2000, the ship is
slightly longer than the
original 120 ft. Amistad. Her mission is to educate the
public on the history of slavery, discrimination, & civil
rights.
Amistad
w/Stand (Half Gallon Bottle)

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The Amistad is a replica of the slave trader
schooner Amistad where, 53 Africans in 1839 took control of the ship.
The landmark trial in New Haven, CT that followed found the
Africans to be "Free Men," & they returned to their
African home. The Amistad today educates the world about
those unjust times and serves as an ambassador to Free Men everywhere.
Blackbeard's Adventure
w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 LTR. Bottle)

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The fast, shallow draft "Bermuda" sloop was
popular with many pirates.
A gift from Teach's pirate mentor Benjamin Hornigold in 1717,
the
8-10 gun sloop was on all of Blackbeard's exploits. After the
grounding of the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard arrived in Bath, NC
& was pardoned by Gov. Eden. In mid-summer of 1718,
the
Adventure was officially placed in Teach's name by the Vice Admiralty
Court in Bath Town, NC for trading expeditions. Falling into
his
old pirate ways, Teach captured a French sugar ship & the cargo
was
split with NC court officials. Blackbeard was killed at
Ocracoke
Inlet by Lt. Robert Maynard on Nov. 22, 1718 by order of the Virginia
Governor.
Blackbeard's Adventure
(1 GAL Bottle)

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Blackbeard's Adventure
(1 Ltr. Bottle)

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Charles Vane's Ranger
w/Ocracoke Lighthouse
(1.75 LTR. Bottle)

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The 12-gun Ranger was the flagship of Charles Vane
from May 1718 to
Nov. 1718. Blockading Charleston as Blackbeard had done
several months earlier, Vane, with two sloops, captured an African
slaver coming into port. This larger ship he named the
Ranger. In late Nov. 1718 while in the Windward
Passage, Vane was charged with cowardliness by the crew for
refusing to attack a vessel that was more heavily armed than the
Ranger. The vessel turned out to be a French Man of War
disguised as a merchant to deal with pirates. Vane &
his supporters were set in a small boat, and after some time, Vane
captured another sloop and continued "the sweet trade" until being
caught in Jamaica in March 1720. Ouartermaster "Calico" Jack
Rackham was voted captain of the Ranger. Later Calico Jack
had onboard the two female pirates Mary Reade & Anne Bonny.
The ship was lost a few months after Calico Jack took command
due to hull rot. The pirates then aquired a sloop and were
caught in Sept. 1720.
Ranger w/Stand
(1 Gallon Bottle)

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Mercury
w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 LTR Bottle)

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75 ft.on deck, 6-8 cannons, 29 crew, Ocracoke
Station. Built
in Ocracoke, NC. In the Revenue Service until 1807 when she
was placed in the navy. On July 11, 1813, Captain William H.
Wallace sighted British Admiral Cockburn's invasion flotilla off
Ocracoke Bar. Wallace collected Portsmouth's custom money,
bonds, and Agent Thomas Singleton and out sailed 3 British ships to
successfully warn New Bern. Admiral Cockburn retired since
the surprise was thwarted. Mercury returned to Revenue
Service after 1814 & was retired/sold out of service in 1820.
The Mercury was used in Dreamworks Film "The Lovely
Bones"
Carrol A. Deering w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Ghostship of Diamond Shoals. Built:
Bath, ME; L=255 ft; W=44
ft, 2114 tons capacity. Sighted off Diamond Shoals, NC with
all sails set on 1/31/1921. Mysteriously, no one was on board
& all boats were gone, though food was set on the table.
Believed to be set adrift by a mutinous crew, rum runners, or
pirates before a storm. Jinxed by (1) being launched on a
Friday-4/4/1919, (2) christened with flowers, & (3) had
cats-the only two survivors.
Carrol A.
Deering w/Hatteras Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)
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Carrol A.
Deering w/Hatteras & Ocracoke Lighthouse (1 Ltr Bottle)
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Carrol A.
Deering w/Hatteras Lighthouse (1.75 LTR Wine Bottle)
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Carrol A.
Deering w/Hatteras & Ocracoke Lights (1 Gallon Antique Wine
Bottle)
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Ghostship of Diamond Shoals. Built:
Bath, ME; L=255 ft; W=44
ft, 2114 tons capacity. Sighted off Diamond Shoals, NC with
all sails set on 1/31/1921. Mysteriously, no one was on board
& all boats were gone, though food was set on the table.
Believed to be set adrift by a mutinous crew, rum runners, or
pirates before a storm. Jinxed by (1) being launched on a
Friday-4/4/1919, (2) christened with flowers, & (3) had
cats-the only two survivors.
Yacht America
w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Built in New York in 1851. Sold to British
interests in 1852 &
renamed Camilla. Sold to Confederacy in 1861 & used
as a blockade runner called Memphis. Carried CSA ambassadors
to England. Scuttled in 1862 & raised by the
Union-used as a blockader. Training vessel at Annapolis
1866-73. Last race in 1901. Collapsed in a shed in
1942.
Yacht America
w/Morris Island & Cape Hatteras Lighthouses (1.5 Ltr Bottle)

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Built in New York in 1851. Sold to British
interests in 1852 &
renamed Camilla. Sold to Confederacy in 1861 & used
as a blockade runner called Memphis. Carried CSA ambassadors
to England. Scuttled in 1862 & raised by the
Union-used as a blockader. Training vessel at Annapolis
1866-73. Last race in 1901. Collapsed in a shed in
1942.
Snap Dragon
w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.75 LTR Bottle)
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Snap Dragon
w/Lookout Lighthouse (1.75 LTR Bottle)
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Snap Dragon
w/Stand (1 Gallon Bottle)
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Yacht Puritan
(750 ML Bottle)

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Launched may 26, 1885. Designed by
Edward Burgess who
incorporated both English & American cutter characteristics.
Captained by John Malcom Forbes. Forbes defeated the English
cutter Ginesta in two races in the 32nd America's Cup. Ginesta designer
John Beaver-Webb refused to allow anyone to see the ship before the
race and started this secrecy tradition that continues to this day.
Queen Anne's Revenge w/Stand (3 LTR Bottle)

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Believed to have been built in England around 1710
on a Dutch Flute design, the merchant Concorde
originally carried 20 guns. Sold to Spanish interests in
1713, she
spent several years along the Pacific Coast of South America.
In 1717
French slavers bought her for trade routes between Senegal &
Martinique. That same year pirate Benjamin Hornigold captured
and,
after accepting a king's pardon, gave her to fellow pirate Edward
Teach. Teach renamed the vessel after the 1702-14 British
monarch
& increased the armament of various sizes to 40 guns.
She served
as Blackbeard's flagship on all of his exploits until she ran aground
off Beaufort, NC in June 1718.
Queen Anne's
Revenge w/Stand (1/2 Gallon Bottle)

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Believed to have been built in England around 1710
on a Dutch Flute design, the merchant Concorde
originally carried 20 guns. Sold to Spanish interests in
1713, she
spent several years along the Pacific Coast of South America.
In 1717
French slavers bought her for trade routes between Senegal &
Martinique. That same year pirate Benjamin Hornigold captured
and,
after accepting a king's pardon, gave her to fellow pirate Edward
Teach. Teach renamed the vessel after the 1702-14 British
monarch
& increased the armament of various sizes to 40 guns.
She served
as Blackbeard's flagship on all of his exploits until she ran aground
off Beaufort, NC in June 1718.
Queen Anne's
Revenge w/Stand (1 Gallon Bottle)

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Believed to have been built in England around 1710
on a Dutch Flute design, the merchant Concorde originally
carried 20 guns. Sold to Spanish interests in 1713, she spent
several years along the Pacific Coast of South America. In
1717 French slavers bought her for trade routes between Senegal
& Martinique. That same year pirate Benjamin
Hornigold captured and, after accepting a king's pardon, gave her to
fellow pirate Edward Teach. Teach renamed the vessel after
the 1702-14 British monarch & increased the armament of various
sizes to 40 guns. She served as Blackbeard's flagship on all
of his exploits until she ran aground off Beaufort, NC in June 1718.
Anna R. Heidritter w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Built in Bath, Maine as the Cohasset, she burned
to the waterline Jan.
22, 1907 while in Baltimore Harbor. Rebuilt in Maryland as
the Heidritter, she was re-launched in 1910. She survived a
U-boat attack in WWI & carried bullets in her masts from the
encounter. While carrying log wood from Charleston to
Pennsylvania, she hit a storm off Ocracoke & was washed on a
bar May 2, 1942. With her back broken, the crew lashed
themselves to the masts. All were saved. Captain
Coleman died in a car accident in NJ 9 days after being rescued.
Heidritter
w/Ocracoke (1 Ltr. Bottle)
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Heidritter
w/Ocracoke (1.5 Ltr. Bottle w/Cord)
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Heidritter
w/Ocracoke (1.5 Ltr. Bottle)
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Wright Flyer w/Stand (1/2 Gallon Bottle)

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Wingspan: 40'4", Length: 21', Height: 8', Empty
Weight: 605 lbs, Flying
Weight: 750 lbs, Motor: 12 hp-4 cylinder-Wright designed between
10:30am & noon on December 17, 1903. The historic
first four powered flights were made at Kill Devil Hills, NC.
The 1st flight lasted 12 seconds & covered 120 ft
with Orville. The 2nd flight covered 175 ft & the 3rd
flew 200 ft. Wilber on the 4th flight covered 852 ft in 59 seconds.
The flyer was awarded a patent in 1906.
Schooner
Virginia w/Stand (1
Gallon Bottle)

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LOA: 122 ft, Beam: 24 ft, Draft: 12 ft, Sail Area:
6438 sq. ft.
Commissioned in June, 2005, the Virginia is a replica of a 1917 pilot
schooner that bore the same name. Representing her home
state, the Virginia serves as a sail training and educational vessel.
Black Squall w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Built 1856 in Pembroke, Mass., built by Joseph
Wilder, 191 tons.
While en route from Cuba to NYC with a load of sugar
& circus ponies, the Black Squall wrecked at Ocracoke Inlet on
April 8, 1861.
Ephraim
Williams w/Hatteras Lighthouse (1.5 LTR Wine Bottle)

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The 491 ton Williams was loaded with lumber bound
from Savannah to her
home port of Proviedence, R.I. when she encountered a storm off Frying
Pan Shoals. Lifesavers from the Cape Hatteras &
Creeds Hill stations rescued the crew of 9 on December 22, 1884.
Rescuers claim that it was the worst seas that they had ever
seen. Seven Gold Livesaving Medals for exceptional bravery
were awarded to the rescuers.
Ephraim
Williams w/Ocracoke Lighthouse (1.5 LTR Bottle w/Cord)

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Margaret
from
Pepsi Sail w/Lookout Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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One of the last Edwardian Era yachts, the Margaret
became legendary by
surviving a NE gale off Nantucket. Presumed lost,
she limped into Ocracoke with all hands on board 20 days later.
Restored in 1996, she & her sister, Cock Robin 2,
have been featured in Wooden Boat Magazine.
Phoenix
from
Pepsi Sail w/Lookout Lighthouse (750 ML Bottle)

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Built in 1984, the Phoenix is a replica of cargo
vessels plying the
Long Island Sound. She serves as a training vessel for the
Long
Island, NY U.S. Naval Sea Cadets.
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