Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months.
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JULY 2026
16-23 July
Olympia to Port Townsend, WA, US
17-19 July
Thames Traditional Boat Festival – CANCELLED
Fawley Meadows, Henley-on-Thames
17-19 July
Bristol
17-19 July
OGA Celtic Connections Gaffers Gathering
Port Dinorwic, Wales
18 July
Women in Boatbuilding Summer Social
Abbey Boatbuilders, Reedham, Norfolk
18-19 July
Rivers Ore and Alde, Suffolk
19-26 July
West Mersea, Essex to Southwold, Suffolk
20 July
Bristol Harbour, Bristol
23-26 July
Douarnenez, France
24-26 July
Sunderland YC, Sunderland
24-26 July
OGA SW Plymouth Rally and Annual Race
Plymouth, Devon
24-25 July
Peel, Isle of Man
25 July
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
25-26 July
Clywedog, Wales
27-30 July
Fowey, Cornwall
27-31 July
Pornic and Noirmoutier, France
30 July – 2 August
Sydney, Australia
31 July – 2 August
Looe, Cornwall
AUGUST 2026
1 August
Thornham Marina, Hampshire
7-9 August
Lechlade Marina, Gloucestershire
7-9 August
Rutland Water, Rutland
7-9 August
Hartlepool and Tees YC, County Durham
8 August
Oxey Lake Rally, Hampshire
9-15 August
Bay of Puck, Poland
14-16 August
Karlskrona, Sweden
14-17 August
Loch Long & Holy Loch, Scotland
15-16 August
Dee Estuary, Hoylake, Merseyside
15-31 August
Cobnor, West Sussex
16 August
Worthing, Sussex
16-27 August
OGA Cross Channel Summer Cruise
Solent, France & Channel Islands
26-29 August
SBA Steamboats at Dartmouth Regatta
Dartmouth, Devon
28 August – 1 September
OGA Small Boats Rally and Gafflings Championship
Rutland Water
28-30 August
Anstruther Harbour Festival and Muster
Anstruther, Scotland
29-30 August
Charlestown Harbour Skipper Festival
Charlestown, Cornwall
29-31 August
Glasson Dock, Lancashire
SEPTEMBER 2026
2-6 September
Bataviahaven, Netherlands
4-6 September
Llyn Tegid / Bala Lake, Wales
5 September
Brightlingsea, Essex
5 September
Langstone Harbour, Hampshire
5-6 September
Hamble, Hampshire
6 September
Portsmouth, Hampshire
7-13 September
La Rochelle, France
7-13 September
Loch Sween, Scotland
11 September
Windermere, Cumbria
11-13 September
Port Townsend, WA, US
12 September
Fareham Lake, Hampshire
12 September
Brixham Heritage Sailing Rally
Brixham, Devon
13-16 September
Helsinki, Finland
18-27 September
Southampton International Boat Show
Southampton, Hants
19 September
Fareham Lake, Hampshire
22-27 September
La Rochelle, France
23-27 September
Friedrichshafen, Germany
25 September – 2 October
OGA East Coast Trailers on Tour
Friesland Lakes, Netherlands
25-27 September
Derwentwater, Cumbria
26 September
Tuckenhay, Devon