Festival of the Oceans Nautical Expo

Our 2024 Summer Sailstice in SL Nautical Expo is again the Festival of the Oceans!

Join us Friday June 21 thru Sunday June 23 for scheduled events! The Festival exhibits will continue to be open thru Friday June 28. Click for maps of the exhibit areas.

Sailstice Weekend Events at the Festival of the Oceans

COLOR CODE: Multiple-Day Events — Special Events/ Performances — Cruises — Races — DJ Parties

Friday June 21

9:30 AM (appx): NonProfit Commons group visits Festival of the Oceans for official opening (about 30 minutes) LANDMARK

11:00 AM Tall Ships Parade & New N&K Ship Release: — Ships depart N&K Shipyards and should arrive at Lili’s Shipyard off Lobster Pot Landing around 12:00 Noon, followed by dance presentation, the new ship announcement, and party (starting appx 12:30 PM) ARRIVAL LANDMARK

12:00 N (appx. time and continuing all afternoon): Hotlaps time-trial circuit Off Hrosskell Sound and adjacent/nearby regions LANDMARK

1:00 PM Cruise with Tradewinds Yacht Club departs from Hrosskell East Channel LANDMARK

4:00 PM: Reaper Storm Air Races presented by Aeropunk Sky Pirates Coalition & PixilVerse:’s Aircraft Manufacturing Division. (Over all Festival of the Oceans venues) LANDMARK 1 LANDMARK 2

Sailstice Day Saturday June 22

All Day: Hotlaps time-trial circuit Off Hrosskell Sound and adjacent/nearby regions LANDMARK

2:00 AM : Shippe & Saille new ship product launch event at Festival Basin D LANDMARK

10:00 AM: Get The Freight Out (GTFO) demonstration run(s) of the GTFO system between hubs at Lobster Pot Landing (Hrosskell) and Lifestaen; Departing Lobster Pot Landing LANDMARK

12:00 N: Cruise the free Sailstice Barque at the Festival! Leave from Lobster Pot Landing. LANDMARK

2:00 PM: Product Release and Party by SL Marine featuring DJ Bella Orsini at the Festival Main Stage. LANDMARK

4:00 PM: Reaper Storm Air Races presented by Aeropunk Sky Pirates Coalition & PixilVerse:’s Aircraft Manufacturing Division. (Over all Festival of the Oceans venues) LANDMARK 1 LANDMARK 2

Sunday June 23

All Day: Hotlaps time-trial circuit Off Hrosskell Sound and adjacent/nearby regions LANDMARK

9:00 AM:

10:00 AM: Starlust Marina Yacht Club (SMYC) Summer Sailstice Cruise Arrives at Hrosskell Sound Departure LANDMARK Arrival LANDMARK

10:00-12:00 N: Starlust Marina Yacht Club (SMYC) Summer Sailstice Cruise after-party  Festival Arena LANDMARK

10:30 AM: Lili’s’ Yard Dinkieworx new boat products launch The Festival basins LANDMARK

11:00-12:00 N: Sailstice Dinkie cruise Departing Hrosskell East Channel LANDMARK

1:00 PM: Phoenix rising Yacht Club (PRYC) Festival-liveried Isard Mini transat cruise Arrives at Hrosskell Sound LANDMARK

2:00 PM: Second Life Coast Guard (SLCG) live Search And Rescue (SAR) demonstration Off Hrosskell Sound / Lobster Pot Landing LANDMARK

4:00 PM: Reaper Storm Air Races presented by Aeropunk Sky Pirates Coalition & PixilVerse:’s Aircraft Manufacturing Division. (Over all Festival of the Oceans venues) LANDMARK 1 LANDMARK 2

2024 Exhibitors:

Boat builders:

  • BBX Yachts
  • Hunter Marine
  • Infinity Industries
  • Isard
  • Lili’s Yard
  • Loose Cannon Shipyards
  • Loren Bhalti
  • Mailista Nautical
  • N & K Ships
  • N O E
  • Shippe & Saile
  • Ultramesh

Sailing Clubs & Marinas:

  • Angels Marinas
  • Free Floating Furs
  • Mermaid Marina
  • Phoenix Rising Sailing Club
  • Sjogin Owners’ Club
  • Sky Pirate Coalition
  • Starlust Marina Club

Boat Painters/ Chandlery:

  • B’s Painted Fantasies
  • Celtica Nautic
  • Echo Designs (Mer accessories)
  • High Tides
  • Hollow Family Industries
  • Night Heron Graphics
  • SL Marine

Other:

  • Pixil’s Pixels
  • Pixil : Verse
  • SL Coast Guard
  • SL Environmental Corps
  • Unity Water Taxi
  • Windcompass PRO