Events Calendar


During one of this past Summer’s cruse in company events a boat sank in less than couple of minutes. Te persons aboard were quickly removed from the water and reported unhurt. According to folks on-scene the boat was under power, near shore in con- ditions were calm with little wind. As we never know when an accident will occur I encourage you to review your boating safety plan including having a ready and accessible ditch bag.


Here at SCA work hard to keep up-to-date on the many small boat events, but we don’t know them all! Please, if you know of or coordinate a boating event that has a component geared towards small boats please contact Dave Scobie, wdscobie@yahoo.com, or Small Craſt Advisor, smallcraſtadvisor@earthlink.net, with the details.


Tis calendar goes to press many months before scheduled events, so please check an event’s website or contact the coordinator directly for the latest updates.


November 2022 Timber Boat Festival happens 5 & 6 November at the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Newport, New South Wales, Australia. A wonderful collection of over 90 wooden sloops, ketches, yawls, schooners, motor cruisers large and small and some classics from Halvorsen, Williams, Herreschoff, Chris Craſt, Milcraſt and Riva will be on display. www. royalmotor.com.au/boating-groups/timber-boat/timber-boat-festival


Gig Harbor Yacht Club LeMans Race is 19 November. Tis unique sailboat race, which began 52 Years ago (inspired by car racing), fea- tures a LeMans start: all boats are at anchor with sails down and the crew below decks. At the start, crews scramble topsides, hoist sails, and race out the mouth of Gig Harbor. gigharboryc.com


January 2023 New Years Messabout traditionally happens 1 January on Rat Island in Port Townsend Bay, WA. Come have a picnic on the beach, talk boats while rowing, paddling, powering and sailing with the Port Townsend Pocket Yachters. www.pocketyachters.com


Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta traditionally happens during the January Australia Day Weekend, Anderson Inlet, In- verloch. The purpose of the regatta is to display to the public the variety of timber dinghies that were once common along Australian Victorian beaches but are now quite rare. https://sgycinverloch.com. au/?page_id=540


February 2023 Boat Builders Show on Cape Cod is 3-5 February in Hyannis, MA, showcasing the boats built by smaller, independent boat builders. It is one of the few boat shows in the country dedicated to providing these builders an opportunity to display their work and demonstrate to the boating public the level of quality and personal service available from a small independent shop. boatbuildersshowcc.com


Australian Wooden Boat Festival 10-13 February. Tis FREE event is held across Hobart Australia’s vibrant and bustling waterfront. Te four-day festival brings together the largest and most beautiful collection of wooden boats in the southern hemisphere. australian- woodenboatfestival.com.au


RYA Dinghy Show is 25 & 26 February at the Farnborough Interna- tional Exhibition and Conference Centre, UK. Tis is the only show in the world dedicated to dinghy sailing, A weekend of interactive features, expert advice, all the latest boats and kit – and best of all, absolutely everything dinghy. rya.org.uk/events/dinghy-show


Shipwrights Regatta is traditionally help in February (and sometimes in March). Hosted by the Port Townsend Sailing Association on Port


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Townsend Bay, Washington. All boats types are welcomed. Folks who would like to try sailboat racing but do not have a boat are en- couraged to show up at the Skippers’ Meeting and be connected with boats looking for crew. nwmaritime.org/shipwrights


March 2023 Everglades Challenge begins 4 March. Te Everglades Challenge is an unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. Course is roughly 300 miles and goes from Tampa Bay to Key Largo, Florida. watertribe.com/events/evergladeschallenge


WaterTribe Ultra Marathon begins concurrently with the Everglades Challenge. Te Ultra Marathon is an unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. Course is roughly 62 miles and goes from Tampa Bay to Stump Pass at Cape Haze Ma- rina, Florida. watertribe.com/Events/UltraMarathon


Paynesville Classic Boat Rally has happened in March at Paynesville, Victoria, Australia. A spectacular collection of over 300 classic boats including trailered and rooſtop varieties. paynesvilleclassicboatrally. com.au


NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show traditionally happens in March at Lake Rotoiti, South Island, New Zealand. Billed as a weekend of ‘Glorious Hydromatic Relaxation’ there will be displays on land from early morning, races on the lake in the aſternoon, both days. Attend- ees range from sleek cedar kayaks, jet boats from the 60s, clunky clin- kers and veteran sailing craſt. Come see the restoration projects, chat to the owners, have a laugh as boaties try to start their motors for the Seagull dinghy race with its Le Mans start. www.nzclassicboats.com


River Front Boat Show has traditionally happened in March and serves as an annual celebration of the craſt of boat building and to raise scholarship funds for students in the Cape Fear Community College boat building programs. Held on the banks of the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, CFCC’s boat show attracts thousands of visitors every year. https://cfcc.edu/boat-building/ cfcc-riverfront-boat-show


Lake Pleasant Wrinkleboat Messabout, may happen in March on Lake Pleasant, AZ. A low-key paddle & oar & sail craſt gathering. Coordinated by Gary Oberbeck: GILASAILR@aol.com


Sam Rayburn Shakedown is being put together on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in east Texas. Tentatively scheduled for the last weekend of March or the first weekend of April. Launching at Umphrey boat ramp on Sam Rayburn and sailing up to Caney Creek Recre- ation Area or further. Tere’s plenty of camping all around the lake. https://fb.me/e/3gWuUJQkE


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