Established in 1990, this annual event organized by the Olympic Sailing Committee of US SAILING, is sailed on Biscayne Bay and features elite-level competition in the classes selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
As the only International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup event in the U.S. for Olympic and Paralympic classes, the Rolex Miami OCR has a track record for high attendance by foreign teams. Hosts for the event are the U.S. Sailing Center; Coral Reef and Key Biscayne Yacht Clubs; the Coconut Grove Sailing Club; and Shake-a-Leg-Miami.
For American sailors, the event is especially important as a ranking regatta for sailors hoping to make the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics and US Sailing Development Team.
|
Year |
Number of Boats |
Number of Athletes |
Countries Represented |
|
2011 |
490 |
720 |
53 countries |
|
2010 |
440 |
633 |
45 countries |
|
2009 |
323 |
444 |
41 countries |
|
2008 |
202 |
369 |
34 countries |
|
2007 |
579 |
855 |
49 countries |
|
2006 |
406 |
610 |
40 countries |
|
2005 |
217 |
322 |
26 countries |
|
2004 |
323 |
503 |
39 countries |
|
2003 |
328 |
526 |
34 countries |
|
2002 |
282 |
434 |
26 countries |
|
2001 |
155 |
203 |
14 countries |
|
2000 |
195 |
290 |
32 countries |
|
1999 |
189 |
279 |
22 countries |
|
1998 |
234 |
345 |
19 countries |
|
1997 |
91 |
113 |
14 countries |
|
1996 |
507 |
744 |
53 countries |
|
1995 |
432 |
527 |
37 countries |
|
1994 |
325 |
455 |
22 countries |
|
1993 |
159 |
204 |
17 countries |