USA, Australia & NZ
The sun never sets on classic events
With classic yacht racing all around the world, it’s always the season, somewhere, from the schooners and classics of the USA to a vibrant racing and social scene in Australia and New Zeland.
UNITED STATES
13 JUNE
Race to Alaska
Port Townsend, WA to Ketchican, Alaska r2ak.com 700-odd mile race in a motley array of watercraft through some of the most savage seas and scenery on earth.
8 JULY
Great Schooner Race
greatschoonerrace.com Penobscot Bay, Maine 20+ vessels in the most evocative rig of them all
15-21 JULY
Salish 100
Port Townsend, Washington nwmaritime.org Puget Sound: “The largest organised small-boat cruise in the USA”
9-10 JULY
Vineyard Cup
Mass, sailmv.org/vineyard-cup Mixed fleet of classic and modern
11 JUNE
Belvedere Classic Regatta and Great San Francisco Schooner Race
San Francisco Bay, California sfyc.org
24-26 JUNE
WoodenBoat Show
Mystic Seaport, CT thewoodenboatshow.com Big exhibition of wooden boats and related craft at the Museum of America and the Sea. 30th year
JULY (DATE TBC)
Stuart Knockabout Regatta
Megansett Harbor, Mass stuartknockaboutllc.com Regatta for LF Herresho¡-designed dayboats
28–30 JULY
Camden Classics Cup
Camden, Maine camdenclassicscup.com Fourth year in this lovely location
6 AUGUST
Eggemoggin Reach Regatta
Rockport, Maine erregatta.com 125+ boats – one of the big events in the American calendar
13-14 AUGUST
Corinthian Classic Regatta
Marblehead, Mass corinthianclassic.org
13-21 AUGUST
Nantucket Race Week
nantucketraceweek.org Classics and moderns
21 AUGUST
Opera House Cup
Nantucket, operahousecup.org The jewel of the east coast classic regatta scene. 50th year!
27-29 AUGUST
Herresho Classic Yacht Regatta and Rendezvous
Bristol, RI, herresho¡.org Herresho¡s and other classics organised by the Herresho¡ Museum
4-5 SEPTEMBER
IYRS Newport Classic Yacht Regatta
Newport, Rhode Island, iyrs.edu 43nd year for the race
9-11 SEPTEMBER
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Port Townsend, Washington woodenboat.org 300+ boats, main west coast event
AUSTRALIA
26-27 JANUARY 2023
Australia Day Regatta
Sydney, New South Wales australiadayregatta.co.au Claimed to be the world’s oldest continuously conducted sailing regatta, with moderns and classics mingling in the celebrations
1-13 FEBRUARY 2023
Australian Wooden Boat Festival Hobart, Tasmania southernwoodenboatsailing.com Established 1994, this biennial event is probably the biggest for classic boats in the southern hemisphere
NEW ZEALAND
31 JANUARY 2023 (DATE TBC)
Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
Auckland (New Zealand) classicyacht.org.nz Sailing and watersports clubs get together for this epic event