2020 Castleberry Robertson Regatta
The Castleberry Robertson is a big part of the Augusta Sailing Club and is a regatta that celebrated it's 66th year in 2020. The first two years it was won by Mr. William Harden in an A Scow that was called "The Syndicate". It was originally a wooden A boat, but Mr. Harden had 5 feet whopped off each end to make it easier to sail. This regatta was named after Clem Castleberry, one time the second largest packer of cooked meats in the world. He donated the trophy, a solid sterling silver bowl and wood base that is quite magnificent. He co-named the trophy after Bill Robertson, his dearest friend and the club member who thought of having a giant club handicap event. Basically, there were two rules. It is a handicap regatta so that all members of the club can race against each other. Second, it is a dinghy regatta with no fixed keel boats.
In 2003, Scows came back to the 17 boats event in strength 10 scows. 3 C-Scows and 7 MC's were in the field. This also was the year that the Castleberry came back to its roots with a Portsmouth centerboat fleet vying for the coveted Castleberry Robertson Trophy.
In 2020, facing the corona virus pandemic, the largest fleets were 15 Lasers (5 Full, 9 Radial, and 1 4.7), and 8 O'pen Skiffs. For the first time in several years, the Castleberry Robertson hosted racers from James Island, Hobcaw, Savannah, and Lake Lanier.