Cleveland Race Week

Cleveland Race Week (CRW) has undoubtedly become the largest sailing regatta on Lake Erie and one of the largest in the country. The annual event, now celebrating its 38^th year, attracts hundreds of boats from across the United States and Canada. Nationally, Cleveland Race Week ranks as one of the largest sailing events based on number of sailing classes.

Founded in 1980, CRW has developed into 10 days of racing and special events. Based at Edgewater Yacht Club, which recently celebrated their Centennial and underwent a renovation, the event is scheduled to take place June 15-24, 2018. CRW annually draws over 1,800 national and international participants and offers significant marketing exposure to a premiere demographic of sailing professionals, nationally ranked amateurs, junior sailors and female competitors.  One design fleets that participate include J/22, J/70, J/24, J/105, J/120, Tartan 10, Dragon, Ensign, Jet-14, VX, Interlake, and Star classes. The Handicap (PHRF) Class is represented with nine racing divisions and three JAM divisions.

CRW continues to be the premier sailing regatta on Lake Erie, and has consistently maintained or increased participation while other regional and national regattas have seen significant reductions in the number of boats entered. Our strong sponsorship network provides continuous support placing Cleveland Race Week in the upper echelon of US sailing events and further enhancing CRW’s status as a major regional regatta.