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Baja4Fun enjoys a long history of one of the original Baja Internet sites, specializing in hotel reservations and Baja vacations. We work with a variety of Baja hotels, Baja resorts, Cruise Lines and other businesses to provide you with travel information prior to your trip to Mexico. Baja4Fun concentrates on the geographical area centered around Ensenada, Rosarito, San Felipe, and the surrounding areas. Our sister site, Cabo4Fun, specializes in Cabo resort reservations, Cabo golf tee times and vacations and can assist you with all facets of Cabo vacations. 

True to its name, Baja4Fun also keeps you up to date on all of the leading events and activities in Ensenada, Rosarito and other parts of Baja. We are affiliated with many of the major events and tourist attractions in Baja, such as the annual Carnaval in Ensenada event, Baja 500 and Baja 1000  Off Road Racing, and the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race.  We keep you informed on recreational events as well, such as the Rosarito to Ensenada Bike Rides.  

We also feature travel packages throughout the year, such as whale watching and fishing packages, so keep an eye out for those.  So if you're looking for fun and a great place to stay in Baja, we are your connection.

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Newport to Ensenada International
Yacht Race -
April 24th-26th, 2009



This year is the 62nd running of the race. 272 sail boats left the starting line Friday (4/24/09) in Newport Beach for 125 nautical mile race to Ensenada.

Weather: as of Saturday 4/25/09 9:00 AM
Mostly sunny, breezy, 8-10 kts from the West.

Race Update:  All boats are in!

Unofficial Final Results - Saturday 4/25/09

Race Facts
Number of boats entered this year:  272
Fastest rated Boat:  Doug Baker's Magnitude 80
                              (Andrews 80 - Long Beach)
Fastest time to date:   The Late Steve Fosset's
Stars & Stripes Catamaran - 6 hrs, 46Min, 40Sec - 1998

Schedule - Starting Thurs, April 23rd
Thursday eve.
- Send off party, Bahia Corinthian YC
Friday Noon - Start of race, Newport Beach
Saturday AM - Boats arrive in Ensenada
Sunday Afternoon - Trophy Party, Bahia Hotel, Ensenada
 

Race Organizer
Newport Ocean Sailing Association Newport Beach, CA
www.nosa.org

Race Results 2008
Trophy Winners 2008


Roy Pat Disney's Pyewacket II and Dennis Conner's Stars and Stripes lead the big boats off the line this year.

LIVE RACE INFO
Friday April 24, 2009

Updated Race Reports

Boats Entered in Race

DNS - Did Not Start Report

62nd Newport Beach to Ensenada yacht Race
Saturday, April 25, 2009

 --- BULLETIN ---

 ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico---Doug Baker's Magnitude 80 broke the race record for monohulls late Friday night when it finished the 62nd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race at 10:37:50 p.m. in 10 hours 37 minutes 50 seconds---7 minutes 3 seconds faster than the record for the 125.5-nautical mile race set by Roy E. Disney's Pyewacket III in 2003.   

Also notable, H.L. Enloe's big trimaran, LoeReal, finished nearly two hours earlier at 8:45:03 p.m. with an elapsed time of 8 hours 45 minutes 3 seconds to log the race's second fastest time ever for a multihull, next to the late Steve Fossett's record of 6:46:40 on the Stars & Stripes catamaran in 1998. 

Details will follow later.

Rich Roberts
Press Officer
Newport to Ensenada Race
310.835.2526
cell 310.766.6547
richsail@earthlink.net


Baja 500 2009
June 5th - 7th, 2009

Download Race Bulletin (full details)

Download the Course Map here

The Baja 500 race begins and ends in the Streets of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. 

Photo Gallery - Technical Inspection last year

More Off-Road Racing Videos here

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12 Car Class - Bingham Mechanical Racing, Inc.

Schedule of Events

Friday  June 5th
Tech Inspection - 10a-6p
Competitors Mtg - 7pm
(Riviera Center)

Saturday June 6th
Moto and ATV Start - 6am
4-Wheel Start - 10am
(Riviera Center)

Sunday June 7th
Results posting - 9am
Awards presentation - 10am
(San Nicholas Hotal)

 
Baja4Fun.com is a proud sponsor for the Bingham Mechanical Racing 12 Car pictured left. See you on the race course!

Bingham Racing Web Site


Ricky Johnson's "Epic Ride" in Baja  (Ensenada area)
First aired on Speed Channel

See first hand what it's like to ride parts of the Baja 1000 Off-Road Race Course   (This is a three part video)

Part 2

Part 3



 




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Ensenada resorts are fun!

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Melia San Lucas is so much fun.  And close to Billigans Island and "The Office"  

 


Carnaval Ensenada 2008

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Carnaval is Latin America's answer to Mardi Gras. Baja4Fun.com is the official website for Ensenada Carnaval.  See some of the past and future events of Carnaval in Ensenada!

 

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