This morning, at about 10 AM off the east end of The Pier, something like 30 beautiful sailboats set sail for Mexico! It was the start of the “Regata del Sol al Sol”, which translates, approximately, to ’Boat Race from the Sun to the Sun”.
As I keep on saying, St. Petersburg is full of fun things to do and fun things to see! This is a great example. Hosted here by the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, the regatta will be sailing from Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres, Mexico, an island about eight miles from Cancun. The race has happened every April for the past 41 years.
If you’d like to take a shot at it, there is a $100 first prize and $50 second prize for the people that guess the closest to the actual amount of time it takes to complete the race. For more information, visit this link.
To see the pictures below as full size images, please click on each photo.
Nobility Crew Ready for the Race to Mexico
The Regatta Begins...
good people,
We are publishing a 2011 Isla Mujeres calendar and would like to include the 2011 dates for the Sol a Sol regata. Can anyone tell me the dates for next year’s event?? We want to put it on our calendar! Thanks! please email me at mservais(at) tds(dot)net
Maggie Washa