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
If you’re looking further ahead to festivals this season, head to our 2022 boat festival calendar here: www.watercraft-magazine.com/2022boatfestivals/
DCA = Dinghy Cruising Association
OGA = Old Gaffers Association
April 2022
3 April Norfolk Boat Jumble
Norfolk Showground, Norwich
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk
3 April Isle of Wight Spring Boat Jumble
Northwood Park, Cowes
www.northwoodhouse.org/event/iw-spring-boat-jumble/
4-8 April DCA France Rally
Rade de Brest, Brittany
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-france.html
9-10 April Australian Wooden Boat Festival Maritime Trail 2022
Tasmania, Australia
www.australianwoodenboatfestival.com.au/maritime-trail-program/
9-10 April DCA South Coast Rally
East Head / Snowhill Creek, Chichester
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
9-10 April DCA East Coast Rally
River Deben, Suffolk
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/east-coast.html
10 April North Essex Boat Show and Jumble
Clacton Road, Horsley Cross
www.facebook.com/Boatjumblenorthessex
10 April DCA North West Rally
River Dee, Cheshire
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-west.html
12-18 April Escale à Sète
Sete, France
www.escaleasete.com
15-16 April OGA East Coast Tollesbury Weekend
Tollesbury, Essex
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
16 April DCA South Coast Rally
Ryde, Isle of Wight
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
23 April Weymouth Sailing Club Boat Jumble
Weymouth, Dorset
23-24 April DCA Wales Rally
Cardiff Bay, Wales
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-wales.html
23-24 April DCA South Coast Rally
The Kench, Hayling Island
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
23-24 April DCA North West Rally
Coniston Water, Cumbria
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-west.html
23-24 April DCA East Coast Rally
River Orwell / Stour, Suffolk
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/east-coast.html
26-28 April Danish Maritime Fair and World Maritime Technology Conference
Tivoli Congress Center, Copenhagen
29 April – 1 May World Pilot Gig Championships
Isles of Scilly
29 April – 1 May Annapolis Spring Boat Show
Annapolis, Maryland, US
www.annapolisboatshows.com/annapolis-spring-sailboat-show/
30 April DCA South Coast Rally
Mengeham Rythe, Chichester
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
May 2022
1 May South of England Boat Jumble
Ardingly, West Sussex
1 May Shepperton Marina Boat Jumble
Shepperton, Middlesex
www.sheppertonmarina.co.uk/news/boatjumble
2 May DCA Scotland Rally
Cumbrae, Scotland
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-scotland.html
2 May OGA East Coast Crouch Rally
River Crouch, Essex
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
5-8 May Internautica International Boat Show
Marina Portorož, Slovenia
6-8 May The Wooden Boat Gathering
Windermere Jetty, Cumbria
woodenboatgathering@gmail.com
6-8 May South Coast Boat Show 2022
Ocean Village Marina, Southampton
www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/events/2022-05-06/south-coast-boat-show/
7 May Boat Building Academy 25th Anniversary Open Day
Lyme Regis, Dorset
www.boatbuildingacademy.com/open-day-saturday-7th-may-2022-11-4/
7-8 May DCA South Coast Rally
Upper Hamble, Hampshire
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
7-8 May DCA East Coast Rally
Rivers Ore and Alde, Suffolk
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/east-coast.html
8 May Suffolk Boat Jumble
Suffolk Showground, Ipswich
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/suffolk-boat-jumble-2022/
9 May OGA Bristol Channel Day Cruise
Bristol Channel from Cardiff Bay
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
11-15 May DCA Border Reivers Rally
Kielder Water, Northumberland
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-east.html
12-15 May DCA US Rally
Kelly’s Island, Ohio
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-north-america.html
12-15 May The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
Auckland, New Zealand
13-15 May DCA Scotland Rally
Loch Lomond, Scotland (continuation of DCA Border Reivers rally)
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-scotland.html
14 May Treluggan Boat Jumble
Treluggan Boatyard, Saltash
14-15 May DCA South West Rally
Churston Cove, Torbay
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-west.html
14-15 May OGA Solent Newtown Creek gathering
Newtown Creek, Isle of Wight
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
15 May Northern Boat Jumble
Moss Edge Farm, Garstang
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/northern-boat-jumble/
19-22 May Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Sanctuary Cove, Australia
www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au
19-22 May Oostende voor Anker
Ostend, Belgium
20-22 May Hamburg ancora Yachtfestival
Hamburg, Germany
21 May Devon Boat Jumble
Newton Abbot Racecourse
www.boatjumbleassociation.co.uk/event/devon-boat-jumble/
21-22 May DCA US Rally
Deer Island, Mississippi
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-north-america.html
21-22 May DCA East Coast Rally
Walton Backwaters, Essex
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/east-coast.html
22 May Solent Boat Jumble
Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey, Hampshire
23-28 May DCA France Rally
Lac Biscarosse/Parentis, Les Landes, SW France
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/rallies-in-france.html
26-29 May Pasaia Itsas Festibala
Pasaia, Spain
28-29 May DCA North West Rally
River Alt, Liverpool Bay
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/north-west.html
28-29 May DCA South Coast Rally
Poole Harbour, Dorset
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-coast.html
28-29 May DCA South West Rally
St Germans, Cornwall
www.dinghycruising.org.uk/south-west.html
28-29 May Brixham Heritage Regatta
Brixham, Devon
www.oga.org.uk/events/events.html
28 May – 4 June Sail Caledonia,
Great Glen, Scotland