Here are some of the highlights planned for the season.
* Upcoming events could be subject to change or postponement. Before attending, please check with the event organisers for the most up-to-date information.
The Thursday Evening Keelboat Race Series, or 'Thursday Night Racing' as it is simply known, typically brings together some 90 - 100 yachts each week. Racing is open to all IRC and Lymington Handicap-rated keelboats, organised by the Royal Lymington Yacht Club, sponsored by Spencers New Forest.
Cowes Week has played a key part in the British sporting summer calendar since 1826 and is one of the UK's longest running and most successful sporting events. It now stages up to 40 daily races for around 1,000 boats and is the largest sailing regatta of its kind in the world.
Folkboat Week started in Yarmouth in 1966 and has run every year since. The regatta was born as a result of Cowes Week organisers refusing a fleet entry due to lack of numbers in the 1960's. However, since its inception, Folkboat Week has grown in popularity with large Folkboat fleets based in Lymington and Yarmouth.
From low-cost dinghies and SUPs to help get you out on the water for the first time, to the latest launches from leading luxury yacht brands: nowhere else will you see such a vast array of boats and equipment.
Starting in Woodside Park, the route takes runners through the lanes to Keyhaven before turning onto the stunning seawall with breathtaking views across the Solent and Isle of Wight.
The race regularly attracts over 1,400 boats and around 15,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world and the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK after the London Marathon and the Great North and South Runs.
