Small Boats

Big Little Boat Festival 2023
2023-05-13 | Conquest Beach, 500 Conquest Beach Rd, Centrevlle, MD, 21617
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 Chester and Corsica Rivers. It is about an hour east of our Annapolis shop. The beach has easy access for small boats on dollies and plenty of shade on shore. The facility includes camping, two bath houses with showers, plenty of parking, and and a killer view of a lovely, protected river. The event is free and open to the public.
Our rowing, sailing, and paddling fleet will be available for on-water demos. Under the pavilion, we will have boatbuilding seminars. The kids’ cardboard boatbuilding event at last year’s BLBF was a huge hit and will return this year. We encourage all our boatbuilder friends to bring their boats to play with and/or enter the Boatbuilding Contest. Bring your boat, show off your hard work, and hopefully, you will win a prize!

WoodenBoat Show
2023-06-23 - 2023-06-25 | Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990, 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 Mystic Seaport collection.
Visitors can learn from expert boatbuilders, designers, and authors during the speaker series, catch live technique demonstrations, or simply spend the afternoon taking in all the wooden boat splendor while walking the docks.
To show off your own build at the “I Built It Myself” showcase simply register here. Or enter your boat in the Concours d’Élegance to have your baby reviewed by our team of judges.

ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
2023-06-30 - 2023-07-02 | ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, The Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, AB45 2SS, 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 from across the country, will drop anchor in the historic harbour of Portsoy for a weekend of celebrations.
Upholding the north east’s maritime heritage, there will be a packed programme of entertainment including music and dance, the finest Scottish food and drink and demonstrations of age-old crafts, unique handmade items and gifts.

Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
2023-07-11 - 2023-07-16 | 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 of canoe fun and friendship.

Thames Traditional Boat Festival
2023-07-14 - 2023-07-16 | 19 Priory Way, 19 Priory Way, Datchet, Berkshire, SL3 9JQ, 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, traditionally built craft that were fast disappearing from the river Thames.
From these small beginnings the TTBR, or “The Trad” as it became known, has flourished to the extent that it now attracts interest the world over.
This prestigious event, re-born in 2015 as the Thames Traditional Boat Festival, whilst keeping faith with the precepts of its founding fathers, now incorporates the traditional values of many other traditional trades and crafts, as well as providing a fun day out for all the family.
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The Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance
2023-08-11 - 2023-08-12 | Obexer’s Boat Co, 5300 W Lake Blvd, Homewood, CA, 96141, 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 maritime tradition.
Presented by the Tahoe Yacht Club Foundation and its perpetual partner, Tahoe Luxury Properties, the Concours experience features luxury shopping, live jazz music, cuisine prepared by local chefs, the full stocked Watering Hole bar, and our famed Silent Auction.
A portion of the proceeds from your ticket goes directly to the Lake Tahoe Community.
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Les Cheneaux Antique and Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts
2023-08-12 | 296 South Hessel Point Road, 296 South Hessel Point Road, Cedarville, MI, 49719, 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 country, the festival brings hundreds of antique and wooden boats to the Les Cheneaux Islands (LCI). The festival weekend also includes a classic car show and a Festival of Arts.
Small craft, sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and contemporary, hobbyist boats are welcome.
Proceeds from the event are used to maintain and enhance the LCI Historical and Maritime Museums, both of which are located in nearby Cedarville.
More info on the show is available @ www.lciboatshow.com or by emailing lciboatshow@gmail.com.

About the Islands – Les Cheneaux or “The Channels” are comprised of 36 islands along the northern shore of Lake Huron. A quick 30 minute drive from the Mackinac Bridge can have you enjoying pristine forests, protected waters (great for boating), and warm hospitality. Visit www.lescheneaux.net for more information.

Rockland Yacht Club Scholarship Regatta 2023
2023-08-19 | Rockland Yacht Club, 1 Harbor Park, Rockland, Maine, 04841, 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 educational opportunities for youth sailing programs in Midcoast Maine. Scheduled for August 19, 2023, all yachts are welcome to participate. If there are sufficient competitors, there will be three divisions (class splits will be determined on race day) including spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes. One-design classes are encouraged but must have at least three boats entered to be scored as their own class. This event will help to raise funds for the next generation of sailors to get out on the water and learn the joys of seamanship for free.

The yacht club will be open at 9:00am on August 19. There will be a skippers meeting at 10:00am at the RYC Clubhouse. The first warning signal will be at approximately 11:30am.

The starting line will be located outside of and to the southeast of the Rockland Ferry channel in Penobscot Bay and indicated by the RYC Race Committee boat. Courses will be described in the Sailing Instructions and at the Skippers’ Meeting at 10:00am at the Rockland Yacht Club. The final course will be determined by the Race Committee on the day of the race and announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.

The event will be followed by an Awards Ceremony and lobster bake/BBQ overlooking South Rockland Harbor at the Sail, Power & Steam Museum starting at 5:30pm. Music, food, drinks and beautifully crafted awards will be enjoyed by competitors, crew and guests as the sun sets over the harbor. Additional prizes will be awarded to the boat raising the most funds for sailing scholarships.

Participating boats are encouraged to raise additional funds to add to scholarships for youth sailing programs. Team pages can be created via GoFundMe’s non-profit program, making online fundraising easy and seamless. Boats unable to participate in the regatta can still raise money via the Virtual Class which has been created to allow any boat or team to participate. Prizes will be awarded to the boats that raise the most money during the regatta.

Registration is required at regattaman.com for all boats. The registration fee will be $100 prior to August 9, 2023 and $125 thereafter. In addition, each boat is requested to raise funds via a GoFundMe approach to help support youth sailing programs in the Midcoast region. Prizes will be awarded to that boat that raises the most funding. Team pages will make online fundraising easy for captains and crews.

For more information on the race, visit regattaman.com or https://www.sailpowersteammuseum.org/regatta.html.

Contact: , Robin McIntosh, robin.sailpowersteam@gmail.com or 207-596-0200 (office)/ 603-502-5923 (cell) OR Marti Mayne, 207-650-1741 or maynely@aol.com

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | Historic Point Hudson Marina, 103 Hudson St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368, 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 the water, there’s no better opportunity to experience Port Townsend’s Victorian seaport from the deck of a stunning wooden schooner or at the oars of a historic replica longboat. Come on down to Point Hudson and experience it all yourself: the boats, the craft, the community, the celebration.
Did you build your boat from the ground up? Sail on her as a child before being reunited years later as an adult? Your wooden boat has a story. REGISTER your boat for exhibition.
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Newfound Rendezvous
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | Wellington State Park, 614 West Shore Road, Bristol, NH, 03222, 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, many bringing their cedar strip boats, sponsored by Newfound Woodworks, Inc.
Many attendees have built strippers and will have them there. Others will be there to learn low impact boating, which these strippers exemplify. Also, attendees will discover how to build these boats, see the boats in action, research their next project, learn safe use techniques.
Hours are 10 AM to 5 PM September 8th & 9th.

Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival
2023-10-14 - 2023-10-15 | maritime museum louisiana, 133 Mabel Drive, Madisonville, LA, 70447, 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 family festival attracts over one hundred classic boats, hundreds of spectator boats and wooden boat and music enthusiasts for this two-day celebration, open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. A pre-festival gala at the Museum, “Maritime Mania”, is held on the Friday evening before the festival.
The festival offers tons of fun for kids of all ages, including arts and crafts booths lined along Water Street, the Quick ‘n Dirty Boat Building Contest and Parade on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. and the “Anchors Away” Cardboard Boat Regatta on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Individuals and teams are invited to test their skills in creating and piloting their own seagoing vessels in these contests for bragging rights and an array of prizes. Participation is free and open to all teams and individuals age 12 and over. Boat-building activities will take place in the parking area across the street from the museum. The Regatta launches at 3:00 PM from the small dock on the south side of Water Street.
Tickets are $10 per day for adults, $5 for seniors 65+, $5 for children 5-12 years of age and free for children 5 and under and Active Duty Military (with ID).

Head of the Charles Regatta
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-22 | Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse, 619 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA, 02139, 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.
With dozens of divisions the competition features youth teams, club teams, collegiate teams, and Olympic athletes.
Those not competing themselves or who simply want to see what a rowing regatta is like can line the banks of the Charles or gather with other viewers on various bridges to catch the action. Find viewing locations HERE. Find volunteer requirements HERE. Spectator entry is free.

The 34th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show
2023-10-21 - 2023-10-22 | Front Street of Historic Downtown Georgetown, Front Street, Georgetown, SC, 29440, United States
The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show features one of the Southeast’s best wooden boat exhibits with more than 100 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, boatbuilding, a corrugated boat race, children’s model boatbuilding, a youth sailing regatta, knot tying, maritime arts and crafts, and food.
The Show is produced by the Harbor Historical Association, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. All proceeds benefit the South Carolina Maritime Museum.

REGISTER TO EXHIBIT YOUR BOAT

Seventy 48 Race
2024-05-31 | The Foss Waterway Seaport, 705 Dock Street, Tacoma, Washington, 98402, 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. It’s up to you. (And this is a boat race. Leave your 10 speed-towing-a-canoe idea at home.)

WHEN
Race Start: May 31, 2024
Application Open: November 15, at noon
Application deadline: April 1, April fools day baby
Registration deadline: April 21, 2024
Gun goes off at 7:00 PM, and teams have 30 minutes to cross the start line. (And PM is not a typo. We know what it means and so do you.)

WHERE
Tacoma to Port Townsend
First find Tacoma, Washington. The race starts at Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway from The Foss Waterway Seaport. Next find Port Townsend. That’s where you hope to end. Only one checkpoint is required: The Port Townsend Ship Canal. Here’s the route map.

41st Annual Classic Mariner's Regatta - Port Townsend Sailing Association
2024-06-01 10:00 - 2024-06-02 18:00 UTC | Port Townsend Sailing Association Clubhouse, 385 Benedict St., Port Townsend, WA, 98368, 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 sailboats of all designs and materials. All sailboats are welcome! Boats may enter by completing the entry form and submitting it, together with the required fee, online at Regatta Network: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/28044
3. ENTRY FEE The entry fee is $ 35 per vessel until May 22nd. Late and day of registration fee is $50.
4. VENUE Port Townsend Bay
5. RULES The event is governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing (2021-2024). More info on the Racing page of the PTSA web site.
6. Sailing Instructions The Sailing Instructions will be available after May 24, 2024 at the event Regatta Network site (see above).
7. CLASSES Separate starts for PHRF, One-design, Cruising, and In-shore boats. Classes will be determined after registration. Provisional ratings will be assigned by the local ratings/ handicap committee for boats without an official PHRF rating (https://phrf-nw.org).
8. PRIZES Prizes will be awarded for each class.
9. MOORAGE Point Hudson Marina has space reserved for CMR participants. You can make a reservation through their website, use the code: CMR2024 and that should allow you access to the available slips. We have 5 slips reserved through May 7. The Boat Haven marina does not accept advanced reservations, but will take reservations the morning of your arrival, if you want to take the chance. If you have any questions, please call Holly Kays at 360-531-0462 so that we can help make your stay in Port Townsend as easy as possible.
10. RISK STATEMENT & PERSONAL CONDUCT 1. Rule 3 states: ‘The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to continue to race is hers alone.’ By participating in this event each competitor agrees and acknowledges that sailing is a potentially dangerous activity with inherent risks. These risks include strong winds and rough seas, sudden changes in weather, failure of equipment, boat handling errors, poor seamanship by other boats, loss of balance on an unstable platform and fatigue resulting in increased risk of injury. Inherent in the sport of sailing is the risk of permanent, catastrophic injury or death by drowning, trauma, hypothermia or other causes. 2. Competitors will accept full responsibility for their actions during any activity related to this event. This includes on-shore activities before, during, and after the regatta.
11. SCHEDULE Saturday, June 1: 10:00 am – Skippers meeting at PTSA Clubhouse near the boat ramp in Boat Haven. 12:00 pm – First start warning. Fleets will race up to 2 triangle course races. One-Design classes (3+ boats) may have other style courses- see Sailing Instructions for details. 6:00 pm – Casual dinner at the PTSA Clubhouse. Cost is $12.00 – you can pay at the same time you register(preferred as this gives us an accurate planning head count!) or with CASH/check at the door. Sunday, June 2: 12:00 pm – Race start warning. The race will be a random leg, reverse (pursuit)* start based on vessel ratings. 4:00 pm – Post race awards gathering at the PTSA Clubhouse. *All boats will be assigned an individual start time based on their rating. Individual boat start times will be posted on Saturday night at the dinner event. The start times will also be posted Sunday morning at the PTSA Clubhouse door. We look forward to your participation in the 41st Annual Classic Mariner’s Regatta!

Chase Small Craft - Spring Open Shop
2024-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Chase Small Craft, 959 Portland Rd, Saco, ME, 04072, 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 small boats. We will have light snacks and refreshments. Hopefully, the weather is good and doors will be open and the backyard displaying the boats that are here for a look see. Feel free to spread the word and bring family or friends. See you soon!
Park anywhere in our lot, preferably further in towards the end if there is space. Overflow parking can be found immediately one driveway south, if needed. Park there walk over.
Parking update!
If there are pick ups happening at the karate studio next door, you can park in the next lot south of us in the old driving range. There is a sandy pull off type area with plenty of room and a path to walk over to our property.
Contact Info: Clint Chase cell #207-602-9587 and if needed as back up Katy Nicketakis cell #207-615-9500

Swallows & Amazons - Open Boat Event
2024-06-07 - 2024-06-09 | Walton and Frinton Yacht Club, Mill Ln, Walton on the Naze, England, CO14 8PF, 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 the backwaters.
This year we are extending the event to three days. High tides are: Friday 13:08, Saturday 13:51, Sunday 14:51. Sailing will start on the Friday for those that can make it, with a race round Horsey Island on Saturday, weather permitting. On the Friday or Sunday, again weather permitting, we might creep up Bramble Creek to say a quiet hello to the seals. Join on Thursday evening to make the most of the three days!
To mark our 25th year, Tessa Hodgkinson has written a lovely history and description of the event as it has evolved over the years:
The annual Swallows and Amazons Race is a delightful celebration of the diversity found in small Gaffers, the sailing adventures of the Walker & Blackett children, the wonderful back drop of the Walton Backwaters and of course, the ever forgiving, ever clinging Essex mud.
It all started some 35 years ago when Jon Wainwright and Brian Hammett started a “race around the island” for the smaller boats and dinghies at the Shotley Classic Boat Festival in 1989. It proved very popular with all the open boats and even some smaller cruisers, so eventually it broke away to form its own weekend event. The title of the weekend seemed an obvious choice, paying homage to Arthur Ransome and his inspirational books about the youngsters, delighting in their adventures and their freedom with their small gaffers in these very waters.
In the early 2000s we were regularly hosting 40 to 50 small boats at Swallows and Amazons, it was often the largest East Coast event. The boats were a wonderful collection, including real classics over 100yrs old, ex fishing boats including Lune whammels, winkle brigs, smacks boats, barge boats, whalers, also racing dinghies, 1920s one designs, dinghies and self-built boats, and they came from all over England and Wales in a spirit of goodwill and fun.
Saturday was race around Horsey Island, launch as soon as there is water and try to get back before the mud reappears. There were always adventures and spills, dinghies full of families and dogs, some definitely had pirates aboard, some pausing to seal watch and others offering tows to those becalmed without an outboard and needing a helping hand home.
Being a race, of course, there are prizes, but having such an eclectic fleet, handicapping is virtually impossible, so we made many classes, many prizes and a rule that each boat could only be awarded one prize, to share them around as much as possible and encourage all.
Sunday is fun day (just in case the race was not fun enough) we have had dinghy treasure hunts, sail in company to a picnic spot, visit the actual Swallow Island (by landowner invitation), seal trips and exploration into the furthest, shallowest backwaters.
As the years have gone by Swallows and Amazons has reduced in size, but the spirit of fun and inclusivity remains, prizes for all and never more than one each. There is an increasing fleet of east coast smacks boats that regularly support the event and all small gaffers and assorted classics are very welcome. Come by sea or land, enjoy the secret waters and friendly pirates, watch out for seals and mastodons … they can all be found here.

R2AK Race To Alaska
2024-06-09 05:00 - 2024-06-14 12:00 | R2AK, 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, 98368, 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 15, 2023 at noon
Application deadline: Tax Day baby! April 15

The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.
It’s in the spirit of tradition, exploration, and self-reliance that Race to Alaska was born. R2AK is the first of its kind and North America’s longest human and wind powered race, and currently the largest cash prize for a race of its kind.
This isn’t for everyone
It’s like the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear. There are squalls, killer whales, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and some of the most beautiful scenery on earth.
The hardest kind of simplicity
You, a boat, a starting gun. $10,000 if you finish first, a set of steak knives if you’re second. Cathartic elation if you can simply complete the course. R2AK is a self-supported race with no supply drops and no safety net. Any boat without an engine can enter.

Contact: info@r2ak.com

Texas 200 Race
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-14 | 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 in 5 days. Our theme this year is “Back to Basics”. Nothing fancy. No gimmicks. No alternative routes. No new camps. Just five solid days of sailing with new friends and old, to a set of tried and true camps that have all been used on this event several times.
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 a period of several days, camping along the way. The Texas 200 goes through the Laguna Madre and the bays of South Texas for five to six days and about 200 miles. Shallow draft boats will have options in terms of routes through the bays, while deeper draft vessels will spend more time in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). For any who may be unfamiliar with the ICW, it follows the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from New Jersey to the southern tip of Texas, providing a more or less protected waterway of canals and bays for commercial barge traffic, an alternative to open ocean shipping.
The Texas 200 was established by Chuck Leinweber, founder of the Duckworks website https://www.duckworks.com/. Chuck competed in the Everglades Challenge (EC) several years ago, and wanted to do more of that kind of thing. The Everglades, however, are a long trip from his home in Texas. Chuck thought he could organize a modified version of the EC, right on the Texas gulf coast.
Kim Apel “A Californian Does the Texas 200”
What the Texas 200 is:
• A “rolling messabout” where people bring boats of all shapes and sizes and sail them on the south Texas coast.
• A moving, exhausting, endurance test of boat, captain, and crew.
• A chance to see areas of America rarely visited by man.
• An exercise in planning, preparation, and problem solving.
• A chance to make new friends and legends of the small boat world
Andy Linn “Texas 200: Embrace the Suck”
The 2024 Texas 200 will be held the second full week of June 2024, which means a start date of Monday, June 10th. Additional information including the start point, finish point and all camps, will be published on our website on or about January 1, 2024.

2024 Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-14 | Sucia Island State Park, Eastsound, WA, 98245, 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!

Known as the crown jewel of Washington State’s marine park system, Sucia is almost the most northerly island in the San Juan island archipelago. It offers several bays for anchoring, and several camping areas. Echo Bay on the east side offers docks and is popular with big boat sailors, but this rendezvous is planned for the narrow strip of land separating Fox Cove from Fossil Bay on the southwest. We will be using Fossil Bay unless a strong south-easterly wind makes it uncomfortable – it has the better beach for landing on. There are mooring buoys and two docks as well, but these cannot be reserved and may be full, so be prepared to anchor if you don’t want to beach your boat. Fox Cove is an excellent place to beach too, with a large shoreline almost entirely clear of rocks, but the cove is a bit shallower and has less room to anchor.
There are campsites close to the beach, and plenty of them all over the island. The prettiest sites face Fox Cove and Fossil Bay. We try to grab what we call “The Campsite” (campsite #15) at the back left corner of Fossil Bay to serve as our gathering place, especially for evening campfires. If the first person to arrive could please claim The Campsite, that would be great (campsites are not reservable). Tent campers typically share the campsite. We’ll have a fire in the evenings so bring along your sticks and marshmallows. You’re not camping if you don’t have burned sugar on your face!
Composting toilets are located close to the campsites – these are clean and virtually odor free. There’s good water on the island but no garbage disposal — be prepared to take it home with you.
We have informal potluck gatherings around dinner time at the campsite (or at the picnic shelter if it’s available) and, if the usual light winds and strong currents cooperate, we will attempt a Round-the-island “race” Saturday at noon. This is a unique race in that A) it’s not really a race and B) we never seem to make it completely around the island. Those are the only two things that may distract from the main attractions, which are mingling, relaxing and enjoying the breathtaking beauty of Sucia. The hiking trails and views are spectacular. Wildlife abounds. Orcas, pelicans, sea otters, sea lions, blue herons, dolphins, harbor seals, deer, bald eagles, and gray whales have all been observed. Explore the sandstone caves. Look for fossils at Fossil Bay. They’re easy to spot. They date back 80 million years to the late Cretaceous era, when dinosaurs ruled the world. We found an Ammonite fossil last year. Take a little side trip to explore nearby Matia or Patos island. Or just relax.
This is a Rendezvous, not an organized event. It is not sponsored or supported in any way by anyone. Anyone with a “small boat” is invited to attend. There are no signup sheets or dues. Nobody is in charge of this rendezvous. Your safety and well being, and that of your passengers and crew, is entirely your responsibility, just as it always is whenever and wherever you operate your vessel. Seek advice if you’re unfamiliar with sailing in these open waters.

For more info or advice:
he SSSBS groups.io message board: https://groups.io/g/sssbs
The Port Townsend Pocket Yachters Facebook page
More information about Sucia at the Washington State Parks website.
Read about Galen Piehl’s visit to Sucia. Be sure to watch the video!
Sandy Point Marina – a nearby boat launch. Caution: entrance to the marina is shallow and narrow with swift currents. Best used at high slack tide. Don’t even think about it at low tide.
Bellingham boat launches
If this Rendezvous excites you, check out our sister rendezvous – the Montague Harbour Rendezvous

Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival this June
2024-06-22 09:00 - 2024-06-23 17:00 | ACE Winches Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, The Salmon Bothy, Links Road, Portsoy, AB45 2SS, 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 from across the country, will drop anchor in the historic harbour of Portsoy for a weekend of celebrations.
Upholding the north east’s maritime heritage, there will be a packed programme of entertainment including music and dance, the finest Scottish food and drink and demonstrations of age-old crafts, unique handmade items and gifts.
The festival will begin with our Big Gig on the Back Green on Friday 21st June 2024 headlined by Skipinnish.
Be sure to set sail for Portsoy’s boat festival to be part of the magical mix!
Around 30 traditional boats from across the UK will sail into Portsoy, including 17th century Fifie herring drifter Reaper, which will make the journey from the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther, Fife. Also returning to the festival is White Wing, a 33ft Baldie and setting sail from Wick in Caithness will be 19th century Fifie and festival favourite, the Isabella Fortuna.
Glenglassaugh Distillery, which produces the iconic Highland coastal spirit, just two miles from Portsoy, was recently announced as the new main sponsor for the festival for the next two years. This will allow the organising committee to proceed with plans to enhance and diversify the festival programme. A new Coastal Crafts area has been added this year, showcasing a variety of local, artisan businesses including handmade jewellery, ceramics and bespoke wooden accessories and gifts.
The Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival attracts 15,000 visitors and puts the spotlight on the north east’s sea faring culture, sharing stories and songs, craft demonstrations and an insight into what life was like at sea, hundreds of years ago. Celtic rock band, Skipinnish will kick off the festival weekend on Friday 21st June as headline act for the Big Gig on the Back Green. Tickets are on sale now from the festival website www.stbfportsoy.org for £38. This is a licensed event for over 18s only.
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival was first held in 1993 as an event to celebrate the tercentenary of Portsoy’s old harbour. Since then, it has been firmly anchored in the town’s calendar, taking place annually each summer and attracting thousands of visitors from across the region, and further afield. The festival is set around Portsoy’s 17th Century harbour and is run by Portsoy Community Enterprise which also manages Portsoy Links Caravan Park, The Sail Loft Bunkhouse, The Salmon Bothy and The Boatshed. For more information visit www.stbfportsoy.org or on social media at @STBFPortsoy #ahoyportsoy.
The Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy will host the world-famous Red Arrows Aerobatic Team on Saturday 22nd June 2024. It is the only Scottish public display performed by the team, during their very busy diamond anniversary campaign. This new nine-aircraft show will feature manoeuvres not seen for a generation, in their routine which changes each year.
Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows will make their first visit to Portsoy during the Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, which is held in the town’s 17th century harbour on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June. A flotilla of heritage vessels will drop anchor alongside a programme of live music and dance, Scottish food and drink and age-old crafts.
David Urquhart, Chairman of the Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival commented: “We are delighted to announce that the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows will perform at this year’s festival. It is a huge honour for Portsoy to be part of their diamond anniversary campaign and as the only Scottish display during their milestone year, this is a must-see event.
“Securing the Red Arrows for 2024 is a huge achievement for the committee, who work tirelessly to bring together the festival each year and will bring a new dimension to our packed programme of maritime celebrations and entertainment. We aim to offer something for the whole family, from our fun-filled kids’ zone to delicious food and drink in the food fayre, fantastic live music from renowned artists, groups and bands and unique handmade items and gifts in our craft fayre.”
Thanks to festival sponsors Glenglassaugh, Puffin Wood Fuels, Hamlyn’s of Scotland Oatmeal, Portsoy Thrift Shop, Portsoy 75 Club, Urquhart Joinery Services, Ocean Winds, Moray West, Camwater Ltd and Gray Composting Services Ltd.

SCALLYWAG CAMP 2024
2024-06-24 08:00 - 2024-07-05 12:00 | SCALLYWAG CAMP, 9792 Kinneville Rd, Eaton Rapids, MI, 48827, 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 one of the first to build SCALLYWAG with the assistance of the designer and Howard Rice. Both gents are highly skilled and you will not only have their undivided attention as you build together but you will also have the chance to drive away with a highly accurate hull to finish. Then help from these two doesn’t stop there, online support, phone video discussions are part of our commitment to help you get on the water! The build will take place in the Great Lakes at a boat shop on an 80 acre estate with housing for builders just a stones throw away. Contact Howard at thepocketyacht@gmail.com, thepocketyacht.com

Lodging
The build site is on an 80 acre private home estate and our hosts offer their home for builders. There are three bedrooms available so please let us know if you would like one. There is also superb camping on site and both instructors plan to camp. If you wish to pitch a tent let us know. The bathroom, kitchen and shower facilities in the house are shared by everyone.
When
SCALLYWAG Camp is scheduled to begin at 8am on Monday morning June 24th, and concludes mid day on July 5th. Builders are welcome to move their tools into the shop on June 23rd between 12 noon and 5pm. Lodging will be available starting June 23rd.

Work Days
The build begins on day one with a short orientation session to help familiarize each builder with the build process and management of the shop space. Each work day will begin at 8am and end at 5pm unless we are having too much fun and decide push on into the evening. Lunch is an hour at noon. Each lunch break will be an opportunity for the group to engage in a small boat chalk talk by the build instructor pertaining to the boats being built, small boat use or other related topics, which builders request.
** Birds Mouth Mast Option **
One of the elements of the SCALLYWAG build that seems a bit daunting to builders is the construction of a hollow, tapered birds mouth mast. Last year before the 2023 SCAMP Camp the option was offered to produce masts during the Camp by working some evenings. As it turned out everyone enrolled selected the option and masts were built during the build. This option is being offered again in 2024 at a cost of $950. This cost covers the cost of materials including Sitka Spruce, epoxy, fillers and the instructors time. By any measure it is a bargain. Please select this option if interested as materials need to be sourced prior to the build.
Boat Trailer
You will need to bring a trailer for your new boat. It is suggested that a galvanized steel boat trailer is the most economical and actually perfectly suited for carrying your new boat. Any trailer with adjustable fore and aft bunks will work. A trailer with a long tongue makes it easy to back up while launching and retrieving.

32nd Annual WoodenBoat Show
2024-06-28 09:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00 | Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990, 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 Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, USA

Show Management:
WoodenBoat Publications
P.O. Box 78, Naskeag Road
Brooklin, Maine 04616
woodenboatshow@woodenboat.com
www.thewoodenboatshow.com
Exhibitor Information:
Andrew Breece
(207) 359-7751
andrew@woodenboat.com
Ray Clark
(401) 447-1506
ray@woodenboat.com

John Gardner Small Craft Workshop
2024-06-28 09:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00 | Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT, 06355-0990, 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 5pm, hosted by the Traditional Small Craft Association’s John Gardner Chapter.
In addition to having a booth to acquaint show attendees with the TSCA, there will also be demonstrations of skills that enhance the traditional small boat experience. Mystic Seaport Boathouse craft will also be available at no charge for participants to use. We are hoping for a continuous back drop to the Show of traditional small craft in action on the river.
All TSCA members are encouraged to attend with or without your own boat! There is plenty to do if you don’t bring your own vessel. Launching and parking details will be posted with registration materials. At 8 am on Saturday and Sunday morning before Museum hours, there will be a cruise in-company open to all workshop attendees. We will gather at the Australia Beach and cruise either up river past the highway bridge to the beautiful salt marshes or down river past the Village and classic yachts on their moorings.
Workshop participants can register to stay onboard the Joseph Conrad Friday and Saturday nights. .
Attendees will be encouraged to help with the workshop, either by manning the booth at Australia Beach for a 2 hour period and/or giving a demonstration of some skill such as sail rigging, sculling, boat building, hardware making etc. If you have a skill that you would like to demonstrate at the show please volunteer. Demonstration should last about 30 minutes and will be held approx. 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm each day.
Registration for the Small Craft Workshop also allows you admission to the WoodenBoat Show for all three days at no additional cost.
Indicate your interest in staffing the booth or demonstrating a skill on the registration form or contact Bill Rutherford at smallcrafter@gmail.com or 860-222-5249.
Registration information will be posted on the Mystic Seaport Museum website Calendar under the date June 28, 2024.

Dutch Wooden Boat Festival
2024-07-05 10:00 - 2024-07-07 18:00 | Dutch Wooden Boat Festival, Willemsoord, Den Helder, 1781AS, 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 surprised: put on your brave shoes and COME! Above all, feel welcome!
Our new Festival will also take place at Willemsoord in Den Helder.

What is the Dutch WoodenBoat Festival?
The Dutch WoodenBoat Festival was first held in July 2019 as a Dutch festival for wooden boats.
This festival is not only an ode to the centuries-long wooden boat building tradition that boosted our economic development, but also to the warm feelings that many enthusiasts get when they see…
What is there to do?
Seeing and ‘experiencing’ wooden boats and everything related to them; meeting like-minded builders and paddlers, admiring all the beauty on and out of the water; exhibitors with various products related to wooden ships; presentations, speakers while enjoying food and music.
There is an ABBA, the Amateur Boat Construction Award. A boat is even being worked on. The boat building schools do demonstrations.
We want a second hand market on Saturday, model builders at the weekend, youth activities?
In addition to this festival, there are also the Jutterhaven Days on Saturday and Sunday: a nice market with old crafts, street theater, music, catering, a nice initiative by Willemsoord BV.
Friday starts with the annual Botterrace, for the 15th time in 2024. Check out the Heldersebotters.nl website
How can I register?
It is a low budget event, but participants with a boat or companies that want a stand must register by sending an email to bert.van.baar@kpnmail.nl.
Visitors have free access everywhere, along the quays in the halls, the workshops and they can possibly visit the ships after approval by the owner.

Vinden Drar
2024-07-09 - 2024-07-15 | Vin Drar, Prestoya, Farsund, 4550, Norway
We have the pleasure of inviting you to Vinden Drar 2024 in the southernmost area of ​​Norway. The arrangement has been added to Prestøya, a pleasant little island, about 1.5 nautical miles outside Farsund. The dates have been chosen because on Sunday evening / night we will participate with the boats in a play (outdoor theater) about the privateering business in the South during the Napoleonic wars. Prestøy is a small island with no shops, but there is reason to shop on excursions cf. Program. It has coordinates N58’07 E06’83.
The welcome soup will be served on Tuesday evening 9/7 and the closing party will be on Monday 15/7.

Sulkava Rowing Race
2024-07-12 - 2024-07-14 | Sulkava Rowing Race, Isle of Partalansaari, Finland
Sulkava Rowing Race is Finland’s biggest rowing event that has gathered in its best years over 10 000 rowers and over 20 000 visitors. In most categories the route is approximately 60 km, except in two days tour rowing, it is 70 km. These two routes take the rowers around the Isle of Partalansaari where the rowers can enjoy the beautiful Finnish nature while competing. 30 km Stadium-Linnavuori-Stadium offers good alternative for 60km route for those who prefer shorter distance.
During the weekend there are starts where rowers can participate in small boats, special boats and Sulkava long boats, in addition the Finnish Championship -starts will be rowed. There are four different categories which are: Single, Paddle Sculling (one pair of oars and a paddle), Double Sculling (two pairs of oars) and team of rowers (special boats and Sulkava long boats). Please note, these are all wooden boat categories. However, canoes and kayaks are also welcome!
Sulkava long boat crew consists of 14 rowers and a cox who paces them. Each rower has one oar and rows on a seat with slides. The cox also steers the boat and cheers the rowers to their performance. The event always ends on the second Sunday of July.
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45th Annual Wooden Canoe Assembly 2024
2024-07-16 14:00 - 2024-07-21 11:00 | Wooden Canoe Heritage Association, Paul Smith's College, New York 30, Paul Smiths, NY, United States
Join us for the premier event celebrating wooden canoe enthusiasts from around the globe, showcasing hundreds of stunningly beautiful yet highly functional canoes, from historic to modern, alongside related small boats such as Adirondack guideboats and sailboats. Located on the picturesque Lower St. Regis Lake in the heart of the Adirondacks, it’s a fun-filled experience for the whole family. Enjoy engaging lectures and demonstrations, thrilling excursions, on-water events, peruse vendors, explore canoes for sale, find tools and supplies, participate in auctions and raffles, and don’t miss out on the exciting kids’ programs.
Registration Fee (17 and under, free registration)
$20/day or $80 for the whole event

SALISH 100
2024-07-18 - 2024-07-25 | Henderson Inlet, Washington, United States
Overnight stops along the route are Henderson Inlet, Longbranch, Gig Harbor, Blake Island Marine State Park, Kingston, and Port Ludlow Marina before reaching our final destination in Port Townsend. Due to the Salish 100’s length and challenging waters an application must be completed prior to joining the event. Information: Salish100.org, facebook.com/groups/285180382147515/ and for questions please email directly at info@salish100.org
The fleet of small boats range from SCAMPs to Whitehalls, wherries, sharpies, melonseeds and flatiron skiffs; this includes a variety of smaller production sailboats and dozens of home-built sailing and rowing boats.
Along the route, small-boat skippers from across the states and other countries will experience everything the Salish Sea has to offer: currents racing through narrow channels, tide rips, sandbars, rocky shores, wonderfully protected anchorages, wind conditions ranging from flat calm to small-craft warnings, encounters with wildlife , and some new friendships that’ll last a lifetime. Many of the participants come from inland states to experience saltwater boating—tidal ranges of up to 14 feet—for the first time. Others drive thousands of miles to attend.
The Cruise works its way from Olympia to Port Townsend at 10-16 nautical miles a day, with overnight stops at:

Henderson Inlet
Longbranch, Filucy Bay
Gig Harbor
Blake Island State Park
Kingston
Port Ludlow

The final day of travel brings cruisers to the victorian seaport of Port Townsend.
More information can be found in the Cruise Information Packet.

Atlantic Challenge
2024-07-21 15:00 - 2024-07-28 15:00 | Atlantic Challenge USA, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
Every two years, a dozen nations convene for a friendly competition and cross cultural gathering were crews showcase their seamanship skills in a series of rowing, sailing, docking, knot tying and navigation events, and build friendly ties with the international crews.

Beyond on-the-water skills, the Contest will further global understanding and build friendly ties internationally. is one small way we can help move quarreling humanity toward a path of cooperation and peace. We believe getting young people together in boats, learning difficult manual skills, competing for shared success and living and eating together for 12 days has the power to transcend cultural, political and linguistic barriers. Indeed, this is the basis for the development of trust, connection and friendship.
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Contestants are young adults: all crew members must be over 15; at least half will be under 22.

The Contest events take place in the Bantry Bay gigs, which are copies of 18th-century French Navy Captain’s gigs. These vessels are 38ft long and are powered by three sails and ten oars. Each nation has their own vessel for the contest.
Lance Lee, of Rockland, Maine, co-founded the Atlantic Challenge International Contest of Seamanship with Bernard & Michelle Cadoret, of France in 1984 as a way to bring young adults of different cultures together while also preserving traditional seamanship. The first two gigs Liberté and Egalité were built at the Rockport Apprenticeshop, in Rockport, Maine and the first Contest was held in New York City in July 1986.
More than 80 gigs have been built by 16 nations for participation in Atlantic Challenge. Typically 12 nations gather for the biennial Contest of Seamanship.
There has been a Contest every two years from 1986-2018. Atlantic Challenge USA is hosting the 2024 Contest.
