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VYC Junior Sailors and Volunteers Participate in Mexican National Olympics

UPDATE: Second and third day pictures are online.  You can view them here.

UPDATE: First day pictures are online.  You can view them here.Some of the Nayarit team on the way!

Eight members of the Vallarta Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program and four VYC volunteers leave today to participate in Olimpiada Nacional 2011 (Mexican National Olympics), May 11-15, 2011. The sailing events will be held in Progreso, Yucatan, and include Optimist, Sailboard and Laser races.  Our sailors will be part of the Nayarit state team, as follows:

Optimist Team - Coach Eugenie Russell

  • Andrew McManus *
  • Carlos Sainz *
  • Cristopher Sanz*
  • Emilia B. de Teresa *
  • Juan Varela *
  • Kevin Avalos
  • Melissa Medina *
  • Sergiel Martinez
  • Zayanya Carillo

Laser Team - Coach Joaquin Bargallo

  • Manuel Dussalt *
  • Paul Moreno *

Sailboard Team - Coach Maria Elena Vivas

  • Andrea Ortiz
  • Cristina Ortiz
  • Federico Ortiz

*VYC Member

Supporting the team will be Ibis de Teresa, Robert Henderson and Federico Vivas. VYC member Jesse Coburn has also been selected as a judge for the event.

We wish all the Nayarit sailors the very best of luck, and thank the volunteers for their hard work. If you wish to check the team's progress, you can see daily results here: http://on2011.deporte.org.mx/MedalleroXDepXEstado.aspx?IDDeporte=45
 

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+1 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-09 09:17
Go team!
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0 # Randy Hough 2011-05-09 20:31
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Best wishes to our young sailors!
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-10 07:58
Just received from Bob Henderson:
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After a varied nights sleep - some arriving after 0100, we are well fed with breakfast and rushing to the venue to sail while wind is still in the 'teens'. Overall forecast sees at least 28 again today. More news once afloat.
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-11 09:48
Today's update from Bob:
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We did an amazing evening lightshow visit to the 5th c temple at Uxmal. Kids being kids thought the 5 hour effort was "boring".

It's again breakfast time then we are off for a quick sail then relax in the pm. Racing day 1 of 3 starts tomorrow.
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0 # Linda Green 2011-05-12 08:35
Bob, thanks for the updates. Can't wait to hear about the races! Go Nayarit!!!
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-12 13:22
This from Bob today (Thursday):
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The offshore wind (SSE)held a very long time today. The 1st rAce in 10 knors/calm water.

Now the (NNE) has filled and the carnage begins. The Naval and Marines that were not around for the practise days are now very busy retrieving boats as they are towed in off the course.

74 Optis, no count yet of other courses.

Eug texted me that 1st race looked great for the Team. Now it's a test of strength and nerve.

Results after official.
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-12 18:02
Just in from Bob:
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Sorry nothing on the Board as of departure time. Our Team completed all of 3 Races.

I think the sailors want an earlier bedtime for tonight. It was a great display of boat handling to see our Team blasting back thru the surf for the beach landing.
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-13 16:32
The latest from Bob (Friday):
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Again, sorry no results available as of bus departure time. Racing was in the lighter morning breeze today. Lasers were off the water by 1330. Manuel and Paul remain 2 & 3.

Team Nayarit would like to salute and thank our supporting Sponsorship from Vallarta Yachts who supplied all 5 days of gatorade and energy bars that kept us in top shape. We went through a ton of it in the 35 degree temps. Thank You.
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-14 21:17
Latest from Bob - 9 medals!:
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Count em, thats 9!!!!!!

Carlos - bronze
Chris - bronze
Emilia - silver
Fede - bronze
Paul - silver
Manuel - gold
Juan - gold
Christina - bronze
Andrea - silver
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0 # Andy Barrow 2011-05-15 08:55
Just received from Ibis. What a wonderful message:
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Hi! We are very proud of our kids, we are holding something very special in our hands and we must continue our efforts on our program.

Thanks to you all for the always present support, faith, trust and encouragement, with out it this medals wouldn't have been possible.

We are also building incredible human beings through sailing, not only great sailors!

We are an AWESOME team all of us at the VYC!! We are very lucky.

We must also take this Olimpiada as an example of group effort and potential with the La Cruz people, skip all the politics, forgive all past issues and move fwd as the good people we are to fully expand our joint work. Its necessary to acknowledge Joaquins and Marias great work and commitment, junior sailing is their life and we have also a bunch of things to learn from them and be thankful to what they have given to our Club.

Happy campers flying back!!

Ibis
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