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
SEPTEMBER 2023
23 September – 1 October
Interboot
Friedrichshafen, Germany
30 September – 1 October
DCA Lauwersmeer Rally
Lauwersmeer, Netherlands
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-the-netherlands.html
OCTOBER 2023
An Osprey cruising trimaran from Solway Dory prepares for some squally sailing in Loch Long. Photograph: Keith Muscott/DCA
7 October
Falmouth Marine School Open Event and Taster Session
Falmouth, Cornwall
https://falmouthmarineschool.ac.uk/events/open-event-and-taster-session-at-falmouth-marine-school/
7-8 October
DCA Dell Quay Rally
Chichester, West Sussex
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
7-8 October
DCA Thornham Marina Daysail
Emsworth, Hampshire
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
7-8 October
DCA Windermere Rally
Windermere, Cumbria
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-west.html
11-15 October
Salón Náutico Barcelona International Boat Show
Barcelona, Spain
14 October
DCA Moditonham Quay Rally
River Tamar, Devon and Cornwall
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-west.html
14-15 October
DCA Kielder Water Rally
Kielder Water
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-east.html
20-22 October
B&B Yacht Designs Annual Messabout
Bayboro, NC, US
NOVEMBER 2022
3-5 November
DCA Coniston Water ‘Softies’ Rally
Coniston, Cumbria
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-west.html
11 November
OGA South West Gaffers Laying-up Lunch and AGM
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
11 November
OGA Solent AGM and dinner
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
15-17 November
METSTRADE Marine Equipment Trade Show
RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands
18 November 2023
OGA Crossfields Conderence
Arnside, Cumbria
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
29 November
SBA End of Season lunch
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire