CHANGES Cruise Notes: If you're 'in the neighborhood' of Banderas Bay this month, consider taking part in the Banderas Bay Blast and/or the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run, December 12-14. The actionpacked BBB is three days of 'nothing serious' sailing fun on the water, and equally fun sailor socializing on land. On the 14th, the 12-mile Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run goes from Punta Mita to Paradise Village Marina. (Note that this is a downwind sailing event, not a half-marathon footrace.) Costumes are encouraged on the P2P, and make sure there are plenty of Super Soakers in your onboard armory. Now in their 10th year, these events are sponsored by Marina La Cruz, PV Sailing, Punta de Mita Yacht & Surf Club, Vallarta Yacht Club and Latitude 38. We're proud to say that all proceeds go to local charities and past events have contributed thousands of dollars to helping out local children and
those less fortunate. To register, go to www.vallartayachtclub.org. Giselle and Clifton Miller are down in Guaymas working fervently on the refit of Sedna, a 1985 Hans Christian 38T they found languishing in Marina Palmyra back in January. After sailing from their homeport of Juneau, Alaska, to Mexico in a Cal 34 back in 2011, they decided to purchase the heavier boat for their intended Pacific Rim circumnavigation. Under four previous names, the green-hulled HC had been around the sailing block a few times — including an abbreviated Pacific Rim trip (South Seas, Hawaii, Alaska) under her first owner. The Millers' short-term goal is to have the boat ready for the Pacific Puddle Jump, which departs Puerto Vallarta this coming spring. The long-term goal, as mentioned, is "to sail Sedna back to Alaska, the long way around the Pacific, Philippines, Japan and the Aleutians." (Sedna Sedna is named for
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the Inuit/Arctic goddess of the sea and honors the Millers' Alaskan roots.) In between the sanding, painting, varnishing "and eating copious tacos," Giselle has been recording interviews with people in the yard — cruisers, yard workers and even guards (in both English and Spanish) — for a narrative that documents their journey. And she wants many more cruisers to take part in what she calls a "collaborative story project." Giselle wants to compile a list of short sailing proverbs from all cruisers. "We're seeking words of advice, wisdom, rules, encouragement, whatever, from folks who have been there, done that — young and old, beginners to the saltiest veteran cruisers." (Here's one example we heard a long time ago from the saltiest guy we know, Commodore Tompkins: "It's easier to stay warm than get that way.") Submissions will be posted on the Millers' website, possibly included in one or
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