Beaten by a sailboat to Cuba!!!!!!!!!
05-18-2015 | 06:08 AM
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Beaten by a sailboat to Cuba!!!!!!!!!
Yes it's true,
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/sailboat-race-latest-sign-us-cuba-relations-31094910
Associated Press
U.S. sailors raced across the Florida Straits to Cuba on Saturday in a regatta propelled by strong winds and an easing of tensions between the two countries.
An amateur race billed as the "Havana Challenge" took place for the first time with U.S. government authorization thanks to the historic easing of tensions that began in December.
Five 16-foot catamarans departed early Saturday, along with 14 support boats, from Key West. They began to reach Marina Hemingway in Havana by sunset, propelled by strong winds on the 90-mile-wide Florida Straits.
Cant be long before a powerboat race/run gets approved
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/sailboat-race-latest-sign-us-cuba-relations-31094910
Associated Press
U.S. sailors raced across the Florida Straits to Cuba on Saturday in a regatta propelled by strong winds and an easing of tensions between the two countries.
An amateur race billed as the "Havana Challenge" took place for the first time with U.S. government authorization thanks to the historic easing of tensions that began in December.
Five 16-foot catamarans departed early Saturday, along with 14 support boats, from Key West. They began to reach Marina Hemingway in Havana by sunset, propelled by strong winds on the 90-mile-wide Florida Straits.
Cant be long before a powerboat race/run gets approved
Last edited by Wobble; 05-18-2015 at 06:18 AM.
05-18-2015 | 08:52 AM
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Yes it's true,
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/sailboat-race-latest-sign-us-cuba-relations-31094910
Associated Press
U.S. sailors raced across the Florida Straits to Cuba on Saturday in a regatta propelled by strong winds and an easing of tensions between the two countries.
An amateur race billed as the "Havana Challenge" took place for the first time with U.S. government authorization thanks to the historic easing of tensions that began in December.
Five 16-foot catamarans departed early Saturday, along with 14 support boats, from Key West. They began to reach Marina Hemingway in Havana by sunset, propelled by strong winds on the 90-mile-wide Florida Straits.
Cant be long before a powerboat race/run gets approved
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/sailboat-race-latest-sign-us-cuba-relations-31094910
Associated Press
U.S. sailors raced across the Florida Straits to Cuba on Saturday in a regatta propelled by strong winds and an easing of tensions between the two countries.
An amateur race billed as the "Havana Challenge" took place for the first time with U.S. government authorization thanks to the historic easing of tensions that began in December.
Five 16-foot catamarans departed early Saturday, along with 14 support boats, from Key West. They began to reach Marina Hemingway in Havana by sunset, propelled by strong winds on the 90-mile-wide Florida Straits.
Cant be long before a powerboat race/run gets approved
05-18-2015 | 01:33 PM
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The sailboats look great!
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The sailboats look great!
Photo Credit: abcnews.go.com http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSto...tions-31094910
05-18-2015 | 02:26 PM
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"14 support boats" according to the article. Those little sailing cats can be a lot of fun in the right conditions. Hopefully they have broken the ice for the power boaters to make the same run.
05-18-2015 | 02:39 PM
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