Past Events from October 24, 2019 – May 31 – Small Boats Magazine

Exhibit: Massim Canoe Drawings

Massim Museum & Cultural Centre Alotau, Papua New Guinea

    The Massim islands of Papua New Guinea are home to a unique collection of colourful outrigger canoes used for trade. They’re vital to the significant inter-island and community exchange...

Toboggan Building Weekend Workshop at The Apprenticeshop

The Apprenticeshop 655 Main St, Rockland, ME, United States

Build your own toboggan in this Saturday and Sunday workshop! They are suitable for racing or casual recreation. Since many participants build to race their toboggans in the U.S. National Toboggan Championships,...

Boatyard Shop Talk at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway

Gannon and Benjamin 30 Beach Rd., Vineyard haven, MA, United States

Join us for a tour of our winter projects and to talk boats from 9:30 to 11 a.m.! We will be serving free coffee and muffins. 30 Beach Rd., Vineyard...

Water Tribe Boot Camp

Fort Desoto Fort Desoto, FL, United States

The next Florida Boot Camp for the Everglades Challenge is  Saturday, January 11, 2020. There is no charge for this event. However, it is assumed you are registered or plan to...

Grenada Sailing Festival and Workboat Regatta

Grand Anse Beach , Grenada

19Jan2012-The Grenada work boat regatta sailed off Grand Anse beach. Boat from all over the country of Grenada participated in the classic work boat races.   The sailing communities of...

Cape Fear Community College Riverfront Boat Show

CFCC RIVERFRONT Water Street, Wilmington, NC, United States

Saturday, March 28, 2020 Cape Fear Community College Boat Building Program in Wilmington NC is excited about this year’s Riverfront Boat Show! March 28, 2020, Saturday from 9:30-4:30 with dock and...

Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival

Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival 301 JC Barr Blvd., Port Aransas, TX, United States

Friday, April 24, 2020 to Sunday, April 26, 2020 Make your plans now to attend the annual Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival on April 24-26, 2020. This is a great family friendly...

Sail Caledonia

Lochaber Yacht Club Achintore Rd, Fort William, United Kingdom

  Sail Caledonia is the annual Scottish 'Raid' or expedition for boats powered by sail and/or oars which takes place in the Highlands of Scotland each May. Everyone who has taken...

Seventy48

Thea Foss Waterway 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA, United States

SEVENTY48 is a race that is 70 miles long and must be completed in 48 hours. Rules are simple: no motors, no support, and no wind. HUMAN POWER ONLY. Pedal,...

Texas 200

Port Mansfield Port Mansfield, TX, United States

The Texas 200 is a “Raid”-type event; that is, it involves a scheduled gathering of small boats traveling more or less in company from Point A to Point B over...

RYA Dinghy Show (Virtual)

Virtual

The Royal Yachting Association's 2021 virtual dinghy show features interactive coaching sessions and streamed talks from world-class sailors. The event will include exhibits from the Fireball Class Association, International GP14...

FREE

CANCELED- Semaine du Golfe 2021

Gulf of Morbihan Brittany, France

The 11th Semaine du Golfe on the Gulf of Morbihan, a natural harbor in the south of Brittany, France, is officially been canceled. The 2021 race week would have marked...

WaterTribe BlackBeard Challenge

Oriental, North Carolina

You should be an expert kayaker and/or sailor before you consider this challenge! The BlackBeard Challenge is a roughly 300 miles long unsupported expedition-style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and...

$445

Scottish Tradition Boat Festival

Virtual

The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy in Aberdeenshire will shift from a physical event to a digital festival due to uncertainty that remains regarding the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions...

Champlain Discovery Kayak Teen Building Camp

Vergennes, Vermont

Champlain Discovery offers participants a combination of a hands-on boat building day camp followed by a 10-day wilderness expedition. This unique combination of activities sets the stage for a truly...

Pay-What-You-Can

Maine Boatbuilders Show

Portland Yacht Services 400 West Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United States

The 2021 Maine Boat Builders show will feature fiberglass and wooden boats custom built by renowned east coast builders. Designers of sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and row boats will be...

$15

WaterTribe Minnesota Voyageurs Challenge (MNVC)

Grand Portage State Park, MN 9393 E, MN-61, Grand Portage, MN, United States

The Voyageur Challenge commemorates the paddling route that French-Canadian fur-traders, or Voyageurs, used back in the 1800's. The MNVC distance is roughly 210 miles - following the Minnesota/Canadian border for...

$95

Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous

Mayo Beach Wellfleet, MA, United States

The purpose of this free event is to promote rowing, and allow participants to experience the feeling of rowing different boats.Old Wharf Dory Co. will have a fleet of rowboats...

2022 Worldwide Classic Boat Show

Online

The 2022 Classic Wooden Boat Show is an online meet-up meant to connect classic boat builders, owners, and aficionados with all manor of classic boats. The fleet will include many...

FREE

Eggemoggin Reach Regatta

WoodenBoat School 41 WoodenBoat Ln., Brooklin, ME, United States

The race begins in Camden, Maine and ends at Babson Island just outside the WoodenBoat School waterfront. Boats must be 24' in order to race, perhaps just outside of the small boat range, but smaller vessels can watch the busy starting line and greet racers at the finish line.

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