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Chamela Race 2016The FLOTA CAPRI 37 , Puerto Vallarta. Fleet held its first race to Chamela, a small village 130 miles south of Banderas Bay. The conditions could not have been better. Warm weather and winds up to 20 knots made for an incredible race with close competition. Azteca and Dread Naught had a great start off to the south while Crew 2, Borat, and Chevos struggled to get back into the race. Chivos had Ullman Sails Team members Chuck Skewes and Rodrigo Cuellar Dipp on board. After the boats made it half way out of Banderas Bay, Chivos and Crew 2were battling out...June 21, 2016Read More >> -
Baja Ha Ha 2016 is in the booksThe largest fleet since 2000 joined the Baja Ha Ha for the annual trek to Cabo San Lucas via Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria. 150 boats made it the entire way with a wide variety of conditions and situations. The rally started on Halloween in San Diego with a huge send off of Media, fire boats, horns, and by standers on shore and on the water. The winds were light at the start so the “Rolling Start” was initiated where boats motor at 6 knots until the wind fills in. Then the “Grand Poo Bah” Rich Spindler announces that...November 21, 2016Read More >> -
Down Wind Sailing ExplainedYou round the weather mark in good position. The wind is light with slight puffs rolling down the course. As you work your way to the leeward mark sailing as deep as you can while keeping your spinnaker full you notice a puff coming down the course and a boat that was sailing higher now is sailing your angle at more pace. When the puff goes away the boat gained or even passed you. Why did he have more speed when the puff hit? How did they gain so much? The real answer is not how the boat sailed...October 16, 2018Read More >> -
The Explanation of Mast BendThere are 4 different types of bend we look for in setting up a mast. Mast Rake. This is not technically bend, but is often misunderstood as bend. Mast Rake is the angle aft that your mast sits compared to the waterline. Without bending the spar itself and the relationship to the step of the mast. You can have a lot of rake with a very straight mast. Pre-Bend. This is the amount of bend in your mast from the gooseneck to the masthead measured from a straight line. This is measured without sails up and backstay lose. Max Bend. ...October 16, 2018Read More >> -
Serving All of MexicoAt Ullman Sails Puerto Vallarta we strive to keep sailing easy in Mexico. Cruisers come to Mexico from all over the world and we opened in 2014 to serve transient and local sailors. In the past it was hard if not possible to get quality repairs accomplished in Latin America. We decided to put a full service and sales, sail loft in the Puerto Vallarta area to make it easier for sailors to get new sails, sail repairs, and sail maintenance done without costly export or smuggling items into Mexico. We import all items legally and in a timely manner. ...October 29, 2019Read More >> -
Baja Haha 2019Baja Haha 2019 another great event with a little twist at the end. The 2019 Baja Haha once again had 132 boats and 423 people that “cheated death again” as the Grand Poohbah aka Richard Spindler the founder and leader of the Baja Haha tells the crowd as they arrive in Cabo San Lucas. The event this year started a week later than previous years to not overlap in Cabo San Lucas with the biggest money sport fishing tournament in the world the Bisbee. This worked in favor of the conditions sailing down the coast as most boats encountered near perfect...November 20, 2019Read More >>