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2009, Summer Sailstice

The festival was again at the east end of the island
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The festival was again at the east end of the island

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:13:14 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #121314_5283BCX
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Handmade signs showed where to register for sailboat rides
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Handmade signs showed where to register for sailboat rides

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:04:58 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #120458_5267BCX
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A salesman ready to show a new sailboat for sale
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A salesman ready to show a new sailboat for sale

Note the collapsible wheel   •  Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:06:12 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #120612_5270BCX
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Sailing schools offered the free sailboat rides
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Sailing schools offered the free sailboat rides

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:08:18 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #120818_5274BCX
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An advertising sandwich board was set on the dock
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An advertising sandwich board was set on the dock

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Many boats were moored for the day's events
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Many boats were moored for the day's events

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:53:10 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115310_5259BCX
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A booth near the entry sold shirts and meal tickets
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A booth near the entry sold shirts and meal tickets

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:55:08 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115508_5264BCX
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West Marine was selling rigging off the back of a truck
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West Marine was selling rigging off the back of a truck

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:54:24 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115424_5263BCX
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A grinding contest was open to all ages
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A grinding contest was open to all ages

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:53:52 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115352_5262BCX
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The food booth offered meat dishes and garlic toast
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The food booth offered meat dishes and garlic toast

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:52:32 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115232_5258BCX
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A pirate demonstrated boat construction techniques
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A pirate demonstrated boat construction techniques

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:52:53 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115123_5253BCX
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A hairy fellow scribed a line for a cut
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A hairy fellow scribed a line for a cut

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:51:52 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #115152_5256BCX
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Teenage pirates seized a small dinghy
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Teenage pirates seized a small dinghy

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:06:34 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #120634_5269BCX
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Emily & Joan Band played bluegrass
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Emily & Joan Band played bluegrass

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Families enjoyed the music
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Families enjoyed the music

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:28:34 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #122834_5291BCX
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A new brand of trimaran was demonstrated that day
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A new brand of trimaran was demonstrated that day

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:48:00 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #124800_5298BCX
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One couple arrived complete with both poodle dogs
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One couple arrived complete with both poodle dogs

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 12:57:16 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #125716_5303BCX
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A wide flat schooner entered the bay
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William Carter, Monday 29 June 2009

The Alma is the last of the commercial sailing barges which used to populate the bay.

Just 30 or 40 years ago I went to the Coast Guard offices to inquire about getting a captain's license. After outlining my experience at sea, I was told I would have to jump through more hoops than I was interested in. But, one of the officers had a sudden insight: On experience alone, I could get a license to captain a "non-auxiliaried sailing vessel". He said no one else had such a ticket, and that meant that whenever the Alma took on passengers for it's bay cruses, they would have to hire me as Captain.

I wasn't sure I could the handle old tub and I didn't want to ferry a bunch of people around the bay anyway, so I passed on the idea. I've never been aboard the Alma which, now days, has an auxiliary engine...

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 13:00:14 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #130014_5307BCX
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A free sailboat ride was pleasant that sunny afternoon
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A free sailboat ride was pleasant that sunny afternoon

Summer Sailstice Celebration and Fair   •  Treasure Island, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 27 June 2009)   •  (Photo taken 13:03:36 Saturday 20 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #130336_5315BCX
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