The Bacardi Cup is one of the oldest and most traditional sailing events in the world. What started out as a three-day event with less than 10 boats in 1927, now attracts more than 200 sailors each year from some 23 countries and the attention of international media. The Bacardi Cup is legendary as one of the few sporting events in which weekend enthusiasts have the opportunity to compete head on with Olympian and World Champion athletes. The BACARDI Cup is the only Cuban-born sporting event to survive in the United States and it is sponsored in full by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.