Cruisers Roundtable & VYC Members Social & Meet & Greet

Hors d’oeuvre’s snacks sponsored by VYC. Happy Hour 1700 to 1800 - 2 for 1 beer, wine, well drinks. Buy 1 Hamburger and Fries and get the second one $40 pesos off. 

Come and meet your fellow cruisers, VYC staff, Members and Officer’s, as a kick off to our annual 3-month Cruisers Roundtables, held each Monday and Thursday 1500 to 1700, beginning 7 January through 28 March.

Roundtable topics will entertain and enrich you and provide valuable new and refreshed information for all cruisers and local sailors alike.

Cruisers' Roundtable - AT SEA: FIRST AID, CPR, EMERGENCIES - PREVENTION AND SAFETY FROM TROPICAL DISEASES, MEDICAL CARE IN REMOTE AREAS

Dr. Fernando Marquez, (Director General, Safecare Emergency Medical Solutions, Puerto Vallarta)

Cruisers' Roundtable - GET THE BALANCE RIGHT – TRIMMING SAILS FOR THE CRUISER and RACER

Presented by:  Mike Danielson - PV Sailing.  Mike is Owner, Sail Maker, Production Engineer, and Industry Rep for PV Sailing.  He´s been employed and/or owned PV Sailing from 1997 to present, a total of almost 22 years.  Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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Cruisers Roundtable - CRUISING & RACING SAILS: DESIGNS, MATERIALS, RIGGING, FITTING, MAINTENANCE, AND CARE

Presented by:  Chuck Skewes, Owner Ullman Sails, Manager Ullman Sails San Diego and Ullman Sails Pacific Northwest

3 time North American Champion, 2008 Etchells Worlds Grand Master Champion, Multiple National Champion, District Champion in classes from Lasers, Thistles, International 14’s, J-24, SJ-24, Olson 30’s, Beneteau 40.7s and Sleds.

•      Won 2015 Transpac

•      Won 2018 Pacific Cup

•      In the last couple years Chuck has sailed 3 Cabo Races, Transpac, Etchells Worlds, Rolex Big Boat Series, San Diego to Puerto Vallarta, MEXORC and many others.

•      Chuck has been Sailmaking since 1986.

•      In the just over the next year Chuck will sail 2 Cabo Races, Transpac, Coastal Cup and most of the So Cal medium distance races and the Baja Ha Ha

Cruisers Roundtable - AT SEA: RIGGING, REEFING, WEAR & TEAR, TRIM

Presented by:  Chuck Skewes, Owner Ullman Sail Puerto Vallarta, Manager Ullman Sails San Diego and Ullman Sails Pacific Northwest

  3 time North American Champion, 2008 Etchells Worlds Grand Master Champion, Multiple National Champion, District Champion in classes from Lasers, Thistles, International 14’s, J-24, SJ-24, Olson 30’s, Beneteau 40.7s and Sleds.

•      Won 2015 Transpac

•      Won 2018 Pacific Cup

•      In the last couple years Chuck has sailed 3 Cabo Races, Transpac, Etchells Worlds, Rolex Big Boat Series, San Diego to Puerto Vallarta, MEXORC and many others.

•     Chuck has been Sailmaking since 1986.

•      In just over the next year Chuck will sail 2 Cabo Races, Transpac, Coastal Cup and most of the So Cal medium distance races and the Baja Ha Ha

Cruisers Roundtable - HEALTHCARE IN MEXICO: HEALTH INSURANCE, MEDICAL EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS, AND HOSPITALS IN MEXICO

Presented by Pam Thompson, RN and Dr. Fernando Marquez, Director General of Safecare Emergency MEdical Solutios, Puerto Vallarta.

Cruisers Roundtable - LOCAL PROVIDERS & SOURCING RESOURCES

Dick Markie, Harbor Master, Paradise Village Marina

Cruisers Roundtable - MEXICAN CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION

Presented by: Vilma Habelloecker of Vilmas Yacht Services and Representatives from Mexican Immigration Office and Port Captain´s Office

Cruisers Roundtable - AT SEA: SINKING & MAN OVERBOARD

Dan Green, Commodore VYC
Captain Eugenie Russell

This is a popular seminar that is not to be missed. Hear Capt. Russell recount her experience of the sinking by a whale of her vessel in 2009, an event so dramatic that a television documentary was made. Also, hear Commodore Green's experience of a nighttime man overboard during a passage off the coast of California. Get tips on what you need to do to prevent such emergencies, and what you need to do to prepare yourself.

Cruisers Roundtable - OFFSHORE WEATHER & NAVIGATION: PICKING YOUR WINDOW

Presented by Mike Danielson, PV Sailing