APRIL 16-19 ::2009

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Welcome to Charleston Race Week
Charleston Race Week 2009 has been scheduled for April 16-19.
The South Carolina Maritime Foundation is proud to be part of the community that makes Charleston Race Week happen.  To our partners at CORA, our wonderful PROs, Race Committee staff, judges, and the army of enthusiastic volunteers that see to every facet of this event, Thank You.  To Raymarine, Gosling’s Rum, Vineyard Vines, Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina, West Marine Rigging, Gill, the Town of Mt. Pleasant, Charleston Boatworks, the Charleston Yacht Club and Azalea Moving & Storage - thank you for your support of sailboat racing, and Charleston's sailing community.  Finally, our utmost appreciation and gratitude for our racers - many of whom from thousands of miles away - who choose to come enjoy what Charleston Race Week has to offer.  Cheers to all of you - please come back and see us again soon.

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2008 Charleston Race Week
Results -Top 3 yachts in class

Place, Yacht Name, Sail, Owner's Name, Results, Total Points
Melges 24 (One Design - 26 Boats)

1. Carloan.com, USA605, Travis Weisleder - 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 6, 1, [6] ; 12
2. Out House, USA623, Kristen Lane - 2, 3, 3, 1, 6, 2, 15, [15] ; 17
3. Spray, USA450, John Lucas - 6, 7, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, [7] ; 21

Viper 640 (One Design - 10 Boats)


1. I Am the Mambo King, USA1, Justin Scott - 4, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, [4] ; 7
2. Playstation, USA55, Paul Zimmerman - 6, 2, 2, 11/DNS, 2, 2, [11] ; 14
3. Viper 640, USA77, David Guggenheim - 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, [5] ; 17

J 80 (One Design - 11 Boats)


1. Rumor, USA19, John Storck, Jr - 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, [4] ; 7
2. Game Plan, USA176, Geoffrey Pierini - 7, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, [7] ; 10
3. Relentless, USA381, Al Minella - 4, 4, 6, 4, 3, 7, 2, [7] ; 23

J 24 (One Design - 15 Boats)


1. BASH, USA1829, Ron Medlin - 10, 1, 1, 1, 6, 1, [10] ; 10
2. Short Bus, USA3971, Chris Hamilton - 5, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, [5] ; 14
3. Squid, USA1656, Ryan Hamm - 7, 6, 5, 2, 1, 2.5, [7] ; 16.5

PHRF E (PHRF - 9 Boats)


1. Bluto, USA53194, Bill Berges - 1, 3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 4, [4] ; 11
2. L'outrage, USA73456, Bruce Gardner - 8, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 6, [8] ; 15
3. Cool Change, USA22, Robert E Turner IV Chas Boat Works - 3, 4, 4, 1, 5, 5, 1, [5] ; 18

PHRF F (PHRF - 9 Boats)


1. A Parent Tripp, USA2634, Harrison Yeigh - 1, 5/SCP, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, [5] ; 11
2. Terminal Velocity, USA407, Simon Beemsterboer - 8, 1, 3, 7, 1, 1, 5, [8] ; 18
3. Slapshot, CAN83190, Tom Freeman - 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, [4] ; 18

PHRF G Heavy Displacement (PHRF - 12 Boats)


1. IMP, IRL1990, George Radley - 13/DNS, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, [13] ; 9
2. Whisper, USA41038, Tom Bell - 13/DNS, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, [13] ; 10
3. Andiamo, USA113, David Kowert - 1, 4, 8, 4, 4, 7, 4, [8] ; 24

PHRF H Non-Spinnaker (PHRF - 5 Boats)


1. Prelude, USA70, Patrick Le Goff - 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, [1] ; 6
2. Pied-'a-Mer, USA52991, Bernard M Schapiro - 2, 2, 3, 6/DNS, 4, 4, 2, [6] ; 17
3. Ibis, USA31636, Michael Kapp - 6/DNS, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 6/DNC, [6] ; 19

J 105 (One Design - 11 Boats)


1. Big Booty, USA658, Patrick Eudy - 6, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, [6] ; 10
2. Max Power, USA90, Gerrit Schulze - 1, 2, 2, 10, 1, 2, 6, [10] ; 14
3. Rum at Six, USA603, Worth Harris - 2, 6, 8, 4, 4, 3, 1, [8] ; 20

PHRF A (PHRF - 6 Boats)


1. Yellow Jacket, USA92, Larry Bulman & Jeff Scholz - 1, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 2, [4] ; 11
2. Teamwork, USA52939, Robin Team - 2, 3, 1, 5, 2, 3/SCP, 4, [5] ; 15
3. Sister Golden Hair, USA52299, Peter Conrad - 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 1, [5] ; 18

PHRF B (PHRF - 12 Boats)


1. Rush, USA51, Bill Sweetser - 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, [2] ; 7
2. EmOcean, USA37120, Will Hanckel - 5, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 6, [6] ; 14
3. Temptress, USA50484, Robert Hibdon - 6, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 2, [6] ; 22

PHRF D (PHRF - 12 Boats)


1. Echo, 22763, Dean Forbis - 1, 1, 6, 2, 6, 4, 2, [6] ; 16
2. Arrow, USA32864, Willy Schwenzfeier - 11, 5, 4, 4, 1, 3, 1, [11] ; 18
3. Tangent, USA53228, Gerry Taylor - 7, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 6, [7] ; 22
 


More About the Event:
Charleston Race Week offers sailors a chance to enjoy great racing and southern hospitality. Scheduled for April 16-19, 2009, Charleston Race Week is perfectly placed if you're traveling north after Miami, or if you decide to make it your first regatta of the Spring season. We offer fabulous parties and great racing in the harbor and offshore. Don't miss this great racing in what Outside Magazine calls America''s Dream Town.

Charleston Race Week is an annual premiere One-Design, PHRF and IRC regatta for racing sailboats 22-70 feet in length. The regatta is an event of the South Carolina Maritime Foundation and the Charleston Ocean Racing Association (CORA). Profits from this event support the classic tall ship for education, the Spirit of South Carolina.
              
                        
  
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