Banderas Bay at full sail with the Vallarta Cup Race

The Riviera Nayarit started out the year at full sail with the 13th annual Vallarta Cup Race Series organized by the Vallarta Yacht Club (VYC) in Nuevo Vallarta, taking place in Banderas Bay in January.

The Vallarta Cup Race Series is a series of races run by about 30 sailboats each day, marking the start of the nautical competition season in the region. It happens on four Saturdays during the month of January (6, 13, 20, 27), with one race per day and a party each evening at the VYC clubhouse after the run.

Participants are mostly local, though there . . .