Tuesday, 15 February 2011 10:00 - 12:00
Pam Thompson answers your questions about medical care in Puerto Vallarta

Pam Thompson the go-to lady for all things medical will be at the club to answer medical, insurance questions etc. on Feb. 15th from 10:00am till 12:00 noon. This is informal, she is just making herself available to the members that may have questions.

Tuesday, 15 February 2011 6:00 - 8:00
Gringo Bingo & Mexican Buffet

Wednesday, 16 February 2011 10:00 - 12:00
Vallarta Yacht Club Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, 16 February 2011 4:00 - 6:00
PPJ Seminar - First Aid and Dental Care at Sea, Plus Caring for Your Skin

First Aid and Dental Care at Sea

Jim Nordstrom, DDS ("Toothpick") is a practicing dentist, but he also has offered classes to VYC members, as well as others, on CPR and first aid for boaters.  Jim will present ideas on avoiding injuries and health issues, as well as practical solutions for dealing with them if they can't be avoided.

Jim has been a practicing dentist for 35 years; the last five years primarily oral surgery in a county dental clinic after being in private practice for 30 years. In addition to dental responsibilities, he has taught first aid and CPR for the National Ski Patrol for 25 years, and is a scuba diving specialist, teaching entry level diving up to search and rescue in open water. Boating has been his passion all his life, growing up in Northern California, near the coast. 

Skin Deep - Advice from a Dermatologist

Dra. Alma Vargas is well known to the community of boaters and former boaters in the sun-intensive Puerto Vallarta area.  She has shared her knowledge on numerous occasions with members of the VYC and others in presentations at the Club.  Dra. Vargas will address the types and causes of cancerous and pre-cancerous skin problems, how to avoid them, how to recognize them, and what to do about them.

Dra. Alma is a Board Certified Dermatologist by the Consejo Mexicano de Dermatología. She graduated from Medical School at the University of Nuevo Leon in Monterrey, Mexico and Heidelberg University in Germany. She specialized in Dermatology at the University Hospital in Monterrey, with studies at the Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco in Guadalajara and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.. She is a member of the  Mexican Academy of Dermatology and the CILAD (Colegio Iberolatinoamericano de Dermatología).

www.draalmavargas.com

dermatologia@draalmavargas.com

Monday, 21 February 2011 12:30 - 1:00
Yachtsman's Luncheon

Attorney Manuel Martinez will speak.

Monday, 21 February 2011 5:00
Monday Gaming Night!

Poker: 200 Peso buy in. All are welcome!
Baja Rummy
Mexican Train
Peso Mi!

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 9:00 - 12:00
Beading Workshops

We are expanding the traditional Tuesday morning beading and jewelry workshops to include other creative hobbies as well. Suggestions have been photography, quilting, sewing, crocheting, knitting and painting. If this is something you would like to lead a workshop for, or to participate in, we would appreciate your input.

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 6:00 - 8:00
Gringo Bingo & Mexican Buffet

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 4:00 - 6:00
PPJ Seminar - Refrigeration and Watermaker Care and Feeding

Refrigeration Care and Feeding

Don May ("Fresco") is familiar to any boater who has spent any time in the Puerto Vallarta area.  He specializes in servicing and repairing refrigeration and air conditioning systems.  In this session he will discuss refrigeration, how it works, how to keep it working, and how to troubleshoot and repair refrigeration systems that are not working.

Don's career in his previous life was as a mechanical engineer. Prior to his retirement in 1993, he took a three semester practical course in refrigeration and air conditioning. Don and his wife, Pat, arrived at Nuevo Vallarta Marina in January, 1994 and lived on their boat FRESCO there for nine years. He began working on boat refrigerators and air conditioners in 1995. The only popular units he does not service are absorption propane/electric units (more popular on RVs than boats). In 2002 he and Pat built a house in Jarretaderas, Nayarit, just southeast of Nuevo Vallarta, where his shop is located. He works on boats in all of the marinas and at anchor in Banderas Bay. He can be reached at Josefa Ortiz #35, Jarretaderas, on channel 22, at landline 322-297-1684, cell 322-170-3276, or USA (internet) 303-952-4059.

Watermaker Care and Feeding

Kim McDonald (Azimuth Marine Services) is certified by Spectra Watermakers to service their units, but is also experienced in servicing most other brands of watermakers.  He will share his knowledge of how to keep this critical piece of equipment happy and supplying you with high quality drinking water from the sea.

Capt. Kim McDONALD has been active in the marine industry for over 35 years in yacht ownership, operations, management, and surveying with Ten’s of thousands of miles' offshore experience as designated captain on sailing and power vessels. He is a 1991 graduate of the Marine Surveying Course at CHAPMANS School of Seamanship in Florida, USA. He is holder of a valid Canadian STCW 350 TON Commercial Home trade Master Certification. He is a former Canadian Marine Law Enforcement Officer with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and has many years' experience in vessel maintenance operations. He is a factory trained and qualified Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water maker Technician, as well as Yacht systems technician, including vast experience in power plant, electrical, water and waste systems repair and service. Kim is a proud VYC member and resides and operates Azimuth Marine Services Inc., a vessel Maintenance, Marine Survey, and Vessel Delivery Business out of Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.

Wednesday, 23 February 2011 6:00 - 9:00
BBQ Ribs Night with Live Music

Don't miss the chance to enjoy the lovely music by Don and Rhonda .

Menu

Bell peper soup cream.

BBQ Ribs.

Lemon pie.

Members $ 150. pesos

Non Member $ 200. pesos