We Stand Corrected

On Monday, we reported on the fun and succesful Summer Sailstice celebration at Treasure Island Sailing Center. In covering the event, we mentioned that there were "up to six boat raft-ups" in Clipper Cove, which was true as far as it went — that’s what we saw when we looked out there in the early afternoon. However, several folks wrote in to note that one raft-up grew to a dozen or more boats later in the day, and Greg Davids sent the proof you see here. Although there are ‘only’ 12 boats in the photo, we’ll take his word for it that Berkeley YC’s mighty raft-up eventually grew to 13, with 12 of them spending the whole night together at anchor, with no dragging even during the windiest part of the day. From left to right, the participants are Volare, Ruby Slippers, Pearl of Oakland, Co-Motion, Sea Quest, Pura Vida, Freefall, Felice II, Bliss, Auric, Done Deal and Webb Site.

We’re going to go out on a limb and call this the largest Summer Sailstice raft-up of 2009 on San Francisco Bay. But as you know, Sailstice was celebrated in ports all over the world. If anyone reading this saw or photographed a larger raft-up on June 20, let us know!