MEXORC Midweek Report

March 14, 2012

Down in sunny Nuevo Vallarta, the MEXORC grind continues, and a rotation of Bay Area sailors has occurred on the Wylie/Kernan 44 Ocelot. Gone is Bruce Nesbit of Richmond YC and the Olson 34 Razzberries. No, he didn't get fired, his vacation time expired. In comes Christian Lewis from the Catalina 42 Carmelita of South Beach Harbor. Bruce left big flip-flops for Chris to fill.

Bruce Nesbit shows the kids how to hike properly. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

Manouch Moshayedi's Newport Beach-based TP52 Rio is back in the water and racing again after losing her keel bulb on a reef while finishing the San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race. The crew were actually able to lift the bulb off the reef and bolt it back onto the keel within a week, and, although they missed the first day of racing, they are now now fighting it out on Banderas Bay. And the Tiburon-based Thompson 1150 Serena is back out on the course and looking to catch up as best as they can after missing two races due to breaking their mast track.

Dale Williams' old boat, the 44-ft Wasabi, is living the good life racing in warm Mexican waters. ©2012 norcalsailing.com

Another Bay Area connection is the Kernan-designed Wasabi and Peligroso, both formerly owned by South Beach (San Francisco) resident Dale Williams. The boats are now run by Mexican syndicates; the 68-ft Peligroso made it up to San Francisco in 2010 for Rolex Big Boat Series.

Two more windward-leeward days and two more distance races are scheduled, and the whole enchilada wraps up on Saturday. See www.mexorc.com for more. You can read our previous MEXORC report here.