Charleston Race Week -2012. Let's make it the largest Viper attendance ever.

[Peter Beardsley]

Brad,

This is easy to do -- CRW anticipates that people will need to leave their boats places post Mardi Gras / Bacardi Cup / etc.

http://www.charlestonraceweek.com/azalea-moving-and-storage/

Azalea Moving and Storage

Limited free storage is available again for trailerable boats from late January until CRW.  Boats must be fully registered for CRW to take advantage of this offer. A simple Azalea Storage Agreement 2012  is available to so you can provide an ETA and a point of contact. Access to the storage facility is limited to Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm. This lot is relatively secure as it is fenced, locked, and one side of the property borders the Charleston Air Force Base. Size restrictions do apply at this location.  Storage at Azalea for boats over 32′ will be considered on a case by case basis, pending available space. Please do not arrive without first submitting your Azalea Storage Agreement 2012 to [email protected].

Upon arrival, please make sure to check in with one of the warehouse managers. Location: Azalea Moving & Storage 7131 Bryhawke Circle North Charleston, SC 29418 If you're using GPS and your device says you've arrived at Azalea, you're still not quite there.  Stay on the pavement and continue to the right for about a quarter of a mile. This industrial park is a very busy area with tractor trailers constantly transiting through the area. Please drive with caution once you've entered Bryhawke and stay on the pavement – if you're driving on gravel, you're headed in the wrong direction. Directions: From I-26W Take the Ashley Phosphate Road – Exit 209 – towards US-52. 0.3 miles. Take the Ashley Phosphate Road – Exit 209B. 0.1 miles. Turn left onto Ashley Phosphate Road. 1.6 miles. Turn left onto Cross County Rd. 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Bryhawke Circle. 0.1 miles. Turn right to stay on Bryhawke Circle. 0.4 miles. End at 7131 Bryhawke Circle, North Charleston, SC 29418

[Dave Nickerson]

I just dropped a boat off in Charleston yesterday for storage until CRW.  Charleston City Boatyard is offering storage in an active, well managed fenced and gated boatyard for $50 a month.  A bit more than free, but it's a nice secure place and they have room for lots of boats.

http://www.thecityboatyard.com/  Ed Parker is the service manager there and the guy to talk to.  843-884-3000
It's up the Wando Creek - too far to launch there and a get to Patriot's point by water.

[Justin Scott]

Azalea is great. I have left my boat there between St pete and CRW and between Miami and CRW for 4 years. Its convenient for highway and airport.

If you want to put your sails somewhere away from the boat, last year Jonathan Nye rented a U haul trailer which we used for that .

A lot of Vipers will be convoying up from Miami to Azalea. Join us. Stop for early breakfast at waffle house.

[Brad Dumas]

Thanks everybody. Hope to see you all on the water.

[Justin Scott]

Hey Brad,

We dropped Mambo Kings at Azalia yesterday 0600 am.  Parked next to you. Your boat looks fine, we tipped up the trailer to get most of the green water off your cover.  Azalea wasn't officialy open at that hour so we had to use the keys from Detroit to get in. 

Joe Healey was a few hours behind us.

Sarah just registered so we are at 34 VIPERS REGISTERED.

[David Chapman]

make that 35

[Jeff Jones]

El paso

In

Fear the mud flap ....  Ah nevermind

[Peter Beardsley]

Reminder re: Charleston: if anyone is on the fence (or even if you're already committed), I know of people who can deliver boats there and back, and plenty of available crew.  Email me for details. 

[Justin Scott]

THIRTY SIX!!!!!!

Go long rum futures.

[Justin Scott]

Kay and Olaf make it THIRTY SEVEN !!!!!!!!!!

Viper 640 is the largest class at CRW.

37 Vipers on one start line is tied for the largest Viper regatta ever. One more boat and its a new record. 

[Justin Scott]

May have some Whisky Diablo lined up for the Viper Fleet party on saturday night.
The band, not the drink.

More news to follow.

[Justin Scott]

Please welcome Jerry Wendt to the Viper Class. Bought his boat last week and now brings the Viper entries to THIRTY EIGHT.

This is officially now the largest Viper regatta of all time. 

[Matt Rowlinson]

Please welcome Jerry Wendt to the Viper Class. 

Is that the Jerry Wendt who used to race J22's at National, in Toronto?  Where's he planning to sail after Charleston?

[Matt Sole]

Not sure of his last name but that sounds about right.

So basically Sarah and Jerry bought the Rondar works boats.

Which meant that if Paul and Dan wanted to race, they had to get new boats pretty quick! Well done boys for making it happen, of course Dan does have the back up plan of the mighty Rattler!

[Justin Scott]

That is the same Jerry W.

Demo boat is sold.
Two more new boats sold.
New demo boat on way across Atlantic. Meant to arrive just in time for CRW...which probably means power tools at the dock as the final fittings are installed just before the harbor start.

Can't wait for "Built in North America"

In the meantime, lets find entrants 39 and 40!