Downeast Regatta
This event has been a great attraction on the J24 circuit for many years and we hope everyone that has been a part of its success will come this year and help us celebrate this wonderful milestone.
Over the next few months we will take, through emails and on this regatta site, a nostalgic look back 25 years to when the Downeast Regatta began.
Did you know.....the year the Downeast began.....
....the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl
....Maine resident George Herbert Walker Bush was VP
....gasoline was 89 cents per gallon
....Coke Classic was brought back to replace New Coke by popular demand
Stay tuned for more '80s facts.....
Did you know 8 boats are already signed up for this EPIC event?
You can register now for the 2010 25th Annual Downeast Regatta for an early registration of $200.00 which again includes all the racing, traditional Maine lobster bake, chilli dinner, cocktails, beer, launch and haul and much more....offer expired February 28th so act fast!
Click the register link on the left of this page.
We get a lot of repeat customers at the Downeast Regatta. Take a look at why this is such a popular stop on the J24 circuit.
- Easy to get to, just a few miles off I-95 north of Portland Map
- Click Here for lodging info
- Click the Forms link on the left of the page to download the 2010 NOTICE OF RACE, 2009 Lodging Infomation and Family Activities Sheet!
- A beautiful racing venue in the shelter of the Casco Bay islands
photo by Ray & Sherry West
- Dependable early-Fall breezes
photo by Ray & Sherry West
- Competitive racing
- A traditional Downeast lobster feast on Saturday night comes with your registration fee!
- Live entertainment
- Proximity to late-night entertainment in downtown Portland
