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
FEBRUARY 2025
1 February
Falmouth Marine School Open Day
Falmouth, Cornwall
https://falmouthmarineschool.ac.uk/events/open-event-and-taster-session-at-falmouth-marine-school/
1 February
Dinghy Cruising Association South rally
Fowley Island, W Sussex
https://www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
1-9 February
Gothenburg Boat Show
Göteborg, Sweden
7-10 February
Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Hobart, Tasmania
14 February – 2 March
Worldwide Classic Boat Show presented by Off Center Harbor
Online event
15 February
Dinghy Cruising Association South rally
My Lord’s Pond, Hampshire
https://www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
22-23 February
RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Hampshire
https://www.rya.org.uk/events/dinghy-show
23 February
Gosport Boat Jumble
Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hants
https://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/gosport-boat-jumble/
MARCH 2025
1 March
Dinghy Cruising Association South rally
Thornham Marina, Hampshire
https://www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
2 March
Suffolk Boat Jumble
Suffolk Showground, Ipswich, Suffolk
https://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/suffolk-boat-jumble-2/
5-9 March
Boot Holland
WTC Expo, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
6-9 March
Auckland Boat Show
Auckland, New Zealand
https://www.auckland-boatshow.com
7 March
Boat Building Academy Taster Day
Lyme Regis, Dorset
https://boatbuildingacademy.com/product/taster-days/
14-16 March
SBA AGM
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
https://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/page-1039467
15 March
Dinghy Cruising Association South rally
Langstone Harbour, Hampshire
https://www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
19 March
Dinghy Cruising Association South rally
Mill Rythe, Hampshire
https://www.dinghycruising.life/south-coast.html
23 March
Kent Boat Jumble
Hop Farm Showground, Kent
https://www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/kent-boat-jumble-3/
29 March
Falmouth Marine School Open Day
Falmouth, Cornwall
https://falmouthmarineschool.ac.uk/events/open-event-and-taster-session-at-falmouth-marine-school/
15 March
Lymington Boat Jumble
9th Lymington Sea Scouts Hut, Lymington, Hampshire