I go to regattas because:

- I get to see, socialize with and sail against friends who I don't normally see on a regular basis.
- I get to sail at places that don't normally allow access to the water (like the beach at Wildwood, NJ)
- I like to sail in places I've never been to before. I have a personal goal of sailing in at least one new place every year.

If there were no regattas, none of this would be possible.

Things would get awfully boring if always sailed with my own fleet.