Boat racing is a

sport Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...

in which

boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size, shape, cargo or passenger capacity, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically found on i ...

s, or other types of

watercraft Any vehicle used in or on water as well as underwater, including boats, ships, hovercraft and submarines, is a watercraft, also known as a water vessel or waterborne vessel. A watercraft usually has a propulsive capability (whether by sai ...

, race on

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. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other water-borne

craft A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale pr ...

for as long as such watercraft have existed. A regatta is a series of

races. The term comes from the Venetian language, with ''regata'' meaning "contest" and typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas. A regatta often includes social and promotional activities which surround the racing event, and except in the case of boat type (or "class") championships, is usually named for the town or venue where the event takes place. Although regattas are typically amateur competitions, they are usually formally structured events, with comprehensive rules describing the schedule and procedures of the event. Regattas may be organized as championships for a particular area or type of boat, but are often held just for the joy of competition, camaraderie, and general promotion of the sport. One of the largest and most popular rowing regattas is the

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thr ...

held on the

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, England. One of the largest and oldest yachting regattas in the world is Cowes Week, which is held annually by the Royal Yacht Squadron in

Cowes Cowes () is an English seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked by the Cowes Fl ...

, England, and usually attracts over 900 sailing boats. Cowes Week is predated by the Cumberland Cup (1775), Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta (1822) and Port of Plymouth Regatta (1823).

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's oldest regatta is the Royal St. John's Regatta held on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland every year since 1818. The term "regatta" is from

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

''regata'' ("contention for mastery"), from ''regatare'' ("compete, haggle, sell at retail"), possibly from ''recatare''. There exist other traditional and centuries old boat races like Vallam kali of Kerala, India and Dragon Boat Race from China.

Rowing

World Rowing Federation championship events

* World Rowing Cup * World Rowing Championships * World Rowing Junior Championships * World Rowing Under 23 Championships * European Rowing Championships

North America

United States

* American Henley Regatta, first world championships in the United States * Dad Vail Regatta,

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, championships for college clubs *The

Harvard–Yale Regatta The Harvard–Yale Regatta or Yale-Harvard Boat Race (often abbreviated The Race) is an annual rowing race between the men's heavyweight rowing crews of Harvard University and Yale University. First contested in 1852, it has been held annually s ...

– also known as 'The Race' *

Head of the Charles Regatta The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that falls between the 16th and the 22nd of the month, and on the Saturday and Sunday immedi ...

, on the

Charles River The Charles River ( Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles bac ...

between

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and

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* Head of the Hooch, on the

Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other name ...

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020 ...

Intercollegiate Rowing Association The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) governs intercollegiate rowing between varsity men's heavyweight, men's lightweight, and women's lightweight rowing programs across the United States, while the NCAA fulfills this role for women's ope ...

National Championships, college championships for men and lightweight women *

Marathon Rowing Championship The Marathon Rowing Championship is a continuous rowing regatta on the Cane River Lake in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Northwestern State University is the official host of the regatta. The Marathon begins near the Melrose Plantation and ends at Fr ...

a continuous rowing regatta on

Cane River Lake Cane River Lake (french: Lac de la rivière aux Cannes) is a 35 mi (56 km) oxbow lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It runs throughout the Natchitoches' historic district to ...

in Natchitoches, Louisiana * New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championships *

Poughkeepsie Regatta The Poughkeepsie Regatta was the annual championship regatta of the U.S. Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) when it was held in Poughkeepsie, New York from 1895 to 1949. History The IRA was established by Cornell, Columbia, and Pennsy ...

was an historical regatta that hosted the IRA National Championship from 1895 until 1949. *

Scholastic Rowing Association of America The Scholastic Rowing Association of America was formed as the Schoolboy Rowing Association of America in 1935 to host an unofficial national championship regatta for high school rowing. The name was changed in 1976 after women were allowed to co ...

Championships *

USRowing National Championships The USRowing Summer National Championships is an annual national championship contest in the sport of rowing hosted by the United States Rowing Association. The 2022 regatta was held in on Mercer Lake Mercer Lake, also known as Lake Mercer, is a ...

*The

Windermere Cup The Windermere Cup is a series of annual rowing races hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, United States. The event is open to international teams and takes place on the first Saturday in May, in the Lake Washington Shi ...

- between the

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and one or several challengers of their choice

Canada

* The Brentwood Regatta is held in the spring and is one of the largest high school rowing regattas on the west coast of

. *

Royal Canadian Henley Regatta The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta started in 1880 as the first championship for the newly formed Canadian Amateur Rowing Association. History It changed venues often until 1903, when it was decided to hold it at St. Catharines Port Dalhousie's ...

, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, in the first week of August is one of the largest annual regattas in North America, attracting hundreds of clubs in 128 junior, senior, and master's events. * Royal St. John's Regatta, held every year on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland, North America's oldest annual sporting events.

Europe

United Kingdom

Regattas on the River Thames Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...

lists all Thames rowing regattas and other rowing events * The Boat Race is a rowing race between the

Oxford University Boat Club Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for male, heavyweight oarsman of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century. The Boat Race The club races ...

and the

Cambridge University Boat Club The Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England. The club was founded in 1828 and has been located at the Goldie Boathouse on the River Cam, Cambridge since 1882. Nowadays, training primari ...

. It is rowed annually each Spring on the Thames in

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. *

, held every year on the

is one of several prestigious British events *

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and

May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of ...

, the two main intercollegiate bumps races of the

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, held on the Cam. *

The National Schools Regatta National Schools' Regatta is the largest rowing regatta for junior rowers in Great Britain. Held annually in May, the three day regatta offers events for junior rowers between the categories J14 and J18. History The regatta was first raced in 19 ...

is the largest regatta for junior rowers in Great Britain *The

Northumbrian Water University Boat Race The Boat Race of the North is an annual rowing event between the boat clubs of Durham and Newcastle universities in England. The event is usually staged on the River Tyne in Newcastle, although the 2018 race was held on the River Wear in Durham. ...

– between the University of Durham and the University of Newcastle * Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, held annually at the end of August on the River Dart. * Summer Eights, along with Torpids, the two intercollegiate bumps races of

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, held on the Isis in Oxford. * The Welsh Boat Race is a rowing race between the Swansea University Rowing Club and the Cardiff University Boat Club. It is rowed annually each Spring on the

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or the

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. * The City of Exeter Rowing Regatta, the oldest rowing regatta in the South West, is held annually in

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in July.

Continental Europe

* Regata delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare,

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, international rowing regatta at University level held every year in Paris since 1985, organised by students of ENSTA (Paristech). * Tour du Lac, around the lake Geneva is the 160 km (99 mi) the longest non-stop rowing regatta in the world. *

Vienna Nightrow Vienna Nightrow is an annual international sprint rowing regatta in Vienna (Austria) of the Erster Wiener Ruderclubs LIA for coxed eights at night. Concept A team of former rowers, trainers, functionaries of rowing clubs, referees and function ...

is an international sprint rowing regatta for coxed eights in Austria at night. * Maltese National Regatta, held bi-annually on 31 March and 8 September in the Grand Harbour,

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* Dragon boat racing – a type of human-powered watercraft racing, originating from oriental Asia *

Canoe racing A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British English, the ter ...

– competitive forms of

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ing and

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ing **

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** Outrigger canoe racing

Sailing

Sailing race events are typically held for a single one design class and usually last more than one day. Regattas may be hosted by a

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, sailing association, town or school as in the case of the UK's National School Sailing Association and Interscholastic Sailing Association (high school) regattas or

Intercollegiate Sailing Association The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is a volunteer organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. History The fi ...

(college) regattas. The Barcolana regatta of the yacht club Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano is currently the Guinness world record holder as the "largest sailing race" with 2,689 boats and over 16,000 sailors at the starting line. Currently, The Three Bridge Fiasco, conducted by the Singlehanded Sailing Society of San Francisco Bay with more than 350 competitors is the largest sailboat race in the United States.

Types

* Yacht racing – the sport of competitive yachting ** Team racing – also known as teams racing, is a popular form of

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racing

Oldest sailing regattas

* 1775 – Cumberland Cup, organised by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, UK * 1777 – Lough Ree Regatta, organised by Athlone Yacht Club, Ireland. * 1792 – Whitstable Regatta UK * 1822 – Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, Dartmouth, UK * 1823 – Port of Plymouth Regatta,

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, UK * 1826 – Cowes Week,

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, UK * 1828 – Kingstown Regatta, (now renamed Dun Laoghaire), Ireland * 1828 – Royal Harwich Regatta,

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, UK * 1834 – Lough Derg Regatta, at Killaloe, Williamstown and Drumineer, Ireland. * 1837 –

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Australia Day Regatta, held every year since 1837, the longest running without a break * 1838 – Royal Hobart Regatta, Australia * 1840 – Auckland Anniversary Regatta, New Zealand * 1844 – Royal Geelong Regatta / Audi Victoria Week,

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, Australia * 1845 – New York Yacht Club Regatta, United States * 1849 –

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Regatta Club on July 21, 1849; twelve boats participated. First regatta on the U.S. Gulf Coast * 1849 – Sandy Bay Australia Day Regatta Australia * 1850 –

Race to the Coast The Race to the Coast is the oldest running point-to-point distance sailing regatta and the second oldest regatta in the Western Hemisphere. The first race was held on July 4, 1850, with a course that started on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, ...

, Southern Yacht Club Regatta. Oldest continuously running regatta in the Western Hemisphere United States * 1851 –

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, usually competed for in the country of the current defender/holder * 1851 – Port Esperance Regatta, Australia * 1856 – Chester Race Week, Nova Scotia, Canada * 1857 – Gorey Regatta, Jersey, Channel Islands * 1882 – Kiel Week,

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, Germany * 1885 – Appledore & Instow Regatta, North Devon, UK * 1886 – Torbay Royal Regatta, Torbay, UK * 1894 – Britannia Boating Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Current sailing regattas

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, hosted by prior winner * The Athlone Yacht Club Regatta on Lough Ree, Ireland * Appledore & Instow Regatta – founded in 1885, tracing its origins back to 1831, is held annually on the River Torridge between the Villages of Appledore & Instow North Devon, UK. * Auckland Anniversary Regatta held annually on the

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to celebrate Auckland Anniversary Day * Balaton Regatta, held every year on the Lake Balaton between the teams of Veszprém Campus and Keszthely Campus of University of Pannonia * Balmain Regatta held annually on

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, Australia * Barcolana Autumn Cup Regatta, one of the largest single start sailing regattas in the world, held annually on the second Sunday of October in

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, Italy * Bass Week, Bassenthwaite Lake,

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Bay Week A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a ...

, Put-in-Bay, Ohio * Block Island Race Week,

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* Canada's Cup, held periodically on the Great Lakes. * Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston (CORK) held annually in August in

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Canada. * Carriacou Regatta Festival, Hillsborough, Carriacou, Grenada. W.I. - First weekend in August each year. * CASON Grand Prize Solo Regatta, Lake Balaton, Hungary, held annually in September. * Charleston Race Week, Charleston, South Carolina, held each April for three days, with races staged both in Charleston Harbor and offshore. * Chester Race Week, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada, 15 keelboat fleets race for 4 full days on 5 courses in mid-August on beautiful Mahone Bay * Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, held annually in July, starting in Chicago on Lake Michigan and ending at Mackinac Island on Lake Huron. * Columbus Day Regatta, Miami, Florida, annually in October. * Chichester-Cowes Challenge, held annually at the end of June on the Solent, and welcomes only classic wooden boats, mainly built in the 1920s–1930s. *The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race * Cork Week, Cork, Ireland. Hosted by the Royal Cork Yacht Club bi-annually. * Cowes Week, Royal Yacht Squadron, England * Dun Laoghaire Regatta, Ireland, combined Dun Laoghaire Yacht Clubs, held Biannually. * Færderseilasen, Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS), from

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via Færder lighthouse. *The Fastnet Race * Figawi Race, Hyannis, Massachusetts * Fowey Royal Regatta,

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annually in August * Hangon Regatta, an annual event in the city of Hanko,

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, infamous for attracting large groups of partying youths with a tangential interest in the sailing itself *

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in Seabrook Texas hosts cruisers regatta during full moon in October each year from Galveston to Port Aransas *

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, annually in September *

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* Kékszalag, Balatonfüred, Hungary annually in July * Kiel Week,

/Germany - the largest sailing event in the world * Lake Ontario 300, Port Credit, Ontario - the longest fresh-water sailboat race in the world, held annually in July * Larchmont Race Week,

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, New York *

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, Lake Hefner hosted by the Oklahoma City Boat Club * Long Beach Race Week,

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* Louis Vuitton Trophy, a world series of regattas, multiple locations * Lysekil Women's Match, Lysekil, Sweden, annually in August * Mardi Gras Race Week,

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, large One Design regatta held on

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* MidsummerSail, annual sailing regatta from the southernmost to the northernmost point of the Baltic Sea * Monsoon regatta Monsoon Regatta India * Mrduja Regatta, an annual regatta held in the city of

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(NOOD) * New World Regatta, held every year between the ports of Koper, Slovenia and Baltimore, Maryland. * Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race, Mighigan * Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta, held annually at the end of August over three days on the River Dart. *

, Southern Yacht Club,

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to Gulfport, Mississippi * Regatta Vava'u held annually in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga in September * Rotary Club of Sydney Cove Charity Regatta held annually since 1995 on the second Friday of November at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia *

Round Texel Round Texel is the biggest catamaran race in the world, with an annual average of 600 participants. The ''Ronde om Texel'' (Round Texel) is a regatta for catamarans around the island of Texel in The Netherlands. Round Texel was first organized in ...

, Texel, Netherlands, annually in June *

Sail Melbourne Sail Melbourne is an annual sailing Regatta run by Yachting Victoria at various yacht clubs around Port Phillip Bay. Sail Melbourne is a Grade 1 ISAF (International Sailing Federation) event. Asia Pacific Regatta The annual Asia Pacific Regat ...

, Held annually on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay * Sawadee.com Regatta Samui, Thailand, Annually on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand in June *

Sint Maarten Classic Yacht Regatta ''Sint'' (released on DVD as ''Saint'' in Europe and ''Saint Nick'' in the United States) is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, the character on which the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus is based. The film was directed by Dick Maas ...

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, held last weekend of March *

Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta ''Sint'' (released on DVD as ''Saint'' in Europe and ''Saint Nick'' in the United States) is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, the character on which the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus is based. The film was directed by Dick Maas a ...

, annually in March * Sugar Bowl Regatta,

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Tall Ships Race The Tall Ships Races are races for sail training "tall ships" ( sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and ...

Tjörn Runt Tjörn Runt is an annual long distance sailing competition that takes place in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom ...

, Tjörn, Sweden, annually in August * Travemünde Week,

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, Germany, annually in July * United Sailing Week, Croatia. The biggest sailing regatta and yachting event in Croatia. 50 boats in 4 classes and 500 participants. *The Velux 5 Oceans Race – a round-the-world, staged, single-handed yacht race; originally known as the 'BOC Challenge', and then the 'Around Alone' *The Vendee Globe – a round-the-world, non-stop, single-handed yacht race *

Vintage Yachting Games The Vintage Yachting Games are an international Quadrennial multi class sailing event for former Olympic classes and the former Classes of the Paralympic Games. The Vintage Games is held every four years. The idea behind the Vintage is to Org ...

, each time in another country first in 2008, Medemblik, The Netherlands since then every four years. 2012 Lake Como Italy * Voiles de Saint-Tropez,

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, France, annually in October *The Volvo Ocean Race * Washington's Birthday Regatta, at the

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, Coconut Grove,

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, annually in February * West Highland Yachting Week, Oban, W Coast Scotland * Whale of a Sail, Carlyle Sailing Association, Carlyle, IL * Whiskeytown Regatta, Whiskeytown Lake—Redding, CA * Youngstown Levels, Youngstown, New York * Chichester Biarritz Challenge,

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, England, to

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, France, annually in April.

School sailing regattas

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, United States high school sailing national championships. * Nixor College, the first college in Pakistan to launch a 'RAFT' regatta for team building. * Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia, Oldest Regatta in Sri Lanka. ( Royal Thomian Regatta) *

Sywoc The Student Yachting World Cup (SYWoC) is an annual sailing competition for students which was created in 1979 and is held in France. 36th edition The 36th edition of the Student Yachting World Cup took place in La Rochelle, France. The compet ...

, the Student Yachting World Cup organized by the students of the

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. * The NSSA National Youth Regatta is the largest dinghy sailing regatta and the largest youth sailing regatta in the UK. Due to its size the NYR visits a new location each year alternating between coastal and inland venues. Previous years venues include Bridlington (North Yorkshire), Datchet Sailing Club (West London) Plymouth (Devon), Redcar (North East England), Deal (Kent), Grafham Water (Cambridgeshire), Weymouth (Dorset) to name just a few.

University / college sailing regattas

* Charleston Open, College of Charleston * Fisher Hall Regatta,

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Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) holds National Championships in seven different categories: * Coed Dinghy * Women’s Dinghy *Team Racing * Women's Team Racing * Men’s Singlehanded * Women’s Singlehanded *Match Racing (previo ...

, various locations *

Kennedy Cup Kennedy may refer to: People * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States * John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana * Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with ...

, US Naval Academy * The Roth Regatta, Roth Pond, State University of New York at Stony Brook * The Regent Regatta, Regent Pond, Regent University * The CoEP Regatta, Mula River,

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- Held annually in March (since 1928), one of the oldest and most celebrated regattas in India * Mustang Open Regatta, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Motorboat racing

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– a 24-hour circuit boat race in Rouen, France *

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– an unlimited outboard race consisting of six laps *

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– and within this category, the

F1 Powerboat World Championship The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O. ...

Offshore powerboat racing Offshore powerboat racing is a type of racing by ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing. In most of the world, offshore powerboat racing is led by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) regulated Class 1 and Powerboat P ...

– racing by large, specially designed ocean-going powerboats promoted by Offshore Racing Organization * XCAT Racing – a sport involving Extreme Catamarans or XCATs; XCAT Racing is promoted by the World Professional Powerboating Association (WPPA) and governed by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)World Professional Powerboating Association
, UIM *

Drag boat racing Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. As with land-based drag racing, competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time (low ET) over a straight race course of a defined length. There are ...

– a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land * Hydroplane racing – a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers * Jet sprint boat racing * Swamp buggy racing – although not technically classed as boats, these specialist craft race tri-annually on swampy area circuits in the Florida region *

Bathtub racing Bathtub racing is a competition that involves the use of bathtub boats, small powered watercraft designed around bathtubs or close facsimiles. Boat design Early boats were whimsical and crafted from a variety of materials. Today, most racing batht ...

Other notable regattas and boat races

* Stuart Sailfish Regatta, Stuart, FL. Boat classes; Jersey Skiffs, Inboard and outboard Hydroplanes, Grand Prix Series * Beer Can Regatta, boats made from aluminium cans in Darwin, NT, Australia. *

Madison Regatta The Indiana Governor's Cup (more commonly known as the Madison Regatta) is an H1 Unlimited hydroplane boat race held annually on Independence Day weekend on the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana. Madison has hosted the Madison Regatta annually since ...

, Madison, Indiana. ( hydroplanes) * Kingston Multi-Hull Regatta, Kingston, Ontario ( multihull

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and

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s) * Henley-on-Todd Regatta - an Australian dry-land event. * Hidden Lake Regatta, Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored in July each year by the Hidden Lake Yacht Club, featuring 8 non-motorized divisions. * Musi Triboatton – an annually occurring international boat race across more than 500 km of

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in South Sumatra,

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* Royal Hobart Regatta - a multiple event 3 day regatta in Tasmania, Australia. *The

Nehru Trophy Boat Race The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is an annual '' vallam kali'' held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, India. ''Vallam Kali'' or ''Vallamkali''y literally means boat play/game, but can be translated to boat race in English. The most popul ...

– One of the traditional

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Races ( Vallam kali) that takes place in Alleppey, Kerala, India * Sy Barash Regatta - discontinued event at Penn State *

Worrell 1000 The Worrell 1000 Race is an offshore long distance beach catamaran sailboat race that was held May 6–18, 2019 and that will be held again May 9–21, 2022. The race runs in the waters between Florida and Virginia Beach, United States. The race w ...

, between

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and

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Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival The Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (TIDBRF), is an annual dragon boat race and cultural event, first held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1989. It developed from the Toronto Chinese Business Association held in Toronto, Ontario. A ...

, Toronto, Ontario * Drina Regatta is the most visited tourist and recreation manifestation and the central event in the Western

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* The 826LA Paddle Boat Regatta, Los Angeles, CA (paddle boats)

Race format types

Kyōtei The , literally "boat racing" and referred to as BOAT RACE, is a hydroplane racing event primary held in Japan. It is one of Japan's four , which are sports events where parimutuel betting is legal. Kyōtei was introduced in Japan in April 1 ...

–

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boat racing in

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, referred to as "BOAT RACE" * Match race – a race between two competitors, going head-to-head

References

External links

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Racing Sailing (sport) ja:ボートレース