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San Diego, CA (March 12, 2022) – The final wave of starters for the 2022 San Diego to Vallarta International Yacht Race featured Class 1 and 2 boats with veteran ocean racers like Roy P. Disney’s modified Volvo 70 Pyewacket 70, Manouch Moshayedi’s Bakewell White design Rio100 (monohull course record-holder), and Doug Baker’s Dencho/Kernan 68 Peligroso.
This year stands as Peligroso’s ninth consecutive PV Race dating back to 2006, and includes 3x 1st in Class and 2x 1st Overall. Class 2 is composed of classics like the Santa Cruz 70s including Marchetta / Furey’s Mirage and Jack Jennings’ Pied Piper.
As for those already on the 1050 nm course, if yesterday’s summary word-of-the race was “angles,” today’s words are “VMC” or “Velocity Made on Course.”
Watching the Class 6 boats beat their way out of San Diego Bay in a southerly wind was a tough way to start a distance race. At 0800 Roll Call today, they were generally passing San Carlos/Turtle Bay. By contrast, the Class 3, 4, and 5 boats got a nice westerly breeze at the start that built through the evening and allowed them to fast reach directly toward the finish.
Despite starting a day later, their 0800 boat positions today are less than 100 nm astern, about parallel to Guadalupe Island. Watching the YB Tracker, you can see the dramatic difference in course choices. By 0400 or 0500, the day two starters opted to gybe back toward the Baja coast and stay closer to the rhumbline, the most direct course to the finish…
Event information – Race details – Entry list – Tracking – March 12 roll call – Photos
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