Past Events from May 13, 2023 – July 5 – Small Boats Magazine

Big Little Boat Festival 2023

Conquest Beach 500 Conquest Beach Rd, Centrevlle, MD

Chesapeake Light Craft's annual Spring rendezvous, once known as "OkoumeFest," will be at Conquest Beach on the Chester River. Conquest Beach is situated in a 758-acre nature reserve between the...

Free

WoodenBoat Show

Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, United States

The 2023 show marks 31 years of the WoodenBoat Show! All manners of propulsion, rigs, and construction methods will be on display—from privately-owned yachts to reader-built-boats, and vessels in the...

$29

ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival The Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, United Kingdom

The ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival returns on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July 2023. This is the 30th anniversary of the event and a flotilla of heritage boats...

Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

Wooden Canoe Heritage Association Paul Smith's College, New York 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United States

43rd Annual Assembly An international organization of builders, paddlers, and admirers of wooden and bark canoes. Registration opens April 24th! Join us in July of 2023 for another incredible week...

Thames Traditional Boat Festival

19 Priory Way 19 Priory Way, Datchet, Berkshire, United Kingdom

The Thames Traditional Boat Festival was first held at Fawley Meadows in 1978 as a rally for like minded enthusiasts who wanted to show off their enthusiasm for the older,...

The Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance

Obexer's Boat Co 5300 W Lake Blvd, Homewood, CA, United States

The Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance is renowned as a showcase of some of the most well-preserved and restored wooden boats in the world and is unrivaled in its exhibition and preservation of...

Les Cheneaux Antique and Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts

296 South Hessel Point Road 296 South Hessel Point Road, Cedarville, MI, United States

Always the 2nd Saturday in August! The 45th Les Cheneaux Islands Antique & Wooden Boat Show is on August 12, 2023.  One of the largest classic boat shows in the...

Rockland Yacht Club Scholarship Regatta 2023

Rockland Yacht Club 1 Harbor Park, Rockland, Maine, United States

The Rockland Yacht Club’s (RYC) annual Scholarship Race will take on a new dimension in 2023 by partnering with the Sail, Power & Steam Museum to help raise funds for...

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

Historic Point Hudson Marina 103 Hudson St, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Learn from the experts, swap stories with fellow wooden boat aficionados, and bring your family for a weekend they'll never forget. With so many different ways to adventure out on...

Newfound Rendezvous

Wellington State Park 614 West Shore Road, Bristol, NH, United States

This year we are hosting our Newfound Rendezvous September 8th & 9th, and a paddle/row on Newfound Lake the 10th! This is a  gathering of canoe, kayak, and row boat enthusiasts,...

Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival

maritime museum louisiana 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville, LA, United States

Madisonville celebrates 33 years on the banks of the beautiful Tchefuncte River this fall as the Wooden Boat Festival returns, October 14-15, 2023. Presented by Maritime Museum Louisiana, this fun...

Head of the Charles Regatta

Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse 619 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, United States

Since its inception in 1965, The Head Of The Charles Regatta has attracted hundreds of thousands of rowers to the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts.

The 34th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show

Front Street of Historic Downtown Georgetown Front Street, Georgetown, SC, United States

The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show features one of the Southeast’s best wooden boat exhibits with more than 100 classic wooden boats.

Seventy 48 Race

The Foss Waterway Seaport 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, Washington, United States

WHAT SEVENTY48 aka 70 miles in 48 hours. Rules are simple: no motors, no support, and no wind. That’s right. HUMAN POWER ONLY. Pedal, paddle, or row. We don’t care....

$125

41st Annual Classic Mariner’s Regatta – Port Townsend Sailing Association

Port Townsend Sailing Association Clubhouse 385 Benedict St., Port Townsend, WA, United States

NOTICE OF RACE 1. ORGANIZING AUTHORITY The 41st Annual Classic Mariner's Regatta is organized by the Port Townsend Sailing Association (PTSA). 2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY  The regatta is open to...

$35 – $50

Chase Small Craft – Spring Open Shop

Chase Small Craft 959 Portland Rd, Saco, ME, United States

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE SPRING AND THE COMING BOATING SEASON Join us! Friends, customers, associates, vendors and supporters to talk boats, boat building, and the joy of making and using...

Swallows & Amazons – Open Boat Event

Walton and Frinton Yacht Club Mill Ln, Walton on the Naze, England, United Kingdom

Our premier open boat event for everyone, now in its 25th year! Join us once again at the Walton & Frinton Yacht Club to race around the Island, and explore...

R2AK Race To Alaska

R2AK 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

RACE TO ALASKA EXPLAINED Stage 1 Race start: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 5:00 AM, Port Townsend, Washington Stage 2 Race start: Wednesday, June 12, 2024, High Noon, Victoria, BC Application Open: Wednesday, November...

Texas 200 Race

Port Mansfield Port Mansfield, TX, United States

The 17 th Annual Texas 200 will be held from June 10-14, 2024. After a number of years doing a 6-day event, this year we’re going to do this thing...

2024 Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous

Sucia Island State Park Eastsound, WA, United States

The 2024 Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous will be held at Sucia Island State Park on July 12-14 This year marks the 21st anniversary of this annual Rendezvous,  established in 2003!...

Free

Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival this June

ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival The Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, United Kingdom

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival will return on Saturday June 22nd and Sunday June 23rd 2024. This is the 31st anniversary of the event and a flotilla of heritage boats...

SCALLYWAG CAMP 2024

SCALLYWAG CAMP 9792 Kinneville Rd, Eaton Rapids, MI, United States

SCALLYWAG, John Welsford’s newest creation, will be the second group build and again perhaps the fastest way to get on the water regardless of your boat building skill level. Be...

32nd Annual WoodenBoat Show

Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, United States

Join us for the 32nd Annual WoodenBoat Show at the historic Mystic Seaport June 28-30, 2024. Mark your calendars now! Summer begins at the WoodenBoat Show! Hosted by Mystic Seaport...

John Gardner Small Craft Workshop

Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, United States

The John Gardner Small Craft Workshop will again be held during The WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport Museum, on Friday to Sunday June 28 – 30, 2024 from 9am to...

Dutch Wooden Boat Festival

Dutch Wooden Boat Festival Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands

In 2024 we will do it again and again at the same time as the Jutterhaven Days. Those who 'didn't know anything' about the previous festival and were a bit...

Free