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Boats in yards, fields are a visual into Cape Region life
Sailing, work and pleasure boats dot Sussex landscape
This unmasted sailboat has been in the marshlands of Stockley Creek for years. The red hull stands out against grass and Thompson Island in the background. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
July 22, 2020
In many ways, the Cape Region is defined by bodies of water - Atlantic Ocean to the east; Rehoboth Bay to the south; Delaware Bay to the north; rivers, creeks and streams in between.
Boats, recreational and commercial, are a way of life for people who live near the water.
As with many things, some people find creative or convenient things to do with boats when a vessel has reached the end of its useful life. Here is a collection of local boats that could be described as lawn art. Some could be returned their glory and put back in the water; others have gone the way of flowers and weeds.
It’s faint, but this deadrise work boat has lyrics from the Grateful Dead song “Ship of Fools” running along the hull.
It would take hours and hours, but all this old wooden boat needs is a new deck, some new caulking cotton and some seam compound, and it could float again.
Even after years of neglect, the bow stem on this boat looks sturdy.
Somehow this sailboat found a field off Robinsonville Road.
With a concrete pad and a well-made cradle, this old sailboat off Old Landing Road, named Mistress, hasn’t moved in a long time.
At least from the outside, it appears in many ways that Mistress could sail again if it received a heavy dose of TLC.
Weeds have taken over this old aluminum boat at the entrance of Port Delmarva.
This boat on Pilottown Road in Lewes, between Carey Lane and New Road, might be the biggest flower box around.
The colorful flowers stand out against the blue topside and white hull of this boat.
