Vallarta Yacht Club has become a very popular place to sail out of for athletes competing in various International Championships. Some of them have come up through our own Junior Sailing Program. And, some of them have been attracted to the club because of its location and the great sailing conditions of Banderas Bay – not to mention the incredible hospitality of the Vallarta Yacht Club staff and members.
This is the first in a series of articles to be published over the summer highlighting these incredible athletes and members of VYC and Ander and Danel Belausteguigoitia, also known as Equipo Belauste, are the first to be featured and the only “Team” to be interviewed. They have literally been sailing all their lives and come from a family of Olympics class competitors. As they were finishing their week of training here at Vallarta Yacht Club, I sat down and talked with them about their plans, goals and their experience here this week.