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SUMMARY:WaterTribe Everglades Challenge 2024
DESCRIPTION:Tampa Bay To Key Largo In Sea Kayaks\, Canoes and Small Boats\nThe next Everglades Challenge is  Saturday\, March 1\, 2025. There is registration and equipment inspection on Friday\, February 28\, 2025\, prior to starting.  Cost is $495.00  for the captain and $495.00 for crew members if any. \nBilling starts January 1.\nRegistration ends January 26 at noon.\nPayment Deadline is January 26 at noon. \nDue to the extreme commitment for this race late registration and/or late payments will not be allowed. We recommend that you commit to this race early so you have plenty of time for planning\, training\, and preparation. Pay early in the payment cycle. You can get a full refund up until January 26 at noon. No refunds after that date and time. \nAll WaterTribe events are dangerous events as defined by Florida law and common sense. You are responsible for your own safety. You must read and understand the warning before you register for this event. \nThe Everglades Challenge is an unsupported\, expedition style adventure race for kayaks\, canoes\, and small boats. The distance is roughly 300 nautical miles depending on your course selection. There is a time limit of 8 days or less. Your safety and well being are completely up to you. \nUnsupported means that there are no safety boats or support crews to help you during the race. You are not allowed to have a support crew follow you or meet you during the race. It is OK to have family or friends meet you at the official checkpoints\, but they cannot provide anything other than emotional support. See the official WaterTribe rules for more details. \nExpedition style means that you must carry the same type of equipment and supplies that you would carry on a major expedition lasting 4 weeks or more. Camping equipment\, food\, water\, safety\, communication\, etc. is required. See the Rules and Warning link at the top of this page for the official required equipment list for more details. \nAlthough this is a race\, many participants are more interesting in cruising and adventure. Whether you are a cruiser or racer is up to you. Just getting to the starting line is a major accomplishment and only about 40% of starters are able to finish. You should be an expert kayaker and/or sailor before you consider this challenge. \nSPECIAL NOTE 1:  You can earn an alligator tooth award by completing the entire Everglades Wilderness Waterway between Chokoloskee and Flamingo. There are specific rules for earning that tooth: \n\nYou must obey all Everglades National Park rules.\nSPOT must be correctly used at all times.\nYou must complete the entire WW as shown on their official maps. You can exit at Broad River and return via Broad Creek. Using the Harney River from the outside is not allowed.\nThe Nightmare is an option. Some people say that taking the Nightmare is easier than negotiating Broad Creek from the entrance. The choice is yours.\nOnce you have reached Whitewater Bay you may follow the marked route or take the Joe River or any other route to cross the bay and enter Tarpon Creek and the Buttonwood Canal.\nIn some years challengers have taken the Hells Bay Canoe Trail to Tarpon Creek. Since this is marked on the official map\, it is also OK.\nYou must portage your boat a short distance between the fresh water side and the salt water side at Flamingo. You cannot receive assistance from the Race Manager\, CP Captain\, or bystanders. Challengers participating in the event may assist other challengers (see the note below).\n\nSPECIAL NOTE 2: In some previous years we have provided a boat cart or other assistance for the short portage at Flamingo. As of EC2011 and beyond a boat cart will not be provided and all challengers crossing from the fresh water side to the salt water side must do this short portage without outside assistance. No cart will be provided. You must carry your own if you plan to use one. If bystanders want to help they cannot. However\, other WaterTribers who are in the same event can help – see the ad hoc team rule. \nThe Everglades Challenge follows the SW Florida coast line from Fort Desoto in Tampa Bay\, Florida to Key Largo. You will enter Everglades National Park near Everglades City and you will be within their boundries until you get near Key Largo.  You must follow all park rules and regulations. \nNote that the WaterTribe Marathon runs concurrently with the Everglades Challenge.  The schedule mentions both races.
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/everglades-challenge-fl/
LOCATION:Fort Desoto\, Fort Desoto\, FL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Sailing With Josh & The Resourceful Sailor Present:\nA Flicka 20’s Pacific Odyssey\nWednesday\, March 12\, 2025 \n5:30pm – FOOD/SNACKS \n6:00pm – SHOW \n7:30pm – RECEPTION \n@ The Port Townsend Sailing Association Clubhouse – Nomura Building – 385 Benedict St. (Facing the Boat Haven parking lot) \nHost: PTSA \nBeverages: Admiral Ship Supply \nFeatured Boat:Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 \nSpeaker: Joshua Wheeler \nBritannica defines an odyssey as:\n1. literary: a long journey full of adventures. \n2. a series of experiences that give knowledge or understanding to someone. \nBackground on Josh Wheeler and his Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20\nIn August 2023\, Sampaguita\, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20\, and Joshua Wheeler embarked on an epic Pacific Ocean odyssey. Beginning and ending in Port Townsend\, WA\, they journeyed down the North American West Coast to Baja\, Mexico\, followed the trade winds to the Marquesas\, and returned via Hawaii (sort of). Josh will share some places visited\, wildlife encountered\, psychological “research”\, and equipment used in this single-handed voyage of a tiny boat on a big ocean. \nJoshua WheelerSampaguita at the dock! \nJoshua Wheeler has lived and sailed on small craft for over 15 years and 25\,000 nautical miles. Credits\ninclude a 2019 transit of the Northwest Passage\, two solo circumnavigations of Vancouver Island in 2018\nand 2023\, the Inside Passage to Alaska in 2022\, and a Pacific tour in 2023-24. He’s held a USCG Master\nlicense and has a recurring column in Latitude 38’s ‘Lectronic Latitude called The Resourceful Sailor Series. \nFound on Youtube here!@sailingwithjosh\nOr on his website here!
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/pacific-seacraft-flicka-20/
LOCATION:Port Townsend Sailing Association Clubhouse\, 385 Benedict St.\, Port Townsend\, WA\, 98368\, United States
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SUMMARY:Runabouts on the River
DESCRIPTION: – Friday / Dinner Cruise – \n– Saturday / Boat Show 9am-3pm –  \nwith Classic and Antique Boats and Cars\, \nVendors and Live Music\, \nRiverside BBQ Dinner!! \n– Sunday / Lunch Cruise – \n 
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/runabouts-on-the-river/
LOCATION:Stockton Sailing Club\, 4980 Buckley Cove Way\, Stockton\, CA\, 95219\, United States
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SUMMARY:Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival Gig
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed Scottish folk band Mànran\, will headline the Big Gig on the Back Green at the Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival on Friday 27th June 2025.\n\nOver the last 15 years the award-winning group have played in over 30 different countries including the USA\, Asia and Australia\, where they were presented with International Artist of the Year at the Australian Celtic Music Awards. The seven-piece band brings together a mixture of modern and traditional instruments including the guitar\, fiddle\, accordion\, flute\, Highland bagpipes and the Uilleann pipes\, the national bagpipe of Ireland which has a softer sound compared to other variations of the instrument. The band’s latest single Standing Still\, has featured on the BBC Radio 2 playlist for the last few weeks.\n\nMànran brings together renowned Scottish and Irish folk musicians\, which include accordionist and BBC Radio Scotland presenters\, Gary Innes and Ewen Henderson and the band’s lead singer\, Kim Carnie\, has just released an award-winning documentary which she wrote the soundtrack for.\n\nTickets for the Big Gig on the Back Green\, sponsored by Urquhart Joinery Services are on sale now\, at an early bird discounted price of £27.50. To purchase visit www.stbfportsoy.org\, this is a licensed event for over 18s only.\n\nThe Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival will be held on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2025. Now in its 32nd year\, the event celebrates the maritime heritage and culture of the northeast\, attracting a flotilla of traditional boats to Portsoy’s 17th century harbour. The Big Gig on the Back Green kicks off the festival’s programme which includes live music and dance\, Scottish food and drink and age-old crafts. Festival tickets are now available to purchase on the website www.stbfportsoy.org at a 10% discounted price\, for a limited time only.\n\nDavid Urquhart\, chairman of the Glenglassaugh Scottish Traditional Boat Festival commented: “Music is a key element of our festival programme and over the years we have welcomed some amazing artists and bands to Portsoy. Mànran are an exceptionally talented band\, with a worldwide following and numerous awards to their name. They are outstanding live and will bring a high energy\, lively start to our weekend of entertainment.\n\n“The committee has already started working on the music programme for 2025\, featuring talented local singers and performers\, representing a variety of musical genres and styles. We will also welcome back festival favourites including the Anne McArthur Dancers\, Skip2theBeat with their fast-paced skipping stunts and routines.\n\n“Following feedback from this year’s event\, we have been exploring new acts and features\, suitable for the whole family to enjoy\, to enhance our evening entertainment programmes. The festival aims to offer something for all ages and interests\, and we are always exploring ways to improve what we can offer.”\n\nGary Innes from Mànran commented: “It’s a real pleasure to be headlining this terrific event that we have heard so much about. Portsoy is a gorgeous town that we are excited to be performing in and we’re very much looking forward to the big party.”\n\nThe Glenglassaugh 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.
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/glenglassaugh-scottish-traditional-boat-festival/
LOCATION:Portsoy\, Aberdeenshire\, Scotland\, Portsoy\, Scotland\, AB45\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:47th ANNUAL LES CHENEAUX ANTIQUE WOODEN BOAT SHOW
DESCRIPTION:Always the second Saturday of August\, the Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show is known as one of the largest show of its kind and has grown to encompass family friendly activities throughout the week. \nThe “Boat Show” has been a major attraction since it began in 1978\, and it continues to improve each year. Today\, we attract about 150 antique and classic boats and have more than 300 volunteers to assist our visitors with an amazing show. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association – proceeds help to fund the operation of our historical and maritime museums.\n \nSpotlighting: LYMANS\nCelebrating 100 years of EJ Mertaugh Boat Works\n \nFor more details on “BOAT SHEAUX” and activities leading up to Saturday\, please visit www.lchistorical.org
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/les-cheneaux/
LOCATION:Hessel Marina and EJ Mertaugh Boat Works\, 3023 W. Lake Street\, Hessel\, MI\, 49745\, United States
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SUMMARY:Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 6th annual Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday\, August 9\, 2025. We are planning a fun summer day by the bay\, with a lot of maritime and historical related activities: boats on display many offering rides\, boat building demonstrations\, rope making\, wood carving\, touch tanks\, art on the lawn\, sea shanties\, seafood and more.\n\nThe Festival will be held in Blue Hill’s historic village\, centered on the scenic waterfront.  Hours are from 10am-4pm\, admission is free.  For more information visit the Festival website https://bhmhf.org/ or contact info@BHMHF.org.\n\nFor more about rowing on the Blue Hill Peninsula\, check out our recent article The Bagaduce River by Rowboat!
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/blue-hill-maritime-heritage-festival-3/
LOCATION:Blue Hill\, Maine
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SUMMARY:Biscayne Bay Regatta
DESCRIPTION:Come Join the traditional Biscayne Bay Regatta!\nThe Ralph Middleton Munroe Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association is hosting the Washington’s Birthday Regatta at The Barnacle Historic State Park in Coconut Grove\, Florida—home of famous Sharpie sailboat designer\, “Commodore” Ralph Middleton Munroe. \nThe weekend event includes: \nFriday\, February 20 – Sailors’ Social at Barracuda Taphouse And Grill \nSaturday\, February 21 – Regatta on the Bay and Awards Chowder Party \nSunday\, February 22 – Fun Sail And Raft-Up \nSince this is a reenactment of the first Regatta organized on Biscayne Bay in the winter of 1887\, small sailing craft of “traditional” rig are encouraged to participate!We hope to see you there!
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/biscayne-bay-regatta/
LOCATION:The Barnacle\, 3485 Main Highway\, Coconut Grove\, FL\, 33133\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ralph Middleton Munroe Chapter TSCA":MAILTO:john@palenchar.net
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SUMMARY:Cedar Key Small Boat Meet
DESCRIPTION:The Cedar Key Small Boat Meet is the premiere event on the West Coast of Florida celebrating small craft.\nCome join the Small Boat Meet in Cedar Key the weekend of May 1-3\, 2026. \nGreg O'NeilSamson\, the WoodenBoat mascot at Cedar Key’s boat meet! \nThe meet is still informal. No signups. No fees. No planned events. The tides and weather remain the controlling organization. \nAll shallow draft craft are welcome: dories & dinghies\, catboats\, beach cats & trimarans\, sharpies & sampans\, cuddy day-sailors\, any or all driven by pedals\, engines or motors\, paddles\, and sails.\n​\nThe Cedar Keys & the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge are as enchanting as ever. Come and enjoy the Nature Coast\, meet old friends\, and make new ones. \nTo read more about the history of small boat adventures in Cedar Keys click here! \nOr click here to read about a 1980’s 2\,000 mile small boat adventure along the Gulf Coast of Florida!
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/cedar-key-small-boat-meet/
LOCATION:Cedar Key Small Boat Meet\, 4721 16th Ave N.\, St Petersburg\, FL\, 33713\, United States
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SUMMARY:WoodenBoat Show 2026!
DESCRIPTION:Get Ready for this year’s WoodenBoat Show!\nJoin us for the 34th Annual WoodenBoat Show June 26-28\, 2026\, at Mystic Seaport Museum. \n\n\n\nOur speaker series with authors and crafters\nSkills demonstrations from master boatbuilders\nThe I Built/Restored It Myself boat exhibit\nPlenty of boats to view…and some to buy!\n\n\n\nVisit the official WoodenBoat Show website for ticket information. \nOur very best\,\nThe WoodenBoat Show Crew \n\nTo read about last year’s show from the perspective of our Small Boats’ editor\, Jenny Bennett\, check out this article! – Small Boats at the 2025 WoodenBoat Show
URL:https://smallboatsmonthly.com/event/woodenboat-show-2026/
LOCATION:Mystic Seaport\, 75 Greenmanville Avenue\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355-0990\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="WoodenBoat Publications%2C Inc.":MAILTO:woodenboat@woodenboat.com
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