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Here are the 2005 Summer Sailstice Winners!!

Jerrold Manock, sailing his Colgate 26 on Lake Champlain in Vermont sailed his way to a one-week charter in the BVI  with The Moorings!

The Grand Prize for 2005, a one-week Moorings charter in the BVI for Summer Sailstice 2005 was once again won by a fresh water lake sailor.  Though this year it was in New England rather than the Midwest we're sure Jerrold Mannock from far North in Burlington, VT will enjoy a BVI charter as much or more than any of us.

Other big winners include Sandy Oberg of Richmond, California who won the Hunter Xcite sailing dinghy, Herb Iwer sailing out of John's Island South Carolina sailed his West
Wight Potter to win the one-week 'Fast Track to Cruising' course from Off shore sailing.

This year five people awarded $200 gift certificates from West Marine - one each month from February to the June drawing.  If you signed up by the end of February this gave you five chances to win the West Marine gift certificate.  Several other prizes were awarded on a monthly basis for early sign-ups throughout the spring including products from Shockles and Sailing World subscriptions and calendars.

A new prize for 2005 was sailing opportunities from Sailtime.  We awarded a free sail with Sailtime to winners living near one of their 30 bases in the US.  This gives all of them one more chance for a sail but this time on a new Hunter sailboat sailing from the Sailtime bases.

This year we awarded over 200 prizes from almost 60 companies who generously came aboard to support your 'random act of sailing'.  Sailors signed up in 48 states - all but North Dakota and West Virginia.  We also had sailors signed up in five Canadian provinces, Mexico and as far away as Australia where one Australian said he was
signing up to 'celebrate the shortest sailing day of the year but the longest night to party!'

The list of winners appears below and we're again thankful to the people in so many companies who simply love to sail themselves and support a holiday celebrating the fun of it all. Summer Sailstice gives sailing businesses a chance to make everyone a winner while giving us all another great reason to get together sail, party, barbecue and just have fun on the solstice. Have a look at the 'Locations' page to see who was sailing and where this year or see how some people celebrated by reading  'Sailstice Tales'.  You can of course email your own Sailstice Tale to: john@summersailstice.com

We're planning ahead for next year and hope you will put Summer Sailstice on your club, class or personal sailing calendar for 2006. Summer Sailstice will be held the weekend of June 17/18 with the actual solstice on Wednesday(hump day), June 21st. We hope you find a few great sailing days between now and Summer Sailstice 2006 and are already looking forward to a terrific 2006 sailing season.

Prizes and winners for 2005
48 North
t-shirt/hat combo			Ned Cook
t-shirt/hat combo			Lynn Ogden
Blue Water Sailing
1-year subscription			Herman Schiller
Boatblender
Boatblender			Dave Fiorito
Boatblender			Brian Lasley
Boatblender			John Kissell
Boatblender			Diane Johnson
Boatblender			James Williams
Crusing World
1-year magazine subscription or calendar			Klaus Kutz
1-year magazine subscription or calendar			Kevin Vallee
1-year magazine subscription or calendar			Pete Boyce
Davis Instruments
Windex wind indicator			Brian McQuiddy
Doyle Sails
hat			Paul Matthews
hat			Roger and Ella Wenman
hat			Colby Marsh
hat			Janis Campbell
hat			Rick Williams
polo shirt			Jim Crook
polo shirt			Bob Stanislaw
long-sleeved shirt			Griffin Heise
long-sleeved shirt			Dick Pratt
lHawaiian shirt			Dan Donahue
Hawaiian shirt			Steve Ulrich
Dry Shirt / Sailing Pro Shop
dryshirt			Bob Dutton
Dubarry
Mens gift certificate			Peyton Perkins
Womans gift certificate			Nancy Ford
Good Old Boat
1-year magazine subscription			Gary Greule
1-year magazine subscription			Christopher Hsu
Harken
sunglasses/cooler			Kathy Hemmer
sunglasses/cooler			Emilie Pavilon
Hinckley Marine
$100 gift certificate			Peter Frontera
Hobie Cat
hat			Tom Motley
hat			Paul Poirier
hat			Spencer Johnson
hat			Michael Williams
hat			Mike Doyle
Hunter Marine
Xcite Sailing Dinghy			Sandy Oberg
Landfall Navigation
$50 Gift Certificate			Jim Lamos
North Sails
Backpack			Dave McCallum
Backpack			Mary C. Wolfe
Backpack			Paul Poirier
Backpack			Leslie Osmera
Backpack			Carl Hilgerman
Ocean Navigator
cap			Dan Tucker
1-year magazine subscription			Ethan Abatiell
Pocket Rules of the Road			Randy Mraz
Gulf Stream Companion			Carol Thorsten-Stein
Offshore Sailing School
Cruising Course			Herb Iwer
Points East Magazine
Entrance Fee			Alex Agnew
Hat			Bruce Bates
Hat			Roland Ludlam
t-shirt			Maeve Link
t-shirt			G.Bruce Wilbur
Cruising Direct Sails
Signal Flag Set			Bob Ingham
Reeds Nautical Almanac
Almanac			Phil Hodgson
Almanac			Harry McHarg
Almanac			Chuck Angie
Ronstan Marine
DVD			John Chojnacki
DVD			Ed Donie
DVD			Bill Durkin
DVD			Joy Okazaki
DVD			Jon Knutson
Blouson Jacket			Geoff Pentz
Fleece Jacket			Greg Morey
Inshore Jacket			Barry Williams
Vest			Bruce Custer
Belt			Jay Palace
Belt			William Shea
Sail America/Strictly Sail Pacific
VIP tickets			S. Lavarine
VIP tickets			Susan Macina
VIP tickets			Harold Proverbs
VIP tickets			George Robinson
VIP tickets			Warren Sweet
VIP tickets			James Wilkinson
VIP tickets			Ken Andrews
VIP tickets			Joseph Bernhard
VIP tickets			Dave and Wende Charles
VIP tickets			Rick Emery
VIP tickets			Mark Hirschman
VIP tickets			Jim Stewart
VIP tickets			Richard Martin
VIP tickets			J. Leichter
VIP tickets			Carl Aubele
VIP tickets			Sally Hamann
VIP tickets			Bill Thompson
VIP tickets			Bruce Whitmore
VIP tickets			Richard Sawicz
VIP tickets			The Tykol Family
SAIL Magazine
Hat			Tim Klaff
Hat			Bob Drether
Hat			Pierrre Collet
Hat			Luke Schelvan
Hat			David Johnsen
1 yr. subscription			Jackie Mirsciutte
1 yr. subscription			Kevin Carlson
1 yr. subscription			Pam Sowell
1 yr. subscription			Deborah Blackmore
1 yr. subscription			Robert Forest
1 yr. subscription			Mary Wilson
1 yr. subscription			Ed Griffith
1 yr. subscription			Mark Millet
1 yr. subscription			Paul Ahern
1 yr. subscription			Felicia Bamer
US Sailing
"Understanding the Racing Rules"			Robert Bergman
"Understanding the Racing Rules"			Bryan Wutzen
2005 Rulebook			Diana Koller
t-shirt			John Crigler
t-shirt			Laurel Kaleda
Sailing World
1-year magazine subscription			Christopher Hughes
Sailor Bags
Sailor Bag			Colby Marsh
Shockle
Shock Absorber			Gretchen Hinerman
Selden Mast
Solid Vang			Andrew Levito
sailboatowners.com
$500 gift certificate			Alex Ross
Sperry Topsider
Fiagawi Zips			Derek Hewson
Fiagawi Zips			John @ Cheryl Hodges
Fiagawi Zips			Cindy Snyder
Fiagawi Zips			Dwight Odom
Fiagawi Zips			Fulvio Casali
Spinsheet
1-year magazine subscription			Bill Krause
1-year magazine subscription			David Kew
t-shirt			Edward Egleine
t-shirt			Bob McEwen
calendar			Linda Ferragut
calendar			Bruce Phaup
The Chapin Company
Men's buoy pants			Brian Reeves
Woman's buoy pants			Debbie Bruesewitz
Steiner
Binoculars			Al Gasior
The Moorings
Charter			Jerrold Mannock
Lewmar Marine
Winch Handle			Russell Putebaugh
Winch Handle			David Frost
Winch Handle			Mark Shearer
Winch Handle			Tom Konschak
Winch Handle			Patrick McCormack
Tom Varley and the Sun Dogs
CD			Michael Collodora
CD			Peter Bolan
CD			Aaron Kennedy
CD			Mike Harris
CD			Elaine Timmins
CD			Amy Kozlowski
CD			Priscilla MacDuff
CD			Jackie Cattanach
CD			Clyde Bauer
CD			CJ Powell
UK Sails
hat			Sandye Mann
bag			Janice Whitmore
cd			Kathleen Harris
Vanguard
Magic Marine Travel Bag		Javier Jerez
Private Kit		Guy Hemmer
Private Kit		Carl Mischka
Private Kit		Derek Marsano
Hat or t-shirt		Les Farrell
Hat or t-shirt		Jim Cook
Hat or t-shirt		Bob Farrell
Hat or t-shirt		Ken Hoover
Hat or t-shirt		Waldo Childres
Hat or t-shirt		Melvi Portnoy
Frisbee		Chuck Allen
Frisbee		Marshall McKenzie
Frisbee		Chip Millican
Hat/Frisbee		Peggy Malecki
Hat/Frisbee		Monica Nichols
Hat/Frisbee		Lawrence Arrington
Hat/Frisbee		Cindy Reynolds
Hat/Frisbee		Peter Chien
Hat/Frisbee		Mike Mashl
Hat/Frisbee		Krista Siino
Hat/Frisbee		Sally Sharp
Hat/Frisbee		Luke Ramsay
Hat/Frisbee		Kevin Broome
Army Bag		Ted Odell
Army Bag		Derik Anderson
West Marine
$200 Gift Certificate			J.W. Parins
Yale Cordage
Docklines			Robert Kansa
Docklines			Jon Krisman
Brookes and Gatehouse
hat			Jim McGuinness
hat			Hank Schmitt
hat			John Higley
hat			Brent Cyca
hat			Hunter Paredes
hat			Gay Howe
hat			Erin Sorrell
hat			Paul Martin
hat			Daria Blackwell
hat			Peter Kafer