Tuesday, June 27, 2006

The Tall Ships are almost here

One of the most anticipated coastal events in some time (since, perhaps, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' flight) will take place Friday, June 30 through Tuesday, July 4 when the Pepsi Americas' Sail comes to Carteret County. The event has become known as the "Tall Ships."

WRAL.com has a great roundup site specifically for the Tall Ships. You can view it here.

In addition, a schedule of events and ticket info can be viewed here.

And the Jacksonville Daily News says that the event is bringing booming business to Crystal Coast communities.

The Buccaneer Inn in Morehead City still had a few rooms available as of last week, but they were expected to go fast. Of the 79 hotel rooms that had already been reserved, front office manager Sonya Ramsay estimated 70 had been rented to people who had called because of the event.

“The last month or so, there have been calls every day. I’ve had at least six calls today; it has been constant,” she said.

Bed and breakfasts in Beaufort were accumulating long waiting lists in case of any cancellations. At the western end of Carteret County, all but a few of the 775 rentals offered by Emerald Isle Realty were reserved, and the business was doing its part to help promote the tall ship event and inform all renters of the upcoming activities, said director of reservations Jeff Lessey.

Some property owners were choosing not to rent their homes that week and attend the event themselves.

“July 4th is our hottest booking time. They are giving up their biggest week for rentals and coming down themselves,” he said.

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