Howdy from Raptor Dance in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

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Hi all, we've been lurking on the board for a while and started posting a few pithy messages and responses.... and thought it was time to say Howdy!

We're Bill Finkelstein & Mary Mack. We've been cruising on our Valiant 50, Raptor Dance since Sept. 2004, when I retired and we left SF Bay and turned left.

Since then we've been down to Mexico, up to Canada (as far as 51° N, when we got too cold and decided to return to Mexico) and then back down the coast (through a Gale off Crescent City) and back to Mexico.

We're currently cruising from Manzanillo to the Sea of Cortez and call home slip D-24 in Paradise Village Marina, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit - which is just a bit North of Puerto Vallarta here in Banderas Bay.

You can see where we are and what we're up to (e.g. we just won the local Chili Cook Off at the Vallarta Yacht Club) on our website at:
http://raptordance.com

Fair winds,
Bill