The opening event of the Bacardi Winter Series 2024/2025 kicks off this weekend, December 14-15, in Miami, featuring the Melges 24. Hosted at Shake-A-Leg in Miami, the regatta brings approximately fifty teams to Biscayne Bay for what is set to be an action-packed six-race series.
Read MoreIt's time to plan your stay in Miami for the upcoming Bacardi sailing events. We have secured special discounted room rates at these premier hotels: Courtyard Cocount Grove and The Mutiny.
Read MoreBacardi’s events unite professionals and amateurs, attracting a star-studded line-up of legendary sailors alongside weekend racers who return year after year. Biscayne Bay, renowned as one of the world’s most beautiful yet demanding races courses, regularly draws over 200 teams and more than 600 sailors to the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta (BCIR).
Read MoreThe Organizing Committee for the 2024/2025 Bacardi Winter Series 1 and 2, and the 2025 Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta on Biscayne Bay, Miami, USA are delighted to invite all Melges 24s to race! As always, the regatta promises top-tier racing on the water and Bacardi’s signature flair ashore.
Read MoreBora Gulari at the helm of Kingspoke emerged triumphant ahead of overnight regatta leader Peter-David Karrie racing Nefeli. Congratulations to Jan Frederik Dyvi, Jan Borø, Herman Horn-Johannessen, Stian Ness Rørvik and Malin Rørvik-Sundelin as they are the 2024 Corinthian Melges 24 Bacardi Invitational Regatta champions. This is their 3rd consecutive Bacardi Invitational Regatta all-amateur win. He placed 8th overall.
Read MoreThree days of exceptional sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay, January 26-28, made the Bacardi Winter Series 2 a dream event. Maintaining their overnight position, Bora Gulari’s Kingspoke topped the Melges 24 open leaderboard. In the all-amateur division, 2023 National Ranking Champion Dan Berezin racing Surprise won the Corinthian division.
Read MoreDay two of three at the Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 saw sailing mastery unleashed in spectacular sailing conditions on Biscayne Bay. Plenty of race track fluidity in the three races as the puffy breeze upped the tempo, with Bora Gulari emerging to take control of the leaderboard. Gulari’s Kingspoke maintained their scorecard of top-five finishes and advance to first overall.
Read MoreThe three-day Bacardi Winter Series Event 2 opened today, Friday, January 26, on the stunning waters of Biscayne Bay, Miami. Fifty-six teams have descended on Shake-A-Leg Miami for the three-day series. As well as boasting a record sized fleet, the boat park rocks a line-up of sailing legends, with numerous Olympians and World Champions adding to the competitive mix.
Read MoreBacardi Winter Series 2 (BWS2) marks the second of a three-event series for the Melges 24, which culminates at the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta (BCIR) in March 2024.
Read MoreA riveting single race on Sunday, December 17, awarded Andrea Pozzi’s Bombarda with top honors at Bacardi’s first Winter Series event of 2024. Congratulations to Andrea and his team which included Filippo Amonti, Matteo Ivaldi, Stefano Ciampalini and Carlo Zermini.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2023 – Miami, USA – The opening event of the Bacardi Winter Series 2023/2024 kicks off this weekend, December 16-17, in Miami. The J/70 and Melges 24 fleets will be competing on Biscayne Bay.
Read MoreAttention Melges 24 sailors and those of you who are revving up to race at Bacardi! It's time to plan your stay in Miami for the upcoming Bacardi sailing events. The Bacardi organizers have secured special discounted room rates at three premier hotels.
Read MoreOnline entry is now officially open for the highly anticipated 2023/2024 Bacardi Winter Series, leading into the world-famous Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta from March 3-9, 2024, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL.
Read MoreA stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off.
Read MoreThe Bacardi Winter Series and Bacardi Invitational Regatta are once again returning to Miami, USA, for the 2022-2023 racing season.
Read MoreThe weather front that was expected to sweep through Biscayne Bay after racing on Saturday, March 12, arrived early, with the strong wind forcing racing to be cancelled for all classes at 0900 hours this morning.
Read MoreGetting into groove straight away for the 9-race series was 2021 and 2020 BCIR champion Bora Gulari (USA) with his team on ‘Powered by Moms’. He followed up with a 4th in race 2, but then Gulari and two other boats were over the line for the start of race 3, so will need the discard to kick in after race 6 to get back in the frame.
Read MoreRacing got underway to schedule on day one at the Bacardi Winter series 1 in Miami on Saturday 18 December 2021.
Read MoreThe Bacardi Winter Series 1 will host around 40 teams in Miami this weekend. The regatta will be comprised of the J70 and the Melges 24 fleets, racing out of Shake-A-Leg on Biscayne Bay. Packed with talent, the J70 and Melges 24 are each scheduled to contest a six race series across two days, the 18th and 19th of December.
Read MoreThe Bacardi Winter Series, Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta are once again returning to Miami, USA, for the 2021-2022 racing season. Online registration is available for all of these events. Register Now!
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