Cruisers Roundtable - Racing for Cruisers and Cruising Banderas Bay

DATE CHANGE: THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE FRIDAY, JANUARY 12.
Racing for Cruisers
Just in time for Vallarta Cup! Join VYC Afloat Director Andy Barrow and VYC Commodore Randy Hough in a lively discussion of how to race your cruising boat - what happens on the water, the terminology, how handicapping works, and a world of other info!

Cruising Banderas Bay
We'll have a great presentation about Banderas Bay - the history, wildlife, and the great little spots YOU can take your boat to enjoy our beautiful Banderas Bay.

Food, Places and Culture of Beautiful Mexico with Guadalupe Del Carmen Dipp

Cruisers Roundtable

Join one of VYC's founding members Guadalupe Del Carmen Dipp for a fun and informative slide show presentation as she discusses the magical food, locations and culture of beautiful Mexico.

Lupe has a long and interesting resume, but in short is the proprietor and creator of the gorgeous and well known Los Arroyos Verdes in Bucerias and also the owner of s/v Nueva Luna. She's a lot of fun and knows so many interesting things. You don't want to miss this!

Cruisers Roundtable - Capt Zachary Singer

Cruisers Roundtable

Captain Zachary Singer is the founder and director of Sail MS. Zac has spent his entire adult life working on commercial tug boats all over the world. He holds a 1600 ton Master oceans and Master of towing oceans which allows him to captain ships up to 300 feet.

In 2019 Zac was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and had to leave the commercial maritime industry. Going blind due to Uveitis caused by MS for six months, Zac was unable to renew his captain’s license or work. This led to the largest existential crisis he has ever had to deal with.

Meeting Captain Eugenie Russell during this crisis was the founding moment of Sail MS. The entire summer of 2019, Captain Eugenie taught Zac how to sail. After being brought back to life while blind, unemployed, and newly diagnosed with a terrifying chronic illness, Zac wondered what it could do for others. The rest is history.

Come meet him and hear his story!

Cruisers Roundtable - Aldo from Project Manta

Project Manta is a group of researchers and students in Bahía de Banderas whose purpose is to support the marine conservation of the giant manta (Mobula birostris) through research, capacity development, citizen science and dissemination.

Action for Mantas, a partner of The Manta Trust, takes a multidisciplinary approach to the worldwide conservation of manta rays and their habitat through robust science and research, while raising awareness and providing education to the general public and community stakeholders alike.

Join Aldo from Project Manta as he shares his wealth of knowledge of these fascinating and mysterious creatures with whom we share the Bay. The giant mantas are incredibly interesting, and Aldo, a key researcher, knows a lot about them and is very excited to share that information with our Club! He will have slides to accompany his remarks. 

Cruisers Roundtable - Casa De La Paz - Marilyn and Jim Moxin

Cruisers Roundtable

Please join us for a very special presentation by Marilyn and Jim Moxin who are establishing a badly needed care home for seniors in our area.  Ground has been broken on this compassionate project, and they will be here to explain how they started, why they started and what they hope to accomplish and provide for the community. Please come and listen to these two catalysts for transformation in Bucerias. You will be inspired by their story and by their great work.

See you at the Club!

Cruisers Roundtable - Pamela Thompson-Webb

Cruisers Roundtable

Pamela Thompson-Webb is a well-known and respected expert in the area who works for HealthCare Resources Puerto Vallarta, which is a multi-faceted, independent, resource network that is here for your TOTAL health and well-being.

She offers English-speaking assistance to help find a physician, hospital and/or diagnostic service for any healthcare needs.

As well, she are here to answer any health-related questions that you might have in relation to the Puerto Vallarta area.

 Pamela plans to have the ambulance with a paramedic with her and a bilingual physician. 

Cruisers Roundtable - Get The Balance Right! Rigging and Sails by Mike Danielson

Cruisers Roundtable

Come on over and benefit from Mike Danielson's experience with rigging and sails and how they best work to together to get your boat moving! Mike, the owner of well-known PV Sailing in La Cruz, has been living, working, and sailing here in the Bay  for over 29 years. He has helped countless cruisers and racers alike keep their rigs safe and their sails fast! He will be sharing his wealth of knowledge with us, and taking your questions, and we know you won't want to miss what is sure to be a very popular event. 

See you at the Club!

Cruisers Roundtable - OLYMPIANS Tania Calles and Elena Oetling Ramirez

SPECIAL TIME 4-6 PM

We are particularly thrilled to announce that OLYMPIC SAILORS Tania Calles and Elena Oetling Ramirez have made time in their busy training schedule to talk to all of us, and especially our Junior Sailors about what it takes to be an Olympian. These two hardly need any introduction to the VYC crowd! As you all probably know, Tania has participated in four Olympic games and Elena is currently being coached by Tania to compete in Paris in 2024. This will be Elena's second Olympic campaign! You don't want to miss this special talk; it is a genuinely unique and special opportunity. These women are spectacular!

POSTPONED: Cruisers Roundtable - The Ocean in Purgatory Project - Mike Danielson and Friends

Due to injury, we have to postpone this event.

Mike Danielson of PV Sailing started The Ocean in Purgatory Project 9 years ago, restoring a local catamaran with a mission to have students learn more about our ocean and marine life.   

Since 2014, the vessel has never moved and remained in Nuevo Vallarta. 

But... It looks like Mike has another chance to produce this mission! 

The project; The 51' Performance Catamaran "Purgatory" is the sailing platform for the Marine Science program "The Ocean in Purgatory Project"

The Ocean in Purgatory Project is a Marine Science research program. The classroom is Banderas Bay and the Ocean coast of Pacific Mexico. 

The Catamaran "Purgatory" is the lab. Students from all over North America are involved in a research study program to help identify our human impact on the Ocean and monitor its state of health. 

We need to change our destructive trend …. If we kill the ocean we kill ourselves. 

Students that sail on Purgatory will be studying on a totally “Green” platform as well as be part of the sailing team while onboard. 

The quest is to run a Plankton, Humpback Whale, and Manta Ray survey for the region, monitor the interaction between tourism and this unique marine population, sample water quality, and 3D map the bay.

Please join us to learn more!

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