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| Race starts are always exciting |
A Lowcountry regatta unlike any other has been 26 years in the making. The 25th anniversary celebration was put on hold in 2020 due to the covid shutdown, but Charleston Race Week is rebounding nicely in 2021. Every participant must sign a daily Covid waiver, and the overall weekend activities are greatly reduced. But the sailboat racing will proceed as usual, over Friday, Saturday and finishing up after Sunday morning races.
Quantum Sails stepped up as the title sponsor in 2021 and is filming much of the regatta for sailing fans to view.
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| Traffic jam rounding the mark on Friday at CRW |
On Friday morning at Charleston Harbor Marina the winds were calm in the early morning, which caused some slight delays on race starts until a breeze filled in late morning. Water conditions went from flat calm to a light chop in the afternoon after the tide turned. Winds ranged went from 8 to 15-knots, but were a little inconsistent during longer races, but in general I can report good conditions - click for CRW's
Day One Report.
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| Sailors happy that the 25th CRW is underway! |
A couple of things that are new for the 2021 Charleston Race Week involve technology. The CRW website offers a live tracking service during races now, using the
TracTrac service. So even if you are on the water in Circle One, you can check in on racing on the other four circles. And while traditional buoys are still being deployed for gates, a new automated bot is on the water that can be left in place without anchoring. The bot marker has a GPS unit and a trolling motor that work in unison to keep it in place, for sailors to aim for and round during racing. From what I could see the bots worked great!
To view past blog entries from Charleston Race Week click on 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009
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| 25th Anniversary coolers on site |
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| GPS automated BOT marker with trolling motor |
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