Sarasota Yacht Club holds its breath for permission to sail to Cuba

4:43 AM Sun 6 Feb 2011 GMT

'Sarasota Yacht Club' .

American sailors, in the form of the Sarasota Yacht Club, want to sail to Havana, Cuba. The fact that Cuba has been off-limits to American citizens for over 50 years only seems to make it more attractive, but their hopes will be dashed if they don't get positive word from the US government this month. Sailing to Havana in the Sarasota to Havana Regatta used to be a fine tradition, until it was stopped in the late 50's because Fidel Castro's takeover of Cuba and then the frozen relations between the USA and island. Sailors of other nationalities who have ...

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by Des Ryan