The La Ventana Classic

The full moon is setting behind us. The sun is rising ahead. And we still have 10 miles to paddle to get to the race start.

Race start on Isla Cerralvo. It's a 10.3 mile sprint to the finish in background.

Race finish at Baja Joes. La Ventana.

The La Ventana Classic is the annually held kiteboarding, windsurfing, SUP and surfski race from Isla Cerralvo to La Ventana. This years running of the 10.3 mile surfski race had twice as many entrants as last year. There were two of us.  Pretty much guarantees a top three placing if you get into a race in it's early years.
Shaun S. of Bellingham, Wa. and I were on the water before dawn under the full moon for the 10 mile paddle to the race start. Because the surfskis were too big to be loaded onto the pangas (local fishing boats) for transport to the island we got double the value for our race entry fee. All other racers were ferried over to the race start.
The transition from paddling under full moon light to sun rise was the highlight of the trip. Not as much sea life to distract you this year. No whales or manta rays jumping as was the case last year.
Hoping for another doubling of the entrants in 2012.