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Saturday, August 3
4:00 a.m. - Fishing Tournament
departing from Hotel Coral & Marina, on the highway 1 1/2 miles north
of Ensenada. Bring your own tackle, bait and boat (or inquire about charter
party boat) and fish for halibut, bass, yellowtail and albacore. Entry
fee is $25dlls. per person. For registration and rules contact Fito at
Hotel Coral & Marina, tel. (646)175-0000; fax (646)175-0058; e-mail
9:00 a.m. - 10th Annual International Wine Competition entitled “Ensenada - Land of Wine.” Professional judges rate the wines of Baja California at Hotel Coral & Marina. By invitation only.
9:00 a.m. - Visits To The Winemakers: Winemakers personally host visitors at their wineries to taste and describe their wines. Guests tour three different wineries. Cost of $22dlls. includes lunch and transportation.
5:00 p.m. - Vendimia Calafia at Casa Pedro Domecq Winery in Guadalupe Valley. By invitation only.
6:00 p.m. - Santo Tomas Street Fair at the Santo Tomas Cultural Center in downtown Ensenada on Av. Miramar #666. House wines, food, live music, games, art exhibits and cultural presentations. Perfect for the whole family! Free admission.
6:30 p.m. - Gala Formal Dinner at the Adobe Guadalupe in Guadalupe Valley with Wine Competition award presentations and a charity auction of wine and art. Cost is $70dlls.
Sunday, August 4
8:00 a.m. - Kayak Tour & Races
in Todos Santos Bay take off from Hotel Coral & Marina, on the highway
1 1/2 miles north of Ensenada. Entry fee is $25dlls. per person. For registration
and rules contact Fito at Hotel Coral & Marina, tel. (646)175-0000;
fax (646)175-0058; e-mail
1:30 p.m. - Mexican Country Luncheon with lamb, house wine and music at Vina de Liceaga Winery in San Antonio de las Minas at Km. 93 on Highway 3. Cost is $40dlls. (pre-sale $35dlls.)
6:00 p.m. - Sunset Concert at Monte Xanic Winery in Guadalupe Valley, just off Highway 3 to Tecate. Enjoy a romantic classical music concert while sampling hors d’oeuvres and house wines. Tickets ONLY at Monte Xanic, tel. (646)174-7055; fax (646)174-6848; e-mail Cost is $40dlls.
7:00 p.m. - A Night at Casa de Piedra with gourmet dinner, music and house wines at Casa de Piedra Winery in San Antonio de las Minas at Km. 93.5 on Highway 3. Cost is $55dlls.
Monday, August 5
8:00 a.m. - "Culinary Cup" Cooking Contest
at Pedrin’s Restaurant in Real del Mar on the toll road between Tijuana
and Rosarito. A surprise basket of regional ingredients is provided to
competing chefs so that they can prepare their dishes of choice. Spectators
are welcome.
2:00 p.m. - "Wine & Foods" of Piedra-Laja with a vertical tasting of Casa de Piedra wines and a gourmet dinner at Restaurant Laja in Guadalupe Valley on Highway 3. Cost is $85dlls.
6:00 p.m. - Sunset Concert at Monte Xanic Winery in Guadalupe Valley, just off Highway 3 to Tecate. Enjoy a romantic classical music concert while sampling hors d’oeuvres and house wines. Tickets ONLY at Monte Xanic, tel. (646)174-7055; fax (646)174-6848; e-mail Cost is $40dlls.
7:00 p.m. - "Culinary Cup" Award Dinner prepared by top chefs at Pedrin’s Restaurant in Real del Mar on the toll road between Tijuana and Rosarito. Tickets ONLY through Cofradia del Noble Vino de Tijuana, tel. (664)686-1846. Cost is $50dlls.
Tuesday, August 6
7:30 p.m. - Wine Tasting, Music & Winemaking
Seminar with pasta specialties at the Tijuana Cultural Center
in downtown Tijuana. Tickets ONLY through Cofradia del Noble Vino de Tijuana,
tel. (664)686-1846. Cost is $35dlls.
Wednesday, August 7
7:00 p.m. - 6th Annual Wine Exhibition in
Mexicali at the Salones Mision I of the Crowne Plaza Hotel includes
wine tasting, hors d'oeuvres, music and talks by oenologists. Tickets ONLY
through Mexicali Cofradia del Vino, tel. (686)566-8952. Cost is $35dlls.
7:30 p.m. - Raku at Casa de Piedra Winery in San Antonio de las Minas at Km. 93.5 on Highway 3. Enjoy a glass of house wine while watching a spectacular pottery firing. Cost is $6dlls.
Thursday, August 8
7:00 p.m. - Rosarito's Second Vendimia Night
at Hotel Las Rocas at Km. 38.5 on the free road between Rosarito and Ensenada.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to sample wines from all the wineries,
along with appetizers from Baja's finest restaurants. Cost is $35dlls.
(Tickets also available through Rosarito CANIRAC, tel. 661-612-0700 and
Hotel Las Rocas, tel. 661-612-2140.)
7:30 p.m. - "Mexican Delights," a fiesta with regional foods, house wines, mariachis and folkloric dancers at Cavas Valmar Winery in downtown Ensenada at Av. Riveroll #1950. Cost is $40dlls.
Friday, August 9
4:00 p.m. - "Russian Memories,"
a folk festival and country luncheon with house wines at Rancho Toros Pintos
Bibayoff (Bodegas Valle de Guadalupe) off Highway 3. Cost is $45dlls.
5:30 p.m. - Jazz Festival at Mogor Badan Winery in Guadalupe Valley at Km. 85.5 on Highway 3 with house wines and Mediterranean appetizers. Cost is $40dlls.
Saturday, August 10
9:00 a.m. - Visits To The Winemakers:
Winemakers personally host visitors at their wineries to taste and describe
their wines. Guests tour three different wineries. Cost of $22dlls. includes
lunch and transportation.
6:45 p.m. - Romantic Sunset Concert with house wine and hors d’oeuvres at Chateau Camou Winery in Guadalupe Valley, just off Highway 3 on the road to Tecate. Cost is $45dlls.
Sunday, August 11
Noon - 11th Annual Paella Cooking Contest
SOLD OUT!
at Rancho San Gabriel at Km. 94.5 on Highway 3 in San Antonio de las Minas with
paella sampling, wines, dancing and music. Cost is $35dlls. (pre-sale $25dlls.)
Saturday, August 31
Noon - Concert by the Sea: A free
concert of classical music overlooking Todos Santos Bay at Ventana al Mar
Park in central Ensenada.
Light winds up to 15 knots and rain soon turned into westerly winds of up to 25 knots, making the journey south fast-paced and exciting. The direction of the wind made the heading to Ensenada perfect, taking the fleet inside the Coronado Islands.
A few years ago, most of the fleet turned around on Saturday night in San Diego, knowing they would never make the finish line within the time limit of 11am Sunday. But that wasn't the case this year -- nearly all the racers finished up the 125-mile course within 24 hours of the start!
The excitement rolled into Ensenada when the first of the boats, the catamaran Afterburner skippered by Bill Gibbs of Ventura, finished with a time of 10 hours, 55 minutes. Next came a couple of the ULDB-A boats - Magnitude and Medicine Man, who got into a tacking duel near the finish. Magnitude became the first monohull to finish with an elapsed time of 11 hours, 23 minutes, 53 seconds and Medicine Man was only three minutes behind. These two monohulls, and four others, broke the record of the fastest time set in 1998 by Roy Disney's Pyewacket. Dennis Connor, sailing for the San Diego Yacht Club, was at the helm of Stars & Stripes as he took first in the ULDB-B Class with an elapsed time of 13 hours.
Many racers continued the party onshore at Saturday's Giant Paella Festival. What's with this giant paella? It's a traditional Spanish dish of meats, poultry, seafood, vegetables and rice, on this day cooked in a huge pan resembling a super-size wok and served to 1000 people. Proceeds from the event further the efforts of the Cancer Association of Baja California to build a desperately needed "Free" Cancer Clinic in Ensenada that will provide treatment, programs and support to low income people.
The partying continued into the evening at bars, restaurants and the
Centro Artesanal Arts & Crafts Center, which presented a Fiesta
& Art Exhibit featuring live music, a pig roast and the
opportunity to meet locally renowned artists displaying their wares. On
Sunday the Awards Ceremony at the Hotel Bahia was moved up from 2pm to
12:30pm because many of the early finishers were partied-out and ready
to head for home! (For complete race results, visit the
NOSA
web site.)
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Sept. 20-22 (new date): Baja
Mex 300
An off-road race for motorcycles, ATVs and four-wheelers at Estero
Beach Resort, 6 miles south of Ensenada. Info: Geraldo Novelo Entertainment
& Best in Desert Series, tel. (646)176-6225; e-mail
Sept. 21: 26th J.D. Hussong Baja International
Chili Cookoff
Noon: Competition for traditional red chili con carne, chili verde
and salsas at Quintas Papagayo Resort, 1 1/2 miles north of Ensenada. Cook's
registration & information now available with Pancho McNiff, U.S. tel.
(626)795-4818; e-mail
General info/vender's booths: Juan Hussong, tel. (646)174-4575; e-mail
Oct. 5: Oktoberfest
German food and crafts venders, German bands and volunteers needed
for benefit event at Quintas Papagayo Resort, 1 1/2 miles north of Ensenada.
Info: German Group of Ensenada/Margit Gantt, tel. (646)174-6979; e-mail
Nov. 20-23 (new date): 35th Tecate SCORE
Baja 1000
This year, the famous off-road race starts in Ensenada, B.C. and finishes
in La Paz, B.C.S. Info: SCORE International, U.S. tel. (818) 225-8402;
fax (818)225-8102; e-mail
Dec. (date TBA): Holiday Show at Gertrude Pearlman
Theatre, Punta Banda
Volunteers who can sing, dance, play an instrument, read poetry, perform
a skit, etc. are needed for this annual community event. A coordinator
is sought to organize the entertainment. All participants welcome. Info:
Irka Davis, tel. (646)154-2235; e-mail
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