The 98th Bacardi Cup ended yesterday with a final race on Bay Biscayne. ----- Mateusz Kusznierwicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA (with 2 Olympic medals each) were crowned winners early, ..... their 6th win in a row. The day's victory went to Rob Cullen/James Hayes CAN. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR finished 2nd and thus moved up to 7th place in the overall standings. Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA and Jack Jennings USA/Pedro Trouche BRA took the honors. Hubert Merkelbach GER/Christian Nehammer AUT followed in 6th place. Thanks to their best run (25th place), Christoph Gautschi SUI/Steffen Rutz GER moved to 34th out of 65 teams from 16 nations. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with pictures, reports and videos.

The 5th race of the Bacardi was held yesterday in light, inconsistent winds. ----- With a 2nd place in the race, Mateusz Kusznierwicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA secured their 4th Bacardi Cup victory in a row prematurely. Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER are still 2nd, 5 points behind, while the day's winners Will Stout/Danny Cayard USA have moved up to 3rd place. Merkelbach GER/Nehammer AUT are still 6th, Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR lost one place and are now 9th. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

Moderate, inconsistent winds characterized the 4th race of the Bacardi Cup yesterday. ------ Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER secured the race win and moved to within 2 points of the leaders Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA. Jack Jennings USA/Pedro Trouche BRA are still 3rd, Hubert Merkelbach GER/Christian Nehammer AUT follow in 6th place, and Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Meko POR remain 8th. Thanks to their best run (29th place), Christoph Gautschi SUI/Steffen Rutz GER moved to 39th of the 65 teams. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

Fresh winds over 20kn also on day 3 of the Bacardi Cup yesterday. ----- After a starboard start, Jack Jennings USA/Pedro Trouche BRA won with a Start-Finish victory and moved up to 3rd place in the overall standings. Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA extended their lead with 3rd place in the race. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR are 8th. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with video, report and pictures.

Fresh winds of up to 25 knots ensured a sporty race yesterday. ----- Again, Mateusz Kusznerewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA won the race. Thanks to a 3rd place in the race, Paul Cayard USA/Frithjof Kleen GER moved up to 2nd place. Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA are still 3rd, with Hubert Merkelbach GER/Christian Nehammer AUT in 4th place. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR follow in 7th. Christoph Gautschi SUI/Steffen Rutz GER had to abandon the race. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with video, reports and pictures.

In moderate winds, the Bacardi Cup began yesterday on Biscayne Bay with a first, long race - Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA were the winners after more than 3 hours. John Dane USA/Markus Koy GER follow in 2nd place, Eric Doyle/Payson Infelise USA in 3rd place. Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR in 5th place. Hubert Merkelbach GER/Christian Nehammer AUT also got off to a good start. There are 65 teams from 13 nations on the list of participants. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with report and pictures.

On Thursday, the classes of the Bacardi Invitational Regatta - J/70, Melges 24, Snipe, Viper, VXOne - will also begin their series. 63 Starboat teams are taking part, including the favorites Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL/Bruno Prada BRA, winners of the last three Bacardis. In addition to numerous US former world champions, 7 German teams will compete, with Piet Eckert SUI/Federico Melo POR and Christoph Gautschi SUI/Steffen Rutz GER representing Switzerland. ----- The event website.