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This Weekend’s Winter Solstice Starts Countdown to Summer

Saturday will mark the shortest daylight hours of the year. It’s when the sun touches the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere and starts its march north to the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. It also means there are just six months until the 25th annual Summer Sailstice global celebration of sailing. Though you may not yet have any sailing plans for the weekend of June 21, 2025, we’re highlighting the events that local clubs and the YRA already have in the 2025 YRA Sailing Calendar, which we just sent to press.

It’s not as if nobody plans ahead! Here are the events already on the calendar for Summer Sailstice:

Saturday/Sunday events: 

Sat/Sun: SFYC Hart Nunes Regatta — Knox/Central Bay
Sat/Sun: RYC BAYS #1 — Southampton
Sat/Sun: SBYC J/105/J/88 Stop — South Bay, S.F. Side

J/88s
J/88s and J/105s will be heading to South Beach Yacht Club for the J-Stop Regatta.
© 2024 Chris Ray

Saturday only events:

Sat: Encinal YC Alameda One-Design Regatta — Alameda
Sat: Half Moon Bay YC Rear Commodore Regatta — Half Moon Bay
Sat: SFYC Hank Easom Regatta — Knox/Central Bay
Sat: Stockton Sailing Club Single Handed Race — Stockton/Delta
Sat: SSS Single Handed Transpac — Ocean
Sat: YRA In The Bay Series #2 — City/Central Bay

Brendan Huffman Heads out the Gate in the Singlehanded Transpacific Race.
Brendan Huffman sailed out the Gate for the Singlehanded Transpacific Race in 2023. You could do it this year on the Summer Sailstice.
© 2024 Brendan Huffman / Latitude 38 Archives

Sunday Only Events:

Sun: InvernessYC Bender 7-8 — Tomales Bay
Sun: Presidio YC Baxter-Judson Race 3 — Horseshoe Cove
Sun: Sausalito YC Rear Commodore Pursuit Race — Knox
Sun: YRA Doublehanded Sunday #3 — Cityfront

In addition, you could start your weekend with Friday night races at the Berkeley Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, Island Yacht Club or South Beach Yacht Club.

Other options? It’s a great weekend to sail up to Petaluma for a weekend cruise or the Delta for a summer getaway.

Summer Sailstice Iolani
One of the best things to look forward to is to be like Iolani and just take some friends sailing for Summer Sailstice weekend.
© 2024 Latitude 38 Media LLC / John

This weekend’s winter solstice is your midwinter reminder that the days are going to get longer and it’s not too early to join others who have already put Summer Sailstice sailing plans on the Summer Sailstice site. You can add your plans (intentions) here.

Latitude 38’s 2025 YRA Sailing Calendar will be distributed with the January issue on December 30.

 

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