Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months.

If you have an event of interest to WaterCraft readers, let us know at cat@watercraft-magazine.com

DCA = Dinghy Cruising Association

OGA = Old Gaffers Association

SBA = Steamboat Association

EBA = Electric Boat Association

MARCH 2025

Sunrise on Selkie – a peaceful night afloat with the DCA. Photograph: Matthew Sullivan

29 March 

Falmouth Marine School Open Day

Falmouth, Cornwall

APRIL 2025

Gaffers gather for a rally in the Lakes – see W170. Photograph: OGA North West

3-5 April

Barcelona Electric Marine Show 2025

Port Olímpic, Barcelona, Spain

5-6 April 

DCA East Coast Rally

Rivers Orwell and Stour, Suffolk

6 April 

Norfolk Boat Jumble

Norfolk Showground, Norwich

6 April 

DCA North West Rally

River Dee, Cheshire

14-20 April 

DCA Scotland Rally

Loch Torridon, Scotland

19-20 April 

DCA South Coast Rally

Poole Harbour, Dorset

18-21 April 

Easter Boat Gathering

National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

23 April 

SBA St George’s Day Steam

Windermere, Cumbria

24-26 April 

DCA North West Rally

Coniston Water, Cumbria

26 April 

DCA South Coast Rally

Ashlett Creek, Hampshire

26-27 April

DCA South West Rally

River Fal, Cornwall

30 April – 2 May

DCA Chesapeake Shallow Water Sailors Spring Cruise

Dennis Point Marina, St Mary’s River, MD, US

30 April – 3 May

Palma International Boat Show

Palma, Spain

30 April – 6 May

DCA Border Reivers Rally

Kielder Water, Northumberland and Loch Lomond, Scotland 

MAY 2025

Traditional sail at the Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan – see W159. Photograph: Kathy Mansfield

2-4 May 

World Pilot Gig Championships

Isles of Scilly

2-6 May 

DCA Scotland Rally

Loch Lomond, Scotland

3 May

Boat Building Academy Open Day

Lyme Regis, Dorset

3-4 May

DCA Chesapeake Shallow Water Sailors 

Calvert Maritime Museum Festival / Messabout

Patuxent River, Solomons, MD, US

3-4 May 

DCA East Coast Rally

Rivers Ore and Alde, Suffolk

3-5 May

Jersey Boat Show

St Helier, Jersey

4-5 May 

DCA South Coast Rally

East Head, West Sussex

9-11 May 

South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show

Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, Hampshire

9-12 May 

SBA Steam@TheLift 2025

Anderton Boat Lift, Northwich, Cheshire

10 May 

DCA South Coast Rally 

Upper Hamble River, Hampshire

10 May 

Treluggan Boatyard Boat Jumble

Treluggan Boatyard, Landrake, Cornwall

10-11 May

DCA South West Rally

River Tavy, Devon

11 May 

Solent Boat Jumble

Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, Hampshire

15-21 May

DCA Ireland Rally

Bere Island and Castletown, Ireland

17 May 

CLC’s Big Little Boat Festival

Conquest Beach, Maryland, US

20 May 

Falmouth Marine School Open Event

Falmouth, Cornwall

22-25 May

OGA Yarmouth Gaffers Regatta

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight

23-25 May 

Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta

Brixham, Devon

23-25 May

Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival

Baltimore, Ireland

23-25 May

ancora YACHTFESTIVAL Boat Show

ancora Marina, Neustadt, Germany

23-25 May 

DCA Baltic Rally

River Wisla, Warsaw, Poland

23-26 May 

OGA Lytham Rally at Ribble Cruising Club

Lytham, Lancashire 

24-25 May 

DCA South Coast Rally

Bembridge, Isle of Wight 

24-26 May

Crick Boat Show

Crick, Northants

24 May – 2 June 

Cork Harbour Festival including Ocean to City Race

Cork, Ireland

26 May – 1 June 

La Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan

Golfe du Morbihan, France

29 May – 2 June

Salone Nautico Venezia – Venice Boat Show

Venice Arsenale, Venice, Italy

30 May – 1 June 

Pilot Cutter Review

Fowey and St Mawes, Cornwall

30 May – 2 June

Cowes Classics Week 2025

Cowes, Isle of Wight

30-31 May

The Small Boat Festival

Port Ludlow, Washington, US

31 May 

DCA South West Rally

River Tamar and Plymouth Sound, Devon

31 May – 1 June

The Three Rivers Race

Horning, Norfolk