The Bacardi Cup 2010 - Miami Florida
The first Silver Star series, the Midwinter Championship of the Class, was
sailed in Havana in 1926 and thereafter until 1957. Although it is not known if
the Bacardi family were involved in these regattas the loss of International
sailing to Cuba meant that a new home needed to be found.
Some years later an approach was made to CRYC to allow the Bacardi family to
sponsor a regatta, the Star Bacardi Cup was started and has grown ever since.
In 2001, at a reception held for the sailors and visitors of the regatta, no
less than 10 World Champions and Olympic Medalists were in attendance, proving
the popularity both of the Star Class and of the Bacardi Cup in Miami.
2010 Bacardi Cup
The BACARDI® Cup was conceived in 1927 as a three-day event with less than
ten boats competing for the Trofeo BACARDI as part of the Cup of Cuba’s
Mid-Winter Championship. The regatta continued for thirty years until political
unrest forced the BACARDI Cup to move in 1962 from Havana to the Coral Reef
Yacht Club in Coconut Grove Miami. Since continuing in Miami, the BACARDI Cup
has grown into an internationally renowned sailing spectacle with 200 world
class sailors representing 23 different countries all channeling the grand
tradition of camaraderie first evidenced by the regatta’s beginnings.
2010 will mark another stepping-stone with the creation of BACARDI Miami
Sailing Week (BMSW). The event will be a six-day experience that will gather
additional National and International sailing classes together in a fun-filled
week of regattas, awards ceremonies, parties, and cultural exhibits. The racing
begins on Monday, March 8, 2010 with events scheduled daily through Saturday,
March 13, 2010. The 83rd running of the BACARDI Cup and its Star Class will be
the feature event of the weeklong regattas. More one-design classes have been
invited to join the activities,. Event registration is now open at
www.MiamiSailingWeek.com |
