( CNN ) -- Call him Captain Colbert . Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert is headed for the high seas . Colbert will take part in the 777-mile Charleston Bermuda Race in May , organizers of the event have announced . `` The ocean has had a free ride for too long . Well , it has to deal with me now . Brace yourself , Atlantic ! '' Colbert , the host of American political satire show `` The Colbert Report , '' said in a statement Friday . Event organizers have designated Colbert , who is a native of Charleston , S.C. , Honorary Captain of the Fleet . The Charleston Bermuda Race is described by organizers as a `` romp through subtropical waters . '' This year 's competition will begin May 21 from Charleston Harbor . Held every two years , the first-to-finish in Bermuda competition is open to sailors with boats that are at least 30-feet long . Colbert , who took part in the race in 2005 , will compete in one of race sponsor OnDeck 's 65-foot ocean-racing yachts . OnDeck is presenting the race with the South Carolina Maritime Foundation and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club .
Honorary Captain to undertake 777-mile sailing voyage in 2005 . He will participate in S.C. Bermuda Race , event organizers say . American tells ocean : `` Brace yourself '' Stephen Colbert has been designated Honorary Captain of the Fleet .