The Southport Wooden Boat Show was coming to a conclusion when I left our Gemini sailing catamaran Yacht A Fun. Make it I did, though. 
The boats were parked at the area close to the old wharf having restaurants including The Provisioning Company and Fishy Fishy. By the time I arrived, close-in parking wasn’t too hard to find.
A work in progress
The boats were of a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.
Wood deck
Wooden seat
Deck Art
My favorite was the 22 feet long, 8 feet beam “Mrs. Kay. It was built by Bill McLean from a design by Simmons Sea Skiff. Bill produced the boat from a copy of plans he purchased for $50 which had been donated as a fund raiser for a local museum. It took two years to complete.
Bill McLean’s Simmons Sea Skiff
He made a number of personal upgrades to the original design, including the manner of seat base construction and the wind shield design.
Custom work on historic base of plans
After touring the boat show I was able to catch an image of one of the commercial vessels leaving the Cape Fear.
Commercial ship heading to the inlet; other boat to the ICW south
Southport provides a variety of such interesting things to do.