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Mucho Mexico Racing

By Ross Tibbets | March 10, 2014 | California and Mexico |
The ever-popular Banderas Bay Regatta is focused on not-too-serious fun, as it attracts cruisers who are essentially racing their homes. Seen here is the Catalina 470 C’est La Vie.

© Jay Ailworth

California and Mexican yacht clubs are gearing up for a month’s worth of exciting, sun-drenched racing. Despite the unfortunate situation facing cruisers in Mexico earlier this year, registration for the following races is looking strong and the turnouts should be great.

Racing this month —

  • 12-15, Vallarta YC hosts the 22nd annual Banderas Bay International Regatta — a fun series of fun races for cruisers.
  • 13-22, San Diego YC kicks-off the San Diego to Vallarta race sending racers 1,000 miles south to Marina La Cruz.
  • 16-23, Marina La Cruz, Vallarta YC and the Mexican Sailing Federation team-up to host the J/24 North American Championships.
  • 24-29, MEXORC, or the Mexican Ocean Racing Class regatta takes place on beautiful Banderas Bay.
This 2010 file shot demonstrates that MEXORC attracts some very serious racing machines.

© Jay Ailworth

We’ll be covering MEXORC at the end of the month, so stay tuned for more details as there will be some exciting big-boat and sled racing taking place!

 

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