The second annual Conch Republic Cup/Key West Cuba Race Week set for Jan. 22-to Feb. 3 is the only triangle race to Cuba, visiting two ports, Marina Gaviota in Varadero and Marina Hemingway in Havana, and includes the challenging return to Key West. “We include buoy racing in Havana which allows Cuban racers to take…
Open to all sailboats from 19 to 80 feet in length, Charleston Race Week has become the largest regatta on the East Coast over the past 20 years. Multiple inshore and offshore courses are navigated for three consecutive days in April, and the Charleston Harbor Marina is home to all the onshore action. A positive…
The Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week has become the largest U.S. multi-class regatta, and it’s still growing. Watch for a new set of competitors as Charleston Race Week adds a new class for multihulls and a new sponsor, Quantum Sail Design Group. And while the city of Charleston receives many accolades as one of the…
Charleston Race Week, hosted and organized by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association, is rounding the buoys to rack up more new records April 18-21. Last year, 252 sailboats actually raced. As of the end of February, 250 boats – from across the United States as well as Bermuda, Canada, Great Britain and Norway – were…
Charleston has earned itself a new moniker as the Sailing Capital of the South following the finale of the 2012 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. The most frequently heard accolades from the racers included “I was blown away by the town…the hospitality…the race course…the race challenges.” The regatta, organized by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association…
The first day of racing at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week in Charleston, SC opened under cloudy skies and light, shifty breezes. As the day progressed, the breeze filled in nicely and the sun made an appearance as PRO Hank Stuart fired off four great races for the 30-strong Audi Melges 20 fleet. Challenging conditions and classic…
City’s Race Week proves more popular than Key West The Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week continues to be one of the fastest growing regattas in the country. The race, now in its 16th year, is organized by the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA). As of mid-February, there were 202 entries for the April 19-22 event….