WARM DECEMBER SUN W
hen Arjan Bok of the San Francisco-based Lidgard 30 Rotkat got back to the The City after doing the Ha-Ha, the plumbing contractor figured it would be awhile before he would return to his cat in Mexico. "But it took just two days in chilly San Francisco to know that I had to get back to the warmth of Banderas Bay. So I grabbed my business partner Craig Libertore, and longtime crew Tom Friel, and hopped on a plane to Puerto Vallarta. There, we rounded out the crew with Sally Martin of Albany, who is spending a year in Sayulita with her son." The perfect opportunity for Bok — and other boat owners who love 'nothing serious racing' — to enjoy the warmth Tom Miller of San Francisco finds out was doing the Banthere are few things deras Bay Blast, as refreshing as a December 2-4. The water balloon to the annual event was noggin late on a De- sponsored by the cember afternoon at Punta Mita Yacht & La Cruz. Surf Club, the Vallarta YC, and a host of others. Thanks to the ultra-casual Baja Ha-Ha-style ambience of the event that is proving so popular, Bok's cat was joined by 31 other boats. Since everybody is a winner in the Blast, we might as well acknowledge the victors first: Southwind, Islander 36, Jean Gregory, Oceanside. Eupsychia, Cal 36, David Addleman, Monterey. Laniack, Yorktown 35, John White, Puerto Vallarta. Isis, Allied Princess 36, Burke & Kacey Stan’ell. Island Mistress, Wellington 47, Jeff and Judy Wahl, Puerto Vallarta. Charissa, Liberty 461, Tom Jones, San Francisco. Belfana, Catalina 30, Randy Hough, Vallarta YC. Escape Velocity, S2 7.9, Rush Faville, Vallarta YC. Interlude, Morgan Free berthing! No wonder the beautiful Marina Riviera Nayarit was packed for the Blast.
38, Don and Peggy Cox, Puerto Vallarta. Imagine, Catalina 42, Tom and Diane Miller, San Francisco. Destiny, Catalina 42, John and Gilly Foy, Punta Mita Y&S. Tomatillo, Jeanneau 43DS, Jim Casey, Punta Mita Y&S. Raptor Dance, Valiant 50, Bill Finkelstein and Mary Mack, Vallarta YC. Maya, LaFitte 44, Rick Meyerhoff, Sausalito. Bright Star, Jean-
neau 40, Dorr Anderson, Vallarta YC. Coastal Passage, Hunter 460, Terry and Michelle Willis, San Diego. Synchrony, Tartan 41, Juliet Di Giovanni, San Francisco. Adios, Columbia 43, Craig Shaw, Portland. Tabu, Farr 44, Rich and Sheri Crowe, Newport Beach. Blue, J/160, Ken and Cheryl Sears, Vallarta YC. Sceptre, J/130, Bob Musor, San Francisco. Cap-