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Not Every Sail's a Picnic

May 10, 2012 by jarndt
Not Every Sail's a Picnic
        Not every sail's a picnic!

May 10th, 2012 | Summer Sailstice Newsletter

When you sign up for Summer Sailstice you will be virtually sailing 'with' the world's longest yacht race, the 40,000 mile Clipper Round the World Race.  On June 23rd, the 10 competitors will be crossing the North Atlantic approaching the finish of their circumnavigation.  Sign up here to be sailing 'with them' on the Summer Sailstice global sailing celebration.

Tee Time

 

Ready for a morning or nighttime tee?  The 2012 Summer Sailstice shirts, hats and burgees are now online and ready to order in time for your Summer Sailstice sailing.  It's a great new design from Michael Brown of Pirate's Lair - You'll love it! 

New Bulk Order Forms: we now have bulk order forms you can download for orders of a dozen or more but hurry, bulk orders must be placed by May 18th!

 

 

BlooSee Features

Coming soon!!  Bloosee, a website for ocean lovers, will be adding exciting new enhancements to the Summer Sailstice website.  In the meantime, check out Bloosee's feature packed web/mobile app tools.

 

 

Promote Summer Sailstice with this downloadable poster


You can download it, print and post at your local club or marina.  We also have a pre-written invitation and press release you can use in an email or newsletter and a web link button or other tools to help you invite friends to sail for Summer Sailstice. Visit:  Creating Summer Sailstice Events.

 

 

Tongue Twister 

Somehow sailing is full of so many "s" words.  We thought: Tongue Twister   So... Summer Sailstice sailors send us your silliest samples.  Ideas like the Sausalito Sunrise to Sunset Saturday and Sunday Summer Sailstice Sail or the Shanghai Saimeng Summer Sailstice Sunrise Sail recently sailed in China.  Have one for us?   Send it to john@summersailstice.com 

 

Can you help get the whole world sailing? 

Forward this email to a friend and ask them to sign up and sail "with you" on Summer Sailstice.  It's the first weekend of summer - make sure they don't miss it!

Join Summer Sailstice on FACEBOOK! - you don't want to miss any sailing!  Summer Sailstice is a global sailing celebration started in 2001 to unite the saililng world on the weekend closest to the summer solstice.

 

Sail locally, celebrate globally.                             john@summersailstice.com


Summer Sailstice, 6 Jersey Lane, San Anselmo, CA 94960

 

Announcing New Prizes!

Win a subscription to Tidetech!Tidetech is the leading supplier of oceanographic data to the elite yacht racing community, supplying competitors in the 34th America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Olympics.

 

Win a new mainsail cover or the North U Cruising and Seamanship book.  Both nice upgrades for your sailing life from North Direct

More and more companies are signing up to support sailors from around the world.  If you would like contribute, please email john@summersailstice.com

 

 

Special thanks for prizes supplied by: Footloose Sailing Charters, Hunter Marine, West Marine, Offshore Sailing School, Hobie Cat, US Sailing, Hobie Kayaks, SAIL Magazine, North Sails, Harken, Go Pro, Boye Knives, Breeze Booster, Cape Hatteras Marine, Yachting World, Sail America, Dubarry, UK-Halsey Sailmakers, Spinsheet, Blue Water Sailing, DeWitt Galleries, American Battery, The Maine Windjammer Fleet, Landfall Navigation, Sailor Bags, Davis Instruments, Latitude 38, Sunsail, Spiroll Chafe Guards, B & G, Vanguard Sailboats, 48 North, Boatblender, Ronstan, Ocean Navigator, Dry Creek Vineyard, Pineapple Sails, PeelAway Marine Safety Strip, Sailing Magazine, American Sailing Association, Lewmar, Points East Magazine, Doyle Sails, OCSC Sailing, Selden Spars, AdventureCat, Electric Yacht, SailTime, NauticEd, Dave Gale Books, Cruising World, Sailing World, NKE, DIY Boat Owner Magazine, Sunsail, Good Old Boat, Beneteau, Curt Crain Portraits, AB Marine, sailboatowners.com, Reeds Nautical Almanac, Windcheck, Steiner Binoculars, Oceangrafix, Schooner Fare, Yale Cordage, The Ultimate Sailing Calendar, Achilles Inflatables, Team McLube, Forespar, Schaefer Marine, International Marine Publications, Gul Apparel, Nauti Gear, New England Ropes, Bluestorm, Cruising Direct, Doyle Marine, Not For Navigation, San Juan Sailing, Woodenboat, Broad Reach Marketing, Columbia Yachts, Dash Hemp, sailwithscott.com, ZBlok, Nautical Playing Cards, Up 2 Code, Green Boat Stuff, Wichard knives, Greenox, Tidetech, The Sailing Channel, E-Paint, Orca Green Marine, Spinlock, Dax one-touch handle, Sailing Angles, McGraw-Hill, Seaworthy, Prism Polish, Maine Built Boats, KKMI, Samson's ropes, Summer Sailstice, Seoladair, Ella Vicker's Collection. 

 

If you'd like to promote your products and sailing by contributing to the prize list, send an email.

 400 sailors sign up at a sunny Strictly Sail Pacific show in Oakland, CA where sailors were snapping up the snappy new 2010 shirts and hats. If we didn’t see you there you can get your Summer Sailstice gear now in the eStore.
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