Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove
Founded 1990 by Harry Horgan in a 1932 seaplane hangar on Biscayne Bay. Year-round adaptive sailing, kayaking, and paddle-boarding for sailors of all abilities, anchored by partnerships with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta (ILCA launch site)
Shake-A-Leg's Biscayne Bay basin serves as the ILCA (Laser) launch site for the Orange Bowl, the Americas' largest international youth regatta.
Bacardi Winter Series, Event 1
Opening stop of the J/70 and Melges 24 winter series, sailed from the Shake-A-Leg regatta village on Biscayne Bay.
Bacardi Winter Series, Event 2
Second stop of the Bacardi Winter Series for J/70 and Melges 24 fleets, hosted at Shake-A-Leg Miami.
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
Multi-class championship (J/70, Melges 24, Snipe, VX One) with Shake-A-Leg Miami as the regatta village; the J/70 division doubles as the class Midwinter Championship.
Shake-A-Leg Miami was founded in 1990 by Harry Horgan, who set out to prove that a spinal-cord injury or other disability is no barrier to getting on the water. From a restored 1932 seaplane hangar on the Coconut Grove waterfront, the nonprofit runs year-round adaptive sailing, kayaking, and paddle-boarding for people of all abilities, using specially rigged boats and a barrier-free basin on Biscayne Bay.
The programs reach far beyond recreation. Shake-A-Leg partners with the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and area hospitals on therapeutic recreation, and it brings thousands of public-school students, many from underserved Miami neighborhoods, onto the bay each year for marine-science and sailing education. Adaptive, youth, and community learn-to-sail tracks all run from the same waterfront.
Its protected basin and shoreside space also make Shake-A-Leg a working regatta village. The site hosts the Bacardi Cup Invitational’s winter series and championship for J/70, Melges 24, and other one-design fleets, and serves as the ILCA (Laser) launch site for Coral Reef’s Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta each December.
Shake-A-Leg Miami is a public-access nonprofit; anyone can sign up, sail, or volunteer.
Shake-A-Leg Miami is open to the public: no member sponsorship required to take part. Class schedules, program fees, and any membership or annual-pass options are posted on its website.
Featured Private Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove · est. 1887
Founded 1887 by Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe, and one of the oldest yacht clubs in the Southeastern United States. Current Coconut Grove clubhouse dates to 1932; an early lessee of the Cape Florida lighthouse from 1888 to 1893.
Featured Community Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove · est. 1946
US Sailing-affiliated community club founded 1946 on Biscayne Bay, with 1,100+ members and a mooring field, sailing classes, and youth camps that run open to non-members. The CGSC Instructional Center is the formal school arm.
Featured Private Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove · est. 1955
Coconut Grove club on Biscayne Bay with direct access to the Gulf Stream, ICW, Keys, and Bahamas. Hosts the Bacardi Cup, Etchells North Americans, and the Orange Bowl Regatta.