Charleston: a wonderful place to completely turn off before turning onto some of the nation’s most challenging sailing conditions, to get excited for the upcoming sailing season, see your friends, escape the cold, and simply have a great time, all at Charleston Race Week. And, if you don’t win the regatta, there are always four nights of post racing parties on the USS Yorktown. The 28th edition of the “regatta like no other” came through for some 180 boats racing in 16 classes, with multiple lead changes determining final places right up until the last race. Doug Newhouse prevailed in the 42-strong J/70 fleet with a five-point lead over Brian Keane on Savasana (last year’s J/70 winner), and also took home the City of Charleston Award presented to the most competitive fleet. Newhouse came second in class when he raced CRW a few years ago, so was happy to better that this week. “At the end of the day, it’s a crapshoot. We came into (Sunday) with four boats who were essentially tied for first place, and any one of us could have walked away with the win,” Newhouse said. “We’ve done a lot of training in the J/70, and we’ve worked hard. Charleston is a shifty environment for sure, with lots of current and changes in wind direction, but I have a fantastic team and we’ve been together for a long time. The fleet has the best sailors, the most competitive fleet on the planet, with regattas in the coolest locations that you can go to!” For event details:
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