The Bacardi Cup 2011 - 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.
2011 Bacardi Cup
There
will be a weight limit imposed at Bacardi. Details on
MiamiSailingWeek.com.
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.
2011 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