Before revision: Oldest continuously running regatta in the Western Hemisphere United States 1851 – America's Cup, usually competed for in the country of the current defender/holder 1851 – Port Esperance Regatta, Australia 1856 – Chester Race Week, Nova Scotia, Canada 1857 – Gorey Regatta, Jersey, Channel Islands 1879 - Kontxako Bandera, Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country 1882 – Kiel Week, Kiel, Germany 1885 – Appledore & Instow Regatta, North Devon, UK 1886 – Torbay Royal Regatta, Torbay, UK 1894 – Britannia Boating Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1934 – The Kékszalag/Blue Ribbon, Europe's oldest Round-the-Lake Regatta held annually on Lake Balaton, Hungary.
After revision: Oldest continuously running regatta in the Western Hemisphere United States 1851 – America's Cup, usually competed for in the country of the current defender/holder 1851 – Port Esperance Regatta, Australia 1856 – Chester Race Week, Nova Scotia, Canada 1857 – Gorey Regatta, Jersey, Channel Islands 1879 – Kontxako Bandera, Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country 1882 – Kiel Week, Kiel, Germany 1885 – Appledore & Instow Regatta, North Devon, UK 1886 – Torbay Royal Regatta, Torbay, UK 1894 – Britannia Boating Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1934 – The Kékszalag/Blue Ribbon, Europe's oldest Round-the-Lake Regatta held annually on Lake Balaton, Hungary.