Inflatable Regatta 2018

Overview

UPDATE: 2PM, FEBRUARY 5, 2018 — Due to a late shipment of boats, the date of the Inflatable Regatta has been changed to February 24, 2018. More info here. 

Now here's a good way to make an entrance to a party: float on in with a crew of 1500 boats. That's exactly what the Inflatable Regatta is all about. 1500 blow-up boats will take to a two-kilometre stretch of the Yarra on Saturday, February 10. In a single or double vessel, they'll paddle down the river for about two hours before reaching the destination party.

Should you make it to the end, beers, food trucks and live music will be waiting for you (after all, what's a regatta without a cold bev afterwards?) — and you can pay an extra $10 with your ticket for your boat and oars, so you can even take them home with you. There are some rules though: you can't load your boat with beer (no booze on the river, and you may actually sink your vessel), no plastic water bottles (bring a reusable container to fill up instead), no DIY vessels (but you can bring an Inflatable Regatta boat from previous years) and you should wear shoes that can stand to get a bit wet.

Tickets cost $60 for a single boat and $110 for a double, and include a life jacket and a waterproof bag for your stuff. Boats launch from Yarra Bank Reserve in Hawthorn from 10am — you can choose your launch time when you book.

Image: Inflatable Regatta 2017.