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Summer Sailstice News & Stories

Sailors Take to the Bay for San Francisco Fleet Week

by Monica Grant

San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) is here again and no doubt we’ll be seeing hundred of boaters out on the water this weekend jockeying for position to take in the views and excitement of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels as they perform their high speed, high thrill maneuvers in the sky above. This is one… read more

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Lucky Lake Michigan Wins Again!

by Monica Grant

Summer Sailstice sailors are always happy to learn they’ve won a prize, but this sailing pair were doubly surprised when they received more than they expected from New England Ropes!

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Summer Sailstice Sailing with SailTime

by Monica Grant

Even if you don’t own a boat, Summer Sailstice is a great time to get out on the water and enjoy sailing. SailTime offered just such opportunities during this year’s celebrations, as well as offering free sailing in the Texas Gulf!

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Serial Solstice Sailors Join Sailstice and Win 2nd Place in Harken Video Competition!

by Monica Grant

Kate Conway and her family are serial solstice sailors, and they also happen to be the second place winners in this year’s Summer Sailstice Video Competition!

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Sailing Takes All Forms As Blokart Joins the America's Cup

by jarndt

The past two years Summer Sailstice has had land sailors participating on the great salt flats of the American West.

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Equinox: Two Equal Oxen

by jarndt

September 23, 2015 is the day of the two equal oxen.

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Jack O'Neill “I saw the potential hazards of people not taking care of the ocean..."

by jarndt

You heard it recently from racers on the recent Volvo Race.  More recently we heard it from racers in the 2015 Transpac.  The oceans need our help.

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Diane Reid - Sharing a Passion For Sailing

by jarndt

'I also love sharing my passion for sailing.'  Says Diane Reid, the first Canadian female skipper of a Clipper Round The World Yacht Race.

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On Watch - Shelley Brown, Ph.D. Sailors For The Sea

by jarndt

We're always inspired by people with a lifelong passion for sailing and the sea who also manage to make a career of benefitting both as they share their passions with others.

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Beetle Cat Class Chair Wins AC Gear

by jarndt

Wells Pile, Chairman of the New England Beetle Cat Boat Association, is another Summer Sailstice 2015 winner taking hope a package of 34th America's Cup 'swag'. 

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