'Sailsolstice" on evening of June 19th?

[rbgarr]

Has anyone heard of a West Marine 'sponsored' website for recording those who go sailing (report in on your honor) on the evening of June 19th?

I read about it somewhere and now can't find the website at westmarine.com or anywhere I've googled.

[Hwyl]

It's been driving me nuts for the last 10 minutes. I finally found it http://www.summersailstice.com/

[Hwyl]

I saw it in Points East by the way, you may have too

[Donn]

Isn't the solstice (for us) on the 21st?

[JimD]

The 19th is a Saturday. Probably more people on the water than Monday the 21st.

[Donn]

Great reason to go on Monday. :D

[JimD]

Originally posted by Donn:
Great reason to go on Monday. :D You got that right. Around here there's so little water that on a sunny weekend you spend all your time trying not to run into other boats. It looks like the scene from 'Jaws' when the whole town decides to go shark hunting at the same time.

[imported_Steven Bauer]

From the website:

Sunday June 20 - anywhere you sail!

Why good news? Summer Sailstice 2003 was on June 21 and because 2004 is a leap year June 21 was going to fall on a Monday. However, due to the careful calculations of celestial physicists they've determined solstice 2004 to fall on June 20 - a Sunday and therefore still on the weekend. This according to 'The Old Farmers Almanac'. However if you search enough you can find some that will call Monday the 21st the solstice so we'd suggest you make it a three day weekend and go sailing both days just to make sure

Steven