Bacardi Cup
The 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.
Each day the weather has unfolded as per the forecast, so with 30+ knots of breeze expected the different course PROs took their decision based on each class and were unanimous to keep safe racing conditions and cancel all racing.
Superb winds for the preceding days delivered five neck and neck races for the Star Class, with an equally intense six race series for the J/70, Melges 24, Viper 640, VX One, and twelve races for the 69F. The overnight scoreboards are final and class podiums decided.
The Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta wrapped up in fine style with the awards presentation at Shake-A-Leg Miami, accompanied by Bacardi rum and hospitality.
The tradition of camaraderie and high-level competition are embedded in the Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta, guaranteeing the world’s sailors want to compete. 2022 featured more than 600 sailors, with the crew line-up from over 22 nations.
Save the date for next year at the 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta taking place March 5-11, 2023.
Star Class Results:
1. Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada (POL 8548) – 6 pts
2. Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise (USA 8423) – 12 pts
3. Diego Negri/Sergio Lambertenghi (ITA 8567) – 14 pts
4. Peter O’Leary/Robert O’Leary (IRL 8465) – 21 pts
5. Eivind Melleby/Joshua Revkin (NOR 8543) – 21 pts
J 70 Results
1. Paul Ward/Charlie Cumbley/Elliot Willis/Matt Howard (GBR 1127) – 10 pts
2. Daniel Goldberg/Lucas Calabrese/Tomas Hornos/Kristen Berry (USA 84) – 17 pts
3. Charles Thompson/Craig Burlton/Ben Saxton/Chris Grube (GBR 1123) – 21 pts
4. Ignacio Perez/Santiago Perez/Juan Ignacio Perez/Moritz Spitzauer (MEX 1323) – 32 pts
5. Robert Hughes/River Paquin/Stefano Ciampalini/Paul Goodison (USA 353) – 32 pts
Melges 24 Results
1. Bora Gulari/Kyle Navin/Norman Berge/Ian Liberty/Michael Menninger (USA 820) – 11 pts
2. Brian Porter/RJ Porter/Bri Porter/Matt Woodworth (USA 849) – 11 pts
3. Drew Freides/Charlie Smythe/Morgan Reeser/Federico Michetti/Lara Poljsak (USA 865) – 20 pts
4. Harry Melges IV/Finn Rowe/Ripley Shelley/Carlos Robles/Nick Muller (USA 866) – 20 pts
5. Travis Weisleder/John Bowden/Hayden Goodrick/Mark Mendleblatt (USA 858) – 27 pts
Viper 640 Results:
1. Peter Ill/Stephen Sparkman/Maxwell Plarr (USA 277) – 11 pts
2. Vir Menon/Aditya Menon/Chris Pfrang (USA 188) – 18 pts
3. Van Sheppard/Quinton Gallon/Brad Sheppard (CAN 211) – 20 pts
4. Mary Ewenson/Mark Zagol/Jane Moore/Max Vinocur (USA 297) – 20 pts
5. Cam Farrah/Cliff Farrah/Eric Heilshorn (USA 246) – 20 pts
VX One Results:
1. Michelle Austin/Monica Morgan/Austin Powers (USA 296) – 11 pts
2. Kevin Northrop/Max Albert/Andrew Brennan (USA 306) – 13 pts
3. Kaitlyn Liebel/Mark Liebel/Jordan Wiggins (USA 313) – 16 pts
4. Jerry Callahan/Kelly Cole/Curtis Adam (USA 205) – 22 pts
5. Tim Pitts/Tim Desmond (ISV 286) – 22 pts
69 F Results:
1. Clean Sailors Youth Racing Team – CJ Perez/Lukas Hesse/Jann Schüpbach – 20 pts
2. Miami Yacht Club Team – Brian Higgins/Nicolas Peirano Prat/Nicolas Aragones – 27 pts
3. Sail America – Pearl Lattanzi/JP Lattanzi/Gavin Ball – 27 pts
