Summer Sailstice - Sail locally, celebrate globally
 
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~Susan Altman
2011 Sailstice Tales

Sailstice Tales are stories from individual Summer Sailstice events. The Current year stories will be posted in July after the current year’s event. The archives at the bottom of the page are the place to go see what others have been doing in past years. After your event you can send in your pictures and stories to john@latitude38.com. No more than 6 pictures/story to be sent 72dpi and under 300k/picture.

More of Summer Sailstice at Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda, CA
Sarah Arndt spent the weekend helping with the Summer Sailstice celebration in Alameda and filed this report.
Walter & Vivian Carrigan won the Moorings charter in 2010 and celebrated in the BVI in 2011
Walter Carrigan signed up for Summer Sailstice and, like all other participants, thought just maybe he might win the Moorings charter. Unlike all other participants he actually did!
California Encinal YC Summer Sailstice 2011 on San Francisco Bay
What's the secret sauce? Like Coca Cola or Tabasco sauce it's often a mysterious recipe that makes something just right. Mike Scheck and the crew at Encinal Yacht Club figured out the secret Sailstice sauce to create a fabulous day of sailing and celebration for Summer Saisltice 2011.
Ohio - Fairport Harbor YC Sailing Regatta and Potluck
Multiple Sailing Clubs get together on Lake Erie in Northeast, Ohio to participate in a regatta and share a potluck.
Sailing on the Back River, MD
Despite predicted rainy weather - clear skies and good wind come as a pleasant surprise on the Sailstice!
New York Harbor Sail!
Jerry, Anne, and friends sailed aboard a Sailtime Hunter to celebrate.
Bay Yacht Club of Corpus Christi, Texas celebrates with potluck dinner!
Despite high winds and a cancelled race, members of the Bay Yacht Club still managed to have lots of fun on the Sailstice!
Gorgeous Sail on Commencement Bay, Puget Sound, Washington
Sailstice sail with views of Mt. Rainier and Tacoma!
Salvaged boats on the water for Summer Sailstice!
In celebration of the Sailstice, Glen Sperry attempted to sail all six of his salvaged boats. See photos of each.
Sailstice celebration in Northwest Montana
Cold weather means sailors celebrate around the fire!
Sailors still manage to celebrate in heavy winds and rain!
On Ada Hayden Lake, Ames, Iowa Sailstice storm brews.
Daffodil hits the water just in time for Sailstice
In Ft. Meyers, Florida the sailboat "Daffodil" launched!
All day Race/Cruise on Lake George, New York
Sailors on Lake George, in upstate New York, enjoyed a full day of sunny sailing in light wind.
8 Day Sailstice Cruise aboard Hunter 37.5 "Wanderlust"
Sailors aboard Wanderlust sailed to various spots on the Chesapeake during the week leading up to the Sailstice.
Windwalker celebrates the Sailstice and supports a cause!
The sailboat, Wind Walker, sailed out of Liberty Bay, Washington to celebrate and to raise money for a homeless women's shelter.
Massachusetts sailors enjoy full weekend of Sailstice sailing
Sailors Bill and Andrea Scanlon sail out of Winthrop Yacht Club on both Saturday and Sunday
Sailors from Boothbay, Maine enjoy a pleasant afternoon sail
In between the fog, lobster boat races, and thunderstorm, Margaret and Dave Tew were able to find some sunny, breezy sailing time.

The boat, Wind Walker, sailed out of Liberty Bay, Washington to celebrate and to raise money for a homeless women's shelter.
First Sailstice Sail goes to sailors from the Mieco Beach Yacht Club
Located on the Marshall Islands, just west of the international dateline and seven degrees north of the equator.
A Sailstice Wedding!
A marriage aboard sailboat "Chronos," on Lake Erie, occurs on the Sailstice.
Summer Sailstice winch grinder contest at Encinal YC in California
Of the many activities at Encinal Yacht Club America True's grinder contest gathers a crowd of challengers.
Your 2011 Sailstice sailing adventures will go here
From Tahiti, Alaska, Germany, Annapolis or anywhere you're sailing, this page is reserved for your stories about your Summer Saisltice sail and celebration. Take pictures, write stories and let the world know who, what, where and how you sailed for Summer Sailstice 2011. Check out the links below for tales from past years.

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