The Bacardi Cup is one of the oldest and most traditional sailing events in the world. What started out as a three-day event with less than 10 boats in 1927, now attracts more than 200 sailors each year from some 23 countries and the attention of international media. The Bacardi Cup is legendary as one of the few sporting events in which weekend enthusiasts have the opportunity to compete head on with Olympian and World Champion athletes. The tradition of camaraderie and competition surrounding the Trofeo BACARDI began in Havana, Cuba where it was first sailed as part of the Mid-Winter Championship known as the Cup of Cuba. For the next 30 years the BACARDI Cup established an esteemed reputation for competition and hospitality. The tradition flourished until political unrest forced BACARDI to leave Cuba in 1957, the last year the BACARDI Cup was hosted by Cuba. It was also cancelled in 1934, during World War II from 1943-1947 and again in 1956. In 1962, the regatta found a new home in Coconut Grove/Miami at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, where it has continued to sail from every year since. Miami native James "Ding" Schoonmaker, former World Champion and seven-time BACARDI Cup winner, and Frank Zagarino, 1969 Bacardi Cup winner, are credited with making the transition work. Ding won his first BACARDI Cup in Havana at the age of 19. In 2004, the Portuguese team of Afonso Domingos and Bernardo Santos was the first European team to win this prestigious sailing regatta. They won again in 2008. In 2007, teams from China and Croatia competed in the BACARDI Cup for the first time. In 2008, Hungarian and Russian teams were on the start line for the first time joining teams from 24 other countries. 2008 was a BACARDI Cup history first with almost three quarters of the fleet from countries other than the United States. The BACARDI Cup is the only Cuban-born sporting event to survive in the United States and it is sponsored in full by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.

Winners

*1927 – Adrian Iselin II & Ed Willis *1928 – F. Robinson & D. Robinson (sailor), D. Robinson *1929 – Fred Bedford (sailor), Fred Bedford & Briggs Cunningham *1930 – W. F. Teves *1931 – Carlos de Cárdenas *1932 – David Atwater (sailor), David Atwater & Charles Lawton *1933 – Adrian Iselin II & Elwood White *1934 – ''not held'' *1935 – Adrian Iselin II & Sr. Carricabura *1936 – Adrian Iselin II & Elwood White *1937 – Paul Shields (sailor), Paul Shields & Corny Shields *1938 – Harry Gale Nye, Jr. *1939 – Paul Smart (sailor), Paul Smart *1940 – Harry Gale Nye, Jr. *1941 – Harry Gale Nye, Jr. *1942 – Alfred de Marigny *1948 – Lockwood Pirie & Sam Pirie *1949 – Lockwood Pirie & F. S. Dixon *1950 – E. W. Etchells & Mary Etchells *1951 – Durward Knowles & Ding Schoonmaker *1952 – Robert Lippincott & Bob Levine *1953 – Ding Schoonmaker & Donald Pritchard *1954 – Alberto Reyes (sailor), Alberto Reyes & José de la Campa *1955 – Jorge de Cárdenas & Alvaro de Cárdenas *1957 – Alvaro de Cárdenas & Jorge de Cárdenas *1962 – Basil Kelly (sailor), Basil Kelly & David Kelly (Bahamian sailor), David Kelly *1963 – Howard Lippincott & Herb Hild *1964 – Ding Schoonmaker & Asa Colson *1965 – Read Ruggles & David Dickey (sailor), David Dickey *1966 – Joe Duplin & Rodney Long *1967 – Richard Stearns (sailor), Richard Stearns & Lynn Williams (sailor), Lynn Williams *1968 – Richard Stearns (sailor), Richard Stearns & Lynn Williams (sailor), Lynn Williams *1969 – Frank Zagarino (sailor), Frank Zagarino & Gould Ryder *1970 – Ding Schoonmaker & Jörg Bruder *1971 – Ding Schoonmaker & Jörg Bruder *1972 – Read Ruggles & David Dickey (sailor), David Dickey *1973 – Bill Buchan, Jr. & Craig Thomas (sailor), Craig Thomas *1974 – Ding Schoonmaker & Jerry Ford (sailor), Jerry Ford *1975 – Peter Wright (sailor), Peter Wright & William Wright (sailor), William Wright *1976 – Ding Schoonmaker & Jerry Ford (sailor), Jerry Ford *1977 – Ding Schoonmaker & Chris Rogers (sailor), Chris Rogers *1978 – Peter Wright (sailor), Peter Wright & Todd Cozzens *1979 – Bill Buchan, Jr. & Douglas Knight (sailor), Douglas Knight *1980 – Bill Buchan, Jr. & Douglas Knight (sailor), Douglas Knight *1981 – Vince Brun & Todd Cozzens *1982 – Vince Brun & Randy McLaren *1983 – Andy Menkart & James Kavle *1984 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Chris Gould (sailor), Chris Gould *1985 – Vince Brun & Robert Billingham *1986 – Vince Brun & Hugo Schreiner *1987 – Vince Brun & Hugo Schreiner *1988 – Ed Adams & Tom Olsen *1989 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Hal Haenel *1990 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Hal Haenel *1991 – Ed Adams & George Iverson *1992 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Hal Haenel *1993 – Peter Wright (sailor), Peter Wright & Greg Cook (sailor), Greg Cook *1994 – Ross MacDonald & Bruce MacDonald (sailor), Bruce MacDonald *1995 – Ross MacDonald & Kai Bjorn *1996 – Vince Brun & Magnus Liljedahl *1997 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl *1998 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl *1999 – Ross MacDonald & Kai Bjorn *2000 – Ross MacDonald & Kai Bjorn *2001 – Peter Bromby & Martin Siese *2002 – Mark Reynolds (sailor), Mark Reynolds & Magnus Liljedahl *2003 – Peter Bromby & Martin Siese *2004 – Afonso Domingos & Bernardo Santos *2005 – Mark Mendelblatt & Mark Strube *2006 – John Dane III & Austin Sperry *2007 – Hamish Pepper & David Giles (sailor), David Giles *2008 – Afonso Domingos & Bernardo Santos *2009 – Peter Bromby & Magnus Liljedahl *2010 – Rick Merriman & Phil Trinter *2011 – Guillaume Florent & Pascal Rambeau *2012 – Xavier Rohart & Pierre-Alexis Ponsot *2013 – Mark Mendelblatt & Brian Fatih *2014 – Lars Grael & Samuel Goncalves *2015 – Lars Grael & Samuel Goncalves *2016 – Robert Stanjek & Frithjof Kleen *2017 – Mark Mendelblatt & Magnus Liljedahl *2018 - Diego Negri & Sergio Lambertenghi *2019 - Eric Doyle (sailor), Eric Doyle & Payson Infelise *2020 - Mateusz Kusznierewicz & Bruno Prada *2021 - Mateusz Kusznierewicz & Bruno Prada *2022 - Mateusz Kusznierewicz & Bruno Prada

References

{{Reflistwww.bacardicup.com Sailing competitions in Cuba Sailing competitions in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1927 Star (keelboat) competitions Sailing in Florida