THAMES
26-27 MAY LECHLADE SMALL
BOAT GATHERING
mike.stevens.killay@
talktalk.net Small, tented and boated gathering on the Upper Thames in Gloucestershire
3 JUNE THAMES DIAMOND
JUBILEE PAGEANT London. Tel: +44 (0)20 7592 0894
thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org 1,000 boats on the Thames in one amazing afternoon
8-10 JUNE BEALE PARK THAMES
BOAT SHOW Pangbourne, Berkshire Tel: +44 (0)118 9767498
gillie.jackson@bealepark.co.uk bealeparkboatshow.co.uk. For small traditional boats
16-17 JULY THAMES TRADITIONAL
BOAT RALLY Henley-on-Thames, Oxon Tony Goodhead. Tel: +44 (0)1932 872575,
tradboatrally.com One of Europe’s largest gatherings of traditionally-built river craft including Dunkirk Little Ships, with ample shoreside entertainment. 200+ boats. This venerable festival is 35 years old this year
46 CLASSIC BOAT APRIL 2012
7-8 JULY JACK HOLT
CENTENARY REGATTA Wraysbury Lake Sailing Club,
cvrda.org Celebration of prolific dinghy designer, born 1912
8-9 SEPTEMBER ST KATHARINE
15 SEPTEMBER
DOCKS FESTIVAL
skdocks.co.uk
GREAT RIVER RACE Thames, London. Tel: +44 (0)208 3989057,
greatriverrace.co.uk. Huge, colourful, 300-boat, 21-mile rowing race from Docklands to Ham
11-20 JANUARY 2013 THAMES BARGE
LONDON BOAT SHOW ExCel, Docklands. Tel: +44 (0)1784 223618
londonboatshow.com
MATCHES Tel: +44 (0)1202 552582
sailingbargeassociation.co.uk 26 May: Medway 30 June: Pin Mill 14 July: Blackwater 28 July: Gravesend July (tbc): Whitstable 11 August: Swale 26 August: Southend 8 September: River Colne
Above: Maldon Town Regatta
EAST COAST AND NORFOLK BROADS
11-13 MAY VINTAGE WOODEN BOAT ASSOCIATION
16-17 JUNE SUFFOLK YACHT HARBOUR CLASSIC
NATIONAL RALLY Ranworth Island, Northern Broads John Bailey. Tel: +44 (0)1692 650486,
vwba.org Not a new event, but back after a long hiatus. Broads boats and anything else that’s made of wood
OLYMPICS Sailing at Weymouth and
Portland
london2012.com/sailing 29 July-11 August Two classic classes involved: the Star class designed in 1910 and the Finn in 1949 made their Olympic debuts in 1932 and 1952
PARALYMPIC SAILING
Weymouth
london2012.com/ paralympic-sailing 1-6 September Boats include the smallest Metre-class yacht, the single-person 2.4mR, as featured in CB273
9 JUNE
OGA BRIGHTLINGSEA RALLY AND EAST
COAST RACE Essex.
eastcoastclassics.co uk Tel: +44 (0)77103 199935
richard@marketingoverflow.com
9-10 JUNE
THREE RIVERS RACE The Ant, Bure and Thurne
Tel: +44 (0)1692 630507
horningsc.org.uk Popular day/night race, where you can choose the order in which you take the rivers
11 JUNE PIN MILL
REGATTA Levington, River Orwell Jonathan Dyke Tel: +44 (0)1473 659465
syharbour.co.uk Racing on the Stour, Orwell, Harwich Harbour and Dovercourt Bay; three classes, including Stellas
4-6 JULY BCYC REGATTA
EAST COAST FEEDER Harwich to Cowes Jonathan Dyke Tel: +44 (0)1473 659465
syharbour.co.uk Ends at the Panerai British Classic Week (7-14 July)
7 JULY HEYBRIDGE BASIN
SMACK RACE River Orwell, Suffolk, Pin Mill Sailing Club
pmsc.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1473 780206 This race attracts around 20 smacks
REGATTA Nr Maldon, Essex Carol Lawson Tel: +44 (0)1621 857757
heybridgebasinregatta.co.uk Friendly, well attended East Coast regatta
7 JULY (TBC)
ROWHEDGE REGATTA Essex. Lucy Bannatyne, Tel: +44 (0)7979 958699
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