Red Hook Regatta 2026
Join us at Valentino Pier for the return of Red Hook Regatta, where remote-controlled, 3D-printed, and DIY boats take on an obstacle course along Red Hook’s picturesque waterfront. Pack a lunch, bring a blanket, and enjoy science and art activities from Brooklyn-based community programs!
This year, there will be two races: a 3D-Printed Boat Race and a General DIY Boat Race featuring unique, homemade boat designs. Participants of all skill levels are welcome to enter the race. Whether you're a budding builder or a seasoned sailor, there’s something for everyone at this one-of-a-kind event that celebrates creativity and community. The obstacle course will test each boat's ability to navigate NYC’s coastline, but this year, we’re going to also award boats with the best designs! To sign up for this year’s race, please fill out this form.
On the Second Sundays of March, April, and May, we’ll host workshops at Pioneer Works to help you create your boats for the public 3D printed or DIY boat races. Evan Abel—design engineer, educator, and our favorite sea creature—will be on-site to walk you through everything you need to know about this year's Red Hook Regatta. Limited electronic motor boat kits will also be available.
Individuals or teams can sign up to receive a boat kit after filling out a brief form. All kits are $100 and come fully stocked with all the basic parts you’ll need to build a seaworthy vessel. Ready your crew and get creative!
Have more questions about kits and participation? You can reach out to jacqueline@pioneerworks.org.
See you at the pier!
About our partners
Makelab is an additive manufacturing company built for modern businesses that need to make physical parts. We specialize in additive manufacturing to produce high-quality parts, prototypes, and small-batch production runs for companies in consumer products, robotics, medical, architecture, film & tv, commercial arts, and marketing.
Red Hook Community Justice Center is the nation's first multi-jurisdictional community court that seeks to solve neighborhood problems in southwest Brooklyn.
Red Hook Initiative (RHI) is a community-based organization in Red Hook, Brooklyn, founded in 2002, that provides programming and support for youth and young adults in the Red Hook Community.
Travis Raeburn is a first generation Grenadian-Haitian actor. Recently honored at the Manhattan Class Company's (MCC) 25 Year Miscast alongside Sheryl Lee Ralph for his accomplishments in theater and education, his theater credits include Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's By The Queen and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd; MCC Theater’s Soft; Packages O’ The Things We Deliver with The National Black Theatre, Acting Company’s National Tour of Romeo & Juliet andThree Musketeers; and In The Southern Breeze at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. On screen, his credits include Hulu’s Wu-Tang: An American Saga, the latest season of Only Murders In The Building, and First Match on Netflix. His face can be seen in commercials for MasterCard USA, Xfinity, and Pop Tarts. Along with acting he is a theatre teacher and teaching artist, predominantly serving students of color. Travis gives all praise to God and the best mother in the world who has always instilled in him to have faith in himself. He thanks his supportive family and friends, teachers and ancestors before him. Special shout out to his granny in heaven. Black lives always will matter. Learn more about Travis on his website.