. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TheO. PEOPLE & PLACES f the Periauger By Ryan Reynolds I ven in Bath, the oldest city in North Carolina, residents and tourists may have done double takes when they saw a colonial- style boat sail into the town harbor. They weren't imagining it, though. The boat was the Periauger, a replica of a small cargo vessel t frequently cruised Carolina waterways during the 18th century. But the 30-foot vessel, equipped with two" ~~ \ masts for sails and up to eight sweeps for rowing, wasn't in Bath to deli
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. TheO. PEOPLE & PLACES f the Periauger By Ryan Reynolds I ven in Bath, the oldest city in North Carolina, residents and tourists may have done double takes when they saw a colonial- style boat sail into the town harbor. They weren't imagining it, though. The boat was the Periauger, a replica of a small cargo vessel t frequently cruised Carolina waterways during the 18th century. But the 30-foot vessel, equipped with two" ~~ \ masts for sails and up to eight sweeps for rowing, wasn't in Bath to deliver goods. It was heading toward Hertford to complete its Odyssey â a three-week trip up North UILDING HISTORY Much like ah architect who depends on blueprints, a boat builder may rely upon some sort of written plan when building â £ ⢠a ship. But when the Perquimans County gjgS"' Restoration Association (PCRA), the Maritime Museum and the East Carolina University Maritime Studies program decided to create the Periauger replica, they didn't have that luxury. e project partners had been inspired by a reference to such a vessel in the 1751 inventory of Abraham Sanders, who built the' Carolina's inner coast that was planned and commanded byjohn Ernst Newbold-White House in 1730. To fund the dream, the PCRA raised of Hertford, a volunteer in the project since 2002T^ 5 The vessel's real odyssey began almost fouryears ago, when the principal movers behind the project started the planning. more than $100,000 in private donations and a grant from the Department of Transportation. Continued COASTWATCH 27. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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