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Hobie, Hunter, J/Boats, Corsair, Windrider - Are all inviting owners!
Hunter has created a contest for all participating Hunter owners. Hobie has invited Hobie Island fleets and dealers to get the boats launched and sails hoisted for Summer Sailstice. Corsair is offering free North Sails with a new boat purchase for Summer Sailstice. How is your fleet planning to "get out the boat" and get all your owners sailing on Summer Sailstice? Click here for tools to make your invitation easy. Remind them -- all sailors signed up have a chance to win a free one-week BVI charter with Footloose Yacht Charters.
Sunset Photo Contest and More
Win a GoPro Hero HD2 video camera by submitting the best sunset photo taken on Summer Sailstice. To enter, submit your photo here by Friday, June 29th. We have a list of contests for other prizes -- biggest crew, biggest fleet, and more. See the contest page here.
Sunrise, Local Solar Noon, Sunset --Planning Tool.
To fire your canon, air-horn or noisemaker at your local solar noon, you can find the exact times here.
SOS - Save our Shippers and order now!
The 2012 t-shirts, hats and burgees are available now but to get them before the 23rd please order now. It will help Save Our Shippers!
Who's Sailing?
There are 1100 Hunters signed up for Summer Sailstice, hundreds of Hobies, hundreds of O'Days -- and hundreds of different kinds of boats. 67 Cape Dorys, 50 Flying Scots, the list goes on. There's even a big category of "homemade." Is your boat or fleet on the list? Read more here.
Quote: "There are only two colors to paint a boat, black or white, and only a fool would paint a boat black." - Nathaneal G. Herreshoff
Summer Sailstice Event Tip -- not sure what to do for Summer Sailstice? Have a look at what others are doing here.
Summer Sailstice in the news. A summary of Summer Sailstice media coverage.
Got Rum?
You will if you win the BVI charter and stock up with Footloose's New Online Provisioning Site. It's easy to pre-order all your food and drinks and have it waiting on your boat when you arrive. It's so simple why would you want to provision any other way? Especially when it comes to your rum!
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
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Sign up today, June 14th, to win Mount Gay shot glasses from Pirate's Lair!
Pirate's Lair is giving away five pieces of Mount Gay gear. You could win either a burgee or shot glass set.
Congrats to our Summer Sailstice burgee winners from last week!
Debra Kelly from South Carolina and Richard Morris from Pennsylvania
Send us the best picture of you catching a fish on Summer Sailstice and you might win a cooler from Harken!
More and more companies are signing up to support sailors from around the world. If you would like contribute, please email john@summersailstice.com
Win a BVI Charter from Footloose Sailing Charters:
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, North 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.
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