(Valle de Bravo, Mexico)- It has been a busy week in Mexico’s Valle de
Bravo. This past weekend, Club Vela la Pena hosted the J/70 Mexican
National Championship, and after a brief respite, the J/70 North
American Championship began Wednesday morning this week. Here is Aly Di
Nas’ report as bow girl on XPRESS (thanks to Sailing Anarchy.com).“I am thrilled to be sailing for my first time ever in Mexico! The 32 teams competing represent both coasts of the USA, Argentina, and many of Mexico’s main racing towns – Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and locals from Valle.
This mountain lake venue is a challenge for anyone, but especially those of us visiting for the first time. The prevailing breeze is a thermal that fills over the mountains like clockwork at noon daily, only to be fought back by a cool southern breeze and thunderstorms from the west a few hours later.
Conditions are shifty and puffy, but as the lone Gringa on a team of locals aboard Luis Barrios’ XPRESS, I seem to be assimilating quickly. After two days of racing in the Mexican Nationals, our team slid into First Corinthian by just two points! (We can add a few style points for the already-outdated Anarchy III flat brim, which made the pilgrimage with me south of the border). The overall national champion was Javier Navarro’s BANDOOLA Racing.
Numerous tequila shots later, we are back into it as of Wednesday morning, with four races completed on the first day of NA’s. The results of day 1 have three American teams in podium position, with the Argentines close on their heels. Racing continues through Saturday. For more J/70 North American Championship sailing information and results Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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