Author: SRYC Comms Team

From over a week to just about an hour, SRYC’s Fleet Captain LeRoy Miller has a cruise for you!

The First Class Trip leaves from Miss Riverbottom in Peoria on Sunday, June 28, and stops in Havana, Grafton (two nights), back to Havana on July 2nd, and then on to Henry for the nights of July 3 and 4. Enjoy the fireworks in Henry and return home on Sunday, July 5th.

The Tourist Class Trip starts in downtown Peoria at Wharf Harbor Yacht Club on Sunday, June 28, then stops for two nights at East Port Marina, 2 nights at the Ivy Club, and joins up with the First Class cruisers for two nights in Henry over Independence Day weekend, July 3rd and 4th.

The Economy Class Trip leaves SRYC on Friday, July 3rd and travels to Henry for two nights, joining the other cruisers for 4th of July fireworks Saturday night. Return Sunday. This is a great option for boaters with limited time off!

… And finally, join us for a new event this year, the Summer Solstice Sunset Cruise, on Saturday evening, June 20th. Celebrate the longest day of the year with the shortest cruise of the year — a slow, lazy flotilla down to Starved Rock Lock and back, enjoying the sunset and marking the first official day of summer on our beautiful Illinois River. Depart around 7:30pm and join a relaxing parade of boats floating down to the dam.

Contact Lynda or LeRoy Miller to talk about joining one of the overnight cruises.

From the Wine Tasting Dock Walk on Saturday to the Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday, it was a beautiful weekend!

 

Bill Parrott was kind enough to share a tip on a smart phone app that lets you see a map of commercial towboats on the river in real time. The app is called FindShip Lite. On the iTunes App Store, it looks like this:

 

When you download and open the app, allow it to access Location Services, and soon you’ll see a map of your location with arrowhead-shaped icons that represent commercial vessels. Even the name of the towboat is shown. Here’s a screenshot showing two towboats just upriver from SRYC:

Tap on the boat name to get details about the vessel. What a handy app to have when you are planning a cruise. Is it safe to take the kids tubing downriver? Are there boats waiting for the lock? Just open FindShip Lite and find out!

Anyone else have a tip about a boating-related smartphone app?