21 Is the Lucky Banderas Bay Blast Number

So far, a total of 21 boats have signed up for this year’s Baja Ha-Ha-like Banderas Bay Blast, which runs from December 2-4. You can check them out right here:

1. Chicken Joe / J-80 / Kevin and Sandy Reath / Vallarta YC
2. Blue / J-160 / Ken and Cheryl Sears / Vallarta YC
3. Capricorn Cat / Hughes 45 cat / Wayne Hendryx / Punta Mita Y&S
4. Profligate / Surfin’ 63 cat / Doña de Mallorca / Punta Mita Y&S
5. Beach Access / Lagoon 330 / Glenn Twitchell / Punta Mita Y&S
6. Younger Girl / Lagoon 380 / Mark Sciarretta / San Diego
7. Southwind / Islander 36 / Jean Gregory / Oceanside
8. Sceptre / J/130 / Bob Musor / San Francisco
9. Eupsychia / Cal 36 / David Addleman / Monterey
10. Laniack / Yorktown 35 / John White / Puerto Vallarta
11. Imagine / Catalina 42 / Tom and Diane Miller / San Francisco
12. Destiny / Catalina 42 / John & Gilly Foy / Punta Mita Y&S
13. Tomatillo / Jeanneau 43DS / Jim Casey / Punta Mita Y&S
14. Dream Seeker / Oceanis 411  / Tom Lilienthal / La Cruz
15. Rotkat / Lidgard 43 cat / Arjan Bok / Emeryville
16. Raptor Dance / Valiant 50 / Bill Finkelstein & Mary Mack / Puerto Vallarta
17. Maya / LaFitte 44 / Rick Meyerhoff / Sausalito
18. Interlude / Morgan 38 / Don & Peggy Cox / Puerto Vallarta
19. Islander Mistress / Wellington 47 / Jeff & Judy Wahl / Puerto Vallarta
20. Charissa / Liberty 458 / Tom Jones / San Francisco
21. Sea Level / Schionning 49 / Jim & Kent Milski / Colorado

While entries in the free event sponsored by the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club and the Vallarta YC will be accepted until the first start on Wednesday, December 2, you must sign up by 6 p.m. today to get a T-shirt. Enter by sending boat name, boat type, your full name, and your hailing port to Richard.

Events:

• December 1, 4:30 p.m. — Pre-event pirate costume party aboard Profligate on the hook at Punta Mita. Sorry, there will be no panga service.
• December 2 — La Cruz Race. Starts from both Nuevo Vallarta and Punta Mita, with slow boats off at 1:45. Tune in low-power on 22 for race instructions starting at 1:00 p.m. (If 22 is still screwed up, use 23.) Free berth for one night in marina for all participants.
• Get together at marina — plus water balloon drop from Sky Bar — follows the sailing at about 4:30 p.m. This is where you get the T-shirts. Everyone is on their own for dinner, followed by the normal fun at Philo’s at 8 p.m. Plus free pizza for water balloon catch winners.

• December 3 — Punta Mita Race. Slow boats start from La Cruz at 1:30. Tune in 22/23 at 1 p.m. for start and finish instructions.
• Punta Mita Yacht and Surf Club annual reopening at the clubhouse starting at 4:30, followed by dinner, and music and the initiation of new members with the carbon fiber paddle. Location and details to be announced on the net. There might be panga service, but you never know.
• December 4 — Surfing in the morning. Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity to Nuevo Vallarta. Slow boats start at 1:30. Tune in 22/23 at 1 p.m. for details.

 Have fun – no whining!