The Islands in the Stream Series first brought the races of the modern SORC together in 2015. By then, the SORC had organized the Nassau Cup Ocean Race and the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race for many years. With the decision to organize the first Miami to Havana Race for a February 2016 start, putting the races into a series was a natural choice. The Wirth M. Munroe Palm Beach Race, the venerable “Race to the Buffet” was a perfect addition to the series. Despite not being an official SORC event, it fit the SORC mission of promoting the sport of offshore sailboat racing in South Florida. 

With that, the SORC Islands in the Stream Series was born. The series allows sailors escaping winter conditions up north to compete against Florida talent in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, and spend their winter in tropical destinations instead of shoveling snow.  The series has visited different destinations over the ensuing years, and will continue to evolve, to keep competitors seeing a mix of old favorites and new destinations. What does not change is that the boat with the most consistent finishes wins the series year after year, after several races through warm waters to reach places that show up on postcards.