The Sailing Club, Inc.

Summer Sailstice Rock Hall, MD Miles River Severn River June 20 - 22, 2015

Summer Sailstice on the Chesapeake "The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." Henry Ward Beecher, Life Thoughts          Summer Solstice is called June Solstice world-wide as only the northern hemisphere is experiencing the start of summer on this date. When the sun's zenith is furthest north from the equator, it reaches the Tropic of Cancer, and in our hemisphere we experience the longest day of the year. For the areas near Annapolis, the 2015 June Solstice is June 21 at 12:38 p.m. This may be important for those who want to take a moment to celebrate the occasion. We will spend the weekend enjoying sailing, rafting up, swimming, eating on board and enjoying friendships. We will sail to anchorage locations suitable for enjoying the sunset on two of the longest days of the year. This is the weekend of the Summer Sailstice, and we have officially registered with them to enhance the celebration on the Bay. Friday, June 19th: We will make our way to Haven Harbor Marina, Rock Hall arriving by late afternoon, if possible. Skippers and First Mates will check out the boats; crew members can then load gear and provisions and survey the situation. We'll make dinner reservations at a nearby restaurant. The evening is a good time get to know our boat mates. In addition, Rock Hall is having a Cruise Night with classic and antique cars, with oldies music from 5:30 to 8:30. Before dinner, we can go visit the classics and remember our youths. Saturday, June 20th: After topping off the water tanks, loading extra ice and any other last minute chores; we'll leave the dock, head south, and pass under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, leaving Annapolis on our starboard side. We will continue to the Miles River and find an idyllic anchorage at Leeds Creek or possibly Long Haul Creek. Once the raft-up is secure, we can begin the festivities. Swimming is always welcome after a day on the water in June, and the evening will be long enough to provide opportunities. Each boat will prepare a meal on board and grilling will be an available option. After each boat has finished dining, we will have a shared dessert party with each boat providing something to help the meal settle. While enjoying the darkening skies we can share our best Summer Solstice myths with our ship mates. Sunday, June 21st: After a relaxing breakfast, we get under sail again and head in the direction of Annapolis and the Severn River. We will get a chance to see many of the local boats heading back to their moorings and slips to make it home for another Monday at work. We will find enjoyable anchorage locations on Clements Creek or if we don't want to sail that far up the Severn River, we can pick Back Creek. Once again we will raft up and have the opportunity to swim and partake of food and beverage. We will celebrate the first full day of summer with an appetizer party in place of an actual meal. This will give lots of time to socialize, play games and enjoy the night sky. Monday, June 22nd: After breakfast, our boats will make the trip back down the river to get some sailing in before having to return to Haven Charters at Rock Hall by 3:30 pm. Time to say goodbye to your crew mates and have a safe trip home. The cost of this trip is $400.00 per person (Skippers - $200.00). The trip price includes charter fees only. Food, fuel, provisioning, pump-out, and other incidentals are additional and will be handled by each boat's crew. A $100.00 deposit and Release of Liability and Zero Tolerance Form must accompany your reservation form. Please make your check payable to The Sailing Club, Inc. and mail it, along with your completed reservation and release forms, to Bob Rainey at the address below. Reservations will be processed beginning April 3, 2015 with a random draw of those received by that date. All reservations received after that date are on a first-come, first served basis. The balance of $300.00 will be due May 6, 2015. The Club's standard thirty-day cancellation policy applies for this event. A pre-trip meeting will be held approximately two weeks before the trip, at a time and place to be announced. All participants should make every effort to attend in order to meet your crewmates, plan your meals, and make travel plans. Please note that sailing conditions are dynamic, that your safety, and that of your crewmates, depends on your good physical health and agility.

Trip Leader	Assistant Trip Leader
Bob Rainey                2006 South Branch Drive Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889         908-872-9101 rjraineyjr@aol.com	Mary Ann Gordon         2714 Packer Court Bridgewater, NJ 08807 908-575-1457 maryagordon14@gmail.com