Stories from Summer Sailstice 2013!
Sailstice Tales are stories from your individual Summer Sailstice events scattered around the sailing globe. Stories will be posted in July after that 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.
Send your pictures, videos and stories to john@summersailstice.com. No more than 6 pictures/story to be sent 72dpi and under 300k/picture.
Mark Hoenke sent in a couple of photos from the shores of Muskegon Lake in Michigan.
Ralph Hewitt hates to miss a day of sailing, especially when he can be introducing new people to sailing in his current home waters of Nicaragua even though it all started with the Sea Scouts years ago in Vancouver, WA.
Sailors on Lake Sakakawea, is the third largest man made lake in the United States creating lots of navigable sailing opportunities for sailors. And, where you find sailors, wind and water, you'll find a group of people ready to sail and celebrate.
Being far North for Summer Sailstice gives you more daylight hours and gorgeous sunsets. At least this one was in WA.
The Bay Yacht Club combined with the Corpus Christie Midget Ocean Racing Fleet to put on a race/cruise or a cruise/race for a wind challenged, but fun, Summer Sailstice celebration.
A prize winner writes in with a picture and story of her Summer Saisltice Sail.
More freshwater sailors connect for a sail and celebration in Missouri.
Sailors gathered for the annual Chicago to Waukegan Yacht Club
Elliott Bay Marina gets folks out every Thursday for summer sailing. One of those lined up with Summer Sailstice.
Despite being a mile above sea level sailors find a way to sail and celebrate in Colorado.
In El Salvador Summer Sailstice is at the end of the traditional sailing season - or at least it's getting very hot. None-the-less sailors who have enjoyed a winter on the coast of Central America are ready to celebrate.
Where do people sail in Kansas? Cheney Lake with the Ninnescah Sailing Association of course.
Douglass Meyer sends in a mid-race photo from the morning after a nighttime solstice race.
2012 was the 12th year of Summer Sailstice and the 12th celebration on San Francisco Bay. The tradition is growing around the world and on San Francisco Bay.
A Sailstice video, on June 23, 2012 the 4th annual River Regatta Race on the beautiful Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida. Hosted by Regatta Pointe Marina, Riverhouse Reef & Grill and Riverhouse Weddings & Banquets.
Foul forecast didn't slow the celebration. Over 25 boats and many more sailors gathered to celebrate Summer Sailstice on Lake Eustis.
Rich Vilvens and his Hobie 18 reports in his sailblog from windy sailing from the reservoir on the edge of California's central valley.
Two other competitors in the Clipper Round-the-World Race send in their mid-Atlantic Summer Sailstice photos.
Mid-Atlantic sunset phots as De Lage Landen races towards Derry-Londonderry
The crew of Finland sailed, celebrated and successfully contended with mid-ocean repairs for Summer Sailstice.
The 10 boats in the Clipper Race were crossing the North Atlantic on the solstice with Cyclone Chris just to the South. New York wrote in about their day sailing for Summer Sailstice.
Southern California is home to one of the nations largest and best public sailing programs - and they do enjoy sailing and celebrating for Summer Sailstice. Newport Beach is just one perfect place to sail!
Photos and story from the Atlantic with Greenland perhaps the closest land on Summer Sailstice.
David Roach of Sagamore Harbor, New York sends in this first photo of Summer Sailstice 2012
Take pictures, send stories! Sailstice Tales is dedicated to telling your Summer Sailstice sailing stories. What, where, how, who sailed with you on Summer Sailstice 2012. We want to let the world know how, where and why we all enjoy our days under sail. Send in your stories and we'll post them here.
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