Bahamas Goombay Punch is Bringing Regatta Pride to the Mainland!

It’s regatta time, again! And, Bahamas Goombay Punch is celebrating sweet Bahamian culture with the introduction of the Goombay Cup, and a new line of limited edition cans that celebrate the sailing community.

Regattas are known to attract large crowds looking for a good time, delicious down-home Bahamian food, sweet rake & scrape music, and most importantly – a friendly (yet intense) competition. For the sailors who take to the open seas during each family island regatta, the race is not just about trophies, prizes or bragging rights – it is about celebrating decades of Bahamian culture and history.

With the sun hot and high in the sky, the multi-manned sloops hit the open water, carefully guiding their boats at a 45-degree angle along the wind. One man serves as the eyes of his teammates, and the group skillfully maneuvers a sail, rudder, and tiller to steer their boats towards the finish line. Regattas are a long held Bahamian tradition, and in celebration of this deep rooted element of family-island culture, Bahamas Goombay Punch has rolled out six can designs featuring some of the sport’s top vessels.

To coincide with the can launch, which will feature Exuma’s ‘Tida Wave’, Ragged Island’s ‘New Courageous’, San Salvador’s ‘San Sally’, New Providence’s ‘Southern Cross’, and the ‘New Legend’ and ‘Running Tide’ sailboats, both from Long Island, there will be the introduction of the Goombay Cup. The Goombay Cup is open to all ‘A’ class regatta boats, and the winning team, decided via the combined scores from the 2019 Best of the Best Regatta, the 2020 National Family Island Regatta and 2020 Long Island Regatta, will receive a $5,000 cash prize as well as a $8,000 stipend that will be given to the Junior Sailor Club located on the winning vessel’s island. The winner of the Goombay Cup will also have their sailboat featured on a congratulatory can, later in 2020.

Be on the lookout for the limited edition Bahamas Goombay Punch cans. The winner of the Goombay Cup will also be announced in June 2020 at the Long Island Regatta.

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