Greg's commentary- "This year's Charleston Race Week will be a super event, and especially great for the J/22s. We have organized our own special J/22 launching and trailer storage at James Island YC--only $50/boat with no hassle of long lift lines or fighting the tides!
We will have free docking in our College of Charleston Basin in the Patriots Point Marina for all J/22s. We are a 5-minute walk to party/regatta central and a 10-minute sail to the race course. The weather mark of our race course will be 10 minutes from James Island YC so the whole set up couldn't be more convenient. Our PRO will be Tommy Harken, one of the best in the south and a great sailor himself, so we are guaranteed good racing.
A new attraction will be that our College of Charleston varsity coaches (myself included) will be running practice starts and races--with a little coaching on the side--Thursday afternoon for those who are interested....more on that later.
Since you're asking...Charleston was recently ranked 2nd in Travel and Leisure's America's best Cities! High on the list was Quality of Life and Visitor experience! We've been working on decent hotel rates and have found that Mainstay Hotel, 5 minutes from the Patriot Points Marina, is offering good pricing and they still have a number of rooms available. They offer the basic double, and then a special 2 bedroom suite at reasonable rates. The Mainstay Hotel number is 843-881-1722.
We hope you can make CRW 2012 as it should be a great regatta! Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help you make the trip!"
Please feel free to contact Greg Fisher at cell# 410-212-4916 or email- greg@gregfishersailing.com for any kind of help in the greater Charleston sailing scene. Of course, tactical information comes at a price T.B.N. with Greg (good beer is a good idea!). Sailing Photo Credit- Tim Wilkes- timwilkes.com
