Regatta

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. Professional sailing and powerboat competitions are typically not referred to as 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.

In the US , some famous examples include:

Head Of The Charles Regatta , on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts ( Rowing )

Long Beach Race Week , Long Beach, California ( Sailing )

Key West Race Week , Key West, Florida ( Sailing )

Block Island Race Week , New York (sailing)

Youngstown Levels , Youngstown, New York (sailing)

Bay Week , Put-in-Bay, Ohio (sailing)

Dad Vail Regatta , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (rowing)

National Off-Shore One Design (NOOD), a series of regattas held around North America (sailing)

The Roth Regatta, Roth Pond, State University of New York at Stony Brook

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