Puerto Vallarta Race
Distance ocean races come in all different shapes and sizes. There’s a point where it goes from an event you can grit your teeth and battle through, to a length of time on the boat where you need to establish a flow for the on/off watch periods and cycle of racing day and night. The average time on the course in this year’s Puerto Vallarta Race was 5 days, 2 hours, which needs that flow to succeed.
Stan Fleming, J/125 Nereid, shared why the race to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico needs a different mentality than shorter races.
In addition to the time on the water and the competition between boats, the carrot at the end of the stick is the beautiful destination of Puerto Vallarta. Sunny weather in the 80s and the immediate opportunity for those sticking around to pivot from distance racing to buoy racing in Banderas Bay for MEXORC is a draw for many. Some teams are in the marina cleaning up for a delivery, while others are changing modes to start buoy racing for MEXORC on Saturday. The partnership between the PV Race and MEXORC adds value to both events and gives the teams another reason to sail to Mexico.
Congratulations to the 2022 Puerto Vallarta Race Overall and Class 2 winners John Raymont and the crew of the Ker-51 Fast Exit II. John’s team has been working hard over the last few years to improve the boat and raise their competitive level sailing in many west coast ocean races. Fast Exit II was the stand out from Class 2, besting 2nd in Class, Mark Surber’s TP52 Bribon by 11.5 hours while the rest of Class 2 landed mid-fleet for overall honors.
ORR-1
1. BadPak (Botin 56), Tom Holthus, USA
2. Good Energy (R/P 63), George Hershman/ Mark Comings, USA
3. Hollywood Down Under (JV 72), Ray Roberts, AUS
ORR-2
1. Fast Exit II (Ker 51), John Raymont, USA
2. Bribon (TP 52), Mark Surber, USA
3. Good Call (Swan 60), Tom Barker, USA
ORR-3
1. Nereid (J/125), Standish Fleming, USA
2. Zero Gravity (Soto 40), Ivan Batanov, USA
3. Lucky Duck (Rogers 46), Dave MacEwen, USA
ORR-4
1. Trouble (SC 50), Tom Camp, USA
2. Katara (J/145), Roger Gatewood, USA
3. Vela (SC 52), Steven Davis / Tim Dornberg, USA
ORR-5
1. Velos (Tanton 73), Kjeld Hestahave/ Chuck Skewes, USA
2. Akaw! (Olson 40), Michael T Ewens, USA
3. Ho’okolohe (Farr 57), Cecil & Alyson Rossi, USA
ORR-6
1. White Cloud (Cookson 12M), Paul Grossman, USA
2. Such Fast (1D35), David Garman, USA
3. Envolee (Figaro 2), Nathalie Criou, USA
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