Race Date: Saturday, August 7, 2021 (Note: There will be no onsite camping this year at Wooden Boat.)
*Skipper’s meeting is Saturday at 9AM at WoodenBoat Publications
The Eggemoggin Reach Regatta (website) began humbly in 1985 with thirteen wooden boats and a dream. Organizer Steve White along with Frank Hull of Brooklin Boatyard first envisioned the race as an opportunity for wooden boat owners to get to together and enjoy each others company as well as to compete. The race quickly grew to 125 boats and is now co-hosted by Brooklin Boatyard (website) and Rockport Marine (website)..
The Regatta’s 15-mile course has remained the same over the years and only once was the race cancelled due to fog. (The party still happened though!) The Camden Feeder Regatta and the Castine Classic Yacht Race soon joined the ERR to create a truly spectacular three-day event.
The feeder race series includes the Castine Classic Yacht Race on Thursday, the CYC Classic Yacht Feeder Race (the feeder race from Camden to Brooklin) on Friday, and cumulating with the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on Saturday. The fleet of classic wood racing and cruising boats is impressive. The ERR fleet often includes over 90 boats varying in size from 25′ to 90′ with no two designs being the same.
Photo credit: Alison Langley