Sentence:  He brought this pair of <WSD>sharpies</WSD>, the "Lucia" and the "Ella", to Beaufort by schooner and began to use them for fishing, oyster dredging, and even as a passenger ferry and party boat. / The <WSD>sharpie</WSD> is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft vessel of moderate size, comparable to a sloop or schooner. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A long, narrow fishing boat used in shallow waters.