The Sandusky Sailing Club hosts the 2026 Sandusky Islands Race, a Lake Erie distance race through the islands. The event site lists DF95 remote-control fleet racing at 6 p.m. Friday, August 28, followed by dinner and live music by Addy Ricks at 6:30 p.m., with the distance race Saturday, August 29 and a BBQ, awards and evening party afterward. The site describes the course as open to crewed racers, solo sailors and the cruising fleet, with open-water legs and tactical choices among the islands rather than a fixed buoy course. Free docking is available for the event, and boats entered in the following Labor Day weekend races may extend dockage through the week.
It is a major late-season sailing event on Sandusky Bay with free event docking, a short run from Cedar Point Marina.