Rest of the world
Endless summer
With classic yacht racing around the world, it’s always summer somewhere from the schooners of the USA to a vibrant scene in Australia and New Zealand. Like the Mediterranean, the USA has a classic racing series across 11 regattas, organised by the CYOA – see classicyachts.org
CARIBBEAN
17-22 APRIL
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta
West Indies, antiguaclassics.com
UNITED STATES
9 JUNE
Race to Alaska
Port Townsend, WA to Ketchican, Alaska, r2ak.com
700 miles in small craft
6-7 JULY
Great Schooner Race
greatschoonerrace.com Penobscot Bay, Maine
20+ vessels in this evocative rig
12-14 JULY Vineyard Cup
Mass, sailmv.org/vineyard-cup Mixed fleet of classic and modern
10 AUGUST
Belvedere Classic Regatta
San Francisco Bay, California sfyc.org. Includes Great San Francisco Schooner Race
18-25 JULY Salish 100
Port Townsend, Washington nwmaritime.org
Popuiar small-boat cruise
28-30 JUNE WoodenBoat Show
Mystic Seaport, CT thewoodenboatshow.com
Big exhibition of wooden boats and related craft
25–27 JULY
Camden Classics Cup
Camden, Maine camdenclassicscup.com
Fourth year in this lovely location
3 AUGUST
Eggemoggin Reach Regatta
Rockport, Maine erregatta.com
125+ boats – one of the big events in the American calendar
10-11 AUGUST
Corinthian Classic Regatta
Marblehead, Mass, corinthianclassic. org
14-18 AUGUST Nantucket Race Week
nantucketraceweek.org Classics and moderns
18 AUGUST
Opera House Cup
Nantucket, operahousecup.org The jewel of the east coast classic regatta scene
23-25 AUGUST Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta and Rendezvous
Bristol, RI, herreshoff.org Herreshoffs and other classics organised by the Herreshoff Museum
31 AUGUST – 1 SEPTEMBER IYRS Newport Classic Yacht Regatta
Newport, RI, iyrs.edu. With the International Yacht Restoration School
6-8 SEPTEMBER
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Port Townsend, Washington woodenboat.org
Main west coast event with over 300 boats taking part
SEPTEMBER (DATE TBC) Newfoundland Rendezvous
New Hampshire, newfound.com Celebration of cedar-strip craft
AUSTRALIA
26-27 JANUARY 2025 Australia Day Regatta
Sydney, australiadayregatta.com.au Claimed to be the world’s oldest continuously conducted sailing regatta. Moderns and classics
7-10 FEBRUARY 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Hobart, Tasmania australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au Big event with racing in many classes
NEW ZEALAND
25 APRIL
Anzac Day regatta
Auckland, classicyacht.org.nz Late-season regatta
29 JANUARY 2025 (DATE TBC) Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
Auckland (New Zealand) classicyacht.org.nz
Sailing and watersports clubs get together for this epic event
MARCH 2020
2-3 MARCH 2025 Wooden Boat Festival
Auckland, classicyacht.org.nz
Famous celebration of New Zealand’s classic yachts