Melges 24 Charleston

Charleston Race Week is fast becoming the premiere one design regatta in the U.S., surpasing the NOOD regattas.  This year Race Week already has 155 boats registered and is expecting more.  Compare that to the 148 that are sailing at the St. Pete NOODs this weekend.

The most exciting and competitive one designs will all be here, including

34 Melges 24s

34 Viper 640s

6 brand new Melges 20s

4 Ultimate 20s

4 J-105s

And rounding out the one-designs are

16 J-24s

The race is on to see whether the Melges 24s, with the Worlds coming up in November, or Viper 640s, with very rapid growth in the Southeast, can attract more boats to Charleston Race Week.  Rumor has it that the Viper class is literally running out of boats for all the people that want to race them at Race Week.

Watch the entries roll in at the Charleston Race Week current entries list.