Past Winners:
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Starting in South Florida, racers leave Great Isaacs Light to starboard and proceed past Great Stirrup Light, finally finishing at Nassau harbor. The current course record is held by George S. Coumantaros on the yacht Boomerang with an elapsed time of 14 hours, 26 minutes and 39 seconds in 1986. Today’s modern boats just need the right conditions to claim this legendary prize, and racers of all types will enjoy the navigational and crew challenge of the race across the Gulf Stream.
Here is a list of past winners of the Miami-Nassau Cup Race:
1934 |
Vamarie |
Vadim Makaroff |
1935 |
Aweigh |
Lawrence Balliere |
1936 |
Water Witch |
C.A. Hansen |
1937 |
Stormy Weather |
Robert Johnson |
1938 |
Stormy Weather |
Robert Johnson |
1939 |
Stormy Weather |
Robert Johnson |
1940 |
Stormy Weather |
William Labrot |
1941 |
Stormy Weather |
William Labrot |
1942 – 1946 |
World War II |
Not Sailed |
1947 |
Revonoc |
Harvey Conover |
1948 |
Ciclon |
Alfonso Gomez-Mena |
1949 |
Blitzen |
E. Grates/M.V. Knapp |
1950 |
Blitzen |
E. Grates/M.V. Knapp |
1951 |
Revonoc |
Harvey Conover |
1952 |
Caribee |
Carleton Mitchell |
1953 |
Caribee |
Carleton Mitchell |
1954 |
Hoot Mon |
Brown/Pirie/Ulmer |
1955 |
Hoot Mon |
Brown/Pirie/Ulmer |
1956 |
Criollo |
Luis Vidana |
1957 |
Finisterre |
Carleton Mitchell |
1958 |
Finisterre |
Carleton Mitchell |
1959 |
Rhubarb |
Benjamin du Pont |
1960 |
Tigress |
James Rider |
1961 |
Paper Tiger |
Jack W. Powell |
1962 |
Paper Tiger |
Jack W. Powell |
1963 |
Doubloon |
Joseph L. Byars |
1964 |
Sabre |
R.C. Dungan |
1965 |
Doubloon |
Joseph L. Byars |
1966 |
Geechee |
John Baker |
1967 |
Solution |
Thor Ramsing |
1968 |
Nina |
Ray&Lee Creekmore |
1969 |
Lively Lady II |
Mike Shea |
1970 |
American Eagle |
R.E. Turner III |
1971 |
Running Tide |
Jakob Isbrandtsen |
1972 |
Charisma |
Jesse Phillips |
1973 |
Cascade |
Dr. Jerome Milgram |
1974 |
Osprey |
Michael J. Fisher |
1975 |
Country Woman |
1975 Robert Barton |
1976 |
Bumblebee 3 |
John Kahlbetzer |
1977 |
High Roler |
W. Power/D. Connor |
1978 |
Acadia |
Burt Keenan |
1979 |
Tenacious |
R. E. Turner III |
1980 |
Thunderbird |
Rodney Wallace |
1981 |
Right On |
Karl von Wendt |
1982 |
Right On |
Karl von Wendt |
1983 |
Razzle Dazzle |
Ted Irwin |
1984 |
Sorcery 1984 |
Jacob Wood |
1985 |
Motivation 1985 |
Ralf Bahrmann |
1986 |
Motivation 1986 |
Ralf Bahrmann |
1987 |
Boomerang 1987 |
George Coumantaros |
1988 |
Elusive 1988 |
Joe Reeves |
1989 – 2002 |
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Not Sailed |
2003 |
Gold Digger |
James D. Bishop |
2004 |
Gold Digger |
James D. Bishop |
2005 |
Caraluna |
Cai Svendsen |
2006 |
Sunquest |
Wilfredo Paredes |
2007 |
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Not Sailed |
2008 |
Gold Digger |
James D. Bishop |
2009 |
Gold Digger |
James D. Bishop |
2010 |
Decision |
Stephen Murray |
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