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Compiled
by David Bolles
In
1927, one year after the Mid-Winter
Silver Star Championship for the Cup of Cuba began, a second series was
inaugurated in Havana. The Bacardi family, the makers of Bacardi rum,
created the Bacardi series. This series was used as a warm-up for the
Mid-Winter's, and of course helped prolonged the reason for staying in
Havana, the better to enjoy the freedom of a Prohibition-free
environment!
The
first winner of the Bacardi Cup was the perennial winner of major
regattas, Adrian Iselin with his Ace. He went on to win the regatta
three more times: 1933, 1935 and 1936.
This
series was interrupted as an annual event three times. The first time
was in 1934, then during World War II, from 1943 to 1947. The third
time was due to the Cuban revolution in 1957. After the Castro
take-over of Cuba the Bacardi family and their business moved to Miami.
After a five year hiatus the Bacardi series began again in 1962, now
hosted by the Coral Reef Yacht Club. Over the years this series has
become the premier Star event, ranking second only to the World's. In
fact, people say that the Bacardi is the World's without all of the red
tape.
The
Bacardi winners read like a who's who of Star Class greats. While the
series was sailed in Havana the names were Iselin, Bedford, Shields,
Nye, Pirie, Etchells, Knowles, Lippincott and de Cardenas. When the
series began again in Miami the tradition continued: Duplin, Stearns,
Buchan, Brun, Reynolds, Schoonmaker and Macdonald.
Year |
Boat# |
Boat Name |
Skipper |
Crew |
Fleet/
country |
2016 |
8340 |
|
Robert
Stanjek |
Frithjof
Kleen |
BF |
2015 |
8474 |
Renata |
Lars
Grael |
Samuel
Goncalves |
Par |
2014 |
8474 |
Renata |
Lars
Grael |
Samuel
Goncalves |
Par |
2013 |
8177 |
|
Mark
Mendelblatt |
Brian
Fatih |
TaB |
2012 |
8237 |
La
Pelle |
Xavier
Rohart |
Pierre
Alexis Ponsot |
NI |
2011 |
8270 |
|
Guillaume
Florent |
Pascal
Rambeau |
VF |
2010 |
8362 |
|
Rick
Merriman |
Phil
Trinter |
LH |
2009 |
8272 |
|
Peter
Bromby |
Magnus
Liljedahl |
Isol |
2008 |
8309 |
|
Afonso
Domingos |
Bernardo
Santos |
POR |
2007 |
8187 |
|
Hamish Pepper |
David Giles |
Isol |
2006 |
8230 |
Zoom
Zoom |
John
Dane |
Austin
Sperry |
MoB |
2005 |
8157 |
|
Mark
Mendelblatt |
Mark
Strube |
TaB |
2004 |
8145 |
|
Afonso
Domingos |
Bernardo
Santos |
POR |
2003 |
7988 |
|
Peter
Bromby |
Martin
Siese |
BER |
2002 |
8067 |
|
Mark
Reynolds |
Magnus
Liljedahl |
SDB |
2001 |
7988 |
|
Peter
Bromby |
Martin
Siese |
BER |
2000 |
7838 |
|
Ross
Macdonald |
Kai
Bjorn |
EB |
1999 |
7838 |
|
Ross
Macdonald |
Kai
Bjorn |
EB |
1998 |
7829 |
Bongo
Fury |
Mark
Reynolds |
Magnus
Liljedahl |
SDB |
1997 |
7829 |
Bongo
Fury |
Mark
Reynolds |
Magnus
Liljedahl |
SDB |
1996 |
7836 |
|
Vince
Brun |
Magnus
Liljedahl |
SDB |
1995 |
7737 |
|
Ross
Macdonald |
Kai
Bjorn |
EB |
1994 |
7737 |
|
Ross
Macdonald |
Bruce
Macdonald |
EB |
1993 |
7602 |
|
Peter
Wright |
Greg
Cook |
SLM |
1992 |
7460 |
|
Mark
Reynolds |
Hal
Haenel |
SDB |
1991 |
7302 |
|
Ed
Adams |
George
Iverson |
NB |
1990 |
7460 |
|
Mark
Reynolds |
Hal
Haenel |
SDB |
1989 |
7288 |
|
Mark
Reynolds |
Hal
Haenel |
SDB |
1988 |
7101 |
|
Ed
Adams |
Tom
Olsen |
NB |
1987 |
7209 |
|
Vince
Brun |
Hugo
Schreiner |
SDB |
1986 |
7209 |
The
Usual |
Vince
Brun |
Hugo
Schreiner |
SDB |
1985 |
6921 |
Yes
Indeedy |
Vince
Brun |
Bob
Billingham |
SDB |
1984 |
6464 |
Trigger
Happy |
Mark
Reynolds |
Chris
Gould |
SDB |
1983 |
6910 |
|
Andy
Menkart |
James
Kavle |
WS |
1982 |
6680 |
Van
Gogh |
Vince
Brun |
Randy
McLaren |
SDB |
1981 |
6680 |
Van
Gogh |
Vince
Brun |
Todd
Cozzens |
SDB |
1980 |
6560 |
Frolic |
Bill
Buchan |
Douglas
Knight |
PS |
1979 |
6042 |
Frolic |
Bill
Buchan |
Douglas
Knight |
PS |
1978 |
5681 |
Virgo
III |
Peter
Wright |
Todd
Cozzens |
SLM |
1977 |
5607 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Chris
Rogers |
BisB |
1976 |
5607 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Jerry
Ford |
BisB |
1975 |
5681 |
Virgo
III |
Peter
Wright |
William
Wright |
SLM |
1974 |
5607 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Jerry
Ford |
BisB |
1973 |
5660 |
Frolic |
Bill
Buchan |
Craig
Thomas |
PS |
1972 |
5524 |
Super
Rat |
Read
Ruggles |
David
Dickey |
BisB |
1971 |
5407 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Joerg
Bruder |
BisB |
1970 |
5407 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Joerg
Bruder |
BisB |
1969 |
4621 |
Zig
Zag |
Frank
Zagarino |
Gould
Ryder |
BisB |
1968 |
5271 |
Glider |
Richard
Stearns |
Lynn
Williams |
WH |
1967 |
5271 |
Glider |
Richard
Stearns |
Lynn
Williams |
WH |
1966 |
5012 |
Star
of the Sea |
Joe
Duplin |
Rodney
Long |
BH |
1965 |
4459 |
Super
Rat |
Read
Ruggles |
David
Dickey |
BisB |
1964 |
4207 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Asa
Colson |
BisB |
1963 |
4589 |
Cirrus |
Howard
Lippincott |
Herb
Hild |
ES |
1962 |
4305 |
Conch
III |
Basil
Kelly |
David
Kelley |
CoH |
Series
moved to Biscayne Bay |
1957 |
3076 |
Kurush
IV |
Alvaro
de Cárdenas |
Jorge
de Cárdenas |
Mar |
1955 |
3076 |
Kurush
IV |
Jorge
de Cárdenas |
Alvaro
de Cárdenas |
Mar |
1954 |
2934 |
Cubana |
Alberto
Reyes |
José
de la Campa |
FdeH |
1953 |
3167 |
Dingo |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
Donald
Pritchard |
N |
1952 |
3081 |
Mate |
Robert
Lippincott |
Bob
Levine |
WJ |
1951 |
2967 |
Estrellita |
Durward
Knowles |
Ding
Schoonmaker |
N |
1950 |
2125 |
Shillalah |
Skip
Etchells |
Mary
Etchells |
WLIS |
1949 |
1961 |
Twin
Star |
Woodie
Pirie |
F.S.
Dixon |
WH |
1948 |
1961 |
Twin
Star |
Woodie
Pirie |
Sam
Pirie |
WH |
1942 |
1902 |
Concubine |
Alfred
de Marigny |
-- |
N |
1941 |
1563 |
Gale |
Harry
Nye |
-- |
SLM |
1940 |
1563 |
Gale |
Harry
Nye |
-- |
SLM |
1939 |
1310 |
Melody |
Paul
Smart |
-- |
CLIS |
1938 |
1563 |
Gale |
Harry
Nye |
-- |
SLM |
1937 |
1367 |
Jack
Rabbit |
Paul
Shields |
Corny
Shields |
PGB |
1936 |
202 |
Ace |
Adrian
Iselin II |
Elwood
White |
WLIS |
1935 |
202 |
Ace |
Adrian
Iselin II |
Sr.
Carricabura |
WLIS |
1934 |
not
sailed |
1933 |
202 |
Ace |
Adrian
Iselin II |
Elwood
White |
WLIS |
1932 |
700 |
Moonshine |
David
Atwater |
Charles
Lawton |
NB |
1931 |
388 |
Delfin |
Carlos
de Cárdenas |
-- |
FdeH |
1930 |
499 |
Catherine |
W.F.
Teves |
-- |
WLIS |
1929 |
333 |
Colleen |
Fred
Bedford |
Brigs
Cunningham |
CLIS |
1928 |
510 |
Budsal
II |
F.
Robinson |
D.
Robinson |
PGB |
1927 |
202 |
Ace |
Adrian
Iselin II |
Ed
Willis |
WLIS |
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