SCORE Baja 500 Map Unveiling on Dirt LiveHD

With pre-running on the official race course beginning Wednesday, SCORE officials will unveil the course map for the upcoming 45th annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500 during Tuesday’s airing of Roger Norman’s Dirt LiveHD weekly Internet broadcast Tuesday at 7 p.m. Pacific Time. Airing in High Definition on www.score-international.com, the show will air from its broadcast home at the SCORE International tech shop in San Diego.

Beltran-Cobos battle to draw in Tijuana

After super featherweight Miguel “Barreterito” Beltran came down with a sciatic nerve injury mid way through fight week, his older brother Alberto “Barreterito 1″ Beltran (14-1-1, 8KOs) had to take the reins of last Saturday night’s Zanfer Promotions fight card held in an open air mini bull ring on the ground of the Caliente racetrack in the heart of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Close to two thousand fight fans witnessed Beltran at times struggle but at the end come back to earn a tough draw against hometown Rafael Cobos (12-4-5, 3KOs) in the eight round main event broadcast live by TV Azteca in Mexico.

After a couple of rounds of study where Beltran tried to measure with a

Rest In Peace Pescador Amigo

I first met Jorge Villanueva on the docks behind the fish market in Ensenada. I was looking to connect with him to begin what has turned into a ten year business relationship booking charters (Wahoo Pangas & Wahoo Supreme) for him via www.ensenada.com. I watched Jorge build his business by adding the Wahoo Too and eventually the Wahoo Supreme a twenty eight foot Luhrs sportfisher. I spoke to Jorge several times a week via radio as I do with many of the charter captains to get the latest reports on sport fishing to post online, so I knew him well. Jorge was a truly gifted fisherman and knew the Todo Santos Islands as good if not better than anyone in Ensenada. I have always said he ranked in Ensenada's top two when it comes to fish counts because I am the guy that keeps track. Jorge's word was always as good as gold and trust was never an issue. He was as likable guy as you can meet, worked very hard and loved fishing.
Jorge passed away this morning from a heart attack, his always smiling face and happy go lucky spirit will be remembered.

Rest in peace amigo,

Jay

Mexico's Lower House Votes to Give Foreigners Coastal Land Rights

MEXICO CITY--Mexico's lower house of Congress voted on Tuesday to change the Constitution to allow foreigners outright ownership of residential property in the so-called prohibited zone--within 50 kilometers (32 miles) of the coastline and 100 kilometers of its international borders--with the goal of drawing more second-home buyers and retirees from the U.S., Canada and elsewhere.

The proposed change to the 1917 Constitution doesn't affect the prohibition on commercial property in the coastal and border zones. The ban was originally intended to keep U.S. expansionist intentions in check nearly a century ago.

Ensenada 5-1 to 5-3-13-Mixed Bag

Fishing has been steady the last few days with barracuda now starting to make their way into
many areas of Bahia Todos Santos. The ever present rockfish and ling cod bite
has been good for those wanting to target them as well. Yellowtail have been
seen in big numbers but few are being caught. There has been a south swell that
has brought the water temps to up to 65 degrees but it is definitely throwing
the yellowtail bite off. 

Saving surf spots is focus of conference

ROSARITO BEACH — Surfing groups from Europe, Latin America and the United States are expected to gather in Rosarito Beach on Monday for a three-day conference aimed at conserving the world’s top surf spots.

4/26-28/2013 Freezer Fiesta IV

The fourth addition the Freezer Fiesta Series which is an all-inclusive fish and fiesta anglers weekend put on by Pete Rowland and the Hotel Costa Baja in Ensenada Baja Mexico. The weekend started Friday at 10:30am with Pete and company making a pickup run to Los Angeles and Orange County with a 55 passenger tour bus then heading south to hotel Costa Baja in Ensenada. After arriving in Ensenada there was a Carnes Asada dinner in Costa Baja's Restaurant (Cinco Sabores) before the party began. Several anglers indulged in Pete famous Rattlesnake Tequila, Cervea and Margatitas as the fishing stories began to sound off.

Ensenada 4-25-13-Yellows everywhere & Lings

Yellows have shown up big time again here in Ensenada. On Wednesday a local panguero reported seeing boiling yellows all over the island. That was enough for me to get a last minute crew together. Mike Slater, Lupe, Pires and myself headed to the north end (Punta Norte) of Todos Santos Island and we metered lots of yellows but had no takers on the yo yo iron. Well we had many takers in the form ling cod but no yellows. Out went the trollers (blue mackerel x-raps) and we went 3 for 6 on 15-28lb yellows.

BAJA WINE - BIBAYOFF

There is a story in Mexico’s premier wine growing and winemaking region located in Guadalupe Valley that needs to be told. It’s a fascinating and mysterious part of history and also very tragic and sad. This is a story about love, vision, determination, passion, faith, spirit, ethics, democratic principles, creativity and hard work. Let us not forget who really created Mexico’s grape growing industry by cultivating desert-like land into a true “Garden of Eden.” God bless them!

It starts in 1905 with the arrival in Baja California of a Russian pacifist group of Christians called “Molokans.” The Molokans were spiritual Christians who had broken ties with the Russian Orthodox Church and were being severely persecuted in their homeland. 

Newport to Ensenada Kick-Off

The Lexus Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race festivities began Sunday with a kick-off lauch party held at the ExplorOcean Newport Harbor Nautical Museum.

Changes come to Newport-Ensenada race

Nearly 200 boats are expected to set out for Mexico in this year's Newport to Ensenada race, but following the deaths of four sailors aboard the Aegean last year — the first deaths in the race's history — there will be a few changes.

Vessels in the cruising class now cannot use autopilot while motoring, either day or night, according to the race's press officer, Rich Roberts.

Sixth annual Bajamar Vendimia Open to be held near Ensenada, Mexico

ENSENADA, Mexico --The 6th annual Bajamar Vendimia Open will be held Saturday, July 27 at the Bajamar golf resort, a 27-hole seaside course north of Ensenada, Mexico. The tournament celebrates golf, gastronomy and music and benefits the Baja Scholarship Foundation.

Organization hopes to boost cross-border business

Mexican entrepreneurs who want to learn how to expand business in the United States have a new resource in San Diego.

About 70 members of the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs - based in San Antonio, Texas - met at the University of San Diego on Monday to launch a chapter that aims to connect Southern California businesses with those in Baja California. In doing so, it hopes to promote investment and business expansion between the two countries.

Newport to Ensenada Not Just for Sailors

From 3D chalk art to tours of sailboats, the festivities leading up to next week's Lexus Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race likely has something for everyone.

More than 220 sailboats will hit the water to compete in the annual Lexus Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race next week, but before they set sail the community will have a chance to take part in some festivities.

Relief for a Parched Delta

CUCAPÁ EL MAYOR, Mexico — Germán Muñoz looked out at the river before him and talked about the days when dolphins swam here, 60 miles from the sea.
“The wave made noise like a train,” he said, describing the tides that would roll up the Colorado River from the Gulf of California and then a mile or so up this tributary, past his family’s land. “There would be all kinds of fish jumping, very happy. And then the dolphins would come, chasing the fish.”

Ensenada 4-12-13-Reel Adventure Yellows & first Barracuda of the year

Had the opportunity to fish on the "Reel Adventure" which is a 37' Blackman owned and operated by Wes Price. Wes also owns the Marina Coral Marine Store which is well stocked with snacks, drinks (beer, wine and soft drinks), a large selection of marine hardware and supplies, and fishing tackle. You can also purchase your Mexican Fishing License here as well.

Touring Mexico on a BMW R80GS | The Kindness of Strangers

I’ve always loved riding in Mexico. Pretty roads, cheap hotels, and warm weather would be enough to get me down there. But there’s something more.

Back when my son was too young to care whether he was in school or not, we used to go down to Baja California in the spring and camp on the beaches. Once south of Ensenada, nobody ever passed by a vehicle stopped on the road. Everyone would try to help, and sooner or later somebody would have the piece of wire for the muffler or some brake fluid, or whatever was needed. It’s still much that way off the major highways throughout the country, and even in the more rural areas of mainland Mexico.

Fender's Sergio Villanueva Previews Upcoming Panel at Billboard Latin Conference & Awards

Instruments like guitars have helped artists from Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix find their voice in music. During the Billboard Latin Conference & Awards, presented by State Farm, this theme will be explored during the panel "The Essential Partnership: Artists & Their Instruments," featuring Sergio Vallin of Mexico's iconic rock band Maná.

Señores, start your engines

Cheaper than China and with credit and oil about to start flowing, Mexico is becoming a Brazil-beater

CUERNAVACA, A ONCE pretty, now sprawling city with volcano views just south of the capital, is a typical Mexican town. Hernán Cortés stopped off there after toppling the Aztec emperor Moctezuma in 1520; the conquistador’s stables have since been converted into a smart hotel. Yet on the outskirts of the city, in an enormous industrial park, a visitor could forget he was in Latin America. Nissan, a Japanese car giant, has created a factory the size of a village where from next year it will begin turning out thousands of yellow and chessboard-chequered New York City taxis.

Dental Heroes: Dental Care for Children helps thousands

April 4, 2013 -- Back in 2002, Charles Tozzer, DDS, of Irvine, CA, never dreamed he would one day oversee a charitable organization that helps more than 1,000 needy kids in California, Mexico, and Haiti get free dental care each year.

But that was the year his nonprofit, Dental Care for Children, first began to take shape, after a hygienist who worked for Dr. Tozzer told him about a mission she was going on with a church group to an orphanage in Mexico.