Long Island Regatta
Long Island's big sailing weekend — Bahamian wooden sloops racing off Salt Pond, with music, food and a full shore-side festival.
- 2 June 2027 → 5 June 2027 (expected, dates TBC)
- Long Island, Bahamas
- When2 June 2027 → 5 June 2027 (expected, dates TBC) · Held every year from Wednesday to Saturday of the Bahamian Labour Day week in early June at Salt Pond.
- DatesExpected, dates TBC: Wednesday to Saturday of the Bahamian Labour Day week (Labour Day is the first Friday of June). The organiser usually announces them in the spring; check the official site before you book anything you can't cancel (checked 28 October 2026).
- WhereSalt Pond, Long Island
- CategorySailing & Regattas · sailing
- GuideOur Bahamas travel guide →
Long Island's big sailing weekend — Bahamian wooden sloops racing off Salt Pond, with music, food and a full shore-side festival.
The Long Island Regatta is one of the Bahamas' major Family Island sailing events, staged off Salt Pond on the island's calm western bank. Fleets of traditional Bahamian wooden sloops race across several classes while the shore hosts a full festival of rake-and-scrape and Junkanoo music, Bahamian food stalls, and the reunions and homecomings that make these regattas as much social occasion as sport.
It runs from Wednesday to Saturday of the Bahamian Labour Day week in early June (Labour Day is the first Friday of June), so the dates move each year; they are usually confirmed in the spring. It pairs well with a trip to nearby Dean's Blue Hole and Cape Santa Maria Beach.
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Getting there & around on event days
Long Island has two airstrips — Deadman's Cay (LGI) in the centre/south and Stella Maris (SML) in the north — served by Bahamasair and charters from Nassau. Salt Pond is roughly central; hire a car, as the island is about 80 miles long.
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Safety & travel advice
- Before you go, read the UK government's FCDO travel advice for the Bahamas (entry requirements, safety and local laws).
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