Events Calendar
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9:00 Ham Radio Exam
Ham Radio ExamVallarta VEC VE groupDate: Typically last Sunday of the month. Could be moved due to ClubactivitiesTime:Starts at 0900 with no time limit to finish the examAll elements (2, 3, and 4). Preregistration not required.Location: Vallarta Yacht Club, Paradise Village, NayaritSweet Thing or Promises on Channel 22 VHF orrandkohara@msn.comID – Bring a legal photo ID (drivers license, passport)COPY of license (if already a Ham) - If applicable, bring the originaland a photocopy of your current Amateur license and any Certificatesof Successful Completion of Examination (CSCE) you may hold fromprevious exam sessions that haven’t shown up on your license. Thephotocopy’s WON’T be returned.SSN or FRN – Know your Social Security Number (SSN) or your FCCFederal Registration Number (FRN). VEC’s are required by the FCC tosubmit either your SSN or FRN with your license application form. Forinstructions on how to register your SSN with the FCC and receive aFRN, visit http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=home and click onregister.$15US or $195PPencils, Pens, and a calculator – A calculator with the memory erasedand formulas cleared is allowed. You may not bring any written notescalculations into the exam.
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5:00 - 6:00 La Loupiote Show
Public Dock -
5:00 Monday Gaming Night!
Poker: 200 Peso buy in. All are welcome!
Baja Rummy
Mexican Train
Peso Mi!
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7:00 - 8:00 La Loupiote Show
Public Dock
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9:00 - 12:00 Beading Workshops
We are expanding the traditional Tuesday morning beading and jewelry workshops to include other creative hobbies as well. Suggestions have been photography, quilting, sewing, crocheting, knitting and painting. If this is something you would like to lead a workshop for, or to participate in, we would appreciate your input.
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6:00 - 8:00 Gringo Bingo & Mexican Buffet
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12:00 - 2:00 Fashion Show
The Front Deck will be close for this show
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4:00 - 6:00 PPJ Seminar - Rigging and Sails - Getting the Right Balance
Rigging and Sails - Getting the Right Balance
During the roughly three weeks that it takes to get from Banderas Bay to the Marquesas, PPJers need to get the most out of their rigs. Fuel is a scarce commodity and getting across the ITCZ quickly and safely can make the difference between being safe or sorry, or being rested verses frazzled on arrival. While boat performance is a nice-to-have thing when coastal cruising, it can be critically important when crossing an ocean.Getting you there as quickly and safely as possible has everything to do with getting the right balance.Mike Danielson is the well-known and highly respected head of PV Sailing, organizer of VYC's on-the-water programs, and is a very successful Sail maker/racer on Banderas Bay and Pacific offshore venues. He will tackle the tricky questions surrounding what to look for in your sails and rigging to keep the balance, prevent breakage, and get you there with both performance and safety in mind. His talk will address the basics of the topic as well as what you need to know for the challenging Pacific crossing.Mike will remind us that performance is not a racer thing, It's a balance and preparation thing.
Marina Riviera Nayarit
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2:00 - 5:00 PPJ Kick-off Party
Latitude 38 will co-host this annual special closed event for the members of the Pacific Puddle Jump fleet of 2011. Andy Turpin, editor in chief of the popular sailing magazine, along with the officers and board of the VYC, and Dick Markie, harbormaster of the Paradise Village Marina, will welcome and celebrate this year's fleet in a special party.
Preceding the celebration, Mike Danielson of PV Sailing will present some valuable information on South Pacific weather.
Vallarta YC
Paseo de Los Cocoteros #55
Local 1201 Col. Nuevo Vallarta
Bahia de Banderas
Nayarit CP 63735 +52 (322) 297-2222 office@vallartayachtclub.org Latitude: 20° 41.8867' N
Longitude: 105° 17.7630' W