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 2024
23 March
IBTC Lowestoft Open Day
Lowestoft, Suffolk
26 March – 1 April
Escale à Sète Maritime Festival
Sète, France
29 March – 1 April
Easter Historic Boat Gathering
National Waterways Museum
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
APRIL 2024
7 April
DCA North West Rally
River Dee, Farndon, Cheshire
www.dinghycruising.life/north-west.html
11-14 April
Valencia Electric Boat Show
Valencia, Spain
https://www.valenciaelectricboatshow.com
13-14 April
DCA East Coast Rally
Rivers Ore and Alde, Suffolk
www.dinghycruising.life/east-coast.html
13 April
DCA North America ‘Boat Show’ and Camp Cooking Extravaganza
Old Lyme, CT, US
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-north-america.html
14 April
Norfolk Boat Jumble
Norfolk Showground, Norwich
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/norfolk-boat-jumble/
19-21 April
DCA North West Rally
Coniston Water, Cumbria
www.dinghycruising.life/north-west.html
19-21 April
South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show
Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, Hampshire
www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/events/2024-04-19/south-coast-boat-show/
20 April
IBTC Lowestoft Open Day
Lowestoft, Suffolk
20-21 April
DCA South Coast Rally
Snowhill Creek, West Sussex
www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
23 April
SBA St George’s Day Steam
Windermere Jetty Museum, Cumbria
www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/page-1039467
25-28 April
Palma International Boat Show
Palma, Spain
www.palmainternationalboatshow.com
27 April
Boat Building Academy Open Day
Lyme Regis, Dorset
https://boatbuildingacademy.com
27 April
DCA Wales Rally
Pontsticill Reservoir, Methyr Tydfil, Wales
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-wales.html
28 April
North Essex Boat Show and Jumble
Horsley Cross, Essex
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-essex-boat-show-jumble-tickets-791001816727
MAY 2024
3-5 May
World Pilot Gig Championships
Isles of Scilly
3-6 May
DCA South East Rally
Bewl Water, Kent
www.dinghycruising.life/south-east.html
4 May
Devon Boat Jumble
Newton Abbot Racecourse, Devon
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/devon-boat-jumble-2/
4-5 May
DCA East Coast Rally
Walton Backwater, Essex
www.dinghycruising.life/east-coast.html
4-5 May
DCA South Coast Rally
Bembridge, Isle of Wight
www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
4-6 May
Jersey Boat Show,
St Helier, Jersey
8-12 May
Fécamp Grand’Escale
Fécamp, France
9-12 May
Pasaia Itsas Festibala
Pasaia, Spain
https://pasaiaitsasfestibala.org/en/
10-13 May
SBA Steam@TheLift
Anderton Boat Lift, Northwich, Cheshire
www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/page-1039467
10-13 May
DCA Scotland Rally
Loch Morar, Scotland
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-scotland.html
11 May
Jack Chippendale Centenary Race and Celebration
Fareham Sailing & Motor Boat Club, Hampshire
www.fsmbc.org.uk/event/jack-chippendale-100th-anniversary
11 May
DCA South Coast Rally
Upper Hamble, Hampshire
www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
12 May
Solent Boat Jumble
Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey, Hampshire
http://boat-jumbles.co.uk/event/solent-boat-jumble-22nd-may-2022/
15 May
OGA Bristol Channel Day Cruise
Cardiff Bay & Bristol Channel
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
15-19 May
DCA Border Reivers Rally
Kielder Water, Northumberland
www.dinghycruising.life/north-east.html
17-19 May
DCA Wales Rally
Porthclais, Pembrokeshire, Wales
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-wales.html
17-19 May
Cowes Spring Classics
Cowes, Isle of Wight
https://cowesspringclassics.com
17-19 May
DCA Scotland Rally
St Mary’s Loch, Scotland
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-scotland.html
18 May
CLC’s Big Little Boat Festival
Centreville, Maryland, US
www.clcboats.com/boatbuilding_classes/851.html
18-19 May
DCA South Coast Rally
Newtown Creek, Isle of Wight
www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
22-26 May
Raid Pomerania 2024
Barhöft Harbour, Germany
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-the-baltic.html
25 May
DCA South West Rally
Wilcove, River Tamar, Cornwall
www.dinghycruising.life/south-west.html
25 May
DCA South Coast Rally
Langstone Village, Hampshire
www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
25-26 May
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival
Baltimore, Ireland
https://www.baltimoresailingclub.ie/event/wooden-boat-festival-2024/
25-26 May
Brixham Heritage Sailing Regatta
Brixham, Devon
http://www.brixhamheritageregatta.uk/index.htm
25-27 May
Crick Boat Show
Crick, Northants
25-27 May
OGA and Woodbridge Boatyard Deben Rally and Cherub Centenary
Waldringfield, Suffolk
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
25-27 May
OGA Teamac Gaffling 4.1 Championships
Waldringfield, Suffolk
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
27 May – 3 June
DCA France Rally
Lac de Biscarosse et de Parentis, France
www.dinghycruising.life/rallies-in-france.html
29 May – 2 June
Salone Nautico Venezia – Venice Boat Show
Venice Arsenale, Venice, Italy
https://salonenautico.venezia.it/en/
31 May – 2 June
ancora YACHTFESTIVAL Boat Show
ancora Marina, Neustadt, Germany