NEW FOR 2021-2022 - Refresher Course

If your certification has lapsed in the last 10 years for the International (ISAF) Offshore Safety at Sea with Hands-on Training you no longer need to take the Complete Two-day Course. Refresher Courses (Day-2 Modified Hands-on Only) are being offered at select locations.

MEXORC 2022 on it's 45th edition will take place in Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta from the 19th to the 23rd of March 2022. The venue will be Marina Vallarta BVG where the participating fleet will dock under privileged conditions. The Official lodging with attractive rates will be the Flamingo Hotel Puerto Vallarta among other options.

This Regatta is supported by the Acapulco Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club and the PV RACE 2022. The organization is working on a variety of accommodation options having already secured good deals with the Hotel Flamingo Puerto Vallarta located next to the marina. The ratings rule will be ORR. There will be 4 or 5 categories in accordance with ratings and also with the number of identical boats that could compete as a class.

Racing will be a mix of W/L races as well as 20-30 mile coastal racing on a couple of days.

March 19:
0900: Skippers Meeting and Registration at MEXORC tent
1330: Races 1, 2: Windward/Leeward Courses
1800-1930: Cocktails in MEXORC tent

March 20:
1300: Races 3, 4: Windward/Leeward Courses
1800-1930: Cocktails in MEXORC tent, sponsored by SMA Yachts

March 21:
1230: Race 5: "Las Marietas"
2030: Cocktails/Dinner at restaurant in Marina Vallarta TBD

March 22:
1300: Races 6, 7: Windward/Leeward Courses
1700-1930: Cocktails in MEXORC tent

March 23:
1300: Race 8: Pursuit Race
1900: Gala dinner and prize giving

San Diego Yacht Club is proud to announce the biennial international yacht race from San Diego, California to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico will be held March 10 – 18, 2022. SDYC has been running the West Coast’s only continuous yacht race to mainland Mexico, a tradition that began in 1953.