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Five days after the Opera House Cup race in Nantucket, and 13-days before the MoY Regatta, in Newport, the Herreshoff Classic Regatta is a must attend event along the historic shores of Bristol, Rhode Island.
Come early and visit the Herreshoff Museum, one of the nation’s most important historic maritime treasures and birthplace of the famous Herreshoff family. Tour the Blithewold estate, formerly home to the Van Wickle family, ranked by Yankee Magazine as one of the five best public gardens in New England. Or tour Battleship Cove in Fall River, the USS Massachusetts, the destroyer, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the submarine Lionfish, PT 617 and PT 796, and the Soviet built missile corvette, Hiddensee all form the largest collection of historic naval ships in the world,
The Herreshoff Classic Regatta is an annual event drawing participants from around the world. Classic yachts, many of them Herreshoff designs, gather for a weekend of racing and social events.
There will be a good old-fashioned Rhode Island lobster bake including steamed Spinney Creek soft-shelled clams, PEI mussels, corn on the cob, red bliss potatoes, chourico, barbecued chicken and a garden salad. Catering by McGrath Clambakes.
The Herreshoff Classic Regatta Schedule:
Friday, August 22nd
1700 Living Boat Show: Classic yachts are invited to participate in the Living Boat Show on the Museum’s moorings and waterfront on Friday.
1730-1930 Welcome Cocktail Party & Early Registration – Cash Bar.
Saturday, August 23rd
1000 Competitor’s Briefing – under the waterfront tent
1200 Warning Signal for first race. A single race is planned for CRF yachts. One-design classes may have more than one race.
1730 Cocktails – under the tent – cash bar.
1830 Regatta Dinner – See Social Reservation & Meal Order Form to be posted on the Museum Website at: http://www.herreshoff.org/events/regatta.html
1930 Program and Awards.
Sunday, August 24th: CRF Classes and the Herreshoff “S” Boat Class will race to Newport.
Sea Sprite class and the Wind Hill Trophy Race will race in Bristol Harbor.
0930 Competitor’s Briefing – under the tent
1130 Warning Signal for classes racing to Newport.
1230 Sea Sprite Class Warning Signal.
1245 Wind Hill Trophy Race – Special race for Herreshoff 12 ½‘s (& Bullseye, Doughdish, etc.)