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The Top Eleven Reasons For Doing The

26th Annual Baja Ha-Ha! More than 3,000 boats and 10,000 sailors have done the 750-mile cruisers rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Here are some of the main reasons. 1) It’s really, really fun. 2) Superb safety record. 3) You get a Ha-Ha backpack filled with swag at the Halloween costume kick-off party. 4) You get a special welcome letter and burgee from the Mexican government. 5) To a great extent there is safety and shared knowledge in numbers.

6) Daily roll call, professional weather forecast, and net. 7) Six social events in which to make lifelong cruising friends. 8) You’ll be featured in the Ha-Ha bio book. 9) Experienced leadership. Collectively, the three event leaders have transited the Baja coast more than 80 times. 10) Ha-Ha discounts can easily exceed the entry fee. 11) And the number one reason given by past entrants — it gives you an exact deadline to head south.

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