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in drawing tourists, spearheaded the
establishment of the Wrightsville Beach
Municipal Docks on the south side of
the bridge. According to the Star-News,
in 1935 the fishing fleet captains
were Walter Stokely, Willie Moore,
S.R. Robinson, Bill Wells, W.M. Wells,
Frank Brown, and his cousin, Milton
Brown.
The Althea B was launched the same
year the Municipal Docks opened.
Althea B, captained by Frank Brown
and later by Rock Brown, Drew’s
father, is one of the legendary vessels
in the annals of Wrightsville Beach.
In 1935, Frank Brown and 14-year-old
Rock built the 45-foot trawler in
six months together in their Seagate
backyard.
“My great-grandfather would sail/
row down from the New River
near Jacksonville to help build her,”
Drew says.
At the time, many boats were built
behind houses, sometimes in a shed,
but often in the open yard. You often
hear tales of tribulation in moving
boats from sheds or yards to the water.
Althea B has a story, too. When it came
time to launch her, they couldn’t make
the turn out of the backyard and had
to cut off a corner of the house. And
then they had to haul her to the Seagate
landing, about where Bradley Creek
Marina is today.
As Rock told the Star-News 20 years
later, “Had a heck of a time getting it to
the water three miles away.”
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