Vallarta Yacht Club

Members and guests are invited to join us at the Club this coming Valentines Day for a night of cool jazz and great food.

On the evening of February 14th,  the "Banderas Bay Allstars" will present the 4th and final "Jazz at the Club" dinner concert of for this season.  For those who have attended any of the first three concerts, or have heard the "Allstars" perform at another venue, you know what a magnificent evening this will be.  For those who have not heard them yet you are in for a great experience. 

Reservations are a must and can be made by contacting Rudy or Daniel at the Yacht Club office.  They can be reached at     322-297-2222.  The cost of the dinner show is $250 pesos for members and sponsored guests of members and $300 pesos for non-members.  Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm.  The club is located in Nuevo Vallarta adjacent to the boat ramp at Paradise Village. 

The VYC Vallarta Cup for 2012 was a success by any measure, but the most important measure of all was the smiles on the faces of the participants. For the last race of the series, Primary Race Officer Randy Hough and Assistant Race Officer Janet Coburn did their usual spectactular job managing the race and providing ongoing commentary on VHF 63 for those who weren't fortunate enough to be on the water. The fleet was joined by a film crew from the Canadian travel series "Paradise Hunter", who got great shots of the unique way we do racing events here in beautiful Banderas Bay.

Vallarta Cup 2012 has been one of the best ever. Lots of boats have come out to enjoy sailing on beautiful Banderas Bay, and everyone has had a great time. For the last Vallarta Cup race this year, we are being joined by the film crew from the TV series "Paradise Hunter". Ryan Van Duzer (formerly of Discovery TV's "Out of the Wild") and crew will be aboard Richard Spindler's "Profligate" for the race, and will be joining us at VYC for the after-series cocktail party and awards ceremony. Ryan will be interviewing locals on why they chose Banderas Bay as their home, and joining in spirit of our beautiful Mexican home.

Time of the after-race party depends on the finish of the event, but plan on around 5pm. Racers may have slips at Paradise Village marina, just call the marina before 6pm. Please join us for the race on the water, and for the party afterwards. Help Ryan find his paradise!

Saturday's third race of the 2012 Vallarta Cup saw excellent sailing conditions, with thermal winds up to 15 knots under a beautiful Banderas Bay sky. For the first time, the Vallarta Cup fleet got a close up look at Puerto Vallarta's famed Capri 37 fleet, with the Capris sharing the Vallarta Cup starting line for the start of their own two-day series. Saturday's race started close to the beach off the Marival Hotel, giving beach-lovers a great view of some beautiful yachts. The course took competitors south, for lots of reaching, ideal for boats to show off their spinnakers. Race Officer Randy Hough and assistant Janet Coburn did double duty on the committee boat, running the Vallarta Cup and Capri 37 races at the same time. Club Manager Rodolfo Pineda had is first opportunity to help in race management, joining the elite club of BIMBOs - Brotherhood of International Mark Boat Operators.

Rear Commodore Randy Hough has a secret: he has an alter ego! On race days, Randy becomes a sports announcer.

If you have a marine VHF, tune in to channel 63 around 12:30 every Saturday this month. You'll hear our favorite Race Officer giving the play-by-play for the Vallarta Cup races.