View of Arnold C. Gay Yacht Yard from Spa Creek. Sailboats are docked, some boats are pulled out of the water possibly for winter storage. The foilage of the trees indicates that it is a cooler time of year. A few men can be seen on the pier furthest left, they seem to be pulling the motorboat out of the creek using the cart of the marine railway.

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When Arnie first arrived in Annapolis, he had a job along the Severn River building Indian Landing 20s at the site of the oldest boat yard in town. He would work at this location, at the boatyard at the end of Shipwright Street, until he eventually purchased the property.

Arnie's ultimate goal was to shape Annapolis into a sailing center, and to accomplish this Annapolis would need world-class skill. He needed boaters to actively participate in the sailing and boating industry in the city. "I kept promoting the harbor and the yachting industry….I got laughed out of town, that boy in the boatyard at the end of Shipwright Street." But their snickering didn't dampen his enthusiasm.