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Summer Sailstice News & Stories

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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Storms, Sinkings and Sailings

by jarndt

A few early reports from Summer Saistice 2015 are in and we've posted a few notes from the day. But we're heading out for another solstice day today so sailing first and complete Sailstice news later!

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Team Alvimedica Wins Into The Hague and Celebrates With Summer Sailstice

by jarndt

In a complicated, tumultous leg from Lorient France to The Hague Team Alvimedica turned a last place start into a commanding victory finishing almost two hours ahead of their nearest rivals Dongfeng.

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Summer Sailstice is on Instagram and we're inviting you to upload your best video clips!

by Monica Grant

Are you entering the Summer Sailstice Video Contest Powered by Harken? Take some video footage while you're out celebrating Summer Sailstice this weekend and upload your clip via Instagram to be in the running for some great prizes from Harken, GoPro, Navionics, McLube, US Sailing, Mt Gay, MyBoat,… read more

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Father’s Day Sails into the First Day of Summer

by jarndt

While Summer Sailstice is connecting sailors and sailing across a wide variety of disciplines and the vast expanse of the oceans we also know it connects people through a heritage spanning generations.

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