Nantucket Race Week will kick off next August for its 23rd year. The week begins on August 6th with the two-day Youth Regatta, sailed in Club 420s and Opti prams, and culminates on Sunday, August 16th with the 54th Opera House Cup race. In between, the days are packed with great competition and revelry.

Nantucket Race Week is a celebration of sailing, hosted by the Nantucket Yacht Club and the Great Harbor Yacht Club and benefitting Nantucket Community Sailing

Racing is staged across Nantucket's two picturesque venues: the Island's 6-mile long harbor and the wide-open Nantucket Sound. Each is distinctive for its unique qualities: The harbor for its tricky currents and treacherous shoals, and the Sound for its blue-water sailing and steady sea-breeze.