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Biscayne Bay is one of the deepest sailing cultures in the country: Olympic-class racing out of Coconut Grove, learn-to-sail programs on protected flat water, and bareboat charter from Dinner Key with the Gulf Stream a few miles offshore.
Regattas, race series, and championships hosted by clubs and schools across Miami.
Halloween Howler Youth Regatta
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Two-day youth regatta on Biscayne Bay hosted by CGSC.
Miami Yacht Club · Details at miamiyachtclub.com ↗
Distance race around Key Biscayne, hosted by the club's race committee off the MacArthur Causeway.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Star class District 20 regatta on Biscayne Bay hosted by CGSC.
Coral Reef Yacht Club · Details at bbyra.net ↗
The club's annual open regatta on Biscayne Bay, one-design Saturday and PHRF and Etchells Sunday, also stop 2 of the BBYRA series.
Coral Reef Yacht Club · Details at worlds.starchampionships.org ↗
The Star class world championship, hosted by CRYC on Biscayne Bay. Ten days of racing, the class's premier title.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at regattanetwork.com ↗
North American championship of the Finn class, hosted at CGSC on Biscayne Bay; check-in Thursday, then three days of racing.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
ILCA (Laser) District 13 championship for Florida, hosted at CGSC on Biscayne Bay.
Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta
Coral Reef Yacht Club, Shake-A-Leg Miami, US Sailing Center Miami · Details at coralreefyachtclub.org ↗
The largest international youth regatta in the Americas for sailors aged 8–18, organized by CRYC on Biscayne Bay. Dinghies launch from the club.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Open companion regatta to the Orange Bowl youth championship week, raced from CGSC on Biscayne Bay.
US Sailing Center Miami · Details at snipeusa.com ↗
Snipe class regatta run by SCIRA USA and sailed from the US Sailing Center's South Bayshore Drive site on Biscayne Bay.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Midwinter championship of the 470 class on Biscayne Bay, hosted at CGSC.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Joint North American championship for the International 420 and 470 classes on Biscayne Bay, hosted at CGSC.
Bacardi Winter Series, Event 1
Shake-A-Leg Miami · Details at bacardiinvitational.com ↗
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
Shake-A-Leg Miami · Details at bacardiinvitational.com ↗
Second stop of the Bacardi Winter Series for J/70 and Melges 24 fleets, hosted at Shake-A-Leg Miami.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Long-running Snipe-class regatta on Biscayne Bay, hosted at CGSC as part of the class winter circuit.
Snipe Pan Am Games Athlete Qualifier
Key Biscayne Yacht Club · Details at snipeusa.com ↗
SCIRA USA's Snipe qualifier for the Pan American Games, sailed at Key Biscayne Yacht Club.
Miami Yacht Club · Details at bbyra.net ↗
The club's own regatta and the sixth stop on the Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association series, one-design on the Saturday and PHRF and Etchells on the Sunday.
100th Bacardi Cup (Star Class)
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Shake-A-Leg Miami, US Sailing Center Miami · Details at bacardicup.com ↗
Centennial edition of the historic Star-class regatta on Biscayne Bay, co-hosted with Coral Reef Yacht Club.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at cgsc.org ↗
Youth edition of Miami Sailing Week on Biscayne Bay, hosted at CGSC.
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Shake-A-Leg Miami · Details at bacardiinvitational.com ↗
Grand finale of the Bacardi winter series, co-hosted with Shake-A-Leg Miami; the VX One class is based at CGSC and briefs here each morning, the J/70s and Melges 24s at Shake-A-Leg.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Shake-A-Leg Miami · Details at shakealegmiami.org ↗
World championship of the VX One class on Biscayne Bay, co-hosted with Shake-A-Leg Miami; registration Apr 5–6 at Shake-A-Leg, racing Apr 7–10.
Biscayne Bay Yacht Club · Details at bbyra.net ↗
The club's annual open regatta on Biscayne Bay, one-design Saturday and PHRF and Etchells Sunday, also stop 7 of the BBYRA series.
Key Biscayne Yacht Club · Details at bbyra.net ↗
The club's annual open regatta on Biscayne Bay for Snipe, PHRF, Etchells, J/24, J/70, Finn, VX One and ILCA fleets, the closing stop of the BBYRA series.
Coconut Grove Sailing Club · Details at bbyra.net ↗
The club's end-of-season regatta on Biscayne Bay, one-design and PHRF/Etchells on consecutive days, and the tenth and last stop of the BBYRA series.
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Learn to sail, ASA and US Sailing certification courses, and private lessons. ASA courses in Miami are taught by Coconut Grove Sailing School and Miami Sailing School. All Florida ASA schools → See all Florida schools →
Featured Miami / Southeast · Miami
Coconut Grove Sailing Club's instructional arm, a nonprofit running US Sailing-certified courses on Biscayne Bay since 1946, with both adult certification pathways and a youth program.
Featured Miami / Southeast · Miami
501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 by Olympic gold medalist Magnus Liljedahl. US Sailing-accredited Community Sailing Center on Biscayne Bay specializing in adaptive sailing for sailors of all abilities, plus dedicated programs for youth and veterans.
Miami / Southeast · Miami
Two-base school teaching the US Sailing curriculum, with Basic Keelboat on Biscayne Bay from Coconut Grove and accelerated cruising courses out of Stock Island in Key West. All-inclusive pricing bundles the certification package and a year of US Sailing membership.
Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove
Dinner Key Marina-based ASA school built around one-on-one and small-family instruction (up to four). Express courses, in-depth weeks, and a popular six-day liveaboard "Sail-cation" on a 40' Beneteau.
Miami / Southeast · Miami
Coconut Grove ASA school that teaches on big boats, a 41-foot Catalina 400 and a 44-foot Helia catamaran, on Biscayne Bay. Three-day immersion courses with up to six hours a day under sail, max four students, adults only.
Member-driven yacht clubs and community sailing centers. See all Florida clubs →
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.
Featured Community Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove · est. 1990
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.
Private Miami / Southeast · Key Biscayne · est. 1955
Founded February 3, 1955 by Key Biscayne residents looking for a friendly, cooperative club centered on Biscayne Bay boating. FCYC member with a small, tight-knit roster relative to the Coconut Grove giants across the bay.
Private Miami / Southeast · Miami · est. 1927
Founded 1927 on Watson Island, on Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and South Beach. Hosts the Miami to Key Largo Race, run for the 70th time in 2025, with proceeds to its Youth Sailing Foundation; youth, windsurfing, and adult sailing programs run from the club grounds.
Community Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove
Official US Sailing training center on Biscayne Bay at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove, an Olympic-class and international-fleet racing venue that also runs learn-to-sail, race training, and instructor certification.
Bareboat, crewed, daysail, and membership charters: sail without owning. Rent a boat you sail yourself in Miami from PADL Sail Club at Hobie Beach. All Florida sailboat rentals → See all Florida charter companies →
Crewed Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove
A 40-foot Beneteau on Biscayne Bay, skippered by Rodrigo Burgos from South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, with pickups at Key Biscayne or South Beach. Private day trips for up to six; overnight and multi-day sails down to the Keys take four, with reef snorkeling on the way.
Miami / Southeast · Key Biscayne
Beach-cat rentals on Hobie Beach, the Rickenbacker Causeway strand named for the boats still rented there. Hobie Waves and Getaways by the hour, booked online, with a briefing before you push off and staff watching from the sand. No prior experience needed in settled conditions.
Crewed Miami / Southeast · Coconut Grove
Kyle and Brianna Brown's 2018 Lagoon 42 catamaran, captained out of Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove. Half-day, full-day and sunset sails on Biscayne Bay for six, overnights as far as Bimini. Groups of seven to twelve contract the boat and engage the captain separately.
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