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Festival of Sails - The Festival of Sails is formally known as the Royal Geelong Regatta. Established in 1844, it was one of the first regattas in the world and the first in Australia.

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Passage race - 1844 saw the first running of the Passage Race from Melbourne to Geelong.

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Combined - In 1997, the Royal Geelong Regatta combined with the onshore Geelong Waterfront Festival creating the Festival of Sails.

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History - According to their website, the Festival of Sails is "an event on water that combines history with tradition; heritage with technology; tactics with teamwork".

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175th anniversary - This year the Royal Geelong Yacht Club celebrated the 175th anniversary of the Melbourne – Geelong Passage Race.

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Australia Day - Over the years the event has become the largest annual yachting regatta in the Southern Hemisphere and is also a part of Geelong’s Australia Day Festival.

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Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta - What started in an effort to clean up litter around Darwin soon became the annual Lions Club Beer Can Regatta.

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Established - The spectacle was established in 1974 by Paul Rice-Chapman and Lutz Frankenfeld.

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Mindil Beach - The annual boat race takes place at Mindil Beach, alongside the land festivities.

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Big and little - Boats are created out of cans and bottles and range between 1m and 12m. Some are even built with secret weapons to deter the competition. 

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Gold coin - Entry is a gold coin donation and it's BYOBCB (bring your own beer can boat). Will all the proceeds going to Darwin's Lions Clubs and local charities.

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Sancastle - Festivities ashore include sandcastle competitions, running races, thong throwing competitions, kayaking races, team events, and the beer can battles.

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Australian Henley - Since 1904, the annual Australian Henley has been conducted by the Melbourne Amateur Regatta Association.

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Yarra River - It takes place in February every year on the Yarra River in Melbourne, VIC.

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International - The event attracts participants locally, also interstate and internationally as well.

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Rowing - This event is distinct among all other Australian rowing regattas as it aims to capture the essence of the world-renowned Henley Royal Regatta.

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Prized - Crews race for the prized 'Henley Pots' as well as winning personal medallions.

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Trophies - They have the opportunity to get their names added to the traditional and historic Challenge Cup trophies if they win.

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Rotary Henley on Todd - A boat race, but on land.

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Todd River - Unlike all other regattas, the Rotary Henley on Todd is held on a dried up riverbed in Alice Springs, NT.

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Iconic - According to Do the NT, it is the most iconic event in the Aussie outback due to its unique nature.

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Race - Individuals and teams race their homemade 'boats' along the dried-up Todd River.

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Bottomless - Participants recreate their own version of a vessel for the event, including bottomless 'eights', 'Oxford tubs', 'rowing 8's' and 'yachts'.

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Strenuous - Race entrants toil in the deep course sand to the finish line in the most creative and fun way possible.

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Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race - Taking place every year on Boxing Day is the Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race.

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Sydney Harbour - The start at Sydney Harbour attracts the most international media coverage in the world for an annual yachting event.

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1944 - This massive yacht race first began 74 years ago in 1944.

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50th anniversary - On the 50th anniversary, the race had 371 starters in their fleet. Almost three times more than the average amount of starters.

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Closest finish - In 1982 a record of the closest finish was set - Condor of Bermuda beat Apollo by just seven seconds.

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Sporting events - It is one of the biggest national sporting events in Australia. Up there with Melbourne Cup, the Australian Open tennis and the Boxing Day cricket test.

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