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Tall Ships Coming to Beaufort 



Beaufort 

 will play host to the 

 Pepsi Americas ' Sail 

 July 1-5, 2006. 



Before arriving 

 in Beaufort for the 

 trophy presentation, 

 the participating 

 tall ships will have 

 sailed along the 

 South American 

 coast in the Ameri- 

 cas ' Sail fourth com- 



Tall ships will sail into Beaufort in 2006. 



petition of the year. The vessels competing in the 

 event will be Class A and Class B tall ships. 



The 2006 event will conclude in Beaufort 

 because of a local connection: It's the home 

 port of Horatio Sinbad, Captain of the Meka 

 II. Sinbad was awarded the 2002 Americas' 

 Sail trophy, after winning the tall ship Class B 

 competition. 



Americas' 

 Sail was estab- 

 lished in 1988 to 

 give Class A and 

 Class B tall ships 

 an opportunity 

 to compete in an 

 international event 

 that entertains 

 worldwide sailing 

 fans. The primary 

 sponsor of the 

 2006 event is the 

 Minges Bottling Group of Ayden. 



Some vessels that have competed in 

 Americas' Sail in the past include: Cisne Branco 

 from Brazil, Simon Bolivar from Venezuela, 

 and Eagle — the U.S. Coast Guard flagship. 

 Other American boats that have competed are 

 Compass Rose, Wolf md Mystic Whaler, along 

 withSinbad'sAMn//. -R.R. 



New Carteret Paddle Trail Maps 



Wa, 



rant to 

 paddle by horses 

 and sheep grazing 

 on a Carteret Coun- 

 ty island, through a 

 rambling salt marsh, 

 or by beaver dams? 



These diverse 

 habitats are on 

 Carteret County 

 paddling trails 

 featured on three 

 new maps produced 

 by the Crystal Coast Canoe & Kayak Club. 

 Two maps feature places to paddle in Western 

 Carteret, including the White Oak River area, 

 Bear Island, Bogue Sound and Newport River. 

 The third map focuses on paddling trails in 

 Central Carteret, including Morehead City, 

 Beaufort and Harkers Island. 



The color maps, produced in cooperation 

 with the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation, 

 include driving directions to sites, as well as trail 



Courtesy of Crystal Coast Canoe & Kayak Club 



difficulties and 

 hazards. 



To order 

 the Carteret 

 paddle trail maps, 

 contact: Carteret 

 County Tourism 

 Development 

 Authority, 3409 

 Arendell St., 

 Morehead City, 

 NC 28557; 

 252/726-8148; 

 orvacation@sunnync.com. Also, N.C. Parks & 

 Recreation, 1 27000 Bay Leaf Church Rd., 

 Raleigh, NC 27614; 919/846-9991. 



A more comprehensive N.C. Coastal 

 Plains Paddle Trail Map is available online at 

 www.ncsu.edu/paddletrails/. The regional map 

 was coordinated by the N.C. Division of Parks 

 and Recreation, North Carolina Sea Grant, and 

 the Partnership for the Sounds. 



-A. G. 



Families of those being memorialized may take part in 

 every step of the process, from dedication to placement. 



Eternal Reefs 

 Memorial 



"Sleeping with the fishes" has taken 

 on a literal meaning with the introduction 

 of artificial reefs that contain the cremated 

 remains of loved ones. This summer, the 

 Atlanta-based Eternal Reefs, Inc., will begin 

 depositing artificial reefs off the coast of 

 North Carolina, in collaboration with the 

 N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. 



The reefs allow cremated remains to 

 be a part of a living eco-habitat for fish, 

 turtles and other sea life instead of in an urn 

 on a shelf or mantle. 



"As far as a final resting place, it's not 

 just a memorial. It allows for a whole new 

 ecological system to develop," says com- 

 pany founder and president Don Brawley. 



The "memorial reefs" — an offshoot 

 from the "reef ball" artificial reef system 

 — are made from cast concrete mixed with 

 cremated remains and are expected to last 

 approximately 500 years, according to com- 

 pany spokesperson Amanda Leesburg. 



The families of those being memo- 

 rialized are encouraged to participate in 

 every part of the process, from casting to 

 dedication and placement. With a memorial 

 certificate that identifies the exact location 

 of the reef, it is easy to go back and visit. 



"We had a woman who was 58, and 

 she got a diving certificate just so she can 

 dive on her son's reef," Leesburg says. 



For more information visit www. 

 eternalreefs.com or call 888/423-7333. —TP. 



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