Skipper Peter Duncan and his crew on Relative Obscurity won three races and finished fourth or better in three others to capture the J/70 fleet, largest of Charleston Race Week with 68 boats. Duncan received the Charleston Race Week Cup for best overall performance by a one-design. “Oh my God, it’s kind of off-the-charts. You read about people winning trophies like this and you never think it could happen to you. It’s a very, very cool honor,” Duncan said of capturing the Charleston Race Week Cup. This marked the first Sperry Charleston Race Week for Duncan, the reigning J/70 World Champion. He came away completely sold on the regatta and cannot wait to come back. “It’s just a wonderful event with really great competition. It was terrific to sail in this venue for the first time. Charleston is very tricky with lots of shifts, lots of current. I just think it’s a really well-run event, and it was a pleasure to participate.” Victor Diaz de Leon served as tactician and trimmed the main for Duncan, who took the lead on day 1 and never looked back. Willem Van Waay trimmed the headsails aboard Relative Obscurity, which finished seven points clear of runner-up Rimette (John Brim, Palm Beach, FL). “I think the best thing we did was we went after the first day really hard. We had a really good first day and that gave us a little latitude on the second day,” said Duncan, a resident of Rye, NY. “Actually, perhaps the most important thing was that we were really deep in two races on the second day and came back. We fought really hard and battled back to get a 10th and a third. To me, that was the key to winning the regatta.” For complete event details, visit https://www.charlestonraceweek.com/.