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Ha-Ha Registration Deadline Extended

Due to several requests, the Grand Poobah has decided to extend the deadline for entering the 25th Annual Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.

"I’m looking forward to meeting lots of people." said Rick Falder of the Leopard 43 Big City Fish in our upcoming October issue story ‘Passin’ Through’. And, yes, it’s one of the many great reasons to do the Ha-Ha.

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The original deadline was midnight tonight, September 14.

It is being extended to October 1, to give interested parties more time to get their ducks in a row. October 1 is significant because that’s the date on which the Meet the Fleet program has to be completed and the swag ordered.

However, the Poobah understands that it can be difficult and take time to get a first- time trip to Mexico organized, what with boat, crew, job, and family issues. So if anyone still wants to enter between October 1 and the start on October 28, they can contact the Grand Poobah directly and he’ll see what he can do.

Some people do it feeling like there’s safety in numbers. Fun too. Turtle Bay is transformed when the Baja Ha-Ha fleet arrives.

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Extending the deadline has nothing to do with a need for more entries, as currently there are 159 paid entries for this fall’s Ha-Ha. That’s a lot. In fact it’s about the same number at this point in time as last year, when there were ultimately 154 paid entries, so, for now, we’re expecting the numbers to climb a bit more for this year’s silver anniversary edition.

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