Event· Nuevo Vallarta· Mexico
Vallarta Cup, WesMex and MEXORC (Banderas Bay Racing Season)
20° 41.4′ N · 105° 17.7′ W · approximate
The rest of the bay's racing calendar: the Vallarta Cup distance-race series opens the season in January, then March brings Nayarit Sailing Week with the WesMex youth small-boat regatta and the grand-prix MEXORC.
Practical
Coordinate approximate (Vallarta Yacht Club / Paradise Village). Vallarta Cup 2026: January 10 to 11 and 17 to 18, courses 10 to 20 miles, start and finish off the Marival Skybar, first start 12:35pm; founded 2005 by Mike Danielson. WesMex 2026 (20th edition): March 4 to 9, Optimist, ILCA, board sailors and J/70. MEXORC 2026: March 7 to 11. Monthly J/70 regattas and fortnightly beer-can races also run from VYC. The 18th Marlin and Tuna fishing tournament ran July 2 to 4, 2026 from Paradise Village Marina.
Best for
Joining a race crew between cruising legs
Season
January–March racing; July fishing tournament
Nearby
- Banderas Bay Regatta0.1 NM away
- Vallarta Yacht Club0.1 NM away
- Marina Nuevo Vallarta0.2 NM away
- Nuevo Vallarta Port Captain (International Zarpe)0.2 NM away
- Paradise Village Marina (Nuevo Vallarta)0.3 NM away
- Paradise Village / Nuevo Vallarta Outside Anchorage0.8 NM away
- Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)2.4 NM away
- Afternoon Sea Breeze (Banderas Bay)2.6 NM away