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Summer Sailstice News & Stories

Summer Sailstice doubles as a learning experience in North Carolina

by Monica Grant

Rick Brass sent us this story about the 53rd Annual Indian Island to Ocracoke Regatta, Pamlico Sound, North Carolina...

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Fun Sailstice celebrations in Alabama

by Monica Grant

The Point Yacht Club in Alabama had a great Summer Sailstice weekend with members enjoying a full spectrum of fun from the beach to the sea...

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These "Sailing Chicks" celebrated with Persistence

by Monica Grant

This team of five women celebrated Summer Sailstice on the beautiful waters out of Pentwater, Michigan...

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Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club Celebrates in Wisconson

by jarndt

Dale Counihan, the Cruising Director of the Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club in Wisconsin wrote in to describe a perfect Summer Sailstice weekend on the largest lake in Wisconsin: 

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Encinal Yacht Club Hosts 5th Summer Sailstice

by jarndt

Encinal Yacht  Club, located on the Pacific island of Alameda, CA, hosted its own celebration of sailing on Summer Sailstice by inviting the public in for sailboat rides, cannons firing, hosting small boat races, running a boatbuilding conte

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Even hard-core sailors Celebrate Summer Sailstice

by Monica Grant

Five Clipper 70s joined the Clipper Round the World Alumni Summer Sailstice celebration, while training in Solent, UK for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race...

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Soggy Summer Sailstice

by Monica Grant

Summer SailsticeSometimes the best laid plans don't pan out.... especially when the weather gods have a different idea about what constitutes favorable conditions. Ruth Emblin, Rear Commodore of the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club told us her story...

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Mexican Summer Sailstice Shenanigans

by Monica Grant

Here is a fun Sailstice tale from the merry sailors at Marina Riviera Nayarit, located on the North Shore of Banderas Bay, in sunny Mexico. This party-crowd staged a unique celebration with rain and beach umbrellas, patchwork sails, and a couple of 8-man SUP boards, and it certainly looked liked… read more

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Summer Sailstice tales from Chile

by Monica Grant

The heat was turned up in Chile last weekend when Claudio Undurraga A. celebrated the 15th annual Summer Sailstice in Algarrobo, with his daughter and her dog Copihue.

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Pacific Northwest Jeanneau Summer Sailstice Rendezvous

by jarndt

Dan Krier of Marine Service Center has participated in all 15 Summer Sailstice celebrations starting in 2001 with their very first Pacific Northwest Jeanneau Rendezvous.

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