St. Augustine Race Week 2026

St. Augustine Race Week's spring sailing event features offshore blue-water racing and bayfront racing from April 11 through April 18, 2026. Sailors from Savannah to Daytona are scheduled to race in yachts ranging from 24 to 50 feet.

The downtown races on the first weekend feature a fleet of junior sailors in the Youth Regatta. The inshore races, on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 14 and 15, take place north of the Vilano Bridge on the Tolomato River. The main event for sailors, the offshore regatta, takes place on April 16, 17, and 18.

These events are free to watch. If you have a boat and want to enter the inshore or offshore races, go to their website.

Activities

In addition to the sailing events, St. Augustine Race Week includes before-race socials and after-race parties for racers. Two post-race-day parties welcome the public and have food vendors, a cash bar, and live music. Many of the visiting competitor yachts will be docked at the downtown City Marina and available for casual inspection from the dock. On April 16 and 17, the public is invited to party with the sailors from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. They will have a cash bar and live music.

The Details

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 are scheduled to start between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. each day. The Youth Regatta generally begins at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Inshore Series races start at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Performance Yacht Offshore Series begins at 9:55 a.m. on Thursday through Saturday.

Where: During St. Augustine Race Week, races start at several locations in the St. Augustine area, including the bayfront. Visit here for more information on venues and events associated with Race Week. 

About St. Augustine Race Week: St. Augustine Race Week is a non-profit entity that proceeds from each year's sponsorships and entry fees to the Youth Sailing Scholarship program. That program pays the summer sailing camp fees for underprivileged kids in the North Florida region. The event is a descendant of the former First Coast Offshore Challenge (2005-2014).