From March 8th - 13th 2010 Miami Sailing Week hosts inaugural event for one-design classes on Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, Miami

MIAMI, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The BACARDI® Cup started in 1927 as a three-day event with less than ten boats competing for the Trofeo BACARDI as part of the Cup of Cuba's Mid-Winter Championship. The regatta continued thirty years until political unrest forced the BACARDI Cup to move in 1962 from Havana to the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Coconut Grove Miami. Continuing in Miami, the BACARDI Cup has grown into an renowned sailing spectacle with 200 world class sailors representing 23 different countries all channeling the grand traditions first evidenced by the regatta's beginnings.

2010 marks another stepping-stone with the creation of BACARDI Miami Sailing Week (BMSW), a STUDIOMILANO event. The event will be a six-day experience gathering additional national and international sailing classes together in a fun-filled week of regattas, awards ceremonies, parties, and cultural exhibits. The racing begins on Monday, March 8, 2010 with events scheduled daily through Saturday, March 13th. The 83rd running of the BACARDI Cup and its Star Class will be the feature event of the weeklong regattas. More one-design classes have been invited to join the activities, and the Melges 20, Melges 24, J24 and the Viper 640 classes have also been confirmed to compete in BMSW in conjunction with the 2010 North American Championship. Event registration is now open at www.MiamiSailingWeek.com.

The prestigious Coral Reef Yacht Club will continue to be the organizing authority for the Star Class and coordinate on-water activities with Biscayne Bay Yacht Club and Coconut Grove Sailing Club. The U.S. Sailing Center and Shake-A-Leg will also support the event. Regattas will be held on three different courses approximately two miles out on Biscayne Bay.

"We couldn't be more pleased to launch a new event and work with BACARDI. It is an honor for us to feature the 83rd BACARDI Cup as the Miami Sailing Week main event and have BACARDI as our title sponsor," comments Miami Sailing Week President Gabriele Pedone. "The BACARDI Cup has a long rich heritage in the world of sailing and we are honored for the opportunity to work alongside BACARDI, the Coral Reef Yacht Club and the entire Coconut Grove water front. The overall goal of BACARDI Miami Sailing Week is to preserve the great heritage of this historic regatta while also allowing other sailors to be part of a new Miami tradition."

An exciting weeklong string of competitions will kick off BACARDI Miami Sailing Week, March 8th, 2010, with the BACARDI Cup serving as the capstone event, closing the festivities on Saturday, March 13th with the award presentation at Peacock Park. For more information on the 83rd BACARDI Cup and BACARDI Miami Sailing Week, please visit www.MiamiSailingWeek.com.

Contact: Dan Weikel of IBP, +1-818-936-2630, dweikel@insignia-bp.com, for STUDIOMILANO

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