Each year for the past 19 years, the St. Louis Admirals have hosted an annual Regatta in the ponds in back of Union Station in downtown St. Louis. This is one of the oldest and biggest model boat Regattas held in the country, with boat skippers coming from as far away as California and the East Coast to participate. Many times in excess of 100 boats of all varieties are on display and running in the ponds.

Each Regatta participant receives an attendance plaque and is eligible to have his or her boat judged in the nine classes of craft. Trophies are awarded to the winners at the close of the Regatta. Some outstanding examples of museum quality boats can be seen. But more importantly, these boats operate so spectators get to view all sorts of boats sailing the waters. It's a great weekend of fun for all to enjoy.

   2008 Annual Regatta

This year, our 20th Annual Regatta will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 20th and 21st, so mark your calendars. As in past years, the Regatta will be held at Union Station in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.

The event is open to the public and anyone interested in model boating at no charge. The only charge is to register a boat in competition at the show.

As usual, we're inviting electric and sail (sorry, no gas-powered boats or steamboats, due to Union Station regulations).

Regatta Details and Registration Form

For complete details and rules, and a boat registration form, click HERE for a two-page PDF document. You must have Adobe Acrobat, or a browser already configured for PDFs in order to download this document. Use your browser's BACK button to return to this page.

We're encouraging pre-registration, as this lessens the confusion on Saturday morning down at Union Station.

See you there!

In the meantime, check out photos of our previous years' Regattas by choosing a year to the right.