: a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races
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California won the men’s Cal Cup in the fastest time of the regatta, reaching the finish off Crown Point Shores in 5:58.607.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada.
Petite Martinique
The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Princess Charlotte, then four, and her older brother Prince George, six at the time, watched the King's Cup regatta on a boat for spectators.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Also on San Giorgio is La Compagnia della Vela, which organizes regattas and runs a sailing school with short two- to four-day courses that travelers can join.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Carriacou also has an impressive lineup of events throughout the year, including its own Carnival celebration every February and a famed regatta, giving travelers plenty of reasons to hop on the ferry or flight from Grenada.
Petite Martinique
The island of Petite Martinique is, indeed, petite.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Princess Charlotte, then four, and her older brother Prince George, six at the time, watched the King's Cup regatta on a boat for spectators.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Also on San Giorgio is La Compagnia della Vela, which organizes regattas and runs a sailing school with short two- to four-day courses that travelers can join.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Regatta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regatta. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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regatta
noun
re·gat·ta
ri-ˈgät-ə 
-ˈgat-
: a boat race or a series of boat races
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