2025 Regatta Updates:

(10/11/25) Dear Competitors and Coaches -

Due to predicted weather forecasts, the City of Philadelphia has made the decision to cancel/change several outdoor events for Sunday, October 12th. This will include the Navy Day Regatta and some of the outdoor events associated with the Navy & Marine Corps 250th Anniversary. We are disappointed that we are unable to run the regatta this year. All parties have been concerned about the weather predicitions and have been hoping for better news. 

Yours in safe racing -

The Navy Day Regatta Staff

(10/09/25) The Competitor/Coaches/Coxswains webinar meeting took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8th. Due to technical issues the meeting did not record properly for uplink on the website. We do wish the following notes to be shared from that webinar…

• The race day traffic pattern does not start until 12:00am on Sunday, Oct. 12th. While the race course will be installed by Saturday do not use the race day traffic pattern until Sunday.

• Boats launching from Boathouse Row go upriver to the start on the East Side of the river. All boats returning to the Canoe Club docks must go up the East Side of the river after completing their race.

• There WILL NOT be a warm-up loop in front of the SJU/SJP Boathouse this year. The course maps have been updated to reflect the change in the warm-up pattern. All boats must head directly upstream to the starting area after launching from their respective docks.

• During racing competitors/coxswains should keep all buoys on their port side going down the racecourse.

• Boats race through Lanes 4/5/6 at Strawberry Mansion Bridge. At Columbia Bridge boats race in the Lane 5/6 arch. At Girard Avenue boats go through the center arch.

(10/07/25) We are only 5 days away from the 2025 Regatta! Use this LINK for the coaches and coxswains meeting. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 8th at 6:30pm. Parking passes will be sent to Regatta Central account holders on Friday, Oct. 10th.

(09/14/25) Registration for 2025 is now Open!!

(09/01/25) Happy September! The Regatta Central registration system will open on Sunday, September 14th. Stay tuned for more updates!!

(06/06/25) Our date for the 2025 Navy Day Regatta is now set for Sunday, October 12th. Registration will begin in the fall on Regatta Central!

About the Navy Day Regatta

The Navy Day Regatta is hosted every October. Masters, Open, Collegiate, and Junior crews are all welcome to participate in the event.