ASTORIA
REGATTA
REGATTA HISTORY
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storia Regatta started in
1894. It is the oldest
celebration in Oregon's
oldest city, which make it
the oldest celebration in the
state. This year will mark the 124th
anniversary of the start of the Astoria
Regatta. What began as a casual remark
between two Astorians soon became a
way for the community to celebrate the
return of Astoria fishermen from Alaska
aboard boats filled with salted fish.
Rapidly, the annual celebration of the
community blossomed into the one of the
premier boat contests on the West Coast.
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The 1894 Astoria was a cultural
hodgepodge comprised of Native
Americans, Scandanavian, Chinese and the usual polyglot of American/Europeans. Early pictures of Regatta
show elaborate festivities amidst the thriving downtown that was built over the river on wooden planks, with
both a Boat Parade as well as a Land Parade, During WWI and following the devasting fire which destroyed
downtown Astoria in 1921, Regatta was suspended. It was reborn in 1931 and was suspended again in WWII.
In 1948 it began again, complete with many of the boat races, but now focused on the then Famous Salmon
Derby. Thousands of sport fishermen would take to the river, with cash prizes awarded to the largest fish over
a three day period. Oregon Fish & Wildlife regulations curtailed the Derby by the late 1960's. Astoria's history
has always centered on the Columbia River. From Native Americans to the great navigators and explorers of
the 1700 and 1800's, through to our moderen era, Astoria has been populated and tied to the endless stream
of fishermen, U.S. Navy sailors and Coast Guardmen. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey vessels have
served at the mouth of the Columbia River since the 1800's, providing vital data to the bar pilots who guide
ships safely to and from the Pacific Ocean. Maritime merchants from three masted clipper ships to sleek new
freighters, and countless pleasure and sport craft. Not a day goes by, and rarely an hour, that there is not
activity on Astoria's waterfront. It truly is one of the great byways of the world.
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FOR ANOTHER
GREAT REGATTA.
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The Regatta is one of our favorite events of the year. So whether you’re enjoying the
land parade, the sailboat race or anything in between, we hope you have a great time.
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