Small Boats

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.

Small Boat Festival - pacific northwest
2024-07-26 - 2024-07-27 | Port Ludow, Port Ludlow Marina, One Gull Drive, Port Ludlow, WA, 398365, United States
This event will showcase 75 outstanding small boats in the water and an additional 25-30 on dry land. The dates are July 26-27 at Port Ludlow Marina on beautiful Port Ludlow Bay just 13 nautical miles south of Port Townsend. With terrific views of the Olympic Mountain range, and protected waters, the bay is perfect for a small-boat gathering—and as a bonus, we have secured virtually all guest-moorage slips in the marina, assuring that we’ll be able to display a wide range of small-boat designs along one contiguous dock, and in one upland area close to the boats that are in the water.

During the SBF, participants with in-the-water boats will be free to row, sail, paddle, pedal or motor their boats around the bay…offering rides if they wish, or having their boats photographed for a video documentary by Off Center Harbor, the Maine-based production company.
We’re already planning for a few areas of special focus: Electric small craft and human-powered small boats, so there will be areas set aside for those boats and some presentations made on subjects like the increasing practicality of electric power; comparisons between rowing, paddling and pedal-powered small craft; and tips on how to get beyond day use and start camp-cruising your smaller boat.

Show off your boat
Even though nearby Port Townsend hosts its big annual Wooden Boat Festival, the SMALL BOAT FESTIVAL will absolutely not be limited to wooden boats. (Focus of the event will be on attractive and functional designs, so we expect a lot of older fiberglass production sailboats, along with homebuilt wooden watercraft. Everything from SCAMPs to slippery full-keel classics; and from rowing, paddling, pedaling and engine-powered boats to SUP’s, canoes, custom kayaks and other small watercraft.)
Boats will arrive at Port Ludlow on Friday, July 26, and the SBF will take place all day on Saturday the 27th, with the public invited to attend between the hours of 10 and 6. Registered skippers and their crews will enjoy dinner in the marina’s huge Pavilion tent Saturday evening, along with terrific raffle prizes and visits from some luminaries in the world of small boats.
Ready to register?
Registration fee for the two-day festival will be $75 which includes

in-the-water moorage or dry-land display
the Saturday evening dinner

If you have a small boat we’d love to have you show it at the festival. Fill out the registration form and the organizing committee will get in touch with you to work out final details.
Please note that you’ll need to be signed into a Google account (gmail, youtube, etc) in order to fill out the form – that helps us keep down the internet riffraff. If this poses a problem for you, send us an email at pnwpocketyachters@gmail.com.
Further details
Trailer launching options
Launching trailer boats isn’t possible inside Port Ludlow Bay, but there are a number of ramps in the area—the best being the paved all-tides ramp at Port Townsend’s Boat Haven Marina.
Boats can also be launched at:

the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock (7.2 nautical miles north of Port Ludlow)
the Mats Mats Bay ramp (4 nautical miles to the north)

Overnight parking of tow rigs is very limited at Port Hadlock and Mats Mats Bay, and no empty boat trailers can be parked at Port Ludlow Marina, so the best bet might be launching in Port Townsend and cruising south to Port Ludlow on Friday…or even turning the transit into a slightly longer mini-cruise by—(just for instance)—launching in Port Townsend on July 24, overnighting in Mystery Bay on nearby Marrowstone Island that night, then Mats Mats Bay the second night (Thursday the 25th), before arriving at the SMALL BOAT FESTIVAL venue by Friday afternoon, July 26.
Check out time from Port Ludlow
Check-out from SBF moorage slips will be noon on Sunday, unless individual boat owners wish to stay longer, paying regular guest-slip rates to extend their stay. If skippers wish to display an additional boat, either in the water or on land, a reduced $50 fee will apply for the second small boat registered.

Dinghy Delta Ditch Run
2024-08-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Lake Washington Sailing Club, Boathouse Road, West Sacramento, CA, 95691, United States
A small boat regatta beginning at Rio Vista, follows the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel, and finishes at Lake Washington,West Sacramento, California. This is the only long distance, downwind small boat and dinghy race in the whole USA! lwsailing.org
The Lake Washington Sailing Club welcomes you to the 15th annual Dinghy Delta Ditch Race and Cruisers’ Rally from Rio Vista to Sacramento down the deep water shipping channel. This downwind drag race on a flood current pushes boats up-river to the LWSC clubhouse.
The course is approximately thirty miles long and will take an average dinghy about six hours to complete in light to normal conditions. After-race dinner, music, and awards will follow at the clubhouse.
The race is open to any centerboard sailboat or pre-approved keelboat. A limited number of large cruising boats are invited to anchor in the lake and a water taxi to shore is provided.
Our facilities include a clubhouse with large deck, restrooms, a launch ramp for up to 21-ft / 3500-lb boats, a two-acre boat storage yard, and a 2000-lb capacity hoist.

Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival
2024-08-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Horton Emerson Park, Water St, Blue Hill, ME, 04614, United States
Mission Statement: To celebrate and preserve the significance of Blue Hill Bay to our history, economy and culture
This festival will take place on August 3rd at Blue Hill, Maine’s historic village waterfront. Various activities will be occurring throughout the day, such as boat building demonstrations, oar carving, traditional boats on display, kiosks of organizations supporting or involved with Blue Hill Bay. On the water there will be more boats, demonstrations, many offering rides. Musicians will be adding to the maritime atmosphere with sea shanties and fiddle tunes. The Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association will be hosting and cosponsoring. bhmhf.org
The Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association is proud to host and help sponsor the Festival. The Blue Hill Maritime Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 5, 2023. We are planning a fun summer day by the bay, with a lot of maritime and historical related activities: boats, and boat building demonstrations, art on the lawn, sea shanties, seafood and more. If you’d like to participate, sponsor or volunteer let us know. Come join us for that fun summer day by the bay.
If you have a business or belong to an organization that would like to participate please fill out and submit: Exhibitor Contract(PDF) The Town of Blue Hill considers anyone not in a building to be a mobile vendor and therefore requires a permit if selling merchandise on town property. We will forward a permit application once your Exhibitor Contract is accepted.
Festival Content: Content should relate to Blue Hill Peninsula’s maritime heritage, Blue Hill Bay and it’s ecology.
There is no admission fee for the Festival. Donations to help fund the Festival will be accepted and appreciated. Contact Info@BHMHF.org if you’re interested in making a tax deductible contribute to help support the Festival.
The Festival will be held in Blue Hill’s historic village, centered on the scenic waterfront. Various activities will be occurring throughout the day, such as boat building demonstrations, wood carving, traditional boats on display, kiosks of organizations supporting or involved with the bay. On the water there will be more boats, many offering rides. Musicians will be adding to the maritime atmosphere with sea shanties and fiddle tunes.
Festival activities start on Water Street, at the Blue Hill Historical Society’s Holt House. They will have ship captain’s artifacts on display along with other items depicting Blue Hill’s history. Across the street from the Holt House, Charlie the shark will be directing folks to the Shaw Institute. They will have their new touch tank, displays and docents explaining their environmental work and offering a microscopic look into the waters of our bay.
At the historic Pendleton House, PNB Interior Design/Arts will have nautical block print art, on paper, on kids tee shirts, and more. While next door at Bears n’ Me Captain Lee and Windrose Productions will have nautical books and DVD’s.
SeaLoft is across the street featuring women’s apparel, home goods, and gifts for all.
At the Town Wharf, The Downeast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association will have boats on display and in the water, many offering rides. Hewes & Co. Marine Division will be explaining their CNC business, Wilson Museum with their rope making machine and very popular toy boats and pool, and Maine Maritime Academy will be under the tent. On the wharf Chase Small Craft, Brooks Boat Design, George Stevens Academy, and Cottrell Boatbuilding will also be joining us this year.
Emerson Park, adjacent to the Town Wharf, will be packed full of exhibitors. Penobscot Marine Museum will be returning bringing their popular photo booth.
Boats Partial list, check back for updates. On display (D) available for rides (R) sail (S)

St Ayles Skiff – Blue Hill Community Rowing, R
North Haven Peapod TSCA, R
Nutshell Pram, TSCA, R
Shellback Dingy, TSCA, R
Stelmok 15′ solo canoe, TSCA, R
Deblois Street Sailing and Rowing Dory, TSCA, R, S
Compass Skiff 10, CSC, D, R
Echo Bay Dory Skiff, CSC, D, R
Points East Pram, CSC, D, R
Acorn 17, DSC, D
Drake 17, TSCA, D
Harry Bryan Thistle Fin Boat, TSCA, Peddle
CLC Chester Yawl 15, TSCA, D
Caledonia Yawl 19, TSCA, D

MUSIC – We have a great line up of musicians scheduled to play at “The Window of the Sea Wind” sculpture by Hitoshi Tanaka in Emerson Park.
10:00 AM – Waterbound
11:00 AM – April Grant
12 PM – Handsome Molly
1 PM -Stephen Sanfilippo
2 PM – Castlebay
3 PM – Calico
FOOD – Stone Fox Farm Creamery – Homemade ice cream
There will be water available donated by Mt Desert Spring Water
SPEAKER SERIES – Blue Hill Historical Society in conjunction with the Maritime Heritage Festival will present a series of talks at the Blue Hill Public Library and at Bagaduce Music.

Maine Boat & Home Show (CANCELLED EVENT)
2024-08-09 10:00 - 2024-08-11 16:00 | Harbor Park, 1 Pleasant St, Rockland, ME, 04841, United States
(CANCELLED)

The Maine Boat & Home Show is back, August 9 – 11, 2024. If you love the coast of Maine, you won’t want to miss this high-end, high-summer event in Rockland, Maine, the second weekend in August. Each year we gather Maine’s finest artists, architects, boatbuilders, craftsmen, designers, furniture makers, jewelers, and marine gear vendors together in ONE place at ONE time! Meet them all in person at the annual Maine Boat & Home Show.

Elegant Boats
Live Music
Food Court
Fine Furniture & Jewelry
Just for Kids Area

It’s the pages of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine brought to life and the largest in-water boat show north of Newport, Rhode Island, with more than 60 boats in the water and on land plus additional exhibitors in tents.
2024 SHOW SCHEDULE & TICKETS
Dates: August 9-11, 2024
Times: Friday: 10-5, Saturday: 10-5, Sunday: 10-4
Location: On the waterfront in Rockland, Maine (Harbor Park)
Parking: Secure paid parking is available right next to the show in the DST Systems lot on Water Street. Proceeds benefit a trio of local nonprofits. Some handicap parking on Myrtle Street next to Walgreens.
Please Note: For the safety and comfort of all, only bona fide service animals, preferably marked as such can be allowed on show grounds. Also, we love young sailors, but strollers are not compatible with the show docks. Please plan ahead. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Apostle Islands Cruise - 22 Catalina 22s
2024-08-12 - 2024-08-17 | Bayfield City Ramp, 14 Wilson Ave, Bayfield, WI, 54814, United States
An adventure like no other! Often referred to as the “Caribbean of the North” this lake is unsalted and shark free! Launch from Bayfield, Wisconsin for a week-long adventure filled with lighthouses, amazing sunsets, and pristine beaches. catalina22.org/
Join us this year for the Apostle Islands Cruise August 12 to 17, 2024. It will be an adventure like no other. Often referred to as the “Caribbean of the North” this lake is unsalted and shark free! Well, that is if you don’t include my boat “Lake Shark”. We will launch from Bayfield, Wisconsin for a weeklong adventure filled with lighthouses, amazing sunsets, and pristine beaches.
So, make plans now to register for what was a favorite cruise in 2022 and now back for a new adventure in 2024. With 22 islands to explore, there’s never enough time to see them all. Still, we will have a great mix of anchoring out and marina stops. Of course, there is still the option to join us for a shorter cruise if a week is just more fun than you are quite ready for.
This year, please note that securing a marina slip is on your own and must be booked in advance. We plan to stay in a slip Monday August 12 and Thursday August 15. Slips on Madeline Island this year are running just over $70 for the night, and I would expect the same in Bayfield, but I am still working with the city to see if we can work out a deal. Full details on the cruise and plans can be found at:
Link to PLANS
So, stop dreaming and start living. That project boat has spent enough time in the driveway so let’s get it out there on the water. Afterall “if anything is gonna happen its gonna happen out there”- Capt. Ron. So, sign up today for the adventure of a lifetime and make some memories that you’ll share for generations. Registrations are available at:
Link to REGISTRATION

Barefoot Raid BC
2024-08-14 - 2024-08-21 | Baynes Sound, Boat Ramp, British Columbia, Canada
The raid will feature:

7 days of racing
15 legs
100 nautical mile course
A mothership providing 3 meals a day and other support
Sponsors supplying some great prizes for the racers!

Eligibility requires:

A boat no smaller than 12 feet and no larger than what can legally be transported on a highway.
Complete application with deposit (1/2 total entry fee) must be received no later than April 30, with full amount due by May 20th.
Being a member of the TSCA (there’s a B.C. Chapter!) — https://tsca.net/join/
If under 18, signed permission from your parents.
Carrying the safety gear required under Canadian maritime law.

Courses and classes:
As the whole fleet can only move as fast as the slowest boats, an effort has been made to keep course lengths to that which can be done by the slowest of our group. While many small boat sailors prefer to just meander about, taking in the sights, others prefer to fly at blinding speed. In an effort to appeal to as many of the small boat types as is practical, this event will have classes. Also, in an effort to balance the spectrum of small boat types, some legs will be sailing only, while others will be rowing/paddling/pedaling (human-powered) only, and most will be whatever combination you prefer.
Racing class:

This will be a hard fought, bitterly contested, no holds barred, battle for supremacy. To maintain this level of focus, racers will want light, empty boats, and minimal equipment. That is why our motherships will be here: to relieve us of that burden of gear (and feed us). The ultimate glory of this adventure will belong to those of the racing class.
Cruising class:

This will be the best time out sailing and camping with your friends. Ever. Be totally self-sufficient, or join the racers for meals on the mother ship. Fill your boat with all the favourite, non-perishable food items that you usually bring on every week-long sailing trip; or pay for meals but not for prizes. Either way, you’ll get to laugh at the antics of the racers — battling for every fraction of a knot of boat speed. Enjoy the spectacle, while basking in the glow of your own, self-reliant, non-competitive accomplishments.
The long course:

This course will be for an elite few, who find the modest course distances outlined to be an insufficient challenge, and wish to demonstrate their superior speed by sailing circles around the fleet. Literally. Upon reaching a pre-determined waypoint, long course challengers will then double back and round the race boat at the back of the fleet, before continuing on to the finish. This will promote safety, by keeping the fastest boats in touch with the slowest, and will add entertainment value for those in the back of the fleet, giving them a chance to see what fast boats look like under sail. Those who achieve victory in the long course will receive their own even-faster-than-the-regular-racers trophy.
Getting there and away:
Barefoot Raids typically start and finish at a boat ramp parking nearby for trucks and trailers. Often there are camping options in the vicinity. Some participants anchor out prior to the start day or cruise to the start line sans trailer.
Costs:
All amounts are in Canadian dollars. Cost for full race participants will be $1100 (Canadian) per boat and skipper, and $600 for each additional crew.
Payment can be made by cheque, money order, eTransfer, or crypto. Contact Commodore Quill quillgoldman@gmail.com for e-transfer. Cheques and money orders can be made to Barefoot Wooden Boats, and sent to 2925 North Rd., Gabriola Island B.C. V0R 1X7. Equivalent in gold bullion or silver accepted as well.
What you will need:
Besides your winning attitude, there are a few things you will need to bring with you on the Raid. Some, are required under Canadian Maritime law. Others are just things you should never go to sea without, and are required under Raid law.
The following is a list of things you MUST bring:

Life jacket for each person on your boat
50’ buoyant heaving line
Noise making device
Flares
Compass
VHF radio
Paper Charts of all the area travelled on the Raid.
Anchor sufficient to hold your boat in strong winds, 20’ chain, and 200’ anchor rode. (minimum)
Three, 20’ lines for mooring boat.
GPS device (e.g. handheld GPS, Navionics on a smart phone, in a waterproof case…)
Spare batteries and charge cords for devices
Knife
Headlamp
Fire (lighter, matches…)
Personal cutlery kit (plate, bowl, cup, knife, spoon, fork…)
Sleeping gear
Shelter (tent, tarp…)
Waterproof bag with a dry change of warm clothes
Spare oar or paddle
4 good fenders.
Basic first aid kit

These are some things you might want:

300’ or more, of line, with pulleys sufficient to rig a clothesline mooring system
Sleeping pad
Beach chair
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Lip chap
Basic spares kit
Dry bags for everything
Blankey…

HELLY HANSEN CHESTER RACE WEEK
2024-08-14 08:30 - 2024-08-18 01:00 | Mahone Bay, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester Race Week 2024 is here!

For many of us, this is a special time of year when friends, family, and competitors get together in one of the most visually stunning parts of our province for a four-day event in the hope of taking home a coveted award or trophy.
I would like to thank all our competitors for making this one of our largest Chester Race Weeks in the last decade. We currently have 132 boats registered, with 135 within our grasp. What an incredible turnout from our community. This year, we are hosting the J70 Canadian Championships, a growing pursuit course (Spinnaker, White Sail, and Classics), large PHRF fleets, and One Design fleets, which include a growing J105 class.
I’d also like to thank all our volunteers, who dedicate a lot of time to ensuring the event is fun, safe, and competitive for all. We could not do it without your hard work.
While the forecast looks light this week, I hope you all find clean space on the start line, clean air up the course, smooth gybes downwind, and, most importantly, an enjoyable race week. Please tag us in all your fun throughout the week so we can all enjoy the spirit of Chester Race Week.
Sincerely,
Dan Conrod
On-Water Chair

The English Raid - Plymouth Raid V3
2024-08-19 18:00 - 2024-08-23 08:30 | Mountbatten Water Sports and Activities Centre in Plymouth, 70 Lawrence Rd, Mount Batten, Plymouth, PL9 9SJ, United Kingdom
The Raid will be based at the Mountbatten Water Sports and Activities Centre in Plymouth as in 2017 and 2015.
The Raid is taking place in school holidays in order to help those Raiders who have children (or Grandchildren) still at school. It is also the only dates that were available
We have booked all of the bedrooms as accommodation for the Raid.
Cars and trailers can be parked at the Centre.
There are spaces for up to 8 camper vans. Plug-in facilities for camper vans are available. All Camper Van users will have 24-hour access to the Centre for showers and WC included within their charge. There are very few camping facilities nearby, although plenty of B&Bs and rental properties.
The boats will be launched, moored and recovered at Mountbatten Centre (MC).
The exact programme needs to remain as flexible as possible and will depend on tidal and weather conditions. Thus, apart from Monday and Thursday evening/Friday morning, everything is fluid.
MONDAY 19th August
Day:
Arrival and registration
Evening:
18.00 Welcome reception
20.00 Supper
DAY A
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Briefing 09.00
Sail to Newton Ferrers
Racing on passage to and from Newton Ferrers
Lunch on beach and or pub
Return Mount Batten
Supper 20.00 ( Location TBA )
DAY B
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Briefing 09.00
Sail to Cawsand for lunch,
Racing in Harbour
Return Mount Batten
Supper 20.00 ( Location TBA )
DAY C
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Briefing 09.00
Sail up the Tamar
Lunch possibly at Saltash Sailing Club
Racing on passage to and from
Saltash Sailing Club
Supper 20.00 ( Location TBA )
Thursday 22nd August EVENING
Some recovery of boats
Supper at Royal Western Yacht Club 20.00
Prize giving after supper
Friday 23rd August
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Recover boats/free sailing
ACCOMMODATION:
We have booked all of the bedrooms as accommodation for the Raid. Cars and trailers can be parked at the Centre. Plug-in facilities for up to 8 camper vans are available. All Camper Van users will have 24-hour access to the Centre for showers and WC included within their charge. There are very few camping facilities nearby, although plenty of B&Bs and rental properties.
FOOD:
Breakfast for those with beds in the Mountbatten Centre is included. Camper Van residents and live-aboards can buy breakfasts at the Centre for £8.00 per head per day but these need to be booked the day before.
Packed lunches will be provided on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for all Raiders.
Supper will be provided on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for all Raiders.
COST:
The cost of participation in the Raid is expected to be £300 per person (this includes 3 packed lunches, 4 dinners, mooring fees and car and trailer parking).
In addition the cost of room-based accommodation in the Mountbatten Centre (including breakfast) is £160 per person (Monday evening to Friday morning). Please note that you may end up sharing a room with crew from another boat as there are only 26 rooms in the Centre. Couples will not be asked to share and will be given their own room.
If you wish to stay in a camper van on the premises the cost is £28 per day per van (including electric hook-up) i.e,£112 for the 4 nights from Monday to Friday. Those in camper vans (or live-aboards) may purchase breakfasts from the Centre at £8.00 per head per day. These breakfasts can be booked in advance or the day before.
There is no charge for children under 5 and children 5 – 12 will be 50% of the adult cost.
To book your place on the Raid please go to Register 2024 and complete the form and send it to us. A booking deposit of £75 per boat will secure your place.
402410 61420933 and Raid England are the details you will need if using online banking
If you are making an overseas transfer you will need to know that HSBC is the bank and that Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, UK is the address together with some or all of the below. I have recently been using a system called Wise (https://wise.com) very successfully with much better exchange rates than most banks but contact me first to discuss the best way of paying. If you insist upon using a traditional bank please can you “pay” the transfer fees as well because UK banks charge us a lot for accepting money from outside the UK.
IBAN: [REDACTED]
Branch BIC (BIC 11): HBUKGB4113V
Bank BIC (BIC8): HBUKGB4B
otherwise please send an old-fashioned cheque made payable to:
Raid England
to
Geoff Probert
60 St. Marks Rd.
Henley-on-Thames,
Oxon
RG9 1LW
Geoff Probert
01491 577220
geoffprobertatgmaildotcom
Peter Chesworth
01209 822054
peteratwillowbridgecottagedotcodotuk
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CBMM Model Guild Sailing Races
2024-08-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 North Talbot Street, St. Michaels, MD, 21663, United States
CBMM’s Model Guild invites general-admission guests to watch model skipjack races on select dates from May-November.
These radio-controlled (RC) sailing races take place on CBMM’s Fogg’s Cove waterfront from 11am–1pm. After the races are over, the course buoys will be left in place for CBMM members and guests to sail their own RC boats. All races are dependent on marine conditions. Learn more here.
For more information about the Model Guild or its races, contact Model Guild President and CBMM Lead Volunteer Gary Nylander at nylandergary755@gmail.com.

CBMM Build Your Own Stand-Up Paddle
2024-08-24 09:00 - 2024-08-25 16:00 | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 213 North Talbot Street, St. Michaels, MD, 21663, United States
(July 23 update: This program is now full. A waitlist is available here. Click here to find additional Apprentice for a Day programming.)
Do you or someone you know enjoy getting out on the water on a stand-up paddle board? Customize the experience by creating a paddle specifically fit for you. Join instructor Jenn Kuhn in this two-day workshop crafting your very own custom SUP paddle out of western red cedar and paulownia, two contrasting colored and naturally rot-resistant woods. Each paddle will be unique to its owner and lightweight with a comfortable grip. No woodworking experience is necessary. Pre-registration is required.

Build Your Own Stand-Up Paddle (FULL)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 24–Sunday, August 25, 9am–4pm
Location: Workshop Annex
Cost: $325, with a 20% discount for CBMM Members
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST
