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Southern Ocean Racing Conference

 


2008 Fort Lauderdale to Charlston Race

Montego Bay Race - Pineapple Cup


Welcome to the Fort Lauderdale - Key West Race
January 14 - 16, 2009


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2008 Line Honors - Samba Pa Ti -  Photos courtesy of Bill Spruance, official Key West Race photographer - www.spruance.com
2008 Winner Samba Pa Ti

Recent Race News:

September 2, 2008
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR MAJOR
2009 OFFSHORE DISTANCE RACES

Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race – January 14, 2009
Fort Lauderdale to Charleston Race – April 8, 2009


Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Dates for two of the United States’ major offshore distance races were announced by SORC (Southern Ocean Racing Conference) Management, which is made up of members from the Storm Trysail Club and Lauderdale Yacht Club. While both races begin in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., one races south against the Gulf Stream to tropical Key West and the other is a sled ride North in the Gulf Stream to the historic city of Charleston, S.C.

Fort Lauderdale to Key West RaceA 160-nautical-mile sprint down the Florida Keys

The 34th annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race will start off of Port Everglades on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 and runs along the Florida Keys to the fun-filled town of Key West.  Boats are expected to begin finishing the race throughout the day of January 15. Fleets include IRC, PHRF, Multihull and one-design. 
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Multihull Record Holder:
Custom 60 - Stars and Stripes
Steve and Scott Liebel
8 hours 31 min 4 sec
2007
Stars and Stripes
Photo courtesy of  William E. Spruance - www.spruance.com
Monohull Record Holder
R/P 81 - Carrera
Joe Dockery
10 hours 24 min 2 sec
2005

 


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Storm Trysail Club
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