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Events

Boating & yacht delivery events

Boat shows, trade fairs, offshore races and maritime festivals across Europe and the French overseas territories, located on the map. Every major event creates deliveries: to the shows, and home after the transatlantic races.

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29 upcoming events

October 2026

Races & regattas

Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe

20 Oct – 1 Nov 2026

Saint-Malo, France

13th edition of the solo transatlantic race: race village from 20 October, start on 1 November 2026 for Pointe-à-Pitre with a record fleet of around 118 skippers.

Return delivery after the race

November 2026

Races & regattas

Route du Rhum finishes

November 2026dates to be confirmed

Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe

Finishes spread over several weeks depending on the class, from Ultims to Rhum Mono. Peak demand for return deliveries Guadeloupe → Europe right after.

Return delivery after the race

Trade & industry

METSTRADE

17 – 19 Nov 2026

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The world’s largest trade show for leisure marine equipment (RAI Amsterdam), alongside the Superyacht Forum. Trade visitors only.

Cruising rallies

ARC – Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

22 Nov 2026

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Start of the big cruising rally across the Atlantic to Saint Lucia. Many owners have their yacht delivered to the Canaries beforehand.

Delivery to the event

Trade & industry

French Blue Economy Conference (Assises de l’économie de la mer)

24 – 25 Nov 2026

Montpellier, France

21st edition of the major French maritime economy event (Le Corum), organised by Le Marin and Ouest-France with the French Maritime Cluster.

Boat shows

Paris Nautic Show

25 – 29 Nov 2026

Paris – Le Bourget, France

The Paris boat show at the Le Bourget exhibition centre: around 300 exhibitors, motorboats, sailing yachts, river tourism and equipment.

January 2027

Boat shows · Trade & industry

boot Düsseldorf

23 – 31 Jan 2027

Düsseldorf, Germany

The world’s largest indoor boat show: 16 halls, from dinghies to superyachts, with a strong presence of canal boats and inland cruising.

March 2027

Boat shows

Boot Holland

March 2027dates to be confirmed

Leeuwarden, Netherlands

The Frisian boat show (WTC Expo): steel motor cruisers, canal boats and equipment for Dutch inland cruising.

Races & regattas

St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

4 – 7 Mar 2027

Saint-Martin / Sint Maarten

The big festive regatta of the Franco-Dutch island, every first weekend of March: around a hundred boats, from maxis to cruising catamarans.

Delivery to and from

April 2027

Races & regattas

Les Voiles de Saint-Barth Richard Mille

April 2027dates to be confirmed

Gustavia, St Barthélemy

Prestige mid-April regatta around Saint-Barthélemy, gathering maxis and large racer-cruisers at the end of the Caribbean season.

Delivery to and from

Boat shows

International Multihull Show

21 – 25 Apr 2027

La Grande-Motte, France

The international in-water multihull show: cruising catamarans and trimarans, many delivered by sea from Atlantic yards.

Delivery to the event

May 2027

Races & regattas

Tahiti Pearl Regatta

May 2027dates to be confirmed

Raiatea (Leeward Islands), French Polynesia

International regatta between the islands of French Polynesia (Raiatea, Taha’a, Bora Bora, Huahine), organised from the Raiatea Yacht Club.

June 2027

Trade & industry

Nor-Shipping

7 – 11 Jun 2027

Oslo – Lillestrøm, Norway

The global shipping week (exhibition in Lillestrøm, conferences in Oslo): shipowners, yards and suppliers of the merchant fleet.

Trade & industry

Seawork

15 – 17 Jun 2027

Southampton, United Kingdom

Europe’s commercial marine and workboat exhibition (Mayflower Park), with in-water demonstrations.

Maritime festivals

Armada de Rouen

17 – 27 Jun 2027

Rouen, France

Tall ships and vessels from around the world moored along the Seine for ten days, closing with the grand parade down to the sea.

Races & regattas · Maritime festivals

Kieler Woche

19 – 27 Jun 2027dates to be confirmed

Kiel, Germany

The world’s biggest sailing week and Baltic maritime festival, late June: Olympic and international regattas plus tall ships.

Delivery to and from

July 2027

Races & regattas

Rolex Fastnet Race

July 2027dates to be confirmed

Cowes, United Kingdom

The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic (odd years): start in Cowes, rounding the Fastnet Rock, finishing in Cherbourg in recent editions.

Delivery to and from

Maritime festivals · Races & regattas

Tour de la Martinique des yoles rondes (traditional yole race)

July – August 2027dates to be confirmed

Martinique (round the island)

Martinique’s great popular event, late July – early August: the yoles, traditional boats on UNESCO’s heritage list, race around the island in eight stages.

September 2027

Maritime festivals · Races & regattas

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez

September – October 2027dates to be confirmed

Saint-Tropez, France

Late September – early October, classic yachts and modern maxis race in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez: the season of end-of-summer deliveries in the Med.

Delivery to and from

Boat shows

Grand Pavois La Rochelle

September – October 2027dates to be confirmed

La Rochelle, France

The Atlantic coast’s big in-water show at the Minimes marina, late September or early October: sailing yachts, multihulls and motorboats.

Delivery to the event

Boat shows

Salone Nautico Internazionale di Genova

September – October 2027dates to be confirmed

Genoa, Italy

Italy’s boat show, organised by Confindustria Nautica on the Genoa waterfront: over 1,000 boats, in water and on land.

Delivery to the event

Boat shows

Cannes Yachting Festival

7 – 12 Sept 2027dates to be confirmed

Cannes, France

Europe’s largest in-water boat show (Vieux-Port and Port Canto), 50th anniversary in 2027: hundreds of boats delivered by sea for the occasion.

Delivery to the event

Races & regattas

Mini Transat Legallais

12 Sept 2027

La Rochelle, France

Start of the solo transatlantic race on Mini 6.50s for its 50th anniversary: La Rochelle → Las Palmas → Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), some 90 entrants.

Return delivery after the race

Boat shows

Southampton International Boat Show

18 – 25 Sept 2027

Southampton, United Kingdom

The UK’s big in-water boat show (Mayflower Park), organised by British Marine, now running eight days from Saturday to Saturday.

Delivery to the event

Boat shows · Trade & industry

Monaco Yacht Show

22 – 25 Sept 2027dates to be confirmed

Monaco

The global superyacht showcase in Port Hercule: over a hundred large yachts on display, shipyards, brokers and services.

Delivery to the event

Boat shows

Interboot

22 – 26 Sept 2027dates to be confirmed

Friedrichshafen, Germany

The Lake Constance boat show with an in-water marina: sail, power and watersports for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

October 2027

Boat shows

Saló Nàutic de Barcelona

October 2027dates to be confirmed

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona’s international boat show at Port Vell, organised by Fira de Barcelona with ANEN (mid-October in 2026).

Delivery to the event

Races & regattas

Transat Café L’Or

October – November 2027dates to be confirmed

Le Havre, France

Formerly the Transat Jacques Vabre, the double-handed race from Le Havre (odd years, late October). 2027 destination being chosen; return deliveries to plan.

Return delivery after the race

November 2027

Trade & industry

Europort

2 – 5 Nov 2027

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The maritime trade fair at Rotterdam Ahoy (odd years): shipbuilding, inland shipping, offshore and workboats.

Dates checked with organisers and the boating press in October 2026. “To be confirmed” flags dates not yet official: always check the official website before booking.

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