St. Augustine Race Week 2023

St. Augustine Race Week's spring sailing event features both ocean racing and bayfront racing from March 18 to March 25, 2023. Sailors from Savannah to Daytona are scheduled to race offshore in yachts from 24 to 50 feet long.

The downtown races will feature a fleet of junior sailors in the Youth Regatta. The main regatta takes place on March 23 through March 24 with a series of inshore and offshore races. The inshore races, on Tuesday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 22, take place north of the Vilano Bridge on the Tolomato River.

Activities

In addition to the sailing events, St. Augustine Race Week includes before-race socials and after-race parties for racers and guests along the downtown bayfront, at the Municipal Marina and at the St. Augustine Yacht Club. Many of these events include food vendors and live music and are open to the public. Many of the competitor yachts will be docked at the downtown City Marina and available for casual inspection by the public.

On the last three days of the event, when the main Offshore Regatta takes place, local restaurant Meehan's sets up their Big Party Tent at the St. Augustine Marina. The public is invited to party with the sailors on from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on both Thursday, March 23, 2023 and on Friday March 24, 2018. There will be live music, and food and drinks to purchase.

Races

Admission: Anyone interested in participating in Race Week can visit here or call (904) 687-5145. Watching the races from the shore is free.

When: The races plan to start between 9 and 10 a.m. each day. The Youth Regatta generally begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Inshore Series races begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Performance Yacht Offshore Series begins at 9:55 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday.

Where: St. Augustine Race Week takes place at several locations in the St. Augustine area, including the downtown bayfront. Visit here for more information on venues and events associated with Race Week. Check out the live events that will be happening in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine Race Week is a nonprofit entity that donates a major portion of each year's sponsorships and entry fees to the Youth Sailing Scholarship program, which pays for underprivileged kids to attend summer sailing camps at one of several yacht clubs in the north Florida region. The event is a descendant of the former First Coast Offshore Challenge (2005-2014). The new name reflects the expansion of sponsorship to include all eight member clubs of the First Coast Sailing Association and its now-official home base in St. Augustine, Florida.