Club Would Also Host Prestigious Florida-Cuba Race
SARASOTA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cuba’s sailing team has invited Sarasota Yacht Club (SYC) to participate in an offshore race near Havana, restoring a 70-year-old international tradition.
Citing the Sarasota club’s distinguished nautical heritage, the Hemingway International Yacht Club (HIYC) in Havana extended an invitation for U.S. boaters to compete in the Regatta Castillo del Morro, a 15-mile race from Marina Hemingway to the port of Havana and back.
The SYC sailing team, headed by Jay Meyer, recently applied to the U.S. government for permission to participate in the June 6th regatta. “We see this as a chance to renew friendships between two nations that once enjoyed spirited competitions,” said Meyer. “We have also been asked to help coach or train the l…
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