Qualla: Elizabeth City https://qualla.com/elizabeth en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Elizabeth City https://qualla.com/elizabeth Elizabeth City: Introduction https://qualla.com/elizabeth/ In 1929, a boatbuilder named Joel Van Sant designed a small sailboat for his children to learn in on the Pasquotank River. The boat was eleven feet long, weighed about 110 pounds, and could be built in a garage for a few dollars' worth of plywood. He called it the Moth. Within a few years, fleets were racing in Tokyo Bay, on the Solent, in Sydney Harbour. The Moth is now an international racing class with foiling boats that hit thirty knots. The original design - the simple plywood version - was born here in Elizabeth City, on the same waterfront where you can still tie up your boat for free in the downtown harbor, exactly the way visiting sailors have done since the town called itself the Harbor of Hospitality.

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