A most glorious evening welcomed Sailability down to the deck and pontoon of Manly Yacht Club on Thursday evening.

Several group homes arrived, along with some of our volunteers and their families to welcome in the New Year. It was great to get together in a social fashion after a busy year of sailing.

Chairs and tables were placed so that everyone could get the best view of the fireworks being displayed in Manly Cove at 9.00 p.m. and people intermingled in the way that we have come to expect. It was luck and good management that allowed everyone to find acceptable parking on this busiest of evenings, with a long walk ahead for Rob and his daughters at the end of the evening, but everyone else managed to find a closer position.

Manly Council and the businesses involved really outdid all former attempts, and everyone agreed with lots of OOOH’s and AAHH’s that it was the best fireworks ever.