Another huge success for the May regatta in San Carlos. It's hard to believe this regatta has been active for 20 years. On this anniversary the weather was about as perfect as you could get. We had 32 sailboats registered for some close racing in near perfect conditions.
    On Friday we had 4 boats enter for the San Pedro Island Race, although the winds were good, only one boat finished, but a valiant effort by the other boats.
    Saturday the day started off calm with flat seas, but as the start got under way the wind picked up a little had we had a perfect start. As the day progressed the boats spread out over the racecourse, coming together towards the finish line for some exiting close racing.
    Saturday evening we gathered at the Marina Cantina for the usual cocktail party and some wonderful food supplied by the Hobie Club. Thank all the Hobie members for a great job. Along with the drinks and food there was the usual stories and tails of the days event.
    The Sunday race started with a little more wind and larger seas, with the wind clocked around we had a broad reach to the first mark and then a wonderful run to the island. The wind and seas built all day and made for some fine sailing with close finishes.
    Sunday evening was a real treat, the winds died down and the temperature dropped a little to make for a perfect evening.
With drinks in hand and music in the background it was time for some socializing with old friends and new, and more stories and tales of the race. You could hear the usual if only I had tacked a little later or I should have change headsails. This is all part of the fun and excitement of the regatta.
The evening events got under way with the start of the raffle and some amazing prizes, the ever-vigilant staff of the Fiesta Hotel served a wonderful dinner as the raffle continued and the prizes given out.
With dinner over and raffle prized depleted it was time for the Awards presentation and the farewells to old friend and new.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the all the skippers for taking part and especially those who traveled so far.
A special thanks to the skipper and crew of the committee boat, Jerry Helm, Bill Ahrens and David Brinkley. Thank you Ned Pos for doing such a great job in the chase boat, setting the marks and making sure all the boats finished safely. Also thanks to the members and friends for there help at the registration table; (this was the smoothes registration ever). Finally a special thanks to the raffle committee for all there hard work. If I have missed anyone, my apologies.

Start making you plans for the Fall Regatta in November.

Connie and Rex Weedon were staying in Room 208 at the Fiesta Hotel in San Carlos — Deana and Ned Pos in 209.

Late their first night, Connie awakened with noises from next door. She heard some pleading, followed by rustling and thumping, followed by a SCREAM, a bunch of additional THUMPING, and some throaty conversation ending in "Oh NED, You’re the MAN!"

Not knowing much about their private life, Connie was thinking the best for both of them as she floated off to sleep.

The next morning at breakfast, Deana confided that she didn't get much sleep the night before. Connie, not wanting to pry, but certainly interested, shyly asked what happened.

Deana went on to describe in detail her evening’s loss of sleep.
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Just as Deana was dozing off, she was visited by a king-sized Cucaracha. After being awakened as it scuttled across her pillow, she screamed and woke up Ned, who was not interested in taking chase.

After loud conversation such as, WOW, look at the SIZE of that thing", "Go for it, big boy!" and "Well damnit, Ned — you’re the MAN, Ned took chase, resulting in much noise and a banished roach.

This cleared up the night's activities and proves once again that things you think you hear are not always what they appear. Hope you enjoyed your race weekend as well!

Ticket? Ticket? No, you’re not boarding a train. You’re just trying to partake of your "inclusive" breakfast as a guest at the La Fiesta Hotel, San Carlos, Mexico.

A few years ago our favorite beach front hotel decided to go Bed & Breakfast. For a little extra cost breakfast was now included with your room. You had to obtain a ticket from the front desk and present it to a waiter to collect you’re a.m. bounty. In the following years they took it a step further by providing room service. With no phone in your room you would have to make the short jaunt to the restaurant to order, but then you could return to your room to await delivery of your morning selection. Just like uptown! Over the years the ticket idea kind of got lost in the shuffle and you could just sign for your meal.

This year proved most confusing yet. While enjoying our first dinner at the local taco stand a fellow club member announced that free breakfast had been removed from the options at La Fiesta. I was sure I had confirmed that it was still included and had in writing that Abraham, who took my reservation, had agreed. Upon returning to the hotel we inquired at the front desk about breakfast. The clerk had us fill out a short form of what room, and how many people, and handed us a small ticket for the following morning.

The next evening at Dot’s annual cocktail party the conversation turned to hotel amenities and how La Fiesta had retracted their breakfast offer. When I replied that we had breakfast included as usual you would have thought I said the Hotel had burned down. Apparently everyone had been getting breakfast except the Weedons, Lubliners, and Pos. Needless to say they were just a tad put out about not getting their fair share of the tortilla.

After working the sign-in table and seeing their men folk off on the first leg of the race Saturday the three women scorned headed straight for the office. Oh how I wished I was a fly on the wall for such a formidable confrontation. Anne had her sails set full while Deana and Connie flanked her at the helm, ready to steer straight for the desk if the clerk did not comply. Anne politely expressed her dismay at having been treated so unfairly after patronizing La Fiesta for so many years and the clerk put his hands up in surrender asking for the room numbers. They got to enjoy free breakfast the last two days there but made sure they had that "TICKET".

Entertainment was also provided as Mark McDade, instead of obtaining a ticket played a verbal game of cat & mouse with Chewey the waiter, who insisted "no ticket, you pay" but settled for Mark sign for his eats.

So, if you stay at La Fiesta remember it’s not what you know but who you know and make sure the who you know knows that you know what about breakfast.

And remember: A ticket in the hand is worth two breakfasts in the café!

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Anyone who’s ever vacationed at La Fiesta In San Carlos (or probably any hotel there) has surely had the pleasure of unexpected company. This is the story of the second floor Invasion (which just happened to be directly above my room.

Once upon a time there was a beautiful Princess named Deana. She loved living In her castle with her charming prince, Ned. Until one day she chanced to spy a winged beast scampering through her chambers. It was a grotesque creature with spindly legs, beady eyes and long waving antenna. Listening from the dungeon below I could only guess that a storm was approaching as thunder rolled across my ceiling. But no, I do think that Deana must have taken up arms and bravely slain the Beast.

As I was relaxing on the stretcher later I again heard horrible noises such as could only come from the depths of a dragon’s lair. But a dragon it wasn’t. it was Deana again doing combat with a filthy, giant beast. This time I was sure I heard the last painful cries as Deana dealt the deadly blow.

But the story was not over yet. The Beasts seemed to come from all directions and the next one was brutal, almost In vengeance of its predecessors. It chased Deana to her bed chamber and there confronted her on her maidenly mattress. As she shivered in horror it continued its assault by marching in terror across her headboard. Feeling overwhelmed and weary from previous battles she pleaded with her Prince Ned to do the deed to this beast. But Prince Ned had a Jousting match to prepare for and saw no danger in such common beasts of the land, telling his princess to ignore it and it would retreat. So much for Prince Charming. Deana was forced to watch in despair and the creature finally abandoned its course of war and did retreat, leaving a disillusioned Deana in its wake. The beast’s body was discovered at dawn which relieved Princess Deana greatly. No beasts were seen from that time on and it seems Beauty is once again the victor.