Sailing boats, rowing boats, kayaks, nautical craftsmen and artists, flags and bunting, varnished wood, polished brass, sea shanties, jazz bands, food and drink. We love friendly, welcoming events with a wide range of interesting boats and activities, for different budgets and ages. Note - we have also listed a few big-money races where the boats are corporately owned, the spectacle is the start and finish lines, and visiting kayakers need to keep their distance when afloat.
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| 2011 listings in date order: | |||
| January | |||
| February | |||
| Wooden boats | Hobart, Tasmania | Australian Wooden Boat Festival, www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au | 11-14 February 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Melbourne | Melbourne Woodenboat Festival www.woodenboat.com.au |
Next date: |
| Wooden boats | Launceston, Tasmania | Wooden Boat Rally, www.woodenboatrally.com | 19-20 February 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Goolwa | South Australian Wooden Boat Festival www.woodenboatfestival.com.au |
26-27 February 2011 |
| March | |||
| Small boats | Right round Florida, USA | Everglades Challenge Ultra Marathon www.watertribe.com | 5 March 2011 |
| April | |||
| Classic yachts | French West Indies | Les Voiles de St Barth, www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com | 4-9 April 2011 |
| Tall ships | Netherlands | Race of the Classics, www.rotc.nl | 4-10 April 2011 |
| Classic yachts | Antigua | Antigua Classics Week, www.antiguaclassics.com | 14-19 April 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Oregon, USA | Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Festival, www.boat-links.com/DepoeBay | 16-17 April 2011 |
| Classic boats | Florida, USA | Appalachicola Antique & Classic Boat Show, www.antiqueboatshow.org | 15-16 April 2011 |
| May | |||
| Classic yachts | Marseille, France | Calanque Classic, www.yachting-club-calanques-cassis.com | 2011 dates? |
| Classic yachts | Ajaccio, Corsica | Régates Impériales, www.regates-imperiales.com | 23-29 May 2011 |
| Tall ships | Ostend, Belgium | Oostende voor Anker, www.oostendevooranker.be | 26-29 May 2011 |
| Raid boats | Goes across Scotland | The Scottish Raid / Great Glen Raid, www.sailcaledonia.org | 28 May- 4 June 2011 |
| Classic boats and ships | Brittany, France | Semaine de la Golfe du Morbihan, www.semainedugolfe.asso.fr | 30 May - 5 June 2011 |
| June | |||
| Classic yachts | Neustadt, Germany | Max Oertz Regatta, www.max-oertz-regatta.de | 2-5 June 2011 |
| Classic boats | Various, Italian lakes and coast |
ASDEC (Italian classic boat society), www.asdec.it | 2011 dates? |
| Small boats | Connecticut, USA | Mystic Seaport's Small Craft Weekend, www.mysticseaport.org | 4-5 June 2011 |
| Classic boats | Porquerolles, France | Porquerolles Classique, www.porquerolles.com | 2011 dates? |
| Classic yachts | Flensburg, Germany | Robbe & Berking Classic Week, www.classic-week.de | 2011 dates? |
| Tall ships | River Seine at Rouen, France | Armada de Rouen 2013 http://armada-rouen.com |
June 2013 |
| Small boats | Vancouver Island | Cowichan Bay Boat Festival | 2011 dates? |
| Classic and other boats | South Haven, USA | Michigan Maritime Museum / TSCA Classic Boat Show & Small Craft Festival, www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org | 18 June 2011 |
| Classic yachts | Marseille, France | Les Voiles du Vieux Port, www.lesvoilesduvieuxport.com | 17-20 June 2010 |
| Wooden boats | Mystic Seaport, USA | WoodenBoat Show, www.thewoodenboatshow.com | 24-26 June 2011 |
| July | |||
| Classic boats, tall ships | Eight festivals around the Baltic | Baltic Sail, www.balticsail.info | 7 July - 21 August 2011 |
| Classic boats | Various, Italian lakes and coast |
ASDEC (Italian classic boat society), www.asdec.it | 2011 dates? |
| Classic and other boats | Loviisa, Finland | Loviisa Small Ships Race, www.loviisa.fi | 2011 dates? |
| Wooden boats | Seattle | Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, www.cwb.org | 2-4 July 2011 |
| Classic boats | Brest, France | Brest Classic Week, www.brestclassicweek.com | 2011 dates? |
| Classic Yachts | Hanko, Finland | Hanko Regatta, www.sailtrust.org | 16-24 July 2011 |
| Raid boats | Silva Bay, British Columbia | Shipyard Raid, www.shipyardraid.ca | 2011 dates? |
| Classic yachts | Barcelona | Vela Clasica PUIG, www.barcelonavelaclasica.com | 13-16 July 2011 |
| Classic and other boats | Douarnenez, France | Temps Fête Douarnenez, www.tempsfete-dz.com | 2012 |
| Wooden boats | Philadelphia, USA | Classic and Antique Boat Show, Independence Seaport Museum www.phillyseaport.org |
23-24 July 2011 |
| Small boats | Lamoine State Park, Maine | Small Reach Regatta | 27-30 July 2011 |
| Classic and other boats | Nova Scotia | Mahone Bay Regatta | 29-31 July 2011 |
| August | |||
| Classic boats, tall ships | Eight festivals around the Baltic | Baltic Sail, www.balticsail.info | 7 July - 21 August 2011 |
| Classic boats | Various, Italian lakes and coast |
ASDEC (Italian classic boat society), www.asdec.it | 2011 dates? |
| Classic boats & ships | Brest, France | Brest 2012 www.lestonnerresdebrest2012.fr |
13-19 July 2012 - yes, 2012 |
| Raid boats | Hanko Archipelago | Raid Finland, www.raidfinland.com | 16-22 July 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Risor, Norway | Risør Trebåtfestival, www.trebatfestivalen.no | 4-7 August 2011 |
| Classic yachts | Svendborg, Denmark | Svendborg Classic Regatta, www.classicregatta.dk | 11-13 August 2011 |
| Classic boats | Paimpol, France | Paimpol Festival du Chant de Marin | 12-14 August 2011 |
| Classic yachts | Brooklin, Maine | Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, www.erregatta.com | 6 August 2011 |
| Raid boats | Sweden& Finland | Archipelago Raid, www.archipelagoraid.com | 2011 dates? |
| Classic boats | Montreal | Festival du Bateau Classique / Classic Boat Festival, www.fbcmontreal.com | 19-21 August 2011 |
| Classic and other boats | Dartmouth, England | Dartmouth Regatta, www.dartmouthregatta.info | 25-27 August 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Vancouver, Canada | Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival, www.vcn.bc.ca/vwbs/wood boat festival.html | 25-28 August 2011 |
| Wooden boats | Salem, Massachusetts | Antique & Classic Boat Festival |
27-28 August 2011 |
| September | |||
| Classic and other boats, jazz | Nantes, France | Erdre Regatta, www.rendezvouserdre.com | 1-4 September 2011 |
| Fishing schooners | Gloucester, Massachusetts | Gloucester Schooner Festival | 2-5 September 2011 |
| Classic yachts | Schwering, Germany | Holzbootregatta Schwerin, www.segeln-in-schwerin.de |
3-4 September 2011 |
| Classic and other boats | Washington, USA | Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, www.woodenboat.org/festival | 9-11 September 2011 |
| Wooden boat area of major show | La Rochelle, France | Village bois du Grand Pavois, www.villagebois.fr | 14-19 September 2011 |
| River boats, large and small | River Loire at Orléans, France | Festival de Loire www.festivaldeloire.com |
21-25 September 2011 |
| October | |||
| Small boats | Baltimore, USA | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival, www.cbmm.org | 1 October 2011, probably |
| Wooden boats | Philadelphia, USA | Independence Seaport Museum / TSCA's Philadelphia Wooden Boat Festival, www.phillyseaport.org | 2011 dates? |
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