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VYC – Truly An International Sailing Venue ….

As the Pan American Games approach, the Vallarta Yacht Club is ROCKING! We received posters to hang at the entrance to the club as well as off the back deck, announcing Vallarta Yacht Club as the venue for the Sailing Events of the 2011 Pan American Games. Teams from Argentina and Venezuela have been seen in the area training and we are expecting to see teams from Brazil, Canada and the United States in the upcoming months.

We are expecting 140 athletes competing in 87 boats from 19 countries!

The chart below shows the classes of boats and the countries represented in each class, as of March 11 2011.

Nation	Men		Women		Open					Total
Nation	Sail-board	Laser	Sail-board	Laser Radial	Sun-fish	Snipe	Light-ning	Hobie 16	J/24	Boats	Ath-letes
Argentina	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9	16
The Netherlands Antilles			X	X						2	2
Bermuda	X									1	1
Brazil	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9	16
Canada	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	7	13
Chile		X			X	X	X		X	5	11
Colombia	X				X	X				3	4
Cuba	X		X			X				3	4
Dominican Republic		X								1	1
Ecuador				X		X	X			3	6
Guatemala		X		X	X			X		4	5
Mexico	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9	16
Peru	X			X	X				X	4	7
Puerto Rico	X				X	X		X		4	6
Trinidad and Tobago		X								1	1
United States	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9	16
U.S. Virgin Islands		X		X						2	2
Uruguay		X		X		X				3	4
Venezuela	X	X		X	X			X		5	6
Total: 19 NOCs	11	12	7	12	10	8	10	7	7	84	137

We still need volunteers. If you have not done so already, contact Linda Green ( greenlr01@gmail.com ) if you can spare a few days to help us with the many, many jobs on the water and off. We need support to help with everything from registration, security, helping boats into and out of the water, measurements, information table, radio monitoring, … you name it, we can use your help! We also need more motor boats. Any size will do.

Take a look at the following schedule of events to see when and if you can volunteer or simply to watch the action on the Bay!

October 10 – 12, 2011	Early Arrivals of Athletes
October 13 – 15, 2011	Registration and Measurement
October 16, 2011	Team Leader’s Meeting Opening Ceremony (Off site) Practice Race
October 17 – 19, 2011	Races
October 20, 2011	Spare Day
October 21 – 23, 2011	Medal Races Sailing Event Award Ceremony (Off site)

In our last newsletter, we mentioned the changes around Guadalajara in preparation of the games. Here in Vallarta, we are seeing the reconstruction of the malecon. While it’s hard to believe that the government has taken on this project, it is true and the project is moving on at an amazing pace. At this point, the first two streets along the Malecon are open to foot traffic and seven of the eight streets are almost completed. For more information on the progress of the Puerto Vallarta Malecon, you can go to: http://www.banderasnews.com/1107/nb-maleconstreetsopen.htm

The Puerto Vallarta Malecon will serve as the venue for the awards ceremony of the games held in Vallarta. Those games to be held in Vallarta include Sailing, Swimming – Open Water, Triathlon, and Beach Volleyball.

T-shirts, long sleeve shirts, hats and visors are available at the club for purchase announcing that VYC is the “Host of the Pan American Games 2011”. Stop in to buy one soon so you can spread the word about having our VYC hosting one of sailing world’s most prestigious events!