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mexico — cont’d race. For one thing, it ends on Banderas Bay, which just happens to offer the best sailing and cruising conditions in all of Mexico. As such, it’s a great place to have significant others/kids/friends fly down for a tropical vacation, to greet you as you arrive, and to join you for a cruise to places such as Yelapa, Punta Mita, the Marieta Islands and more. None of these are more than 15 miles from each other, and most are closer. By the way, tell them to forget the foul weather gear, as Banderas Bay is shorts/t-shirts/bikini sailing only. In addition, the newly organized MEXORC will be held on March 1-8, not long after the finish of the race. With members of the San
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45, called a Mayday and tried to rescue his crew but the steep seas slammed the boat into a breakwater, destroying it in a matter of minutes. Rescuers were on the scene quickly but were unable to retrieve Finn, Adam Kornen, 33, and the unidentified MOB for about 45 minutes. Autopsies will be performed to determine if they died of hypothermia or from injuries from the wreck — all four were wearing PFDs.
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