Village Craftsmen

170 Howard Street 

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.  

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Amistad	Margaret	Shad Boat
Anna R. Heidritter	Meka II	Shrimpers
Blackbeard's Adventure	Mercury	Snap Dragon
Black Squall	Mozart	SS Minnow
Carroll A. Deering	Olive Thurlow	The Wilbur & Orville Wright Flyer
Charles Vane's Ranger	Phoenix	USCG Eagle
Ephraim Williams	Queen Anne's Revenge	Chesapeake Skipjack
General Nash	Schooner Virginia	Yacht America
Hattie Creef	Crissie Wright	Beethoven
Hattie Creef & Wright Flyer	Theodosia's Patriot	Mary Celeste
Schooner Carolina	Virginia Dare	Mayflower
Sloop Providence	Cecil P. Stewart	Schooner Windfall I
Barque Roanoke

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.

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/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. 

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. 

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.

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

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.