Sailors Celebrate 2022 Summer Sailstice Unfolds June 18
Sailors don’t need to be talked into going sailing on the longest day of the year, in June, when it’s likely to be sunny, and on a Saturday, on which most sailors would sail anyway in that season. What sailors do need to be convinced to do is sign up to do so.
San Francisco sailor John Arndt, the founder of Summer Sailstice and publisher of Latitude 38, created the annual event to get sailors around the world out on the water on the same day, as close as possible to the solstice, to celebrate the sport. Twenty-one years later, sailors still raise their sails together to celebrate that first day of summer.
Oh, and solo sailors, that includes you. You don’t have to sail with anyone else… All you have to do to be part of it is sign up at summersailstice.com and go sailing on June 18. Sail with family, sail with friends, or sail alone.
Why sign up if you’d go sailing anyway? To win free prizes! Among this year’s prizes are free flexible solar panels, Wichard gear, WRI weather services, US Sailing swag, magazine subscriptions, navigation software, a Ronstan gift certificate, and cruising guides.
Summer Sailstice organizers enjoy creating contests, too, and are working on new ones as the date rapidly approaches. Past contests (to win yet more prizes) have included “Restore an Old Sailboat,” awesome raftup, video, and photo contests. Sign up for the Sailstice email list to hear the latest.
If you’re already gung-ho about the Summer Sailstice and/or the type of sailor who has a broad reach of sailors in your contact list or social media sphere, why not become an ambassador for the event? Of course, ambassadors qualify for additional prizes. Click to summersailstice.com/ambassadors to learn more.
At print time, there were 10 Chesapeake Bay events listed for the 2022 Summer Sailstice. Don’t you think we should double or triple that? Sign up now at summersailstice.com and join the international holiday for sailors.
