In Mexico, 16,500 patients have been diagnosed with Dengue Fever in 2008, mainly in Morelos state (4500) and in the Pacific states south of Mexico (Guerrero-Oaxaca-Chiapas) (4250 cases). In Puerto Vallarta have been confirmed only 35 cases. In nearby states to Puerto Vallarta, there have been diagnoses of Dengue Fever in: Sinaloa 392cases, Nayarit 170, Michoacan 1471 and Colima 583. Jalisco has 170 cases, but mainly in inner urban areas like Zapopan-Guadalajara. More information on Dengue is available in Medical Loft, at www.BoatMexico.com by Dr. Luis Suarez.

$37,000 Price reduction - mama says a new baby is coming! This is stealing this boat - come and take a look, you will agree! Sceptre 41s are highly sought after, and seldom put on the market, pilothouse sailing yachts. Their long production run and tremendous reputation is due to their ability to deliver on many fronts. They are carefully built to a robust standard. They sail very well on all points of sail and incorporate a low, very attractive, pilothouse with inside steering. The layout is excellent for a cruising couple or family.

This vessel went through a total refit in 2004 where all of her electronics, solar panels, controllers, alternator, regulators, wiring, total mast refit, rod rigging, safety gear – on and on, was upgraded. This owner prepared her for a circumnavigation and she has an extensive set of spare parts. She is without a doubt the best equipped Sceptre 41 ever. Over $100,000 in improvements in 2004. She is ready for you to take her to any part of the world you wish to go.

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Fishing Report for Oct. 9 2008 for Boat Mexico. Written by BoatMexico’s Fishing Experts Stan Gabruk of Master Baiter’s Sportfishing and Tackle

A strong dollar and a bay full of fish, makes PV the place to be!

When it comes to fishing, especially in Puerto Vallarta where we’re famous for our productive fishing grounds, the glass is always half-empty or half-full, depending on your state of mind. Here in Puerto Vallarta, we’re all a lot jaded because for us, a two hundred pound Yellowfin Tuna is common place at this time of the year. Anything less than perfect in Puerto Vallarta (PV to the locals) and the glass is automatically half-empty.

Now, if you’ve been reading my reports, you know that the fishing in PV has been anything but “Bad”! Blue and Black Marlin are plentiful and they’re in the 700 lb range RIGHT NOW. How many people on this planet have ever caught a fish even half that size? The half-full guys will tell you that we’re used to boating Granders or Marlin over a thousand pounds by now. But in reality, we don’t see that many fish bordering on a thousand pounds, very seldom actually reaching a thousand pounds. So, I prefer to be a half-full type of guy and focus on the positive rather than the negative. I mean, IF there is a negative to catching a world class fish….

Read the rest of article FREE now during BoatMexico’s DEMO DAYS where you have free access to some of BoatMexico’s membership site.  Go to Fishing Loft to read the rest of this article. Then click on Sign Up Now to get a full year of Mexico’s All-IN-ONE Boating Website.

PREPARING TO GO CRUISING

Getting ready to coastal cruise or take off on an extended voyage to Mexico and Central America? Here are some thoughts from our Maintenance Loft Expert, a marine surveyor and delivery skipper.

by

Doug Danielson

Working as a marine surveyor and delivery skipper living in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, I inspect a lot of cruising sailboats and trawlers that have made it this far—usually in the second or third year of cruising life. Some of the vessels are skippered by self-sufficient sailors, who are really well prepared.

… Others—some coming down in the BAJA-HA-HA—are still unprepared. They have had nothing but terrible experiences so far, haven’t learned a thing, and are ready to pack it in and sell the boat. I enjoy talking to these folks also, because they’ll probably end up hiring me to take their vessel back to the States. Here are my observations on what I think made the difference between the two types of cruisers…

Editor’s Note: You can now read the rest of Expert Doug Danielson’s article for free during our FREE DEMO time. Just go to www.boatmexico.com and click on the Maintenance Loft. While you’re at it, check out our other Premium Lofts available now for DEMO. You cannot upload articles or comments into the demos, but they are available in full for your review. Once you see a token of what we have online for you, we think you will agree that our site is a bargain at our $25 annual rate special to use our Trip Tracker, Weather Briefing and all of the other features including free ads and communications to all memmbers is great value.

Now is the time to check into BoatMexico’s extensive website that offers you more than 38 sections of utility and fun for Mexico. Why right now? Because BoatMexico has opened four of its premium membership lofts for your perusing. They are marked FREE DEMO NOW on the websites homepage. During the free demo period you may have reading access to these normally member only lofts.

Weather loft is the perfect place to go for your weather briefing. Just go to the Weather Loft and click on Weather Briefing. You will find all of the best weather charts and text ready to spring up on your screen. Additionally, check out the convenient lat/lon distance calculator, and don’t miss reading Don Anderson’s expert article on how he recently formed his forecast for one of his radio broadcasts.

If your sailing passion is more in la cocina than the cockpit, view articles on demo now by Food Expert, Dolores Brittingham who has been teaching cooking for more than 28 years.

Want to know more about what fish are biting where and what its like to hook on to a large marlin or sailfish? Fishing Loft is now on demo also and Stan Gabruk will be you guide in his colorful articles.

Keep an eye on BoatMexico’s website. We are kicking off the season and will be giving demos of various lofts. If you are going to be visiting Puerto Vallarta in November, watch for our upcoming announcement of a week’s worth the seminars by our experts to be given with Vallarta Yacht Club’s luncheon series in November.

Oh yea, if you haven’t already taken advantage of BoatMexico’s early season promotion, don’t miss out. Premium membership are only $25 (50% off) right now! Just go to www.boatmexico.com and click on MORE INFO (after reading through other entries on this blog). Then click on SIGN UP NOW to register and pay with conveniently and securely online.

BoatMexico has added a Marine Biologist as one of its new expert staff members.  Oscar Aranda is a Mexican biologist trained at University of Guadalajara and is dedicated to the conservation of nature and environmental consciousness in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

He leads a non-profit society to achieve the balance between nature and human activities. Find his intriguing articles now in BoatMexico’s Marine Biology Loft. Oscar, will also be at the helm of BoatMexico’s Ecology Loft. Look for new articles in that section soon.

Boat Mexico now has a staff of nine experts online with more on the way to provide expert information and assistance to boaters and others with marine and Mexican interests. Other lofts with experts are: Mexican cooking (Food Loft), Diving, Fishing, Legal, Maintenance (Boat), Medical, Safety, Weather, and Writing. Experts write regular articles for the members and answer their online comments/questions as well as participate in seminars that BoatMexico offers.

BoatMexico is a members website, charging only a nominal annual membership fee, that provides the most comprehensive website for boaters of Mexican waters. The normal premium membership brings each user an efficient and easy to use Weather Briefing, computerized float plans with automatic emergency contact notification triggered by a user selectable time after not arriving at destination, a private messaging system with “Find a Friend” searches and “Bring Me a Part With You Please” geo targeter, a Captain’s Log for the family keeping tuned in with the trip, free classified ads, and the ability for members to upload their own articles and photos into one of the many loft areas available. Join now or find out more at www.boatmexico.com.