September
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- Sep. 25 - 27: Charleston Maritime Festival will take place in Charleston
Marine Center, SC, USA. It's promising to be a lot of fun! For more
information call 803-805-3087.
- Sep. 26: Around Alone Race, Leg 1 Start. This will happen in Charleston,
SC, USA. They will sail first to Cape Town, South Africa.
If you'd like more information on the race visit the official Around Alone site http://www.aroundalone.com , or call 803-853-8000.
- Sep. 26 - Oct. 1: Star Class North American Championship will happen on
Lake George, Hague, NY, USA. For more information on this event
give Toby Hatfield a call at 518-543-6830.
- Sep. 24 - 27: Norwalk International In-Water Boat Show will take place
in Cove Marina, East Norwalk, CT, USA. Call them at 212-922-1212
for more information.
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- Everyone is talking about it now... The Around Alone 1998-1999 race. It is
supposed to go underway on Sep. 26 - this upcoming Saturday at 1600 Greenwich Mean Time
(noon Eastern Daylight Time). The fleet will begin their journey in Charleston, SC.
The race happens every four years, and this year is the fifth of them.
It spans 27,000 miles, and on its path are very rough and demanding seas and oceans.
It was originally the BOC Challenge (name derived from the company BOC), but now this race
is established enough to be called what it really is: Around Alone...
This year's event has already experienced a few problems. One of them is the
withdrawal of five competitors from the race, among the latest Andy Darwent's (a 33 year
old skipper from England), his was because of a severe damage to his rudder. He
simply has no time to make the necessary repairs. The other problem is the
possibility, that the race start will be delayed because of an approaching Hurricane
Georges, and right after the Hurricane Jean. The race officials keep a very close
eye on those weather systems, and say that in spite of many people's disappointment, they
will postpone the start if the safety of the sailors will be in danger because of these
tropical storms. There is a huge number of other immensely important
news and information about the race, and you can find it on http://www.aroundalone.com.
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