Past Events from October 7, 2017 – June 30, 2018 – Page 4 – Small Boats Magazine

James Wakefield Rescue Row

On Saturday, October 7th, the Champlain Longboats Program at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will hold it’s annual James Wakefield Rescue Race. The race is named after James Wakefield who was...

Head of the Weir River Race

Hull Lifesaving Museum’s 31st Annual Head of the Weir River Race is a celebration of the estuary at the height of its fall beauty and the fabulous array of the...

Rhyll Wooden Boat Festival

Rhyll Wooden Boat Festival 2018 Phillip Island, Rhyll, Australia

A free Community Event celebrating 150 years of settlement on Phillip Island, featuring: a fabulous display of wooden boats both on land and in water, yacht racing, maritime history multimedia...

Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club 25 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong, Australia

The love of wooden boats throughout the ages will again be on display at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club Wooden Boat Festival held every even year over the Victorian Labour Day Weekend with...

Marine Weather Workshop for the Northwest Boater

Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor BoatShop are cosponsoring a marine weather workshop in Gig Harbor. Topics to be covered include: The relationship of atmospheric pressure and wind Determining...

Varnishing 101

Gig Harbor 3805 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor, WA, United States

Join us in the wood stove heated joiner shop for a new workshop focused on varnishing! We’ll begin by discussing the tools, materials, and techniques used. Then we’ll break out the...

Port Aransas Family Boat Building

Port Aransas, Texas Port Aransas, TX, United States

Would you or your family like to build a boat with expert supervision along with 3 other families? If so, sign up now for the Family Boatbuilding event at the...

CFCC Riverfront Boat Show

CFCC RIVERFRONT Water Street, Wilmington, NC, United States

Cape Fear Community College Boat Building Program in Wilmington NC is excited about this years Riverfront Boat Show! April 7, 2018 Saturday from 9:30-4:30 with dock and land access for...

Florida Gulf Coast Traditional Small Craft Festival

SarasotaSailingSquadron 1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota, FL, United States

The 12th Annual Great Florida Gulf Coast Traditional Small Craft Festival will be held on April 21-23 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will be hosting the...

OkoumeFest 2018

Matapeake State Park 1112 Romancoke Rd, Stevensville, MD, United States

Chesapeake Light Craft will present its 20th annual small boat rendezvous, OkoumeFest, on Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, 2018. "Okoume" is the plantation-grown African hardwood used in tens of thousands...

Meet at the Beach: A gathering of kayak builders

Bluff Point State Park, Groton, Connecticut Bluff Point State Park, Groton, CT, United States

Meet at the Beach: A gathering of kayak builders An annual gathering of kayak builders and like-minded individuals at Bluff Point State Park. This is a fun gathering which gives us...

The Texas 200

The Eleventh Annual Texas 200 June 11 - 16, 2018 The Texas 200 is a “Raid”-type event; that is, it involves a scheduled gathering of small boats traveling more or...

R2AK: Race to Alaska

Start in Port Townsend, Washington WA, United States

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...

Old boats, cool fun in St. Michaels, Md.

Wooden and fiberglass classics, vintage racers, and other antique and Chesapeake Bay-related boats are coming to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum June 15-17 for the 31st annual Antique & Classic...

The WoodenBoat Show

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

The WoodenBoat Show will be returning to Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, June 22-24, 2018 with more in-water and on-land boat exhibits, reader-built boats, expert skills demonstrations, marine...

Summer Sailstice

Summer Sailstice was founded in February 2001 by John Arndt, as the global, annual celebration of sailing held on the weekend nearest the summer solstice. The annual Summer Sailstice sailing event...

Bushcraft/Canoeist TSCA Dauphin Island Rendezvous

Dauphin Island Campground 109 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL, United States

Traditional Small Craft Association (TSCA) Rendezvous on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Specifics for the day sails and overnight camping will be decided based on participants and weather forecasts leading up to...

Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

Packed with brilliant moments, the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival engages the local region, bringing together boats, music, crafts, food and drink to celebrate the region’s rich cultural heritage. Cheer on...