Miramar Yacht Club was a private yacht and social club in Havana, Cuba.[1] The Miramar Yacht Club was established by former Havana Yacht Club members in the 1920s in Miramar.[2]
Early history
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It was founded in 1926 in the Miramar subdivision of Havana, Cuba, and could be seen from Fifth avenue which led to the beach.[3] The Miramar Yacht Club was located on 61 St. corner Primera St. and on the coastline of Marianao, facing the straits of Florida.[4] It was situated next to the Havana Yacht Club.[5]
Yacht racing
editIn 1948, Alfonso Gomez-Mena of Havana's Miramar Yacht Club won the 10th annual 184-mile Miami-to-Nassau ocean race.[6]
In 1949, Manuel Racso of Havana's Miramar Yacht Club set the record for the St. Petersburg-to-Havana yacht race with his Cuban schooner, Belletrix, finishing in 35 hours.[7] The yacht club of Miramar made Manuel Antonio Rasco Jr. an honorary commodore for life when he was named Commodore Ad Vitem in 1957.[8]
Dr. Clemente Inclán sailed the winning skipper in the 1950 Snipe Western Hemisphere and Asia Championship and was awarded the Hayward Western Hemisphere Trophy.[9]
Post-Revolution
editAfter the Cuban revolution, the club was taken over by the communist government in 1961 and renamed the Patricio Lumumba Club.[10]
Presidents
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- ^ Clipper Guide to Cuba: Editorial Clippers - 1947 Edition. (1947). The National Tourist Commission. p. 99.
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- ^ "Snipe Western Hemisphere & Asia Championship Trophies". snipechampionships.org. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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