DIARY DATES

Open Day at the Royal Southern Yacht Club, 4 April, Hamble, 10am-4pm, royal-southern.co.uk

Beaulieu River Cruise, 4 April, from Buckler’s Hard, bucklershard.co.uk/ attractions/river-cruise/

Guided Waterside Walk by the Inland Waterways Association Towpath Walks Society, 5 April, Grand Surrey Canal, waterways.org.uk

International Multihull Show, 15-19 April at La Grande Motte, South of France, multicoque-online. com/en/

Guided Waterwide Walk by the Inland Waterways Association Towpath Walks Society, 19 April, at Limehouse, Thames Path and Docklands, London, waterways.org.uk

Chichester Marina Boat Show, 25-26 April Chichester Marina, premiermarinas.com

Horning Boat Show,

2 May, Horning in Norfolk, horningboatshow.com

Jersey Boat Show, 2-4 May, St Helier Marina, jerseyboatshow.com

IWA Canalway Cavalcade, 2-3 May, Little Venice, London, waterways.org.uk

Mayflower Ocean Festival,

4-10 May, Plymouth, visitplymouth.co.uk

Plymouth Mayflower 400 Regatta, 8-10 May, Plymouth, hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club, rwyc.org

Poole Harbour Boat Show, 12-14 June, pooleharbourboatshowco.uk

South Coast Boat Show, 15-17 May, Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, southcoastboatshow.com

More than 160 yachts are expected to compete for the Canford Cup, awarded to the winner of the biennial Poole Regatta. Entries have now opened for the event, which will see racing in 17 classes between 23-25 May. pooleregatta.co.uk