Northern Europe
Something for everyone
The north of Europe is a mixed bag, more so than the Med, with everything from huge maritime festivals like Brest to the sleeker side of yachting, this year embodied by world championships in the evocative 12-M and 8-M classes, as well as a European championship in the 6s. The spectacular Golfe du Morbihan was sadly cancelled due to covid just as we went to press – but there’s still plenty on
SWEDEN AND FINLAND
3-9 JULY
ÅF O shore Classic Race (Around Gotland)
Stockholm-Visby-Sandhamn, Sweden; 220nm passage race race.ksss.se
28-30 JULY
Airisto Classic Regatta
Abo Batvarf, Turku, Finland airistosegelsallskap.fi
4-6 AUGUST
Sandhamn Regatta
Sandhamn, Sweden Oshore race for classic yachts ksss.se
13 AUGUST
Viaporin Tuoppi
Helsinki, Finland Big wooden boat regatta english.viaporintuoppi.fi
NORWAY
4-6 AUGUST
Risør Traditional Boat Festival
Risør, trebatfestivalen.no
FRENCH ATLANTIC COAST
24-28 MAY
Voiles Classiques du Morbihan
Quiberon, Brittany yachtclubclassique.com
10-16 JULY
Classic Channel Regatta
Dartmouth-Paimpol-Camaret-La Rochelle classic-channel-regatta.eu
14-17 JULY
Douarnenez Maritime Festival
Douarnenez, Brittany tempsfete.com
26-27 JULY
Voiles Classiques des Sables
Les Sables d’Olonne, Loire yachtclubclassique.com
SPAIN
13-19 SEPTEMBER
6-M European Championship
Sanxenxo, Galicia 6metre.com
GERMANY
16-19 JUNE
Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup
Flensburg, fsc.de
16-19 JUNE
Kiel Rendezvous
fsc.de
13–14 AUGUST
Hamburg Summer Classics
fky.org
18-21 AUGUST
German Classics
Laboe, fky.org
SWITZERLAND
25-31 JULY
8-M Worlds
Geneva, 8mrworldcup.com
DENMARK
12-13 AUGUST
Svendborg Classic
classicregatta.dk
NERTHLANDS
1-3 JULY
Dutch Wooden Boat Festival
Den Helder, dutchwoodenboatfestival.nl
8–11 SEPTEMBER
Dorestad Raid
Echtenerbrugge, natuurlijkvaren.nl
BELGIUM
19-22 MAY
Oostende Voor Anker
oostendevooranker.be
TALL SHIPS RACES
7 JULY – 7 AUGUST
Tall Ships Races 2022
Esbjerg (Denmark) – Harlingen (Netherlands) – Antwerp (Belgium) – Aalborg (Denmark) sailtraininginternational.org