Five Ha-Ha Boats from One Club
Some people know what they want and they waste no time in taking it. As late entries to the Baja Ha-Ha ‘Barely Legal’ edition continue to come it, five Vallejo YC members secured their spots early on for the 18th running of this cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
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Heather and Ken de Vries (entry #62) will be sailing their Hylas 44 Island Wind in the Ha-Ha and plan to take about eight months to make their way to Panama. Once there, the de Vries will take a unique approach in deciding whether to transit the Canal and head to the Caribbean, as Heather hopes, or to do the Puddle Jump to the South Pacific, as Ken wants. "We’ll flip a coin," says Heather.
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Joel Sorum (#49) is planning an open-ended cruise aboard his Tartan 3800 Compañera, but first he’ll enjoy the companionship of his son Bob, and friends Bill Thomas and Bruce Sinclair for the Ha-Ha. Bill will continue on with Joel until Puerto Vallarta, and then who knows which way the wind will blow Compañera.
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It isn’t that Roger Smith (#45) is afraid of commitment, he just likes having options. Smith plans to sail his Passport 37 Seascape in Mexico for six months or so before returning to Vallejo. "Who knows, I might not like it," he says. "If I do, I’ll sell my house and go back." Look for his house listing by the end of the year!
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Jay and Susan Pence (#88) spent five years restoring and living aboard their Rudy Choy-designed C/S/K 40 catamaran Sailpotion. Now the couple are ready to leave on an open-ended cruise that they hope will take them to Hawaii. "We ain’t getting any younger," Jay laughs.
Though he wasn’t at the Bon Voyage Party on Friday night, Ray McEneaney (#82) will also be joining the VYC contingent aboard his Hunter Legend 45 OutRAYgeous. Aboard will by fellow members Ralph Hyde and Noble Brown.
Five boats from one yacht club heading out to do the Ha-Ha seems like a lot to us, but maybe there are — or have been — others with as many or more. If you know of any, let us know via email. In the meantime, if you’ve been on the fence about signing up for this year’s event and consequently missed the official entry deadline of September 10, you’ve been give a reprieve by the Rally Committee — the extended deadline is now September 26, so sign up now!