Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival

The Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival is an annual event held at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California. The festival celebrates wooden boats of all sizes including wooden canoes, kayaks, and dinghies, as well as yachts and tall ships.[1]

Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
Zapata II Winner in Class of the 2014 Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
LocationNewport Beach, California, United States
Organised byBalboa Yacht Club
Websitenewportbeachwoodenboatfestival.com

The first Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival was held June 6, 2014 and featured 47 boats on display.[2]

The COVID-19 pandemic caused officials to scrap the 7th annual festival in 2020 & defer it to 2021.

Awards

Awards are given in the following categories:

  • Best–in-class power: over 50 feet and under 50 feet
  • Best–in-class sail: over 50 feet and under 50 feet
  • Human-powered wooden vessels

2015 events

The 2015 Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival was held on June 6, 2015, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the Newport Beach Harbor Patrol.[3] The yacht America, for which the America's Cup is named, was on display at the event.[4]

2014 Winners

Sail:

  • Over 50 feet: Zapata II
  • Under 50 feet: RHODES 33 "Madness"

References

  1. "BYC Wooden Boat Festival". BYC Wooden Boat Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. "Wooden Boat Festival at Balboa Yacht Club". Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. "40 Year Open House – OC Sheriff Harbor Patrol". BYC Wooden Boat Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. "Yacht America". Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2015-02-28.

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