We get this from a recent press release on Charleston Race week which is coming up April 14-17:
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 Randy Draftz has his hands full, though he took time out last weekend to serve as a guest speaker at US Sailing’s Yacht Club Summit in Chicago, IL. ‘It was great to see Charleston Race Week recognized by the National Governing Body for the work everyone has done to turn this into such a successful event,’ Draftz said. ‘Hopefully the information I was able to share about what has worked for us will be used by others to help their events gain the popularity we enjoy.’
