August

7/27-8/4 – 43rd Annual Carriacou Regatta Festival, Hillsborough Bay, Carriacou,
Grenada, W.I.; 473-443-7930; carriacouregatta.com

1-4 – 58th Annual Native Fishing Tournament, Bimini, Bahamas; 242-347-3529; bahamas.com

1-10 – 11th Annual Black Boaters Summit, Tortola, B.V.I.; 510-222-6308;
blackboaterssummit.com

3-9 – Offshore Sailing School’s Women’s Spa-Sail Escape Week, Ft. Myers Beach, FL, Pink Shell Beach Resort and Spa; 800-221-4326; offshore-sailing.com

8-10 – New Orleans Great Outdoors Expo, Kenner, LA, Pontchartrain Center;
512-358-1000; iemshows.com

9 – National Marina Day, Nationwide; 202-391-0343; marinaassociation.org/nmd

9-16 – Kids Sea Camp, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Pelican Bay Hotel; 800-934-3483; bahamas.kidsseacamp.com

12-15 – 25th Annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament, Manteo, NC, Pirate’s Cove Marina; 252-473-1015; pcbgt.com

14-17 – Offshore Super Series Thunder on the Gulf, Orange Beach, AL; 732-552-0669; thunderonthegulf.com

15-17 – Hot Summer Boat Show, Orlando, FL, Orange County Convention Center; 407-298-1167; boatshowflorida.com

15-17 – Mid-Atlantic Fall Boat Show and Sale, Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Convention Center; 336-855-0208; ncboatshows.com

18-22 – Sea Sense Rhode Island Powerboating Course, Newport, RI; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

21-23 – All Abaco Regatta, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas; 242-367-3067; bahamas.com

22-24 – Carolina Fall Boat Show and Sale, Raleigh, NC, North Carolina State Fairgrounds; 336-855-0208; ncboatshows.com

22-24 – Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing! Saltwater Seminar, Sarasota, FL, Sarasota Hyatt; 954-475- 9068; ladiesletsgofishing.com

23-29 – Sea Sense Rhode Island Sailing Course, Newport, RI; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

29-31 – IYRS 29th Annual Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport, RI, Fort Adams State Park, Museum of Yachting; 401-848-5777; iyrs.org

September

5-7 – 43rd Annual Tampa Boat Show, Tampa, FL, Tampa Convention Center; 954-441-3220; tampaboatshow.com

6-12 – Sea Sense Maryland Sailing Course, Annapolis, MD, Chesapeake Bay; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

11-14 – 38th Annual Newport International Boat Show, Newport Yachting Center, Oldport Marine, Bannister's Wharf, Bowen’s Wharf, and Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina; 401-846-1115; newportboatshow.com

12-14 – Virginia In-Water Boat Expo and Sailfest, Norfolk, VA, Downtown Norfolk Waterfront; 954-441-3230; virginiaboatexpo.com

13-14 – Cruising Rally Association Ocean Sailing Seminar, Hampton, VA;
757-788-8872; carib1500.com

15-19 – Sea Sense Maryland Powerboating Course, Annapolis, MD, Chesapeake Bay; 800-332-1404; seasenseboating.com

19-21 – Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing! Saltwater Seminar, Islamorada, FL, Breezy Palms Hotel; 954-475- 9068; ladiesletsgofishing.com