2026 NANTUCKET RACE WEEK

UPDATED WEBSITE COMING IN JANUARY

Nantucket Race Week will kick off next August for its 23^rd year. The week begins on August 6^th with the two-day Youth Regatta, sailed in Club 420s and Opti prams, and culminates on Sunday, August 16^th with the 54^th Opera House Cup race. In between, the days are packed with great competition and revelry.

Nantucket Race Week is a celebration of sailing, hosted by the Nantucket Yacht Club and the Great Harbor Yacht Club and benefitting Nantucket Community Sailing

Racing is staged across Nantucket's two picturesque venues: the Island's 6-mile long harbor and the wide-open Nantucket Sound. Each is distinctive for its unique qualities: The harbor for its tricky currents and treacherous shoals, and the Sound for its blue-water sailing and steady sea-breeze.

EVENT CALENDAR:

Thursday August 6	Youth Opti & 420 Regatta, Day 1
Friday August 7	Youth Opti & 420 Regatta, Day 2
Saturday August 8	One-Design Regatta, Day 1
Sunday August 9	IOD & J70 Regatta
Wednesday August 12	Harbor Race Women's Regatta
Thursday August 13	Celebrity Invitational, Day 1
Friday August 14	Celebrity Invitational, Day 2 Nantucket Regatta, Day 1
Saturday August 15	One-Design Regatta, Day 2 Nantucket Regatta, Day 2
Sunday August 16	54th Annual Opera House Cup

Racing is held in boats ranging from the petite Opti to the grande dames of yore, like the majestic J-Boats, elegant schooners and the fabled 12-Metres. The Island's robust one-design fleets include classic designs from the 1920s and 30's – like the Alden-designed Nantucket Indian and International One Design as well as modern sport boats like the Melges15 and J/70.

Nantucket Race Week isn't just about the competition. The week features an array of land-based events to keep the sailors entertained deep into the evenings. While ashore, visiting yachtsmen can sample the Island's wide variety of great restaurants and shops and non-sailors can enjoy lazy days on one of Nantucket's 360-degrees of pristine beaches.

Please check back in mid-January, when we'll be launching our new website. Registration for most events will open in March 2026.

We hope you will join us!

If you have any questions, please contact:

Bobby Constable

bobby@nantucketsailing.org

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