Worrell 1000 To Return In May 2010
From May 23 - June 5, 2010 the 21st running of the Worrell 1000 will take place after a break of eight years. With a rich, innovative history dating back to 1976, the race was cancelled in early 2003 when a major investor/sponsor got into financial difficulty. Today, with a Hollywood producer, new corporate structure, unique business model and conservative business plan that limits dependence on any one sponsor or investor, the event is ready for "Primetime.â€
Hollywood storyteller and Emmy Award winning producer Brady Connell and his partner Jim Jusko will package the event for television. Connell's credits include the CBS series: Survivor and The Amazing Race; USA Network's Eco-Challenge; the ABC series: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and many more action/adventure shows.
Key Changes for 2010
While the race format and Rules and Conditions of Entry remain basically the same, there are a few exciting changes for the 2010 event.
Entry Fee: No Entry Fee
Eligible Boats: F18 and N20.
Scoring: Elapsed time for each Class and Overall First to Finish.
Sailing With The Stars (First Leg): For the first leg, South Beach to Fort Lauderdale (22mi) one of the two sailors may be replaced by a member of the media, a celebrity, a sponsor, etc. This leg will be scored 20% of the actual elapsed time.
Designated Sailor (Five Legs): Any qualified sailor may replace a regular crewmember for any two legs of the race from Fort Lauderdale to Isle of Palms (halfway), and any three legs from Isle of Palms to the finish in Virginia Beach.
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Truly a one-of-a-kind event, the Worrell 1000 was born of a barroom bet between the Worrell brothers; that one could not sail a small, beach catamaran from Florida to Virginia entirely in the open ocean.
Today, the event starts in South Beach, Florida and races north, beach to beach in daily legs averaging 70 miles along the shoreline, through 13 oceanfront resorts in 5-states before finishing two-weeks later in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The winner is the team that survives the entire 1,000 miles to the finish with the lowest total time.
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For further information:
Mike Worrell, 757.422.1000,
[email protected],
P.O. Box 1688, Virginia Beach, VA, 23451-9688
