Regatta
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Introduction
A regatta is a boat race or series of boat races. This can include both powered and unpowered craft. The term regatta may describe either a rowing race or sailing race, however it is not usually used to describe a race between powerboats. The term is also used to describe the festivities that occur during the lead up to the races, often a large social event for the town in which the regatta takes place.
Typically regattas are amateur competitions. They may be organized as championships for a particular area or type of boat, but are most often held for the joy of competition and camaraderie alone. Regattas may be hosted by a Yacht club, sailing association, town or school as in the case of Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association (high school) regattas or Intercollegiate Sailing Association (college) regattas.
One of the largest and most popular is the Henley Royal Regatta held on the River Thames, England. North America's oldest regatta is the Royal St. John's Regatta held on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland every year since 1826. Both of these are rowing regattas. Additional examples of regattas are listed below.
Rowing Regattas
- Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Head of the Charles Regatta, on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sailing Regattas
- Bay Week, Put-in-Bay, Ohio
- Block Island Race Week, New York
- Key West Race Week, Key West, Florida
- Larchmont Race Week, Larchmont Yacht Club, New York
- Long Beach Race Week, Long Beach, California
- National Offshore One Design (NOOD)
- Youngstown Levels, Youngstown, New York
College Sailing Regattas
- Charleston Open, College of Charleston
- Kennedy Cup, US Naval Academy
- The Roth Regatta, Roth Pond, State University of New York at Stony Brook
High School Sailing Regattas
- Mallory Cup, United States high school sailing national championships.
Other Regattas
- The Madison Regatta, Madison, Indiana. (Hydroplanes)
External links
- [The photos and videos of Borneo regatta]
- [Sailing & Yachting regattas photos]
- [Watski Skagerrak TwoStar, online yacht race in Norway, Denmark and Sweden]
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