Regatta
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A '''regatta''' is a term used to describe either a [[boat]] race, or series of boat races. Although the term typically describes racing events of unpowered water craft, some [[powerboat]] race series are also called regattas. Most commonly, a regatta is either a series of [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[sailing]], gondola races or [[yacht racing]]. A regatta often includes social and promotional activities which surround the racing event, and except in the case of boat type (or "class") championships, is usually named for the town or venue where the event takes place.
[[Image:Vanderbilt starting line.jpg|thumb|A view from the Race Committee boat at the start of [[Vanderbilt Sailing Club]]'s annual SAISA regatta in 2005.]]
[[Image:Gbr52 americascupclass kiel160605 pischdi.jpg|thumb|''IACC''-class Yacht at the [[Kiel Week]] 2005]]
Although regatta are typically amateur competitions, they are usually very highly organized, formally structured events, with complex rules precisely describing the schedule and procedures of the event. Regattas may be organized as championships for a particular area or type of boat, but are often held just for the joy of competition, camaraderie, and general promotion of the sport. Frequently sailing racing events are held for single class, or for one particular model sailboat such as the [[Islander 36]]. Regattas may be hosted by a [[yacht club]], sailing association, town or school as in the case of [[Interscholastic Sailing Association]] (high school) regattas or [[Intercollegiate Sailing Association]] (college) regattas.
One of the largest and most popular regattas is the [[Henley Royal Regatta]] held on the [[River Thames]], [[England]]. The oldest running regatta in the world is [[Cowes Week]], which is held annually by the [[Royal Yacht Squadron]] in [[Cowes]], England and usually attracts over 900 sailboats. [[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]]. Additional examples of regattas are listed below.
==Rowing regattas==
*[[Henley Royal Regatta]], held every year on the [[river Thames]] is the most prestigious British event
*[[Royal St. John's Regatta]], held every year on [[Quidi Vidi Lake]] in [[St. John's, Newfoundland]], North America's oldest annual sporting event.
*[[The Boat Race]] is a [[rowing (sport)|rowing]] race between the [[Oxford University Boat Club]] and the [[Cambridge University Boat Club]]. It is rowed annually each Spring on the Thames in [[London]].
*[[Rowing on the River Thames|Regattas on the River Thames]] lists all Thames rowing regattas and other rowing events
*[[Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta]], held annually at the end of August on the [[River Dart]].
*[[Dad Vail Regatta]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Head of the Charles Regatta]], on the [[Charles River]] between [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]
*[[Marathon Rowing Championship]] a continuous 26.2-mile rowing regatta on [[Cane River Lake]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]]
*[[maltese regatta]]
*[[The Croco's Cup]], international rowing regatta at University level held every year in Paris since 1985, organised by students of [[ENSTA]] (Paristech).
*COEP regatta held annually at the [[COEP|College of Engineering Pune]] in [[India]]
==Sailing regattas==
*[[America's Cup]], hosted by prior winner
*[[Auckland Anniversary Regatta]] held annually on the [[Waitemata Harbour]] to celebrate [[Auckland Anniversary Day]]
*[[Balmain Sailing Club|Balmain Regatta]] held annually on [[Port Jackson|Sydney Harbour]], [[Australia]]
* Bass Week, [[Bassenthwaite Lake]], [[Cumbria]]
*[[Bay Week]], [[Put-in-Bay, Ohio]]
*[[Block Island Race Week]], [[Rhode Island]]
*[[Canada's Cup]], held periodically on the Great Lakes.
*[[Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, Kingston|CORK Regatta]], Kingston, Ontario, annually in August.
*[[CASON Grand Prize Solo Regatta]], [[Lake Balaton]], [[Hungary]], held annually in September.
*[[Cowes Week]], Royal Yacht Squadron, England
*[[Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta]], held annually at the end of August over three days on the [[River Dart]].
*[[Fowey Royal Regatta]], [[Fowey]] [[Cornwall]] annually in August[http://www.foweyroyalregatta.co.uk/index.htm]
*Hangon Regatta, an annual event in the city of [[Hanko]], [[Finland]], infamous for attracting large groups of partying youths with a tangential interest in the sailing itself
*[[Kamer 2 Sailing Marathon]], [[Kaag]], [[Netherlands]], annually in September
*[[Key West Race Week]], [[Key West, Florida]]
*[[Kiel Week]], [[Kiel]]/[[Germany]] - the largest sailing event in the world
*[[Larchmont Race Week]], [[Larchmont Yacht Club]], New York
*[[Long Beach Race Week]], [[Long Beach, California]]
*[[National Offshore One Design]] (NOOD)
*[[Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race]], Mighigan
*[[Round Texel]], [[Texel]], Netherlands, annually in June
*[[Sail Melbourne]], Held annually on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay
*[http://www.lysekilwomensmatch.se Lysekil Women's Match], Lysekil, [[Sweden]], annually in August
*[[Tjörn Runt]], [[Tjörn]], Sweden, annually in August
*Washington's Birthday Regatta, at the [[Barnacle Historic State Park]], [[Coconut Grove]], [[Florida]], annually in February
*[[Youngstown Levels]], [[Youngstown, New York]]
*[[Figawi|Figawi Race]], [[Hyannis, MA]]
==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]]
*[[Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships]], various locations
==High school sailing regattas==
*[[Mallory Cup]], [[United States]] high school sailing national championships.
* '''[http://regatta.brentwood.bc.ca/ The Brentwood Regatta]''' is held in the spring and is one of the largest high school sailing regattas on the west coast of [[North America]].
*The National School Sailing Association Regatta, UK. Annual Sailing reggatta held in various sailing clubs and competed in by many secondary school students.
*[[Sywoc]], the Student Yachting World Cup organized by the students of the [[Ecole Polytechnique]].
==Other regattas==
*The Madison Regatta, Madison, Indiana. ([[hydroplane]]s)
*Kingston Multi-Hull Regatta, Kingston, Ontario ([[multihull]] [[sailboats]] and [[sailing hydrofoil]]s)
*[[Henley-on-Todd Regatta]] - an Australian dry-land event.
*[[Royal Hobart Regatta]] - A Multiple event 3 day Reggatta in Tasmania, Australia.
*[[Sy Barash Regatta]] - discontinued event at [[Penn State]]
*[[Worrell 1000]], between [[South Beach, Florida|South Beach]] and [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
*For the Cruise Ship '''Regatta''' see [[Oceania Cruises]]
==External links==
*[http://www.sailing.org/ International Sailing Federation, the international governing body of sailboat racing]
*[http://www.ussailing.org/ US Sailing's official homepage]
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