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Celebrate - "Parade of Sail" Victory Lap, Super Pool Party & Fabulous Dinner Party for our "Finale" Day of Circmnavigation & Heartfelt Thanks to all!!



Our "Parade of Sail" Victory Lap was a marvelous chance to see all of the other boats beautifully dressed overall with sails up and perfect for taking photos (we have one of each boat)!! After arriving where we had started 15 months ago at Rodney Bay Marina, St. Lucia, awaiting us was a super pool party with a steel band and a fabulous dinner party with two bands in tribute for our completed circumnavigation. What an awesome "finale"!!

Charlie and I will always feel grateful that we were so lucky to be on the "best" circumnavigation rally supported by wonderfully experienced and gracious staff, accompanied by stunning sailors and sent off by fantastic friends!! Enormous thanks to everyone for the encouragement you have added to our lives. First, all thanks to the World ARC for whom without we would not have had this grand adventure: Andrew Bishop, Paul Tetlow, Suzana Buraca, Joel Chadwick, Chris Tibbs, Davide Sini, Hugh Murray-Walker, Rob Gaffney, Johny Buraca and the World Cruising Club office staff. Next, appreciation to our amazing friends who were standing at S/V Celebrate with fresh food to add to our stock as we left the dock in St. Lucia: Stacey & Anne Cowles, Dr. David Egger & Rebecca, Don & Charlotte Lamp and Dr. John Cadwell & Priscilla. Also special friends, John & Kat Langenheim, were waiting for us with many goodies and to join us for the Panama Canal Transit. Then, to our excellent crew, we would love to have you aboard again: Andy Barrow (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico), Randy Brand (Fairbanks, Alaska), Peter Sandover (Devon, United Kingdom) and Jay Ailworth (Jupiter, Florida). Lastly, so many, many thanks needed for the wonderful sailors and boats who helped everyone in so many ways for a year-and-a half!! We will miss you!! Congratulations everybody!!




Captain Charlie & Cathy

World Circumnavigators

S/V Celebrate


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