The floating conglomeration of boats, barges, rafts, and everything in between has grown to become a large floating party. It is often joked about that only a quarter of the people in the spectator fleet even know that there is a sailboat race going on. Second Generation The SIOD fleet was given new life in the 1980s with the birth of three new boats that were built by local Mark Bayne for D. Van Smith. Van Smith, a Rockville resident, now owns the Privateer and Bohicket II. The fleet grew to eight with the addition of the Grey Ghost which was also built by Mark Bayne for the late Mike Groshon. Local, Grayson Carter, bought Island Spirit and Doghouse from Van Smith. He now owns those two along with Grey Ghost. The newest of the Sea Islands, Flounder, made nine SIOD's when skipper Michael Miller sailed its debut Regatta, the 2011 Rockville Regatta. References Haynie, Will. "The Evolution of Sea Island Yacht Racing." Carolina Currents 20 June 2007. 7 Feb. 2009 <http://www.carolinacurrents.com/detail.php?386>. Haynie, Will. "Historic Rockville Regatta One-of-a-kind sail Experience." The Post and Courier [Charleston] 1 Aug. 2008. Charleston.net. 8 Feb. 2009 <http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/01/historic_rockville_regatta_one_of_a_kind49382/>. Hicks, Brian. "Rockville Regatta A Step Back In Lowcountry Time." The Post and Courier [Charleston] 2 Aug. 2008. Charleston.net. 3 Feb. 2009 <http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/02/preserving_culture49560/>. http://www.carolinacurrents.com/detail.php?386 http://www.seaislandboatworks.com/who.htm http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/02/preserving_culture49560/ http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/aug/01/historic_rockville_regatta_one_of_a_kind49382/ Dinghies