Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Beaufort native the face of America's Sail

Capt. Horatio Sinbad is coming home.

"Sinbad and his crew earned the right to bring the 2006 Pepsi Americas’ Sail to his home port of Beaufort, and over the past two years, he’s become the face of the maritime festival that will be held in Carteret County from June 30 to July 5," according to the New Bern Sun Journal. "He now appears in television commercials, on posters hanging in windows and cardboard cutouts featured at store displays."

The event, famously known as the "Tall Ships," will be arriving on the North Carolina Crystal Coast in just a few weeks. and it's very important to Sinbad.

“This means a lot to me personally,” he said. “I’ve been doing this for 32 years and now (Pepsi Americas’ Sail) is an opportunity to bring this type of event here and show the people in Carteret County what it’s all about.”

The newspaper lists the following information about the 2006 Pepsi Americas’ Sail
When: June 30 to July 5.
Where: Beaufort.
Events: tours of tall sailing ships, 15-mile regatta, artists market, entertainment, Fourth of July parade and fireworks.
Tickets: required to tour ships.
For information:
www.pepsiamericassail.com.

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