Photos by William Baxter

Hatteras Inlet, the South bound ferry OCRACOKE.

Pictured traveling up the AICW.

North bound on the AICW , just out of the Great Bridge Lock.

Just out of the Great Bridge Lock on the AICW.

Fresh out of the Great Bridge Lock north bound on the AICW.

After a four month stay at Lyons shipyard in Norfolk, Va the SWAN QUARTER is returning to her home waters of the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina. She is seen here en route to the Great Bridge Lock on the AICW.

She is seen here fresh out of the Great Bridge Lock blasting her up the AICW. She is a huge wake maker in the confines of the waterway. She is a perishing 92 footer built in Italy in 2014 and cruises at 37 knots. Able to attain 43 knots. With a 9000 gallon fuel capacity she can only travel 385 nautical miles at 38 knots, OPEC loves her.

She is one of the last three motor yachts built by John Trumpy and Sons, hull 446 in 1972. She is making her way up the AICW.

A 44 Kadey-Krogen trawler motor yacht . Picture on the AICW in maybe headed to her home port in Virginia Beach ,VA.

Pusher tug PINNERS POINT pushing crane barge SCOTTS CREEK to a job near the Great Bridge Locks.

Crofton Marines pusher tug PINNERS POINT in route to Great Bridge on the AICW.

The 1935 built ENTICER makes makes her annual trip north on the AICW.

Fresh out of the Great Bridge Lock, roars by in passing on the AICW.

North Bound on the AICW, 1 of 3 pics. this date. Thank god this guy only passes twice a year.

At speed, North bound AICW just above the Great Bridge Lock.

North bound AICW in Chesapeake, VA. I have to wonder about the operators of this vessel as to their care for others peoples property and vessels docked in this stretch of confined waterway.

Seen on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA

Pictured traveling south on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

This is 70 Realship built in 1975. Refurbished around 2013 with that 8 swim deck added. Pictured on the AICW a couple of miles from the Great Bridge Lock.

Isnt she a wooden beauty, currently a charter yacht.She was built by Mathis Yacht building in 1935 as, a INNISFAIL, today, f ENTICER, hull 228. A well kept vessel. Pictured on the AICW just North of the Great Bridge Lock.

The NOR EASTER is pictured here on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA just north of the Great Bridge Lock. Built in 1927, she is 60 in length.

A charter yacht built by Cheoy Lee in 2008. She is 100 footer with a total of 2800 HP and cruise at 21 knots. In this photo, she making her to the Great Bridge Lock on the AICW.

This is a 90 footer build by Horizon of Taiwan. Seen here on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

A Trumpy Houseboat built in 1954 with a length of 67.5. Picture on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

A Trumpy motor yacht built as hull 380 by John Trumpy and Sons in 1958 for John Trumpy as his personal yacht. She is 71.5 in length and was formerly known as the LITCHFIELD LADY. She has had numerous names during her life. A well kept yacht for 61 years old.

The JANE E out of Jupiter, FL rates as one of my top ten of damaging wake makers passing through this area. With large breakers crashing into my 150 soft wave break, my docked 67 footer was taking up 25 to 30 degree rolls throwing stuff around inside. If a line had broke, my vessel would have sustained major damage. The captain does not seem to know the lock hours. He has up to 50 minutes to go two miles. The lock will not be open to south bound traffic for another 30 minutes from this ve

The SEA FOX is southbound on the AICW two miles from the Great Bridge Lock.

Excursion Vessel, seen on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

LunchDinner Excursion vessel traveling South on the AICW just North the of the Great Bridge Lock.

A 112 footer built by Westport in 2003, makes her way South on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

A 97 footer built by Hargrave in 2005, makes her way South on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

A 95 footer built by President in 2001, makes her way South on the AICW in Chesapeake, VA.

Vessel pictured on the AICW in Chesapeake, Va in route to the Great Bridge Lock.

Built by Outer Reef Yachts in 2018, 86 LOA. In this picture she is making her way down the AICW to the Great Bridge Lock.

In this picture the RANGER is pushing a scrap metal barge down the AICW in Chesapeake, VA to the Nucor Steel Plant on the Chowan River near Winton, North Carolina.

MISS ANNE on the AICW.

The JUSTIN is part of Skiffs Creek Towing inc based out of Yorktown, VA.Built in 1981 by Cenac Shipyard. She is powered by 1160 HP and her length is 73.8. Pictured on the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway.

North bound on the AICW heading into a developing fog bank.

Headed south on the AICW.

The 1929 built OLYMPUS makes her to the Great Bridge Lock on the AICW.

Southbound on the AICW, 2 miles from the Great Bridge Lock.

Vessel headed south on the AICW, preparing to enter the Great Bridge Lock, 2 miles ahead.

The ALEXANDER DUFF is sporting new colors. Pictured on the AICW.

After spending three 3 months at Lyons Shipyard in Norfolk, VA the ferry SEA LEVEL is seen on the AICW making her return trip to Manns Harbor, NC. The 220 ferry operates between Swan Quarter, Ocracoke Island Cedar Island. She is the newest of the Sound Class Ferries on that run for the NCDOT.

A Burger motor yacht build in 1975, pictured here just above the Great Bridge Lock on the AICW.

Pictured just north of the Great Bridge lock on the ICW.

On the ICW heading South to the Great Bridge Locks.

Photo on the ICW in Chesapeake, VA headed for the Great Bridge Lock.

South bound on the ICW.

In this picture she is headed up the AICW in Chesapeake, VA to Lyons Shipyard in Norfolk, VA. She is the newest of the Sound Class ferries, built in 2012 for the North Carolina Dept of Transportation and serves Swan Quarter, Ocracoke Island Cedar Island. She will be missed on that route as this is peak tourist season.