Core Sound Skiff
A very simple looking pristine model.   This scratch built skiff is flawless.  As this model is rich with North Carolina heritage we are proud to include a custom built case to protect your investment.

It is said that the Core Sound is not an easy place to get to and that many learn it is even a harder place to leave.  “Knowing where you are Down East means knowing that the beam from the Cape Lookout lighthouse flashes every 15 seconds, pulsing like a heartbeat over Cape Point and Shackleford Banks. To those at sea, it means danger. To the sons and daughters of the Bankers, it means home.” (from “This is Core Sound” http://www.coresound.com/coresound.htm ) The eastern coastline of North Carolina in Carteret County around Core Sound is not heavily populated; the marshes, islands and banks of Down East are peppered with small towns.  It is a region with long traditions of water fowling, fishing and their associated crafts.  As a result, go to Harker’s Island if you want a hand carved Duck decoy.  Villages like Harker’s and Marshallberg have been home to generations of boat builders from seaworthy fishing craft, ferries, mail boats and skiffs.  Down East is covered with so much water that boats were often the major means of transportation.  Early craftsmen took advantage of the natural resources provided by the maritime forest and built the first Core Sound flat bottomed sailing skiffs out of native heart pine and oak and then planed juniper for the sides.  The skiff was uniquely suited for navigating shallow marshes, perhaps towing for mullet or waiting for duck to fly over.   Today Core Sound Skiffs are popular easy sailing open keeled day sailors for exploring and cruising.