December

1 – Holiday Boat Parade of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, FL, Peanut Island to Jonathan’s Landing Marina; 561-845-9010; pbboatparade.com

1 – Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade, Yorktown, VA, York River; 757-890-4970; yorkcounty.gov/cyc

1-2 – Gustav Wilmerding 17th Annual Memorial Challenge, Tortola, B.V.I., West End YC; weyc.net

1-2 – Sea Sense Navigation Seminar, Sarasota, FL; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

2-3 – Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights Weekend, Alexandria City, VA, Old Town Alexandria Marina and Washington Harbor; 703-838-5005

3-5 – St. Maarten Charter Yacht Show, St. Maarten, W.I., Port de Plaisance North Marina; 599-544-2436; mybacaribbeanshow.com

5-10 – 46th Annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show, Antigua, W.I., Nelson's Dockyard Marina, Falmouth Harbour Marina, Antigua Yacht Club Marina; 268-460-1059; antigua-charter-yacht-meeting.com

7-9 – Marlow "Paint The Town Red" Holiday Weekend Rendezvous, St. Petersburg, FL, Renaissance Vinoy Resort; 800-362-2657; marlowmarine.com

8 – Abaco Christmas Festival, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas; 242-367-3067; bahamas.com

8 – 46th Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade on Clear Lake, Clear Lake, TX; 281-488-7676; clearlakearea.com/about/BoatParade.asp

8 – St. Pete Beach Lighted Boat Parade, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg, FL, Merry Pier; 727-363-9245

15 – 17th Annual Schooner Wharf Bar/Captain Morgan Lighted Boat Parade, Key West, FL, Key West Bight and Harbor; 305-292-3302; schoonerwharf.com

15 – 36th Annual Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 954-767-0686; winterfestparade.com

31 – Nelson's Pursuit Race, English Harbour, Antigua, W.I., Antigua YC; 268-460-1799; antiguayachtclub.com

January

2-4 – Curaçao Youth Sailing Championships, Curaçao, N.A.; cyc2008.org

4-13 – 2008 Houston Int’l Boat, Sport & Travel Show, Houston, TX, Reliant Center; 713-526-6361; houstonboatshows.com

9-13 – Atlanta Boat Show, Atlanta, GA, Georgia World Congress Center; 954-441-3226; atlantaboatshow.com

9-13 – New Orleans Boat Show, New Orleans, LA, Ernest N. Morial Covention Center; 504-780-1818; neworleansboatshow.com

10-11 – Sea Sense Docking Days For Women, Sarasota, FL; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

11-13 – Stuart Boat Show, Stuart, FL, Waterway Marina, Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group Marina and Stuart Harbor; 305-864-7333; stuartboatshow@aol.com

15-18 – 33nd Annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, Fort Lauderdale to Key West, FL, Lauderdale Yacht Club and Turtle Kraals Restaurant Bar; 954-525-6022; keywestrace.org

17-19 – St. Maarten-St. Martin Classic Yacht Regatta, St.Maarten-St.Martin, W.I.; 599-523-7671; classicregatta.com

18-20 – 53rd Annual Virginia Boat Show, Richmond, Virginia, The Showplace; 804-425-6556; agievents.com

21-25 – Ladies, Let's Go Fishing! Costa Rica Trip, Oso Peninsula, Puerto imenez, Costa Rica, Parrot Bay Village; 954-475-9068; ladiesletsgofishing.com

23-27 – Baltimore Boat Show, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Convention Center; 212-984-7016; baltimoreboatshow.com

24-27 – Naples Boat Show, Naples, FL, Renaissance Village; 239-261-0882; miacc.org

24-27 – San Antonio Boat Show, San Antonio, TX, Alamodome; 512-481-1777; sanantonioboatshow.com

25-29 – Port Louis Granada Sailing Festival, Grand Anse Beach, Granada, W.I.; 473-440 4809; grenadasailingfestival.com

1/27-2/2 – Rolex Miami OCR, Miami, FL, Biscayne Bay; 401-683-0800; rolexmiamiocr.org