Character Studies is an INDY series about familiar faces around the Triangle—and the stories you may not know about them.
Tucked away in a small cove, inside a sea of parking on Ramseur Street in Durham, are a pair of nautical vessels, covered by tarps. The boats are docked next to a two-story brick apartment.
The boats’ captain is Durham native William “Coke” Ariail III, an artist, craftsman, film producer, and military veteran…