Major International Small Boat Events

This is not a comprehensive calendar, but a list of major national events that may be of interest to TSCA members.

Contact John Weiss to add your favorite event to the list.
Note: Current events list will be built as information is received.
In the mean time, use the previous years' events as a guide.

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Future Years -- PLAN NOW!

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Australian Wooden Boat Festival -- February 6-9, 2009, Hobart, Tasmania

Celebrating our nation’s rich maritime culture and heritage, the Australian Wooden Boat Festival has established a reputation as one of the world’s best maritime festivals. Held every 2 years on Hobart’s historic waterfront, the Festival celebrates maritime craft, art and heritage through four unforgettable days of colour, action, music, theatre, flavours and fun. (My wife & I attended in 2005. It is indeed worth the trip! -Ed.)

For more information, see www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/; or contact Rob McGuire, Festival Director, at director@australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au

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The Yeo Cup -- TBA 2010, Kingston, ON, Canada

A serious, Outward Bound-level weekend passagemaking competition in midsummer for traditional open boats of the 1812 era under oar and sail, in competition for the Sir James Lucas Yeo Cup, a Purse of $500.00, and drinking tankards for all participating boat crew members.

For more information download the 32 KB PDF or contact

Captain(N) Victor Suthren
Box 668
Merrickville, Ontario K0G 1N0
Canada
e-mail: suthren@magma.ca

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International Small Boat Events 2008

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Third Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival -- April 18-20, Sarasota Bay

For more information see www.fgcscf.org or contact Roger Allen at 941-708-6121 or Roger.Allen@ManateeClerk.com.

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10th Annual Apalachicola Bay Antique & Classic Boat Show -- April 26

Open to antique boats & classic examples of traditional wooden vessels, fiberglass classics, and antique outboard motors. For more information, see www.apalachicolabay.org or contact the Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce at 850-653-9419 or anita@apalachicolabay.org.

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21st Annual Cedar Key Small Boat Meet -- May 3-5, Cedar Key, FL

This informal and unsanctioned meet is open to all small sail and paddle boats including but not limited to sharpies, multi-hulls, canoes and kayaks. A weekend of fun on the water, it brings meaning to the expression "messing around in boats." Open to anyone, with no fees. For more information call Hugh Horton at 810-468-6456 or Mac McCarthy at 941-355-6736, or see www.cedarkey.org or the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron web site.

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17th Annual WoodenBoat Show -- June 27-29, Mystic, CT

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. For further information, see www.thewoodenboatshow.com, e-mail michele@woodenboat.com, or call 800-273-7447.

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The 4th Annual Shipyard Raid -- Jun 28 - Jul 5, Silva Bay, BC to Desolation Sound

The Raid brings traditional small boats and their crews from all over the world to race for seven days through the Gulf Islands, the San Juan Islands, and across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a course of 145 km.

The Shipyard School Raid is modeled after the Great Glen Raid in Scotland, Raid Finland, the Loire River Raid, and predecessors in Portugal and Sweden. Like them, the Shipyard School Raid promotes adventure and sportsmanship in small traditional sail and rowing craft.

The 2008 Shipyard Raid will start from Silva Bay on Saturday, June 28th. We're not yet sure of the duration this year as we have a new course, straight north toward Desolation Sound. Approximate finish will be July 5th in Heriot Bay on Quadra Island BC.

This is a challenging course with some long legs, being earlier in the year we hope for more wind but it may be Northwesterly. We plan to visit Jedediah, Nelson, the Copelands, Mink, Cortes, and Quadra Island.

A tentative schedule looks like this:

• 28th Sat. 9miles Silva Bay to Descanso Bay Park (Gabriola)
• 29th Sun. 22m Jedediah Is.
• 30th Mon 13m Cape Cockburn (Nelson Is.)
• 1st Tus 17m Westview/Powell River
• 2nd Wns 14m Copeland Is. (Lund)
• 3rd Thrs 8m Mink Is. (or someplace in Desolation Sound)
• 4th Fri. 17m Robertsen Lk. (Cortes Is)
• 5th Sat. 11m Finish at Heriot Bay (Quadra Is.)
• Total 111 miles

For further information, see www.shipyardraid.ca or contact

Tad Roberts (tadroberts@shaw.ca)
P.O. Box 33
Gabriola Island, BC V0R 1X0, Canada
+1.250.247.9315

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32nd Annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
    -- July 4-6, Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle, WA

For further information, see www.cwb.org.

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Défi International des Jeunes Marins -- July 24-31, Quebec, QC, Canada
International Challenge of Seamanship, and gathering of Bantry Bay gigs

This Rendez-vous will be held in the framework of the celebrations surrounding the 400th anniversary of the city, founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608.

For more information, download the 847 KB PDF or contact Flavie Major at flavie_major@hotmail.com

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32nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival: "Rhythm of the Sea"
    -- September 5-7, Port Townsend, WA

Sponsored by the Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation

For further information, visit www.woodenboat.org, or call the NW Maritime Center at 360-385-3628.

Information on Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula is available at www.EnjoyPT.com

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26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival -- October 3-5, St. Michaels, MD,
    AND the TSCA Annual Meeting -- October 4

The 2008 TSCA Annual Meeting will be held the first weekend of October in St. Michaels, Maryland during the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (www.cbmm.org). MASCF will start Friday, October 3 and conclude Sunday, October 5. The TSCA Annual Meeting is expected to be late Saturday afternoon, more details in the Summer Ash Breeze.

St. Michaels is a historic small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and is a popular weekend destination with a number of interesting shops. Many MASCF participants camp at the museum on the grass and under the trees in tents, vans and small trailers (no hook-ups). There is also one motel and several inns and bed & breakfasts in St. Michaels. Numerous other accommodations are about 10 miles away in Easton. The closest major airports are Baltimore-Washington International (70 miles) and Reagan National (85 miles).

This year’s Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival will be the twenty-sixth. There are typically around 350 participants from around the country, and over 200 small boats including traditional small craft of numerous types, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, sailboats, electric boats, the occasional vintage motorboat, and sometimes craft which defy conventional classification. But you don’t need to bring a boat to participate. Activities include workshops, boatbuilding demonstrations, sailing, rowing, and paddling races (with classes for children), and cardboard boatbuilding and trials for teenagers. Children’s activities include toy boatbuilding with a pond to sail the completed boats in, and a scavenger hunt on Sunday morning. And there’s lots of messing-about on the water.

The Festival starts with local seafood sampling and music on Friday evening, and includes dinner under the big tent on Saturday evening followed by a speaker, a “jam session” for the musically inclined, and star-gazing (if the sky cooperates). Of course the museum buildings and exhibits are also open for exploring. MASCF is a true family event, with parents reporting that their children insist on returning every year. Participants range from toddlers to seniors. We look forward to seeing you both at MASCF and the TSCA Annual Meeting.

For more information see the CBMM calendar or contact:

• TSCA - David Cockey, 248-651-2744
• CBMM - John Ford or Kerry Wargo Clough

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International Small Boat Events 2007

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Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan -- May 14 - 20
4th Edition: Semaine de l'Ascension

A bi-annual nautical event, spread out across the ports and moorings of the Golfe. The many calls allow the fleets to sail a different course every day and for all to visit all the sites.

Maritime festivals in each port! A warm welcome is made for the crews and the visitors by the volunteers and the population of each town or village.

A big space for local initiatives: Each borough presents its own entertainment and shows, they choose the exhibitions, the music and create their own atmosphere

The 14 villages and councils are getting prepared to welcome you at this fourth edition. Thanks to them the "Semaine du Golfe 2007" will be able to keep the essential ingredients that make it original and that has enable it to seduce the participants of previous editions of the event.

For information and registration, see www.semainedugolfe.asso.fr.

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Sail Caledonia: Coast to Coast across Scotland -- May 26 - June 2

Sail Caledonia - the Scottish Raid - is open to anyone with a competitive spirit of adventure and a desire to have a good time in small boats.

The event is a Raid or competitive expedition and moving festival for small sail and oars boats. Set in the Highlands of Scotland amidst the spectacular scenery of the Great Glen, this is one not to be missed.

To take part, see www.sailcaledonia.org/ or contact Martin Balcombe, +44 (0)1397 772 167 or info@sailcaledonia.org.

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38th Annual John Gardner Small Craft Weekend -- June 2-3, Mystic, CT
    -- Note: 2008 Event CANCELLED

For further information, see http://www.mysticseaport.org.

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The Sixth Annual Raid Finland -- July 7-14, Turku Archipelago

Raid Finland is a yearly, week-long distance adventure race for 14-25 ft, traditional and classic open craft, powered by sail and oar.

For further information, see www.raidfinland.com or contact:

Johan Fransson
+358-40-7183757
Home +358-9-5864305
johan.fransson@pp.inet.fi

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New Jersey State Rowing Championships -- July 12, Toms River Yacht Club

For further information, contact njrowrace@comcast.net, see http://www.rowrace.com
or call 732-785-0665.

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Past Years' International Small Boat Events
(For your reference until current updates arrive)

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February

Keys Row -- Howell Key, FL

Fun rowing messabout and camping in the Florida Keys. Many boats available on first come basis, or bring/secure your own. This year we will be opening the event to ocean Kayakers as well. Open event for all levels/ages.

For further information, contact Cork Friedman, 305-325-0595, or visit www.keysrow.com.

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March

Snow Row -- Hull, MA

For further information, see www.bostonharborheritage.org/main.htm.

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Paddlesport -- Garden State Exhibition Center, Somerset, NJ

The biggest Kayak, Canoe and Outdoor Show on the East Coast, presented by The Jersey Paddler of Brick, New Jersey. Exhibits include manufacturers of kayaks, canoes, accessories, sportswear, paddling clubs, professional instruction, and expeditions; as well as a variety of informative and entertaining lectures from experts in the industry.

For further information, call 1-888-22-KAYAK or 1-732-458-5777, or see www.jerseypaddler.com/.

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May

OkumeStock -- Annapolis, MD

Sponsored by Chesapeake Light Craft, this is a two-day festival for kayakers and small-boat enthusiasts.

For preregistration or further information, contact Ed Wigglesworth at 410-267-0137 or ed@clcboats.com, or online after March 15 at http://www.clcboats.com.

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June

The Beale Park Thames Boat Show 2006
    -- Reading, Berkshire, England

This premier UK boat show is totally dedicated to small boats and classic boat design and craftmanship. Boats range from dinghies and dayboats to classic craft, narrowboats and contemporary cruisers and showcases the UK's top wooden boat builders.

For further information, see www.bealepark.co.uk.

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Annual Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival
    -- North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN

For further information, visit the North House web site.

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The Governors Island Flotilla -- New York City

For further information, see www.floatingtheapple.org/.

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July

Blackburn Challenge

For further information, see www.blackburnchallenge.com/.

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The Croisière Loire -- River Loire, France

A 150 Km sail/row "rallye nautique" the on French River Loire from Tours (Bréhémont) to Nantes (Oudon). Wine and excellent French food in fantastic landscape and castles... For further information, see www.canotage-de-france.com (French or English), or contact

François LELIEVRE canotier@wanadoo.fr
73, rue de la Basse-ile
F-44400 REZE, France
Tél: + 33 (0)2 40 84 24 90; Fax: + 33 (0)2 40 84 24 85

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Thames Traditional Boat Rally -- Fawley Meadows, Henley-on-Thames, England

For further information, see www.tradboatrally.com.

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Lake Champlain Small Boat Festival & Challenge Race
    -- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Basin Harbor, VT

For further information, contact Mike LaVecchia, 802-651-4105, or see www.lcmm.org.

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Festival of Oar, Paddle, & Sail -- The Antique Boat Museum, Clayton, NY

For further information, see www.abm.org/calendar/oar,_paddle_&_sail.htm, 315-686-4104.

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