Puerto Vallarta Sailing

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The newest addition to Vallarta's sailing scene is most impressive -- Coming About (tel. 322/222-4119; www.coming-about.com) is a women-only sailing school that provides hands-on sailing instruction for day-sailing excursions, as well as week-long sailing classes at a variety of skill levels. Owned and operated by Pat Henry, who spent 8 years sailing around the globe, then wrote about it in her book "By the Grace of the Sea: A Woman's Solo Odyssey Around the World" the classes are challenging, inspiring, and entertaining, as Pat shares her adventures with participants. Dubbed "any woman's sailing school," the goal is to take away the fear and the mystery, and make the skill of sailing accessible to everyone. Courses range from a 1-day introductory course to a 9-day bareboat charter captain course. Fees for the 1-day course are $475 for four people; $2,800 to $3,600 for the 9-day course, including hotel.

Vallarta Adventures (tel. 866/256-2739 toll-free in the U.S., or 322/297-1212, ext. 3; www.vallarta-adventures.com) offers two beautiful sailboats for charter or small-group sails (up to 12 people). Daytime sailing charters are priced at $80 per person, where sunset sails are $60 per person. The service is superb, as is the quality of the food and beverages, making it, in my opinion, one of the very best ways to spend a Vallarta evening. These are known as the boats that are most frequently under sail -- many other sailing charters prefer to motor around the bay.