Bayfest 2026

For many years, the Club  Cruceros  Sea of Cortez Race Week was held at the island off of La Paz, this to mark the end of  the  winter cruising season. The last race week was held in 2002. Not  to be  cheated out of a fiesta, The Club put together a new event. Bayfest was born!

Again this year we will be bringing all kinds of possibilities for fun and laughter with friends and those of us who are destined  to be  legends. Both daytime and evening stuff  has been scheduled  to fill your waking hours. Seminars, games, wine tasting, dancing, watersports - Bayfest has it all. 

Don’t worry, you can do it, and the Club is here for you with pocket-sized schedules. These schedules are available right by the sign-up board in the clubhouse where you can sign up on the sign-up board. Don’t procrastinate! The popular seminars may fill up. 

This year’s unique, limited  edition 2026 Bayfest t-shirts are being sold  on the club patio at coffee hour and, if there are any left, at Bayfest. 

 

Here is the 2026 Schedule:

Thursday, April 9

10 - 11:30 am     ~ Fishing Seminar by Tom Goldston on Plan B
10 am                      ~ Baja Rummy at La Costa
12 – 1:30 pm       ~ Sail Repair at Sea by Isabella of Sails & Shades Sail Loft
2 – 3:30 pm          ~ Rough Sea Strategies by Alon Badt of LPZ Marine
3:30 pm                  ~ Dinghy Poker Run at Marina de La Paz
5:30 pm                  ~ Free Hot Dogs for the  Fleet & 20 peso Beers
7 pm                         Raffle Drawing - Must be present to win

Friday, April 10

10 – 11:30            ~ Reading of “Hanita Finds Her Porpoise” by Hanita la Sirenita our Mermaid
10 am                      ~ Baja Rummy at La Costa
12 – 1:30 pm       ~ Creating Durable & Reliable Boat Parts Using 3D Printing by Scott on Rainbird 1
1 pm                         ~ Rock to the Dock Sailboat Race Contact Sea Otter 22A
2 – 3:30 pm          ~ Preparing a Yacht for Crossing Oceans by Curtis Prince on Bella Sera www.sunlovesailing.com
5:30 pm                  ~ Wine Tasting and Art Show
7 pm                         Raffle Drawing ~ Must be present to win

Saturday, April 11

9 – 10 am               ~ Backwards Kayak Race at Marina de La Paz
10 – 11:30            ~ Watermaker Theory by Bill Lee on Ocean Quest
10 am                      ~ Baja Rummy at La Costa
12 – 1:30 pm       ~ Tech Ramblings: From Batteries to Kessler by Kevin McDonald on Shogun
2 – 3:30 pm          ~ Patsy’s Baja Bash by Patsy on Talion
3:30 - 4:30            ~ Blindfolded Dinghy Race at Marina de La Paz
4:30 - 5:30            ~ Happy Hour 2 for 1 Beer & Wine
5:30 pm                  ~ Spaghetti Feed
7:30 - 10:30         ~ Dancing in the Street to the Music of Gatos Pardos!

Sunday, April 12

10 – 11:30            ~ Research & Conservation of the Blue Whale in Loreto by Diane Gendron, PhD & Rocio Marcin, PhD of the Association for the Research and Conservation of Marine
Mammals and their Habitats in the Vista Room
10 am                      ~ Open Darts, Cribbage, and Dominoes Available at La Costa
10 am ~ Baja Rummy & Bocce Ball Tournaments at La Costa              
12 – 1:30 pm       ~ Bahía de los Ángeles in Summer: Beauty, Bugs, and    Survival by Liya Smolina on Cosmo in the Vista Room
1:30 pm                  ~ Chili Cook-Off at La Costa
3:00 pm                  ~ Awards and Final 50/50 Raffle Drawing

All Seminars are in the Vista Room at Marina de La Paz.
Evening events are at the Clubhouse.
Sunday’s Chili Cookoff, Games & Prizes at La Costa Restaurant 2 blocks SW of Marina de La Paz at Navarro and Rangel

 

Past Bayfests

Check out the photo albums from some Bayfest events long ago: