Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️

Sailing out on May 19th, 2026 ⚓️ A fan event celebrating the voyages of the Franklin Expedition, from Greenhithe to Baffin Bay (and back!) ⚓️ #SailOutSummer26

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Weigh anchor and hoist the sails— The Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest casts off today! ⚓️

Here are your prompts for month one of the event! Posting day is June 20, but feel free to share WIPs with us before then using the #SailOutSummer26 tag— we can't wait to see what you create!

[🍒zelda❄️ @er_ebuss]

Put myself on social media lockdown until I finished a little something for #sailoutsummer26

https://t.co/YBtgBzUKyc

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Ahoy, sailors!

We've had a lovely first half of the event, and now it's time to turn this ship around and sail home ⚓️ Here are your prompts for the return journey— don't forget to tag us in your WIPs using #sailoutsummer26, and we'll see you on July 22 for posting day!

[Club Crozier @RoisinRadio]

In which Stephen Stanley takes a walk:
@SoSFlashFest #SailOutSummer26
https://t.co/XHzNhZpLot

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

@beargrunts OHHHH WOW 😭😭

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

THE COLD FRONT - PHOTOGRAPHS

“Hold Fast”

The Terror x WW1
Prompts: Onward / Summer
#SailOutSummer26 @SoSFlashFest

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

fine. wip wthursday #SailOutSummer26

[máiréad/maggie (w/treatment) ⚓️❄️ @erebuspalooza]

Happy #SailOutSummer26 posting day!!!!!

[j @petitetuunbaq]

i wrote a little something for #sailoutsummer26, so if you're one of the 3 people on this earth keen to read terror-influenced polar rpf about that gore/cdv/goodsir moment from the fitzjames letter, then today's your lucky day

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

THE COLD FRONT - POSTERS

“Come Across”

The Terror x WW1
Prompts: England / Service
#SailOutSummer26 @SoSFlashFest

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@beargrunts GORGEOUSSSSS WOW!!

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

THE COLD FRONT - POSTERS

“Terror Wants You”

The Terror x WW1
Prompts: England / Service
#SailOutSummer26 @SoSFlashFest

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Ahoy sailors— it's posting day!! ⚓️

Remember to tag us @SoSFlashFest or #sailoutsummer26 so we can share all your lovely creations, or add your work to our AO3 collection below! We'll see you tomorrow with the prompts for our journey home. Happy sailing!

https://t.co/Uigqf1iSOd

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

HAPPY WIP WEDNESDAY HAVE A PEEK #SailOutSummer26

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

And for a quick refresher on posting guidelines, check our handy infographic on how to post! Happy sailing, and we'll see you on the 20th!

AO3 collection: https://t.co/Uigqf1iSOd

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Ahoy sailors! Only three days left until our first posting day, and we're calling all crew members to share their WIPs with us ⚓️ Tag us @SoSFlashFest or #SailOutSummer26 and we'll share your work to our socials!

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Ahoy, sailors! We're cruising into our FOURTH week of the event, and coming up on our first posting day! This week's prompt comes to you from John Irving, in an 1845 letter to his sister Catherine. Keep your eyes on the horizon— posting day is June 20th!

Happy sailing!

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Weigh anchor and hoist the sails— The Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest casts off today! ⚓️

Here are your prompts for month one of the event! Posting day is June 20, but feel free to share WIPs with us before then using the #SailOutSummer26 tag— we can't wait to see what you create!

[hms terror @MrBoatman1845]

Posting day for the first half of the journey is the 20th this month!! Hop on this big beautiful boat with us…

[bodie 🏺 @beargrunts]

happy #wipwednesday sailer outers‼️⚓️
hand lettering hates to see me coming

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

For the third week of our voyage, we've got another quote from James Fitzjames, to his sister-in-law Elizabeth on 14 June 1845! As always, tag your WIPs with #sailoutsummer26 — we can't wait to see your work!

Happy sailing! ⚓️

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

Weigh anchor and hoist the sails— The Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest casts off today! ⚓️

Here are your prompts for month one of the event! Posting day is June 20, but feel free to share WIPs with us before then using the #SailOutSummer26 tag— we can't wait to see what you create!

[Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest ⚓️ @SoSFlashFest]

@er_ebuss WOW WOW WOW