| Miramar Yacht Club | |
| Alternate Names: | MYC |
| Location: | Miramar, Havana, La Habana Province, |
| Address: | 61 St. corner Primera St. |
| Coordinates: | 23.1053°N -82.4468°W |
| Website: | miramaryachtclub.com |
Miramar Yacht Club was a private yacht and social club in Havana, Cuba.[1] The Miramar Yacht Club was established by former Havana Yacht Club members in the 1920s in Miramar.[2]
It was founded in 1926 in the Miramar subdivision of Havana, Cuba, and could be seen from Fifth avenue which led to the beach.[3] The Miramar Yacht Club was located on 61 St. corner Primera St. and on the coastline of Marianao, facing the straits of Florida.[4] It was situated next to the Havana Yacht Club.[5]
In 1948, Alfonso Gomez-Mena of Havana's Miramar Yacht Club won the 10th annual 184-mile Miami-to-Nassau ocean race.[6]
In 1949, Manuel Racso of Havana's Miramar Yacht Club set the record for the St. Petersburg-to-Havana yacht race with his Cuban schooner, Belletrix, finishing in 35 hours.[7] The yacht club of Miramar made Manuel Antonio Rasco Jr. an honorary commodore for life when he was named Commodore Ad Vitem in 1957.[8]
Dr. Clemente Inclán sailed the winning skipper in the 1950 Snipe Western Hemisphere and Asia Championship and was awarded the Hayward Western Hemisphere Trophy.[9]
After the Cuban revolution, the club was taken over by the communist government in 1961 and renamed the Patricio Lumumba Club.[10]