IRBBA Maritime Legacy Awards for Two Icy Swimming Events

IRBBA Rear Commodore Patrick Feehan recently presented two boat clubs with the Maritime Legacy Award for their charitable winter swims.

East Peoria Boat Club, for the The Polar Bear Plunge.

H2O Boat Club Heritage Harbor, for the Penguin Plunge.

Listen to IRBBA Board members Wayne Eichelkraut and Pat Feehan talk about the good work of IRBBA on the radio. They appeared on The Second Cup, WCMY radio.
Listen here.

IRBBA Awards First Maritime Legacy Award to South Shore Boat Club

The twenty-five clubs of the Illinois River Basin Boating Association (IRBBA) have awarded the South Shore Boat Club the first ever IRBBA Maritime Legacy Award for its annual Pearl Harbor Memorial.

The Illinois River Basin Boating Association (IRBBA) honored the 35 years of patriotism and respect of our nation’s veterans shown by the South Shore Boat Club. Only three locations still conduct a Pearl Harbor Memorial. One is in Hawaii, one is in the District of Columbia, and the third is located at South Shore Boat Club.

As always, great job to the membership of South Shore Boat Club.

Photos from the event.

IRBBA officer Patrick Feehan presented the award at the event in December, 2014. A video of the award presentation is here.