Team J World had a great run aboard Hula Girl in the 2014 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race.  I have to say I can’t imagine a more pleasurable group to have been sailing with.  Everyone did a truly fantastic job, and I was very much impressed with the vast improvements I saw in ability levels and proficiency.

Just getting going…  passing the Coronado Islands

More Coronados….  wouldn’t see land again for a couple hundred miles!

Hula Girl, in her element.

Lightening the boat by removing the deadweight…  hey, wait a minute, that’s me! When it got really light, we seized the opportunity for a much needed cleansing swim.

We were blessed with amazing sunsets and a huge moon for most of the race. The nights were truly spectacular.

Dolphins setting the pace…

More of our sleek friends

And more.  Tons of sea turtles out there, too.

No, it’s not the same night as the picture above.  They were all like this!

The Hulagains hard at work….  thanks again team!

Next up is 2014 Pacific Cup which is unfortunately sold out, but we have just opened up the 2015 Newport to Cabo race for registration.  Visit here for info, or contact us to receive the Team Brief.

All the best,

Wayne Zittel and the J World Team

Some pics from the fantastic Midwinter Clinic and Regatta in San Diego.  More pics here.  Next up is the Banderas Bay Regatta (sold out) then the San Diego Yachting Cup Clinic/Regatta April 30-May 4.  Visit here for info.

So our San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race programs this coming March was a sold out event…  until we got a cancellation last week.  So, some sailor out there is about to get lucky.  About 1100 miles (mostly) downwind into the land of sunshine aboard a turboed 50 footer.  This is a fully managed, turnkey program.  What more could you possibly want?!?

So to whet your appetite, here’s a video from the last running of the SD-PV Race.  We had a great team aboard, and an’ interesting’ year in the weather department.  We started in some real breeze, and were just trucking.  That’s our Hula Girl surfing at sustained 15-20 knots of boatspeed (at about 2:50-ish in the video).  Then a couple days later things took a turn, and the breeze shut off down near Cabo.  What’s in store for this year?  Who knows, but that’s what makes it fun!

The berths aboard our Offshore Racing Programs generally fill up a year or more in advance, so this is a pretty rare opportunity.  If the winter blues are taking their toll and you want to see all the blues the the Pacific can offer up, visit here and/or contact us for details.

Really, it’s just nuts.  Completely ridiculous.  The winter weather in Puerto Vallarta is something to behold. Rick, our lead instructor in PV, has been reporting impeccable sailing conditions which our J/80s have been loving, and yesterday yours truly made it out on the water on the Surfin’ 65 cat Profligate.

Yesterday was the the final day of the Banderas Bay Blast, a fun-focused, low-key ‘race’ spread out over three days which goes harbor/anchorage hoping and serves as a fundraiser for the schoolchildren in the area. It was pretty much a perfect day.  There was a bit of surf out at the starting area.  A great breakfast on the beach.  Then it was out to the boats on a panga (our driver got a bit, shall we say, ‘sporty’ in the surf).  And finally, the headliner, a downwind spinnaker run to Paradise Village.

A fun crew, perfect weather, quick boat, what more could anyone ask for?  Oh yes, the whales…

Lots  of whales playing about.  Tough to see there in the background mostly because the limitations of my phone camera, but you get the idea.

If you want a getaway for some idyllic winter sailing, this really is the spot.  And J World has plenty of options to get you out on the water!

                                             

Seriously?  Mid-winters already?  Hard to believe that the summer is gone, but seems to be so…

But the beautiful thing about the West Coast is that when winter comes, the sailing doesn’t go away!  This is hot off the presses for you SF Bay Sailors:

Members of J/World’s BoatShare program will be participating in RegattaPRO’a WINTER ONE DESIGN INVITATIONAL SERIES aboard a J/105 with a J/World coach aboard.

They are looking for 2-3 enthusiastic crew members to join the team…  Race dates will be November 9th, December 14th, January 11th and February 8th. Two races per day are scheduled. First Warning each day is 1130 hrs.  The intended racing area will be the Berkeley Circle area. Courses will be windward/leeward courses.

The cost will be based on the total number of participants and will be a nominal sharing of the fee for the coach.  Contact us here at J World for additional details…The first race is Saturday November 9, so we are looking to solidify the crew early next week.  Please email us at info@sailing-jworld.com or call us at 510-271-4780.