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Professionals and Family Racers Prepare for Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week 2012
Charleston, South Carolina (April 11, 2012) - America’s largest and fastest growing keelboat regatta, Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, prepares to welcome more than 2,000 sailors and support staff to Charleston next week.
Bigger is Better for Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week
Charleston, South Carolina (April 9, 2012) - The organizers of America’s fastest growing regatta, Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week, announced big growth in entry numbers and sponsors, as well as an increased size limit for boats at this year’s event. The regatta, which begins April 19 at the Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, has attracted more than 255 boats, which means that some 2,000 sailors will make up the field of participants.
Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week to Offer Tides and Currents Seminar Online
Charleston, South Carolina (April 4, 2012) - The organizers of Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week, America’s fastest growing regatta, announced today that local dinghy racer and coach Michael Miller will hold his fifth annual Tides and Currents Seminar, which gives valuable guidance to the sailors – 80 percent of whom are out-of-towners – on Charleston’s notoriously tricky tides.
Team Warrior Wins SAIL Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys Contest, Free Entry to Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week
Charleston, South Carolina (March 28, 2012) - Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week announced that Grant Dumas and his Florida-based team won SAIL Magazine’s Best Around the Buoys (BAB) contest. The award includes free entry to the regatta, housing and dockage, sailing gear from Gill North America, footwear from Sperry Top-Sider and the use of a brand-new Beneteau Oceanis 37, commissioned by OnDeck.
Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week, America's Fastest Growing Regatta, Announces Top Race Committee and a Special Guest from the America's Cup
Charleston, South Carolina (March 21, 2012) - Sperry Top-Sider Charleston Race Week organizers announced today that they're gearing up for the big event, held here April 19-22, and have secured a roster of seasoned race officers covering the six race courses – along with a special guest appearance – for the 16th edition of America's fastest-growing regatta.
Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week Keeping Sponsors Engaged and Sponsors Supported
Charleston, South Carolina (February 29, 2012) - What could be better than spring time in Charleston, South Carolina? Famed for its waterfront setting, superb cuisine, and fabulous weather, this historic city has grown accustomed to reaping accolades.
Strong Momentum for Sperry Top-Sider® Charleston Race Week 2012
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.