Miramar Sailing goes racing again!  Alongside our Beneteau First 42 “Augustine”, we are now delighted to announce the latest addition to our racing fleet is a Vo60 called “Cuba Libre”.

“Cuba Libre” is one of the legendary Volvo Ocean 60 transatlantic race yachts. She is a Bruce Farr design and CSA rated at 1.158 in Racing Class. She has a tremendous pedigree.

In 1999, racing under the guise of “Nokia” she won the Sydney – Hobart race in a record breaking time of 1 day, 19 hours, 48 minutes and 2 seconds. The previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race record of 2 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes, 10 seconds had been set by Morning Glory in 1996. “Nokia’s” new record was to stand until 2005 when Wild Oats XI beat it by 1 hour, 8 minutes.

"Cuba Libre"  races with a maximum crew of 18, and a minimum crew of 8, including the skipper, with accommodation on board for 12. Additional crew can be accommodated ashore.

Absent from the Caribbean scene for a while, she is heading back for 2013/14 and is raring to go, we will be campaigning "Cuba Libre" in the most prestigious events of the Caribbean Regatta Circuit including:

2013 - Triskell Cup,  Nelson's Pursuit Race                                                    

2014 - Grenada Sailing Week, Jolly Harbour Valentines Regatta, RORC Caribbean 600, St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, Virgin Islands (St. Thomas Rolex + BVI Spring), Les Voiles de St Barth, Antigua Sailing Week, Triskell Tour.

Regatta Package options include:

Whole Yacht Charter: Bring your own team and sail with our skipper.

Berth Charter: Single crew places are only available once the minimum crew is booked. A “reserve list” will be maintained for interested individuals.

Delivery Crew: Help us deliver our yachts to and from events, for some exciting experience and mile building passages. Delivery Crew can be combined with our Race Crew packages. Note: This is not relevant to Antigua regattas.

The 2013/2014 Campaign is going to be very competitive and a lot of fun!  Let's go racing!