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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.
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.
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
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