Wrap-up from Sail to the Sun, ICW Rally
Our good friend Wally Moran sends this report on the completion of the 2105 Sail to the Sun which navigated from Virginia to Miami. Congratulations to Captain Wally and all the participants!
We did it! The Sail to the Sun ICW Rally has made it safely to the sunshine in Miami. And what an adventure it was. 15 boats heading south from Deltaville VA, all of them new to the ICW (although not sailing!) and all of them ready for a great time.
And what a grand time it was….we were given fabulous welcomes all down the ICW – River Dunes near Oriental, with a fabulous dinner and live entertainment; a wonderful wine and cheese from the new owners at River Forest in Belhaven; a last minute surprise welcome from five restaurants in Swansboro, where we enjoyed their new town docks….on and on it went, climaxing with a three day welcome from Cocoa, Florida, where we had a Mayor’s reception and wine and cheese, and (can it get better?), local sponsorship from a waterfront pub!
Cocoa even provided each boat with a colorful burgee and a beautiful glass commemorative, each engraved with the recipient’s boat name.
Nope, it can’t get better than that.
But – we’re going to try to improve on this year with next year’s Sail to the Sun ICW Rally. There are already some exciting plans in the making. Be watching for news on our Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/WaterwayGuideSailtotheSun/, or on my webpage, www.ICWally.com
Wally Moran
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