Photos of Oriental’s Free Town Docks, Neuse River, AICW Statute Mile 181
A second free town dock was opened to the public in April of this year, see /?p=137352. Now that dock, originally intended for pleasure craft and located just to the southwest of SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, Oriental Marina and Inn, is being over-utilized by commercial craft, prompting needed limitations on usage. SSECN is ever so grateful to Captain Diana Doyle for these excellent photos.
Hi Larry,
Diana and did a touch-and-go in Oriental, NC the other day to pick up an anchor and our forwarded mail.
Here are three pictures to help orient SSECN readers:
The new free town dock is in and available to cruisers, next to Oriental Marina & Inn’s fuel pumps.
With the old dock, in front of The Bean, that makes four cruiser-friendly slots.
And if folks miss out on the docks, the anchorage is now pretty clear (absent of homesteaders) and there’s a great town dinghy dock.
Oriental keeps getting better and better!
Best,
Captains Mark & Diana Doyle
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