CREATE YOUR SUMMER SAILSTICE EVENT
The creativity of sailors, yacht clubs, sailing schools, boat classes and associations continues to dazzle us. Below are items to help you create and promote your own Summer Sailstice event or just to promote Summer Sailstice to your sailing friends and the local media. Have fun and help us connect the world in a global sailing holiday.
DOWNLOAD AN EVENT KIT:
* Summer Sailstice Event Flyer White (8 1/2 x 11 PDF to post at your marina or yacht club)
* Summer Sailstice Event Flyer Yellow (8 1/2 x 11 PDF to post at your marina or yacht club)
* Summer Sailstice Event Form (8 1/2 x 11 PDF allows you to enter local event info)
* Sample 2011 Club or Fleet newsletter blurb
* Link button for your website
* Sample 2011 Press Release
* Fleet/Club invite(edit and use this copy to invite friends, family, yacht club, owner groups or fleet members to sign up and sail!)
* Official 'Get out of work' June 21 Absentee Notice (Download, fill out and hand to your boss to have a 3-day Summer Sailstice weekend. Entitles the bearer to take a day off for sailing on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011!)
* Fire a canon or horns at your local solar noon. For exact lat/long calculation try the NOAA calculator. Or try this celestial site: http://www.timeanddate.com/
Here's a list of sailing songs to take to sea
Here are some ideas for you to adopt as you start to plan your next Summer Sailstice celebration:
Events
- Sailing Triathlon
- Sailing Scavenger Hunt
- Summer Sailstice Regatta
- Summer Sailstice “Beer Can Race”
- Road Rally on the Water
- Demolition Derby (old boats only!)
Social Events
- Summer Sailstice Swinging Singles
- Summer Sailstice Raft Up Barbeque
- Summer Sailstice Flotilla Cruise or Rendezvous
- Summer Sailstice Raft Up
Boat Related
- Boat Fixing Clinic
- New Sailor Open House
- Summer Sailstice “Try a Hobie” Day
For the Kids (or for those who refuse to grow up)
- Sponge Tag on the Water
- Dinghy Jousting
- Relay Races
- Football on the Water
Other Creative Ideas from Summer Sailstice past participants:
Read about events hosted by previous Summer Sailstice participants:
Here is the 2012 Sponsorship Program.
Sailing the Bay Fundraising letter
