Boating Atlantic 2022

Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race
2019-07-07 - 2019-07-13 | Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, 376 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3P 1C7, Canada
Organized by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, this
ocean race got its start in the trade routes between Nova Scotia and the Boston States in the 18th and 19th centuries. This ocean race now follows the same route that commercial and fishing vessels
used long ago. This biennial race has now been running for 112 years and is believed to be the
longest running offshore ocean race in the world. Check the website for registration information.

Boat Building Workshops at the Wooden Boat Museum in Newfoundland and Labrador
2019-07-01 - 2019-08-31 | Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador, Winterton, NL, Canada
Sign up for a one-day or a weeklong course and learn how to build a traditional wooden dory with
instruction from a master boat builder. Boats you learn to build include the Grand Banks dory and the 16’ 4” Winterton Rodney. Special packages include accommodations and breakfast.

Oromocto Pioneer Days
2019-06-28 - 2019-07-01 | Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
Celebrate Oromocto and the history of the region with a midway, concerts on the green,
fireworks, and pub. Local pubs will be open with live music.

Boots to Roots Festival
2019-06-13 - 2019-06-16 | Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kick off the summer with this festival along the Cabot Trail. Events include storytelling,
hiking, food, local-flavour, concerts, songwriters’ circle and late-night square dances, and seafood feasts.

Boxing Rock Cup
2019-06-08 | Nova Scotia
Sail Nova Scotia Boxing Rock Cup
Starts: Bermuda Start from Bedford Basin Yacht Club (BBYC) and The
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (RNSYS).
Schedule:
11:00 Registration
12:00 Skippers Meeting
12:55 Warning Signal
13:00 Bermuda Start Begins

RNSYS Opening Regatta
2019-06-01 - 2019-06-02 | Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, 376 Purcell's Cove Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3P 1C7, Canada
The annual Opening Regatta! At the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Two days of racing for all classes including the Big Boat Rumble. Race documents online at www.rnsys.com.
Registration 8-8:30am Saturday, starts at 11am both days. Big Boat Rumble start at noon.

Moncton Boat Show
2019-03-29 - 2019-03-31 | Moncton Colisseum, 377 Killam Drive, Moncton, NB, E1C 3T1, Canada
Get ready for the season at the largest boat show in New Brunswick. Over this three-day show, you can shop dealers, chandleries, and services at Moncton Coliseum. Boat models include fishing boats, inflatables, cruisers, and runabouts, and personal watercraft. Shop for accessories, learn about insurance and financing, and sit in on one of the seminars about the boating lifestyle. This show coincides with the
New Brunswick Sportsmen’s Show and the Dieppe Fly Fishing Forum.

Halifax International Boat Show
2019-02-07 - 2019-02-10 | Halifax Exhibition Centre, 200 Prospect Rd, Goodwood, NS, B3T 1P2, Canada

Canada International Tuna Cup Challenge
2018-09-19 - 2018-09-22 | North Lake, PEI, Canada
Reel in the big fish at the Canada International Tuna Cup Challenge in North Lake. The best
angling teams vie to catch Giant Bluefin Tuna.Teams from countries around the world,
including, India, Denmark, France, Russia,Germany, Norway, South Africa, Japan, Italy,
South America, the United Kingdom, and the United States, have competed here. This is a
fishing expedition that will inspire stories of the biggest catch ever.

P.E.I. Shellfish Festival
2018-09-13 - 2018-09-16 | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Indulge in the best delicacies of the sea at the P.E.I. Shellfish Festival in Charlottetown. Events
include chef challenges, culinary competitions, chowder championships, oyster shucking, and
musical entertainment. Events are often hosted by well-known food celebrities. A perfect event
for foodies.

Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
2018-09-11 - 2018-09-16 | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
The stages are set throughout historic downtown Fredericton every September for this longrunning
music festival. With more than 400 acts over six days, there’s more than enough styles and
sounds for every visitor. Listen to Cajun, blues,jazz shows at great prices. 2017 acts included
Colin James, Bruce Cockburn, Matt Minglewood,and Martha Wainwright.

Mobility Cup
2018-08-27 08:00 - 2018-08-31 17:00 UTC | Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mobility Cup 2018 brings together more than 40 sailors in Halifax for the largest Able Sail
Regatta in Canada. Sailed in Martin 16s this year and organizers also hope to introduce a fleet of
2.4mRs to the competition. Plans are to have on hand some of the new Paralympic boats for
athletes to try as well.

Wedgeport Tuna Tournament & Festival
2018-08-19 - 2018-08-25 | Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Get the catch of the day at this festival in the waters off Wedgeport, which was once a tuna
capital in the world. Fishermen now head out 12 hours from the wharf at Wedgeport to “Hell
Hole,” which is south of Brown’s Bank and north east of George’s Bank.

Chester Race Week 2018
2018-08-15 - 2018-08-19 | Chester, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada
At Chester Yacht Club, with four different race courses, there is something for every sailor from
very competitive one design classes, serious distance races to round the buoys fun, and
Nova Scotia’s famous Bluenose Class Fleet racing in Chester Harbour. There is live entertainment
ashore each evening, food trucks and day time shore side events. All in all, a very good time
for everyone.

Digby Scallop Days
2018-08-09 - 2018-08-12 | Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
“Dragging up our past” is the theme of Digby Scallop Days Festival. This coastal Nova Scotia
town on the Bay of Fundy is known for its scallops and this is the festival that recognizes
its famous seafood. Activities focus on water and scallops, with aqua golf, touch tank,
scallop shucking competitions. Be sure to sample scallops at the barbecue.

Shediac Ocean Festive
2018-08-09 - 2018-08-12 | Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
World-class seafood, beach, breweries, wineries, distilleries, and artists all at once.
The Shediac Ocean Festive celebrate the best in everything that Atlantic Canada has to offer.
Experience the amazing local seafood creations, our chefs’ culinary sessions, the
always entertaining cooking challenges, sip on our flavourful local beverages and listen
to the great musicians. An interactive kids’ zone makes it fun for all family members a
colourful festival in every way.

Judique on the floor days
2018-08-08 - 2018-08-12 | Judique, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
A children’s parade, poker race, steak dinner, and pub at the local firehall. And,
of course, lots of Cape Breton music with an outdoor Scottish concert.

Baddeck Race Week
2018-08-05 - 2018-08-11 | Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, B0J 2E0, Canada
Starting the first Sunday every August, this regatta hosted by the Bras d’Or Yacht Club
presents some of the best racing on the Bras d’Or Lakes. The event kicks off with a sail through
on the lakes and then races every day. There are classes for junior sailors in prams, optimists,
lasers, and 420s. The final race of the week is the Gardiner Hubbard Bell race. The winners of this
race receive a prestigious trophy that is housed at the Bell Museum.

Schooner Race Week
2018-08-05 - 2018-08-11 | Chester Yacht Club, 21 South Street, Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0, Canada
Racing is one of the activities that define the Nova Scotia Schooner Association. Founded by
men and women who met in 1961 to race for the first Nova Scotia Schooner Championship, the
members have gathered every summer, withoutfail, for a week of racing ever since.

NStYA East Race - Cruise Weekend
2018-08-04 08:00 - 2018-08-05 17:00 (Europe/Moscow) | Northumberland Strait, NS & PEI, Canada
This is a new event for 2018 planned by yacht clubs in Charlottetown, Barrachois, and Pictou.

The Riverfront Jubilee
2018-08-04 - 2018-08-06 | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
A three-day East Coast Music Award nominated musical event that kicks off the August long weekend. The stage is set for a great time on the open-air amphitheatre along the town’s East River. This festival hosts the best of local and East Coast talent. Past acts have included Alan Doyle, Haywire, and
Matt Anderson. The music continues on late night stages at venues around town.

Wallace MacAskill Cup
2018-07-28 - 2018-07-29 | St Peter’s, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Now in its 29th year, this event hosted is hosted by the Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club in St. Peter’s.
Warm-up races are held on the Friday on buoyed short courses, while the big race takes place
Saturday over a 25-mile course on the Bras d’Or Lakes. Stay after the races for chowder, games,
awards, entertainment, and fun.

East Bay Regatta
2018-07-27 - 2018-07-29 | Ben Eoin, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sailors and friends are invited to the Ben Eoin Yacht Club for two races, plus dinner and
evening entertainment. Pre-race breakfasts and barbecues, too.

George Street Festival
2018-07-26 - 2018-08-01 | St John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador
Join up to 50,000 people on the “biggest little street in North America”
for a summer party. There are pubs, restaurants, and music venues
packed into downtown St. John’s in a Newfoundland kitchen party
that hits the street.

Stan Rogers Folk Festival
2018-07-26 - 2018-07-29 | Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
Singer-songwriter Stan Rogers was from Ontario, but spent summers on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Now every summer, Canso celebrates Rogers will a festival featuring musical talent from nearby and around the world.
This year, the festival has new dates. Pack your tent and camp out, too.

Laser Canadian & Laser Radial Canadian Championships
2018-07-20 - 2018-07-22 | St Margaret’s Bay Sailing Club, Nova Scotia, Canada
The St. Margaret Sailing Club is pleased to host the Laser Canadian and Radial Canadian
championships in 2018. Held in conjunction with the club’s annual Bay Wind Regatta, the event
will bring together more than 50 of the best laser and radial sailors from across Canada.

Buskers on the Bay Festival
2018-07-18 - 2018-07-22 | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
A signature event in New Brunswick featuring some of the best professional street performers
from around the world. Take in acrobatic acts, fire eaters, musical talent, and get belly laughs
with comic acts, too.

Whycocomagh Summer Festival
2018-07-16 - 2018-07-21 | Whycocomagh, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
This summer festival features water activities, boat tours, and ceilidhs featuring
traditional Scottish and Mi’kmaq talent, all in a community on the shores of the
Bras d’Or Lakes.

New Brunswick Festival of Fisheries & Aquaculture
2018-07-14 - 2018-07-22 | Shippigan, New Brunswick, Canada
This annual festival highlights and celebrates the fisheries, fishermen, fish processors, and
fish farmers of the region. Events include striped bass fishing competition, local musical
and culture talent, a pageant, beer tasting, and washer tournaments.

Charlottetown Race Week
2018-07-12 - 2018-07-14 | Charlottetown Yacht Club, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
A 30-year sailing tradition in Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown Race Week offers exciting keelboat racing in Atlantic Canada.
This event has its roots in Hillsboro Boating Club, which offered a regatta
in Charlottetown in 1874.Take in entertainment on the shore, sailors’ breakfast, happy hour, and
entertainment for the kids.
