Title Sponsor

Charleston Race Week 2009 included 174 boats registered from 25 states, 112 cities, and 7 countries.  The 2010 event saw 192 boats registered, including 16 World Champions.  Over 270 boats registered for 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week.

ABOUT SPERRY TOP-SIDER

Since 1935, Sperry Top-Sider has been the leading brand of footwear for those with a Passion for the Sea.  From its introduction of the World’s first siped rubber outsole for non-marking traction to advanced technical fabrication to combat the elements, Sperry Top-Sider remains at the vanguard of high-performance amphibious footwear.  Available around the globe in independent, marine, outdoor and department stores, Sperry Top-Sider is the official footwear of the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regattas, US SAILING, the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, and the National Safe Boating Council.

Based in historic Lexington, Massachusetts, Sperry Top-Sider supports a wide range of ocean-related activities through its many sponsorships, including Key West Race Week, the New York Yacht Club’s Invitational Cup, the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week and the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regattas.  Sperry Top-Sider was also recently recognized for its recent brand transformation by industry trade magazine Footwear News by being named 2009 “Brand of the Year.”   Sperry Top-Sider is a division of the Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group, a subsidiary of Collective Brands, Inc. (NYSE: PSS). For more information, please visit www.sperrytopsider.com or www.passionforthesea.com, or email beverly.antunes@sperrytopsider.com.

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LIMITED SPONSORSHIPS STILL AVAILABLE

Limited sponsorship positions excluding the title are available for the 2011 event. If you have a business that would benefit from being involved as a sponsor, we would be happy to discuss the details. Some of the benefits offered include exhibit space, online and viral marketing opportunities, VIP hospitality events, category exclusivity, passes on the sponsor hospitality yacht and more.

Please contact Randy Draftz  for 2012 sponsorship opportunities:

rdraftz@charlestonyachting.com   843 557 6082

4208 Pace St  Charleston, South Carolina, 29405