(Cancun, Yucatan, Mexico)- Hold on to your hats! A soon to be famous sailing
venue is being championed by none other than the J/24 class off the
famous old fishing village of Cancun in the Yucatan. Now a famous resort, but even
more incredibly, a fantastic place to be sailing literally on the edge
of the cobalt-blue Gulf Stream that goes whistling by offshore less than
a mile from the harbor entrance. With spectacular tradewinds that
start pumping hard in late spring, early summer, the J/24 sailors from
across Mexico, the USA and Europe will revel in the wavy, windy, warm
weather conditions on offer in this special place in the world. Truly,
it is an undiscovered, under-appreciated place to hold major regattas! Register NOW for the Mexican J/24 Nationals and, better yet, get a crew organized and ask J/24 Yucatan Fleet Captain Jorge Ojeda for a borrowed boat to go sailing on for a week! Contact Jorge here- j24yucatan@hotmail.com/ www.j24yucatan.org/ Facebook J24 Yucatan.
The regatta takes place from June 30th to July 3rd, hosted by Club Marina Sureste in the main harbor of Cancun. They are supported by the Mexican Federation of Sailing, the Yucatan Tourism Office and supported by sponsor Sherwin Williams Paint. Up to three windward-leeward races are planned each day starting no earlier than 1100 hours. A throwout race occurs after five races sailed.
According to Jorge, “we have beautiful sand and weather, but, especially a solid wind all the year, so its a great place for sailing!! We expect at least 25 J/24s. The three top Mexican teams are planning to attend and we hope to attract some American, Canadian and European teams, too! Please contact me, we have good boats available to sail!” For more Mexican J/24 Nationals sailing information
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