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Nov. 30,
2006
Puerto
Vallarta pre-race
seminar Tuesday night
 MARINA DEL
REY, Calif.---The second
preparation seminar for Del Rey Yacht Club's biennial International
Yacht Race to Puerto
Vallarta in February
is scheduled Thursday night, Dec. 7, 7
p.m. at the club.
First-time
racers to Mexico or
competitors seeking a refresher course are welcome, along with other
sailors just thinking about doing the race. Admission is free;
complimentary light snacks, coffee and tea will be available.
A map and
directions to the club may be seen at http://www.dryc.org/
The entry
deadline is Jan. 20. Starting days are Feb. 16, 21 and 23.
Subjects to be
covered at this seminar will include:
Hotel and
mooring arrangements;
How to handle
paperwork for the Mexican authorities;
Dealing with
medical emergencies at sea, presented by Dr. Paul Silka, a sailor who is
chief of the emergency room at Cedars-Sinai
Medical
Center;
Electronics,
including communication and navigation, presented by international
expert Gordon West;
The Salsa
class scoring system, presented by Peggy Redler, who will explain the
intricacies of handicapping and use of the FIS Tracking Services that
will be introduced to provide satellite tracking of all boats for
automatic scoring.
A question and answer
session will follow those presentations.
The event features a Racing
division that will make a 1,125-nautical mile non-stop run from Marina
del Rey to Puerto
Vallarta and a Salsa division that
will have three layovers along the way. Each division offers its own
assortment of trophies and other prizes.
Corum, the lead sponsor,
will present the Admiral's Cup Trophy 41 watch to the winner of each
class within each division. The timepiece with a 41mm stainless steel
case and nautical pennants instead of numerals to indicate the hours was
introduced by Corum before the 2005 race.
Social events
and other amenities at both ends of the 19th regatta remain part of the
entry package. Race entry packets are available online on the race Web
site at www.pv07.com
Corum is the lead sponsor of
the race. It is an independent, family owned company producing
high-quality and prestigious Swiss watches since 1955. The Admiral
watch, along with the complete Corum line, may be seen at www.corum.ch
More
information at www.pv07.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
Del
Rey Yacht Club
(310) 823-4664
www.dryc.org
RACE CHAIRMAN
David Ross
(310) 980-7829
pv07@dryc.org
PRESS OFFICER
Rich
Roberts
(310) 835-2526
richsail@earthlink.net
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