Going Out
Mount Pleasant - A Great Place to Dock During Charleston Race Week
Mount Pleasant is gearing up for another influx of seamen during Charleston Race Week. “Charleston Harbor Resort is the perfect venue,” said Draftz. “I believe it’s helped to make the event successful; it’s an important
J BY DENISE K. JAMES
piece of the puzzle.” Draftz, who has been managing the Charleston Race
Week each April for the last several years – three as event director and seven as race director – believes that the affordability and hospitality of Mount Pleasant’s lodging are a plus when it comes to folks traveling from out of town. He emphasized that there are plenty of options for places to stay in addition to the Charleston Harbor Resort. Not only do the sailboat crowds stay in Mount Pleasant,
an Isle of Palms resident handcrafts their trophies. Fred Moore has been making trophies in his retail shop, Indigo, which is located in downtown Charleston, for about 12 years. He started when his kids, Wando students at the time, were in a sailing competition. And for the last three years, he has created each of the trophies for Charleston Race Week, after approaching Draftz for the opportunity. “We struck a deal,” Moore said with a chuckle. Moore talked about how he makes these trophies
different from other common designs. He described the trophies for Race Week as replicating “a boat underway,” since they depict a sailboat navigating the water. Draftz, meanwhile, is particularly enthusiastic about a
group of workshops that will take place on Saturday during this year’s event weekend. Tey will be taught through U.S. Sailing, an organization Draftz described as the governing body of professional sailing. Te workshops – which are new this year – will inform both teachers and children about the art and science of sailing. Teachers can attend the courses for $150, according
UST MEETING UP WITH RANDY Draftz for an interview made me think perhaps I, too, should learn how to sail one day soon. Te locations where sailors hang out – from Mother Ocean to the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina in Mount Pleasant – are some of the finest around, and, this year,
Charleston Race Week recently won the One-Design Award for Regatta Excellence, a national honor.
to Draftz, while kids are allowed to participate for free. “Tis is also the first year we will host the president and
the executive director of U.S. Sailing during Charleston Race Week,” said Draftz. And it’s about time – Charleston Race Week has been the
largest regatta in the country for a while, to the tune of 300 boats racing in all. Or perhaps what grabbed the attention of the U.S. Sailing executives is the fact that Charleston recently won its One-Design Award for Regatta Excellence, a national honor. Tis year’s Race Week, scheduled for April 11, 12 and 13, will include a few events that the public can attend at the Charleston Harbor Resort after the races finish for the day and the sun dips in the sky. Draftz pointed out that live music, cocktails and camaraderie are excellent reasons to purchase a ticket for one night at $20 – or all three nights for $60.
Visit
www.charlestonraceweek.com for more information. 76
www.DanielIslandHomes.com |
www.DanielIslandLifestyles.com |
www.MountPleasantMagazine.com
Photo courtesy of Charleston Race Week.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124