SUMMER SAILSTICE 2009, JUNE 20 at Treasure Island on San Francisco Bay

The 2009 Summer Sailstice has sailed by and become the summer sailing season.  Thanks to everyone who joined us for a fabulous day in Clipper Cove and ashore on Treasure Island!

More stories to come but have a quick look at some of the fun that took place on Treasure Island:

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A benefit for Treasure Island Sailing Center.

The longest day of the year... the launch of summer... the summer solstice. Power your holiday with sun and wind to support a healthy lifestyle, a healthy Bay, a healthy planet!

FREE ADMISSION!  Summer Sailstice brings together everyone who loves wind, water and sail! Sail in, motor in, or just come down for a full weekend of sailing, cruising, racing, windsurfing and onshore entertainment.

If you don't have a boat, don't worry... you can get FREE sailboat rides, watch sailboat racing and enjoy live music at the festival village. Or see if you can hook up with a ride on the Latitude 38 crew list or visit the new, complete Bay Area access to sailing resource: gosailingsf.org. For boaters:  On top of all the other fun there is free anchorage with complimentary water taxi and dinghy dock availability to enjoy one of the most idyllic spots on the Bay.  Racers unable to anchor or stay overnight can raft up stern-to at the Treasure Isle Marina guest dock as space permits. Download this PDF for navigation news on Bay Bridge project

This page provides

• A Festival overview
• Detailed schedule of events
• Directions to the Festival
• Background on the musicians
• Background on Summer Sailstice
• Sailing/treasure hunt/pirate pictures from past years at: FlikrSailstice

Festival Overview: Here's what's in store!

	Cruise in: Boaters enjoy a free anchorage with spectacular views of San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, the old and new Bay Bridge spans. Complimentary water taxi service and dinghy dock make it easy and fun to reach the shoreside entertainment. Our map helps you find the way, or click here for directions. Driving and public transit: For those arriving by land yacht, free parking is available. The island has regular bus service from San Francisco. Click here for directions.
The Sailstice Festival Village features food, beverage, vendor booths and new boats on display.	Our menu includes tri-tip and chicken sandwiches, caesar salad, fruit, chips, Numi Teas, sodas and water. On tap will be tasty Paulaner beer, cocktails featuring Skyy Infusions Vodka, Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey, Flor de Cana Rum, and a selection of wine.
Boats on display: At dock, you'll be able to tour the breathtaking Jeanneau 45DS, Hunter 50CC, Hunter 38, Hanse 47, Catalina 400, Island Packet Estero, Beneteau 34,  and the 100 year old Master Mariner Classic, 'Polaris'. On the hard, you'll be able to see a selection of skiffs and dinghies, including the fast-as-lightning Australian 18, the Weta trimaran and the Windrider trimaran. Thanks to our sponsors!	Boatbuilding contest: You've never seen anything like this. Sponsored by WoodenBoat magazine and Berkeley Marine Center, you'll watch teams build boats from the ground up starting in the morning and try to launch and row them in the afternoon!  Contestants can download details here. Welcome the San Francisco Giants! The San Francisco Giants will join sailors this year with their promo team in the 'Orange and Black Attack' tent where they'll have prizes and giveaways for the whole family.  Come hit a ball into the cove (Clipper Cove), take in some sailing and then head over to AT & T park for a Saturday night game vs. the Texas Rangers.
	Sailstice Festival World Music: You'll be entertained by five bands spanning bluegrass (Joan Wilson Rueter Trio), sea chanteys (The Roving Tars), Irish, Scottish, and Old-Time tunes (Fun with Finnoula), Caribbean rhythms with Bluegrass instrumentations (Dore Coller and Bermuda Grass), and a classic-rock tribute band (Bowjones). Click here for a complete schedule.
Big boat racing (ODCA/HDA): If you would like to race One-Design or PHRF for the OCSC Sailing Summer Sailstice trophy sign up to race with the Yacht Racing Association (YRA). Race management by Encinal Yacht Club Race Management. Courses in the South Bay. Awards ceremony at the Sailstice Festival.
	Free sailboat rides are available courtesy of Club Nautique, Tradewinds Sailing Center, Modern Sailing and Mission Creek Sail Tours. Signups begin at 11:00am; last ride departs at 4:00pm. Rides on our J80, Colgate 26, and Catalina 34 are first-come, first-served, subject to weather and availability and require sign-up on site. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
Demonstrations: In addition to the boatbuilding competition, we are excited to be showing two thrilling demonstrations. Thanks to Chad Frietas of Nelson Yachts, the high performance Australia 18 skiffs will be on display ashore.  If it works out this year the US Coast Guard will dramatically demonstrate its helicopter-deployed rescue swimmers just off the island.
	Photo treasure hunt: This is one of the most fun and creative ways to make your way to Treasure Island. And you get cool photos and the chance for prizes! Here's how it works. Go to the Photo Treasure Hunt web page. Check out your assignment and sign up. You'll get points for taking certain pictures-but to keep the competition fair, the pictures must contain an item that you won't know until you receive an an email. Happy hunting!
DO GOOD
Do good: The Sailstice community believes in protecting the oceans and waterways that give us so much joy and in bringing kids in touch with the power and wonder of wind and water. As part of your Sailstice holiday, do two things:	1. Sailors for the Sea by taking part in the Virtual Circumnavigation of the Americas. It's easy. Just check off the Virtual Circumnavigation box when you sign up at the global Sailstice site and make a pledge for every mile you sail. The money goes to protect our oceans, and your miles move all participants virtually forward in a grand circumnavigation of the the Americas. 2. Sponsor a youth sailor at Treasure Island Sailing Center. TISC reaches out to kids from all communities and backgrounds, building teamwork, responsibility and stewardship of the environment. It's easy and fun to sponsor a youth sailor.
Just for kids and youth sailors
Dinghy racing:  The 2009 BAYS Youth Regatta at TISC has been cancelled.  Visit BAYS to learn more about rescheduling of this event. It will still be a great weekend to sail dinghies in the cove.  Bring yours by and just plan a day of sailing in Clipper Cove.  Sail to the beach for the Treasure Hunt or pay a visit to TISC.
	Buried treasure! There's nothing like digging in the sand for buried treasure! Treasure Island Yacht Club lets kids dig with pirates and find coins for prizes. Parents have been known to dig in, too. Trowels and pirate garb welcome. Digging will begin on the beach after 2:30. Check with TIYC for precise times.

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Recent San Francisco Press on the event:

San Francisco Chronicle
KFOG  (see Weds. June 10th under the pretty picture of Phil Specter)
7 X 7  (see Best Day on the Bay- June issue)
Bay Crossings

Latitude 38 E-Book (Download free copy of June issue for pages 86-89)

Detailed Schedule

Download a PDF of the schedule

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Thanks to our sponsors for making this free event possible!

Title Sponsor  

Premier Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors

Allstate, Australian 18/American Sailing League, Berkeley Marine Center, Club Nautique, Cruising Yachts, inc., DeWitt Gallery, Emery Cove Yacht Harbor, Farallone Yachts/Catalina, Grand Marina, Hanse Yachts, Hyde St. Pier, Interlux, J/world, Kayak Connection, List Marine, Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, Marina Village, Mission Creek Sail Tours / SF, Modern Sailing, Nelson's Marine, Numi Tea, OCSC Sailing, Passage Yachts, Sailtime, San Francisco Giants, Save the Bay, Shell Vacations
Skyye Vodka/Tullamore Dew, Seven Seas Cruising Asssociation, Tradewinds Sailing Center, Treasure Island Sailing Center, Twin Rivers Marine Insurance, West Marine, Weta Trimaran, Windrider Trimaran, WoodenBoat Magazine, Wylie Yachts

Learn More about

• Master Mariners Benevolent Association: www.mastermariners.org
• Treasure Island Yacht Club: www.tiyc.org
• Treasure Island Sailing Center: www.tisailing.org

Thanks to Oliva Global Communications for consulting and packaging of the Summer Sailstice Festival.

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Directions to the Summer Sailstice SF Festival

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By boat. Clipper Cove is where Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island meet. It opens to the east, facing Emeryville and alongside the eastern span of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. Vessels with greater than 5 foot draft should enter the cove on a rising tide and hug the north side of the entrance as indicated by the orange line in the Google Map. You may be crossing youth dinghy races, so slow down, keep watch and be prepared to avoid them. Proceed west to the large anchorage area in blue. Watch your depth and be mindful of vessels rafted with bow and stern anchors, as they will not swing with the wind. The bottom is mud. The dinghy dock is indicated on the map. "Summer Sailstice Festival" or "Sailstice Water Taxi" may be hailed on VHF 72 between 12:00pm and 8:00pm.

By car. Treasure Island is in the middle of San Francisco Bay and is reached via the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Interstate 80). Whether coming from the East Bay or San Francisco, be sure to stay in the left lane and be prepared to exit at slow speed for Treasure Island. Proceed down the hill toward Treasure Island, pass the Marina, and continue through the now unused guard gate. Make your first right turn onto California Avenue. Event parking will be on your right and is free. The Google Map may be used to obtain driving directions to the indicated parking area.

By public transportation. Treasure Island is served by San Francisco Muni bus number 108, with a direct connection from the TransBay Terminal at First and Howard Streets in San Francisco.

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Musical Line-up:

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Emily and Joan

Emily & Joan perform infectious original tunes about whiskey, highways and heartache. They honed their honky-tonk chops performing everywhere from subways, beachtowns in SoCal, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival 2007, to prisons in Belgium, opening up for acts such as Wanda Jackson and Old Crow Medicine Show. They are joined by two talented local musicians, Alex Morrison on guitar/banjo and James Whiton on upright bass.

The Roving Tars

San Francisco’s infamous Barbary Coast, where saloon-keeping scum like Marr loaded patrons drinks with drugs. Said unfortunate drinkers often woke up five miles out to sea in the service of the Chinese tea trade -- hence the term shanghaied -- with little choice. The Roving Tars don’t need to be told this. Some of the members of this group live on the water, and Chanteys and Songs of the Waterways are in their blood. There is also a streak of the pirate pulsing through which can rise up and start a ruckus now and again.

Fun with Finnoula

A semi-acoustic band featuring Brian Theriault on fiddles, Burke Trieschmann on guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals, and Leonardo Cartes on percussion. Their music is a mixture of Irish, Scottish, and Old-Time tunes with some twists on songs both traditional and contemporary.

Dore Coller and Bermuda Grass

Dore is a guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter who can't make up his mind and performs many different styles of music. His group Bermuda Grass combines Caribbean rhythms with Bluegrass instrumentation. It's also an excuse to throw any other style that fits into the moment. Dore has performed previously at Summer Sailstice and we are glad to welcome him back.

Bowjones

A group of musicians who lived through the times when "classic rock" was new... Bowjones - bringing the vibe and atmosphere of the 60's thru 90's back to the future! A tribute band of brothers performing the classic rock you grew up with!

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Summer Sailstice 2009 began on the winter solstice, December 21st 2008!

San Francisco sailors participated in a Winter Sailstice sail to start the 6 month countdown to Summer Sailstice 2009. It was the shortest day of the year and they'll all be getting longer and closer to Summer Sailstice 2009. Thanks to those who joined us on San Francisco Bay for a casual and salutary sail to the beginning of the return of the sun to the North. Check out more winter solstice sailors featured here in 'Lectronic Latitude .

2008 REVIEW - Have a look at pictures and activities from Summer Sailstice 2008:

Thanks to all of you who sailed in, swam in, drove or came via transit. We had a fantastic day celebrating sailing on Treasure Island. Clipper Cove was filled with 85+ boats at anchor, almost 140 boats raced from the TISC docks, 75 boats raced with the YRA, 50+ kids discovered buried treasure on the beach, over 150 people enjoyed free sailboat rides and five fabulous bands played from noon to 8pm. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year on the weekend of June 20/21. Until then enjoy a great season of sailing. For pictures and more Summer Sailstice at Treasure Island visit:

Photos from Ariane Paul
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Air travel, automobile and recreational vehicle use, and cruise ships produce anywhere from 0.4 to 2.2 tons of carbon dioxide per family, and consume large amounts of fuel. Whether you're a sailor or non-sailor, cruiser or racer, windsurfer or kiteboarder, strike back at global warming and qualify for over 300 prizes with the Bay's best on-the-water party: the 9th annual Summer Sailstice SF Festival at Treasure Island, June 21, 2009.

About Summer Sailstice

The Summer Sailstice San Francisco Festival is part of the global holiday of Summer Sailstice. Guided by an organizing committee of sailing organizations and businesses, the Festival intends to be Northern California's largest on-the-water celebration for everyone who loves harnessing wind, water, sun and sails to power their fun. See the feature story on Summer Sailstice SF Festival in Bay Crossings

Summer Sailstice was founded in February 2001 by John Arndt, as the global, annual celebration of sailing held on the summer solstice.

The annual Summer Sailstice sailing event is free to all participants and has grown from 200 boats signed up in 2001 to well over 2,000 boats today. Since many sailors join in the fun on boats signed up at http://www.summersailstice.com//, the actual number of Summer Sailstice sailors participating is estimated at almost 10,000 annually.

"The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces,
or at least not try to defy them." – Paul Hawken

More about Summer Sailstice

Since 2001, sailors from around the world have come together on the summer solstice to create a global celebration of sailing called Summer Sailstice. The 2008 event is celebrated on the weekend of June 21 and 22 by over 10,000 sailors worldwide. Founded as a way to unite the diverse and dispersed community of sailors, Summer Sailstice is now used by numerous sailing clubs, classes and organizations as a way to launch the summer sailing season and connect with others locally and globally.

Sailstice, in affiliation with the Ocean Conservancy, is working to get more people to choose sailing for summer vacation. Air travel, automobile and recreational vehicle use, or cruise ships produce anywhere from 0.4 to 2.2 tons of carbon dioxide per family, and consume large amounts of fuel. Summer Sailstice, in its eighth year, is working to increase participation 20 percent and log 26,000 nautical miles of participant sailing with both formally organized events and spontaneous sailing activities hosted by hundreds of sailing clubs, schools, associations, charter companies, individual skippers. Sailstice helps current and would-be sailors launch summer, connect with others, and enjoy a family-friendly alternative to fuel-intensive travel by highlighting sailing’s ability to harness wind power for recreation with minimal impact on the environment.

Summer Sailstice is structured so any sailor can participate regardless of what or where they sail. Sailors register on the Summer Sailstice website (www.summersailstice.com) to tell others about their weekend sailing plans, find and organize events in their local areas, and become eligible to win one of over 300 sailing industry prizes.

As for this year’s event, founder John Arndt comments, “The time is right for the world to see what sailing has to offer. With the price of gas over $4 per gallon and increasing concerns about global warming and protecting the environment, it’s time for sailing to bring attention to this more earth friendly way of enjoying life on the water.” One of Summer Sailstice’s key messages in 2008 is promoting the natural harnessing of windpower for recreational enjoyment with negligible impact on the environment. Towards this end, Summer Sailstice is affiliated with the Ocean Conservancy, supported by global circumnavigator Jimmy Cornell, and is hosting for the second year, a virtual Summer Sailstice circumnavigation of the globe. Participating sailors are asked to pledge funds to the Ocean Conservancy for every mile sailed during the Summer Sailstice weekend with the goal of everyone sailing a combined 26,000 miles, equivalent to one circumnavigation of the planet. All funds raised by the circumnavigation will go towards the Ocean Conservancy’s on-going ocean preservation programs.

On a final note Arndt added, “As Summer Sailstice grows we want people to recognize the solstice not as the first day of the summer season but as the biggest day of the sailing season!”

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