Meeting for boat races (7)
I believe the answer is:
regatta
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">meeting for boat races</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for regatta that I've seen before include "Boat meeting (at Henley, say)" , "Organised boat races" , "Boat racing event" , "races at sea" , "Series of yacht races" .)