Updates And Results

• What does it take to thrive in the J/70 Class at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week? Here's the lowdown from 2013 winner Tim Healy of North Sails.
• On Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m., nearby buoy data from NOAA was registering 17 knots out of the east-southeast, but those digits quickly increased. An hour later, the winds were closing in on 30. According to PRO Hank Stewart, who was directing all the action on the Melges 20 and 24 courses, the day initially…
• Day 3 (Sunday, April 21) On Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m., nearby buoy data from NOAA was registering 17 knots out of the east-southeast, but those digits quickly increased. An hour later, the winds were closing in on 30. According to PRO Hank Stewart, who was directing all the action on the Melges 20 and 24 courses, the day initially…
• Day 2 (Saturday, April 20) On the heels of Friday’s dramatic winds, Saturday’s moderate breezes translated into a lot less angst and intensity for the majority of competitors in the country’s fastest growing regatta. Though that seems like an appropriate turn of events for Earth Day, it doesn’t mean that there wasn’t drama on the water today. And one look…
• DAY 1 (Friday, April 19) Charleston Delivers The Goods -- Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week has a reputation for consistent, solid breeze. In fact, Charleston’s great wind is one of the big reasons this event has grown so spectacularly over the past decade. Even so, today may have been a case of “too much of a good thing” for some,…
• PREVIEW DAY (Thursday, April 18, 2013) Monster Winds Will Challenge Big Names And Average Joes Alike -- From professionals to novices, you’ll find the full spectrum of sailors among more than 2,500 participants at 2013 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. And while there was plenty of strategizing and practicing going on at the welcome party, the real talk among the nearly…
• We Have A Winner! Say hello to Bryan Huntley and his crew from Sandusky, Ohio. Huntley and company were chosen as the winners of SAIL Magazine's Best Around the Buoys contest for Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. With this honor comes free entry into the regatta, along with the use of a brand new Beneteau First 35 (with free…
• Outside Television Steps Up to Support the Regatta Outside Television, America's only national programming network dedicated to the active, outdoor lifestyle has partnered with Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. Between now and the end of the event, Outside Television will air a 30-second promotional spot in all of its markets across the U.S. That means that 8 million households from Miami to Seattle…
• Melges 24 Nationals at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week The 2013 Melges 24 National Championship will take place as part of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, and M-24 Class officers are thrilled about it. This championship will be the third North American ranking event for the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association as members work their way toward the Gold Cup Championship in June and…
• SAIL’s Best Around the Buoys Contest
• Sail Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys Contest Is Back Best Around the Buoys is a grass roots racing initiative to reward sailors for their team's performance at the local racing level and to encourage racers to set a goal of racing on the national level. Winning team earns free entry to Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, housing, and dockage (airfare not included). Use of…
• Registration is Open Registration is open for the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week 2013.  We are encouraging all inshore participants to register as early as possible. The inshore courses will likely sell out so it’s important to get you and your classmates to register.  The $50.00 early registration discount is already applied to the each entry’s registration fee.…
• A Wet Finale to a Spectacular Race Week Storms, what storms? The heavy weather that everyone expected in Charleston failed to materialize on Sunday, and unsettled conditions meant different challenges throughout the three race areas of Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week 2012. Within a 10-mile radius, both the offshore and inshore racing classes sailed between 0 and 3 races for the final, deciding…
• Mixed Conditions Tighten Up Fleets While America’s Cup Visits Charleston Eight Races Completed at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week As Final Day Looms CHARLESTON, SC (April 21, 2012)—Nearly two hundred sixty racing teams hit the docks this morning, ready to battle their opponents on the second day of racing for Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week 2012. Instead of Charleston’s usually reliable sea breeze, the offshore…
• Lighter Air Offshore, but Action Still Abounds The 100-odd boats racing offshore, just outside the Charleston Harbor jetties, were challenged by single-digit wind speeds, but at least the seas were calmer than Friday. Inshore, the 160 or so boats experienced occasional drizzle, but the winds remained steady out of the east-southeast throughout much of the day. Offshore, all the classes managed three…
• ABC Channel 4: Charleston's News Channel 4 showed up to film a segment on all the action. Check it out!
• Wind and Waves Ignite the Fleet Charleston proved itself once again to be one of the world’s most reliable sailing destinations today, with mother nature unwilling to accept forecasts of a day with little breeze for the Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week 2012. Offshore, around a hundred racing boats from 26 to 72 feet long set off into sporty conditions —…
• Wind, Sun and Goslings Rum! Sunny skies finally emerged over Charleston Harbor today, and a solid southeasterly kicked into gear around midday, pushing away most of the clouds that had been lingering over the Lowcountry since Wednesday. The improved conditions enabled multiple races on each of the five race courses, and a nice offshore contest for the Cruising Class. Winds…
• Battle For Charleston Harbor Begins Old and New Rivalries Heat Up as Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week Gets Underway Seventeen 17 different divisions on six different courses over the next three days will set the stage for an epic battle as sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week takes to the waters of Charleston Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors from 10…
• SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHARLESTON RACE WEEK READY TO ROCK CHARLESTON, SC (April 19, 2012)—Marinas, docks, yacht clubs, and launch ramps surrounding Charleston Harbor were a hive of activity today as 250 sailboat racing teams rigged and readied their craft for the first day of Sperry Top-Sider Race Week, which begins tomorrow.  “We’re so glad to be back here in Charleston for another year,” said…
• Setting sail: Charleston Race Week The Post and Courier, Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
• Tide Seminar, Rules and Trim Clinic, and More CHARLESTON, SC.  (April 18, 2012) Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week offers more than challenging race courses, experienced race committees, top-notch shore side entertainment, convenient docking and strong sponsor support. “This regatta has always been sailor-centric,” says Event Director Randy Draftz, “and we make sure we do everything possible to deliver the best experience for our competitors...."…
• Sportsmanship Honored for 2012 Who Will Win the Jubilee Sportsmanship Trophy? Every regatta has its outstanding sailors. There are the guys who go home will all bullets, and the guys who pull a horizon job on their fleet, but the ones we truly admire are those who exemplify fairness, fun and camaraderie on the racecourse. For 2012, the organizers…
• NORTH SAILS PRESENTS: SAIL HANDLING AND RACING RULES BRIEFING AT SPERRY TOP-SIDER CHARLESTON RACE WEEK Concerned about sailing in Charleston’s currents? Not to worry, associate sponsor North Sails has you covered. On Thursday, April 19 (6:15-6:45 p.m.), Andreas Josenhans (North Sails’ sailing performance analyst) will offer a short briefing to discuss important sail trim, boat handling, and racing rules tips for sailing in strong current. The presentation will be held…
• Tides and Currents Seminar to be Offered Online CHARLESTON, SC (April 4, 2012)—Local dinghy racer and coach Michael Miller will once again offer his popular Tides and Currents Seminar, providing valuable guidance for racers about Charleston’s challenging currents and tricky tides. Miller has been giving these seminars for the past five years at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. Almost every year, winning skippers…
• DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE REGISTRATION FEE CHARLESTON, SC. (March 23, 2012) Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week (April 19-22) is approaching quickly, and we’re looking forward to having you here. But IF YOU WANT TO RACE, YOU’LL HAVE TO PAY YOUR REGISTRATION FEE. And, if you don’t pay before the March 26 deadline, you’ll incur a $100 late fee. So get your…
• Check out Team Warrior, Winner of SAIL Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys Contest CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (March 21, 2012) Some guys have all the luck.’ That’s a refrain you’re likely to hear from competitors at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week this year when they learn about Grant Dumas and his Florida-based team. Dumas and company won SAIL Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys contest, meaning they’ll receive a free…
• STRONG MOMENTUM FOR SPERRY TOP-SIDER® CHARLESTON RACE WEEK CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (February 9, 2012)—Bright, sunny skies and 70-degree temperatures across much of South Carolina must be catching the eyes of sailors around the country, reminding them that Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week begins in fewer than three months.  What has become the country’s fastest growing regatta in recent years is on track for…
• Race Registration Discount Ends January 31st Save $50.00 off your registration by registering before January 31st. Also  rooms are still available at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina. Its important that you notify the hotel that you are with event to the appopiate rate. To Register for Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week   http://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=552 To Register at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina…
• SAIL Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys Contest Best Around the Buoys--Charleston Race Week Highlights: • Winning team earns free entry to Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, housing, dockage (airfare not included) • Use of Beneteau Oceanis 37 well-equipped by industry partners • New suit of North racing sails • Go-fast bottom paint job supplied by Pettit • Hardware provided by B&G •…
• Registration is Open Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week  2012  registration is now open. Inshore circles  are again expecting to sell out so please get your classes to sign up early and we will do our best to manage the inshore circles for the best possible racing. Offshore has seen keen interest in a number of new classes planning on…
• Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina Early Discount Program Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina announces their  2012 April 18th - 24th Charleston Race Week Program. You already know you are attending so here is your chance to stay on-site and save an additional 10% off Charleston Raceweek’s special group rates.  This on-site venue sells out every year here is your chance but you must book your reservation by…
• Light Air And Sunshine Put Finishing Touch On Race Week (4-17-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 17, 2011) - An earlier start time for the final day of 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week saw frantic preparations across the Charleston Harbor Marina this morning. Many of the nearly 250 teams removed non-essential equipment, heaving away as they pulled piles of extra sails and gear off their boats to…
• Too Much Of A Good Thing at Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week? (4-16-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 16, 2011) "With forecasts of winds into the 30s by early afternoon, we made the tough decision to abandon racing this morning at 8:30 a.m.," said Randy Draftz, Race Director for 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week. While a few hardcore sailors grumbled at the loss of a day's racing, the vast…
• Racers Have Best Tax Day Ever (4-15-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 15, 2011) – While the rest of America was fretting about filing deadlines, Charleston Harbor gave sailors at 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week a tax day gift – nearly perfect weather for sailboat racing. “I don’t think I’ve ever had a day with such perfect sailing weather,” said Minnesota racer Sean…
• Wind Gods Smile as Charleston Readies For Record Regatta (4-14-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 14, 2011) – Springtime in Charleston is one of the more perfect seasons, and nature smiles especially fondly on Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week every year. Since 2005, the celebrated event has only experienced a single day lost to poor conditions – it’s one of the best records of good sailing conditions…
• Full Court Press Begins At Charleston Race Week (4-13-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 13, 2011) – As the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina begins its transformation from luxury resort to Race Headquarters for this weekend’s massive sailboat regatta, organizers and volunteers of 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week are undergoing a transformation in their own focus. For nearly a year, they’ve concentrated on attracting the…
• Charleston Prepares for Sailing Onslaught (4-8-11) CHARLESTON, SC (April 8, 2011) - With less than a week left until a record 279 boats take to the water for 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, preparations are ramping up to welcome the 2000 sailors and support personnel to the largest keelboat regatta in North America in more than five years. Race Director…
• 2011 Sperry Top-Sider CRW Video Advisory (4-2-11) Melges 20 owner Mary Anne Ward (M&M Racing) recently had her best-ever regatta finish with a hard-fought First Place at a hot 26-boat event in Miami, Florida. She returns to Charleston Race Week for the second straight year as a Melges 20 owner, though Mary Anne has a long history of racing in Charleston in…
• America’s Biggest Regatta Adds Fifth Course (3-23-11) CHARLESTON, SC (23 MARCH 2011) - When the entry list topped 270 boats this month, it became clear that the organizers of 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week had a small problem. "The last thing we've ever wanted to do was tell people we don't have room for them, but that's the position we found…
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• 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Video Advisory (3-20-11) CHARLESTON, SC (20 MARCH 2011) - Charleston Chews Episode 3: Around the World In A Lot More Than 80 Days - ...Brad Van Liew took some time out of his busy schedule preparing the boat for the penultimate leg from Uruguay to Charleston to speak to Charleston Chews...Brad is well known to Charlestonians as well…
• 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Video Advisory (3-01-11) CHARLESTON, SC (1 MARCH 2011) - CLICK ABOVE for the first great interview in our weekly video series. 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week wants to introduce the people that make the South's premier regatta such a memorable experience. Charleston Chews presented by Gill is a series of short Q&A videos with top competitors, organizers…
• 240 And Counting (2-26-11) CHARLESTON, SC (26 FEBRUARY 2011) – With more than 240 boats registered for the newly re-titled 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, the rapidly growing event takes over the title as the United States’ largest keelboat regatta. “We’re thrilled about all of the talks about titles down here,” said Logistics Manager Danny Havens, “and we’re…
• Inshore Courses Limited Due to Unprecedented Number of Entrants (2-24-11) CHARLESTON, SC (24 FEBRUARY 2011) - 2011 Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week's inshore courses have seen incredible growth this year. Due to the unprecedented number of entrants, the difficult decision has been made to limit the number of inshore entries as of February 24. This is being done to preserve the high caliber of racing…
• Unprecedented Growth Increase as New Title Sponsor Sperry Top-Sider Announced (2-15-11) CHARLESTON, SC (15 FEBRUARY 2011) – Most folks who’ve participated in the past few Charleston Race Weeks say the event lacks nothing. Perfect sailing breeze, comfortable temperatures, a gorgeous race venue and stellar on-shore and on-water race management are the rule, as evidenced by the unprecedented growth experienced by the South’s biggest regatta for the…
• Charleston Race Week Entries Up Over 53% From 2010 (1-12-11) CHARLESTON, SC (12 JANUARY 2011) – Race organizers for the South’s biggest multiclass keelboat regatta have the kind of problem everyone wishes they had: there are more boats registering for 2011 Charleston Race Week than anyone expected! “...Still, we’re a bit surprised to see that our entry list has exploded for 2011, reaching 100 boats…
• Big Changes, Big Names, and Big Classes Ensure Biggest Race Week Ever (12-21-10) CHARLESTON, SC (21 December 2010) – With more than four months until the start of 2011 Charleston Race Week, volunteers and professional staff are already hard at work to make “The World’s Friendliest Regatta” the biggest and best in its history. Race Director Randy Draftz and his team have already been hard at work on…
• 2011 Charleston Race Week Reaches For New Heights (11-16-10) CHARLESTON, SC (16 November 2010) -- The organizers of Charleston Race Week pride themselves on listening to their customers, as a result 2011 marks the earliest start ever to the South's biggest multi-class regatta. "CRW has rapidly evolved from a fun, regional event to one of the most anticipated international regattas on the racing calendar,…
• Wind, Sun, Waves Propel Charleston Racers through Second Day (4-10-10) For the second straight day, fortune smiled on more than 1,500 sailors, with up to 20 knots of wind propelling their sleek race boats across all four courses of 2010 Charleston Race Week. Slightly lighter than yesterday's gear-busting conditions, teams still returned to the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina with huge smiles on their faces…
• Cast Of Thousands Readies For Racing (4-08-10) Nearly 1,500 sailors rigged lines, tuned masts, and set sails today on the edge of Charleston Harbor today as they prepared for tomorrow's 10 a.m. offshore and 11 a.m. inshore start of 2010 Charleston Race Week (CRW). Confident teams ventured out in winds of over 25 knots to practice maneuvers and tune up against other…
• Race Results The 2011 race results will be posted here during the event.
• 2010 Results
• Entry Lists Click here to view the 2013 entry list.
• Superstar Sailors Descend On Charleston Harbor (4-05-10) Sleek, carbon-fiber racing sailboats are flooding into Charleston with less than a week to go until the first starting gun of 2010 Charleston Race Week, and entry records aren't the only thing being broken. Race Director Randy Draftz was a bit surprised to see more than 16 sailing World Champions spread throughout the fleet along…
• Registration Continues Record Pace For 2010 Charleston Race Week (1-28-10) As the days get longer and temperatures climb, the number of entries for 2010 Charleston Race Week (CRW) climbs with them. Already almost 100 boats are signed up, well ahead of last year's pace that produced a record fleet of over 170 competing teams. "We love to see old names pop up on the entry…
• 2010 Charleston Race Week Open For Business (12-02-10) Registration Opens as City Prepares For Another Record Year CHARLESTON, SC (December 2, 2009) – Getting a jump on the holiday season, the Organizers of 2010 Charleston Race Week are pleased to announce that on-line registration for this marquis event is now open for all competitors, with the Notice of Race available online today. "We…