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Deadline for Cheap Slips in Paradise Is Feb. 1
 Capt. Pat Rains - theLog
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January 11, 2010
| | Space Still Available — Vallarta Yacht Club is hosting the five-day Banderas Bay Regatta in March, and if you hurry, you can register for the regatta and get a good deal on a slip next door at Paradise Village Marina. (www.MexicoBoating.com) | |
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico — The 18th annual Banderas Bay Regatta starts March 16, so you have plenty of time to head down to the Puerto Vallarta area for this five-day nautical festival.
But to get a 50 percent discount on a full-service slip at Paradise Village Marina, you need to register for the Banderas Bay Regatta and then complete your slip reservation at the marina by Feb. 1.
The Banderas Bay Regatta draws hundreds of yachts to mainland Mexico each year — mostly cruising and racing sailboats, but also motoryachts and sportfishers. Seminars, dinners, boat promenades, beach parties with live music and an array of racing events fill the schedule ashore and on the water. To learn more about the Banderas Bay Regatta and to register, visit www.BanderasBayRegatta.com.
Vallarta Yacht Club puts on the Banderas Bay Regatta as a fundraiser for local charities. The clubhouse is located within the Paradise Village resort compound, next door to the marina in Nuevo Vallarta Inlet. The event headquarters is at Vallarta YC, and most races start outside the breakwaters.
According to Dick Markie, dockmaster of Paradise Village Marina, all yachts racing in the regatta will get 50 percent off the marina’s slip fees for all five days. After Feb. 1, the discount goes down to 25 percent for registered regatta participants.
Paradise Village Marina contains 200 berths from 26 to 240 feet, surrounded by tropical landscaping within a sheltered estuary. It is Mexico’s only certified clean green marina, Markie said. For more information about this marina and to make slip reservations, visit www.ParadiseVillageMarina.com and click on “Participants” and “Early Bird Discount,” or phone the marina office at (011 52) (322) 226-6728.
Also coming to Banderas Bay about the same time, the second annual Latin American Boat Show is scheduled March 11-15 at Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz, located in a separate yacht harbor about 6 miles west of Nuevo Vallarta Inlet. For more information about the Latin American Boat Show, visit www.MarinaRivieraNayarit.com.
This article first appeared in the January 2010 issue of The Log Newspaper. All or parts of the information contained in this article might be outdated. |
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