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Sand & Sea Festival and Merrimack River Maritime Festival, Salisbury, Massachusetts

2007 Press releases and articles

Thousands hit Salisbury Beach for arts, watercrafts and sun

SALISBURY BEACH — Volleyballs zoomed and kites soared as musicians jammed on the beachfront stage and jet-skis roared across the sea, their riders hellbent on crossing the finish line first

“The beach is packed, boys, put on a show,” the announcer called to competitors in one heat of the Toyota/Sea Doo Regional Championship races taking place at the beach this weekend. Read full article ...

Finally, ready to go Fourth

For those itching for true summer fun in the hot July sun, Mother Nature is cooperating, for now.

The Groton House Farm’s premier riding event, the GHF II, concludes today, and with Salisbury Beach becoming a hot spot for Jet-Ski events, it appears the summer weather has arrived in time. Read full article ...

Seabrook’s Falvey set to compete against area’s best tomorrow

SEABROOK — For Leeanne Falvey, one of the world’s top jet ski racers, “a day at the beach” is anything but.

You won’t catch her admiring sandy metropolises or flingling neon colored frisbees with friends. Read full article ...

Salisbury Beach makes a splash with first Sand & Sea Festival

Longtime Salisbury resident Wayne Capolupo is looking forward to the substantial fireworks display — being billed as a “pyrotechnic symphony” — that will explode over Salisbury Beach Saturday night during the first Sand & Sea Festival because of what it represents for the coastal area’s future. Read full article ...

Festival premieres at Salisbury Beach

The first Sand & Sea Festival, to showcase one of Massachusetts' most popular summer destinations and pristine natural resources, Salisbury Beach, will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 30 to July 1, at Salisbury Beach center, between Broadway and Oceanfront South. Read full article ...

Salisbury: Sea-Doo races are the highlight of the Sand & Sea Festival at Salisbury Beach, a family event celebrating the recreational uses of Salisbury Beach. Read full article ...

Take Five

Surf's up in Salisbury Beach. So is the 1st Annual Sand and Sea Festival, slated for next weekend. Enjoy watercross races, kite flying, beach volleyball, a kids' fair, carnival games, food, fireworks and non-stop entertainment. Read full article ...

You can bet fireworks will be grand this year

Who has the best fireworks, Newburyport or Salisbury?

There's a $600 wager on the table to decide it, and the bettors don't fit the mold you might expect. Read full article ...

Sunny Skies for Sea-Doo Races in Salisbury 

At a recent press event to announce the festival, Massachusetts State Senator Steven Baddour and Representative Michael Costello try out a couple of sea doo’s as Salisbury Beach Partnership, Inc. President Wayne Capolupo and Salisbury Economic Development Director Chris Reilly wave the starting flags.  The U.S. Toyota/Sea Doo Regional Championship Races were a featured event at the 1st Annual Sand & Sea Festival at Salisbury Beach on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1.

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