2025 Single Handed Race set for October 18 at Bluewater Bay Marina

Niceville.comSeptember 11, 20251 Min Read

Poster promoting the 32nd Annual Single Handed Race at Bluewater Bay Marina on October 18, 2025.

The 32nd Annual Single Handed Race will take place October 18, 2025, at Bluewater Bay Marina. (Contributed)

NICEVILLE, Fla. — The 2025 Single Handed Race, said to be the largest sailboat race on the bay, is set for October 18, 2025, sponsored by Budweiser, Bluewater Bay Marina Complex, and LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar.

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This year marks the 32nd annual competition, which typically draws upwards of 30 boats. The single-sailor race allows only one person per boat and is designed to be a short contest for fun, challenge, and bragging rights.

A skippers’ meeting and registration will take place on Friday, October 17, at 6 p.m. at LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar. Exact start times for the Bermuda Start Race will be assigned at that meeting.

For more information, participants may call Bluewater Bay Marina at (850) 897-2821, email frontdesk@bwb-marina.com, or visit bluewaterbaymarina.com.