BANDERAS BAY REGATTA XXX —

mark (an 8-ft-tall orange tetrahedron named in honor of late club member Dorr Anderson), a jibe mark set to keep boats off a new reef formed when development changed the course of the Ameca River, and a large government mark off Puerto Vallarta.

On Friday, a huge wind hole formed in the northeastern section of the bay, below La Cruz. So the course stayed south of that. Friday's and Saturday's races started in the seven divisions, with rolling starts five minutes apart. With such a diverse group of boats, the all-volunteer race committee used two different courses, with a finish line on either side of the signal boat, Al Garnier's 1974 Formosa Garden 51 ketch named Chez Nous. The Santa Cruz 52 Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler got confused about which finish line to cross and was scored DNF. When Agave Azul crossed the finish line, they heard a trumpet playing the Star Trek theme. An airhorn had failed, and Jay

Clockwise from top left: Wayne Zittel (pointing) and J/World's students and instructors raced three J/80s; Corinthian YC members Patty and Mark Thompson (in the salmon shirts) sailed their Catalina 470 'Agave Azul' "like they sold it" to win the Jib and Main Div.; John DeMeyer's C&C 43 'Carmanah' won ruiser iv odne Pimentel's ncinal agged al 'A ure' won ruiser iv

Chattaway, an Emmy award-winning composer for Star Trek, was serving as a race committee volunteer.

Saturday's course was "what we call the 'traditional' BBR course, the course we sailed 10+ years ago," explained Andy Barrow, Vallarta YC Afloat Director. "It's a triangle with a 2.5-mile weather leg and a reach mark a similar distance out and a mile or so south. Division 1 and 2 boats will do the triangle and then down to a leeward mark and back to weather for another windward-leeward loop." It reminded us of the old Olympic Circle courses.

After four fiestas with live music at

Vallarta YC, Saturday's shindig, hosted by Paradise Village Resort, moved to the beach. We stuffed ourselves at a fabulous Mexican buffet, and awards were handed out on a large, well-lit stage. No blue blazers there on the sand, but the party had a touch of elegance, and some sported matching crew shirts.

Clockwise from top left: Having raced a Hobie 16, Bart Goodell accepts the Multihull Division award from "Vannas" Yoshie Butts and Liz Barrow; John Matejczyk's Jeanneau 54 'Edwina' won Racer/ Cruiser 2; Patsy Verhoeven accepts a new award in memory of founder Terry O'Rourke from Commodore Randy Hough; Linda Sweet's Varianta 44 'Olas Lindas' won Racer/Cruiser 1.