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Summer Sailstice News & Stories

Hobie Islands Celebrate Summer Sailstice

by Abby

CALIFORNIA – Southwind Hobie Island Sailors, Newport Beach, CA. Hobie Dealer: Southwind Kayak Center    

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Winner of Harken Gear bag

by Abby

Dave is the winner of the Harken Gear Bag and shared some pictures of sailing in Nebraska with us!

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Photo Contest Winners!

by Abby

We had some great entries to the photo contest this year! The conditions ranged from foggy to windless to sunny and 15kts!

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All Day Long - Cruising Compass from the Pacific Nowrthwest

by jarndt

Cruising Compass Editor Andrew Cross recalls Summer Sailstice 2013 as he looked forward to 2014:

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Cass Gidley Marina Celebrates With Movie Fundraiser

by jarndt

Cass Gidley Marina, a Sausalito community sailing center used Summer Sailstice as an opportunity to raise funds to support boating access on the historic Sausalito, California waterfront.

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East Coast Sailing Association Celebrates with Five Organizations

by jarndt

We thank Joe Coleman for sending in the story from the East Coast Sailing Association.  

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Sailing Education Adventures in San Rafael Celebrates Their First Sailstice

by jarndt

Sailing Eduation Adventures has been teaching sailing to Bay area youth for over 30 years.

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Hobie i12s Kayak Winner!

by jarndt

Mark Bewley signed up for the first time to help inspire his family to join him for the sailing celebration.  When he signed up Mark said, 'Sail a Hobie Tandem Island with my wife and 3 kids. Never boated before but now I'm hooked.

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2014 Summer Sailstice Celebration Cruise was a "hail" of a good time.

by Abby

Read the Hampton Yacht Club newsletter below for the full account of a adventuruous Chesapeake gathering.

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Grilling in Indiana

by Abby

We lacked wind for sailing but luckily we had a open grill and party scheduled at sunset. We sailed into or floated into summer at 6:51 a.m. and scheduled a dinner at 7:30 pm with a progressive dinner.  pitch in open grill.

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