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A regatta is a series of boat races. [3] The term comes from the Venetian language, with regata meaning "contest, contention for mastery"(from regatare ("compete, haggle, sell at retail"), possibly from recatare) and typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas. A ...
Brentwood has hosted its own regatta annually since the early 1970s, inviting high schools and junior clubs across Canada and the United States to participate in a 1,500 metre sprint. The regatta is held every year in April for three days. The Brentwood regatta is a large high school rowing regatta, attracting over 1,500 athletes and coaches in ...
Both St Pauls and Eton have also achieved a so-called "quadruple" by additionally winning the Youth Eights at the Head of the Charles Regatta; Eton in both 2008/09 and 2009/10 and St Paul's in 2017/18 and 2023/24. [2]
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The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation). It is a week-long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.
BravoCon is back and better than ever. After drawing 30,000 fans to New York for a successful iteration in 2022, the beloved convention is headed to Las Vegas this year for its third annual three ...
Madison has hosted the Madison Regatta annually since 1951, although the race was also contested in the 1930s. The race inspired a Hollywood motion picture released in 2005, titled Madison which starred actor Jim Caviezel .The Regatta was part of the APBA Gold Cup in 1979, 1980. 2019, & will be contested in 2021.
Boat Regatta is a festival celebrated by the riverine people of Niger Delta Region in Nigeria. [1] The festival is celebrated by people from Rivers State , Akwa Ibom State , Bayelsa State , Cross River State .