The Actual, Final Baja Ha-Ha Registrations Open May 9

This is it! The actual, final Baja Ha-Ha. For anyone who hasn’t done the Ha-Ha, it’s now or never, and this is not a cliché designed to tug your emotional strings. The deal is real!

The news is already circulating, and it is being reiterated by the Poobah (aka Richard Spindler, the rally’s founder). “Some people are skeptical that Ha-Ha XXXI will be the last Ha-Ha. While the Poobah remains in great shape and would love to do Ha-Ha’s forever, he thinks it’s important to retire at the top of one’s game. And that time is after this year’s Ha-Ha. So the Poobah earnestly hopes you’ll join him for this one last bit of Ha-Ha history.”

Registrations for this last Ha-Ha open on May 9. This year’s #1 spot is already taken, a gesture between the Poobah and good friends Lynn and Christian aboard the Westsail 42 Mālama Kai. Lynn and the Poobah share the same birthday, May 9.

Lynn responded to the Poobah’s FB post about her and Christian’s honorary #1 spot:

“Any sailors reading this that are undecided whether to join the Baja Ha-Ha fleet, I can personally attest to the benefits of sailing among like-minded seafaring folks.

“Having crewed on the committee boat, Profligate, 15 times, I have witnessed the best of humanity, when the unwritten ‘law’ of the sea, is to always help fellow mariners in distress. Fellow sailors jump into action to assist with large and small issues. As an added bonus, the camaraderie and bonds are lifelong, and veterans of past Ha-Ha’s always manage to see each other in exotic ports world-wide.

“Christian (aka DJ Smoke) is currently shopping for a sound system for Mālama Kai. Dance party on the water, anyone?

“I personally wish to send my most heartfelt gratitude to Richard and Doña for their tireless efforts of producing this event.”

There are a couple of good reasons to sign up early: Signing up is commitment, not more sitting on the dock hemming and hawing about whether to go. Secondly, the few slips in Cabo will be assigned in the order in which boats sign up. “However,” the Poobah adds, “we urge you not to sign up until you are certain that you’ll be able to make the trip, because ENTRY FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE. Thank you for not asking.”

So, if this is “the last Ha-Ha ever,” does that mean this year’s “Halloween Costume Kick-Off Party and ‘Last Cheeseburger in Paradise’ Party” will actually serve its “last cheeseburger?”

Sign up and find out!

Details, dates and Notice of Rally can all be found here: www.baja-haha.com.