Rosarito-Ensenada 50 Mile Ride, Sand Sculpting Competition & a Mexican Food Festival --- That’s Just Part of This September in Rosarito Beach

Summer may be over, but the party is not. Rosarito Beach is packed with activities for people of all ages to enjoy during the month of September. A Mexican food festival, an air festival, the largest amateur soccer tournament, a motocross series, a 50-mile bike ride, and a sand sculpting competition are all packed into the month of September! The first weekend of October will also include a two-day Mariachi and Folklorico festival.

EXITOSO TORNEO DE PESCA EN ROSARITO

 Más de 200 pescadores participaron en el cuarto torneo del Circuito Internacional de Pesca Deportiva Baja California 2010 “Copa Gobernador”  Se grabó el programa “Con Caña y Carrete” que se difundirá a nivel nacional e internacional

PLAYAS DE ROSARITO.- Con más de 200 participantes se llevó a cabo de manera exitosa cuarto torneo del Circuito Internacional de Pesca Deportiva Baja California 2010 “Copa Gobernador” frente a las costas de Playas de Rosarito, informó la Secretaría de Turismo del Estado (SECTURE).

I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL MARIACHI Y DEL BALLET FOLKLORICO

El  sábado 2 y domingo 3 de octubre del 2010, se llevará a cabo, por primera vez en Playas de Rosarito, el I Festival del Mariachi y el Ballet Folklórico. La sede de este importante evento cultural binacional, será el Hotel Rosarito.

The Rosarito Ensenada 50-Mile Fun Bicycle Ride® is named an “Official Event” of the 2010 Bicentenario.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - AUGUST 16, 2010
 ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Bicyclists are getting ready to roll on September 25 at the historic
bike ride that attracts thousands of riders from around the world.

GOLF Y PESCA DEPORTIVA OPCIONES ENTRE ENSENADA Y PLAYAS DE ROSARITO

·        Se realizará el torneo de pesca deportiva Copa Gobernador el sábado 21 de agosto en Playas de Rosarito

·        Anuncian el Torneo “Abierto de Golf – Vendimia 2010” que se desarrollará en Bajamar el próximo 28 de agosto

La práctica del golf y la pesca deportiva son algunas de las actividades que se ofrecen entre Ensenada y Playas de Rosarito, por lo que promotores y servidores turísticos anunciaron junto con la Secretaría de Turismo del Estado (SECTURE) la realización de dos importantes eventos.

En primer término, Citlalitl Pereda Gómez, Presidenta del Comité de Turismo y Convenciones de Playas de Rosarito anunció la realización del Torneo de Pesca Deportiva a desarrollarse en Playas de Rosarito, en el marco del Circuito Internacional “Copa Gobernador 2010”, el próximo sábado 21 de agosto.

Precisó que el mencionado circuito que consta de un total de 5 torneos, ofrece una bolsa de más de 500 mil pesos en premios en las categorías de fondo y superficie. “Aunque es el segundo año que se realiza este circuito, Rosarito será por primera vez incluido y el torneo se realizará en Puerto Salina La Marina”, mencionó la presidenta de Cotuco.

Agregó que con este motivo se prepara una gran fiesta alrededor de este evento deportivo que incluirá actividades para todos los miembros de la familia; “habrá comida, bebidas, programa artístico”, dijo.

Por su parte, Héctor Rosas Rodea, representante de Bajamar, dio a conocer la realización del Torneo Abierto de Golf Vendimia 2010, el cual se realizará el sábado 28 de agosto a beneficio de la Fundación “Becas Baja” en el mencionado desarrollo turístico.

Explicó que conjuntamente con la Asociación de Profesionales Inmobiliarios (AMPI) se lleva a cabo este torneo por tercera ocasión, mismo que tendrá un costo de participación de 125 dólares que incluyen los 18 hoyos, lunch, bebida y comida de premiación.

Asimismo habrá premios en efectivo para los primeros tres lugares. Para mayor información sobre el Torneo Abierto de Golf Vendimia 2010, los interesados deben consultar la página www.golfbajamar.com o bien www.bajascolarshipfoundation.org.

En cuanto al Circuito Internacional de Pesca deportiva, los costos de inscripción son de 500 pesos por adulto participante y 250 pesos por los niños menores de 12 años. Los interesados podrán inscribirse en la página de Internet www.apescar.net Asimismo para tramitar los permisos de pesca deportiva la Secretaría de Turismo del Estado ha habilitado el portal www.bestbajafishing.org. 

  

The 1st Annual Rosarito Beach Mariachi & Folklorico Festival

The weekend of October 1st-3rd features...here goes... a huge (and extremely affordable) Saturday evening Espectacular featuring the Grammy Award-winning Mariachi Divas and Friends; Team Mexico vs Team USA competing during each day (in both mariachi AND folklorico) for bragging rights & big cash prizes; a beautiful ocean-front venue as the site for all the festivities, as well as your own very special accommodations; Baja's ethereal beauty in October featuring the best weather on the planet; the tastiest comestibles accompanied by the most refreshing beverages; and, in addition, all the net proceeds donated to The Boys and Girls Club. Whew! 

Simply put: You can't touch this!!!

We appreciate your support. Please get friends, family, and other aficionados to check this out. If you'd like more information, please let us know. The schedule of events and how to reserve rooms/book tickets should get you started.

We look forward to your guests' sojourn to our little corner of the world. It may be their first visit, but if it is, we guarantee you it won't be their last.

For further information on How To Reserve Rooms & Book Tickets, and the event schedule, please e-mail: gilsperry@yahoo.com

The Huish Family Share Their Rosarito Beach Experience

We loaded up and headed south of the border to Rosarito , Mexico. We share a home down there with two other partners (who lucky for us, rarely use it). Contrary to all the media hype, we feel very safe down there. The Pacific Ocean is beautiful. 


http://dchuish.blogspot.com/2010/08/4th-of-july-in-rosarito-mexico.html

Rosarito Crime Rate Reaches Lowest Level Since State Figures Have Been Compiled

ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO---Six-month crime figures here reached the lowest level since the state began reporting figures for the city and once again recorded the greatest reduction in all of Baja.

The year-to-year state rate for Rosarito from January through July of this year declined by 15 percent, compared to an average reduction of 7 percent for Northern Baja’s five cities.

The figures include all major crimes with the exception of drug offenses and weapons violations, which are handled by the federal government rather than the state.

The crime rate was the lowest in Rosarito at least since the state began reporting figures for the city in 2000 and probably longer than that, said Mayor Hugo Torres. Rosarito became a city in 1995.

The six-month figures follow a year in which crime declined in the city by 21 percent from 2008 to 2009, compared to a 10 percent average reduction in Baja.

“I hope these figures will be widely reported on both sides of the border,” Torres said. “Largely because of drug violence between rival drug gangs scattered throughout Mexico, some people, especially in the U.S., have the perception that our city is unsafe.

“But Rosarito has never been more secure for our visitors and residents, who include about 14,000 expatriates, most from the U.S.”

Among six-month crime figures for Rosarito:

·        Homicides declined from 17 to 9, a rate lower than numerous U.S. cities, including Washington D.C.

·        Crimes of violence declined 38 percent, from 32 to 20

·        Robbery and burglary declined 21 percent, from 928 to 730

·        Residential burglaries declined 22 percent, from 298 to 233

·        Robberies with the threat of force declined 20 percent, from 128 to 102

·        Commercial burglaries declined 41 percent, from 34 to 20

·        Vehicle thefts declined 35 percent, from 339 to 221

Torres attributed the crime decline to exceptional cooperation between city, state and federal authorities, which he said could serve as a model for all of Mexico.

Torres ran for mayor in 2007 on a platform of increased security. Since then he has expanded the police force from 150 to 217 while replacing officers who did not meet standards, established a tourist police force and expanded citizen watch efforts.

He also brought in an Army captain on leave, Jorge Montero, to serve as director of public security

“Even with our outstanding results, I know there is additional work to be done,” Torres said. “Fighting crime anywhere is a lifelong challenge.”

(State crime figures are always posted on www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx)

Baja Book Festival (with art, food, wine and more)

MEDIA ALERT                                                                     CONTACT: 

August 3, 2010                                                                               Carla White

                                                                                                        Local:  (646) 155-4008

                                                                                                        US: (619) 955-6430

                                                                                                

Words, Wine, Food and More at the Baja Book Festival

(Media:  Contact organizers for accommodation & other arrangements)

On Saturday, October 9, 2010, all eyes will be focused on Cantamar, just south of Rosarito Beach, where writers, publishers, artists and others will celebrate books and the many other arts that are part of the culture and lifestyle of Baja California.  The Baja Book Festival is being sponsored by the Baja California Secretary of Tourism, the Rosarito Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Baja Times.

Scheduled from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Joanna Jones Galeria y Café at kilometer 47.6 on the –Ensenada Carretera Libre (free road, and just 40 minutes south of the U.S. border), the Baja Book Festival is already stirring up Baja’s writer’s community and those to the north.  It will feature local legends like Tom Gatch, Marsh Cassady, Martina, Michael Miller, Peter Fowler, Cora Kerr, Melinda Bates, Nicole Beaudry and others.  In addition, the festival will have a Children’s Reading Area, hosted by Rosarito’s Friends of the Library, promoting literacy at an early age.

Besides books-a-plenty, there will be art and jewelry areas, service and nonprofit areas, food and entertainment.  Accommodation and restaurant discounts are available through the Newport Beach and Grand Baja Resort hotels, among others.  And luscious foods and beverages will feed the desire to read, so come ready to partake. The festival, which is anticipating drawing 300-600 people,  is already supported by the Nitro/CreatividadVisual, Baja Good Life Club, Newport Beach Hotel, Baja Bound, Bajamar golf course, Hogaza Hogaza, Ocean’s Flavor, and other businesses, but is seeking additional sponsors, exhibitors and, naturally, published writers.   

Baja Book Festival Fact sheet

SUMMARY

We are all working for the same goal: to promote Baja California for the benefit of writers, artists, merchants, hotels and restaurants, and – not least – the thousands of visitors and residents from within and outside of Mexico, who should be exposed to the best of Baja.  From books and authors, to arts and crafts, to foods, wines and beers, the Baja Book Festival will offer this kind of exposure. 

Where:          Joanna Jones Galeria

Km. 47.6, Tijuana-Ensenada Carretera Libre (free road)

Cantamar, Rosarito, Baja California

Ph. Local:  (661) 614-0819   Ph. US:  (619) 630-1170

When:             Saturday, October 9, 2010

                        10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

                        10 a.m. – Opening & Welcome

                        10:30 a.m. – Coffee and Pastries available

                        11 a.m. – Book reading for children in Magic Reading Room

                        12 noon – Regional food available

                        12 noon – Entertainment begins, different music throughout the day

                        1  p.m. --   First Raffle drawing

                        3 p.m.  --  Book reading for children in Magic Reading Room

                        4 p.m.  --  Second Raffle drawing

What:    A one-day cultural and lifestyle event showcasing authors and publishers of both English and Spanish language books and publications.  Festival highlights include music, food, wine and arts of the region, providing a fun and entertaining venue just south of Puerto Nuevo (which will celebrate the opening of the Lobster Festival the very next day). 

Who:    Authors:  Tom Gatch, Marsh Cassady, Peter Fowler, Martina, Cora Kerr, Nicole Beaudry, Melinda Bates, Michael Miller, Kathleen Scott, Teresa Olmos, and others.  The Baja Book Festival will feature both English and Spanish language books and publications.  It will be marketed to both cultures, both within Baja California and in Southern California and beyond. 

Goal & Purpose:   To reinforce the positive image of Baja California and its rich culture.  The Festival seeks to draw between 300-600 attendees in its first year, and to reach tens of thousands through its publicity, outreach efforts and ongoing visibility.  This event resonates with many in Baja, who have experienced book and author events previously, and who enjoy celebrating culture in Baja California. Previous events attracted hundreds of people.  A regenerated event will attract both an existing audience and a new audience, lured by the appeal of a cultural fair; an easily accessible location just 40 minutes south of the border; food/accommodation discounts, and the promise of the best of Baja (food, music, wine and art).  Some portions of the Baja Book Festival will support the Baja Scholarship Foundation and the Friends of the Library.

How:   With the partnership of the Rosarito Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Baja Times and the Baja California Secretary of Tourism, the Baja Book Festival will be heavily marketed: through an online presence (www.bajabookfestival.com), the Baja Book Blog, collateral materials and mailings, a press conference (to be scheduled), calendar postings and press releases, tv/radio interviews, and more.

Organizers:

Jo Ann Knox                                                                         Carla White  

Baja Book Festival                                                                Baja Book Festival

(661) 614-0819                                                                       (619) 318-5347

Jo Ann Knox owns Joanna Jones Galeria Y Café. 

Jo Ann Knox is nicknamed ‘Joanna Jones’, sister of Indiana Jones, because of her love of adventure. She is a successful veteran of the film industry in Los Angeles, producing hundreds of commercials, educational projects and academy award winners. Her love of Baja brought her to Rosarito, Baja California, where – seven years ago -- she opened an art gallery and café with beautiful gardens and the support of many regional artists and the Baja community. The gallery has become iconic, with impressive art exhibits and fundraisers, outstanding food and entertainment.  Most currently, Jo Ann attended the wine school in Valle de Guadalupe and produced an award winning wine.

Carla White is a principal with The White Group, marketing and public relations. 

She is a public relations consultant and writer.  Her career includes 10 years with the Los Angeles Times (managing special events and sponsorships for the LA Times Charities program for five of those years), and ownership of a wine marketing business.  Since moving to Baja California in 2003, White has managed PR for Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA; created promotion materials for Santa Barbara at Bajamar and for Bajamar Oceanfront Resort; written for the Los Angeles Times, Rangefinder magazine, the Baja Times and Mexico Living, and edited the Baja Breeze magazine.

                                                

Por segundo fin de semana consecutivo Rosarito volvió a tener la visita de miles de turistas que llegaron a nuestro destino turístico a disfrutar de los eventos que se llevaron a cabo en la ciudad.

El viernes 30 de Julio comenzó esta fiesta del Aniversario del Papas & Beer, en donde aproximadamente  8,000 mil personas disfrazadas  de los personajes de Los Picapiedra, el tema elegido este año,  se dieron cita en este antro para celebrar sus primeros 27 años de existencia.

El sábado 31 de Julio se llevó a cabo otra fiesta en donde se le pidió a los asistentes que fueran vestidos de Blanco, para seguir celebrando este aniversario y que tuvo una asistencia aproximada de 4,000 gentes que disfrutaron el ambiente y bailaron hasta ya entrada la madrugada.

Para el domingo 1º de agosto continuaron los festejos y esta vez para los ¨SOBRE-BEBIENTES¨, en honor a todos aquellos que lograron aguantar los tres días seguidos de fiesta. Este evento se ha vuelto una tradición en Rosarito y este año fue un éxito, por el número de asistentes que tuvieron, sin que se registraran incidentes mayores.

Este mismo día se llevó a cabo en el Hotel Las Rocas la primera edición del evento denominado Bodas y XV Años, una Expo junto al Mar, en la cual se dieron cita los profesionales de la región en cuanto a Banquetes y Bebidas, Belleza y Vestuario, Fotografía y Video, Renta de Equipo, Invitaciones, Decoración,  Recuerdos y en fin, todo lo que se puede necesitar para celebrar estos eventos, tan importantes en la vida de la gente.

Rosarito se ha posicionado en los últimos años como un destino de excelencia para la realización de bodas, por lo cual este evento sirvió para dar a conocer los servicios primordiales y complementarios que son necesarios para tener una boda o fiesta de quince años de ensueño. Aproximadamente  450 personas dieron cita en este evento que contó con 18 expositores, y cuyo atractivo principal fue el premio de una boda o fiesta de quince años totalmente gratis, que fue rifada entre los asistentes

Gracias a estos eventos nuevamente se registró una buena ocupación hotelera del orden del 65 % el viernes y el 87 % el sábado, lo que viene a corroborar que es a través de los eventos de calidad, como se motiva a los turistas a trasladarse a nuestra ciudad, lo cual genera una importante derrama económica para la región y se puedan dar noticias positivas de Rosarito.

A pesar de que hubo una gran afluencia de turismo, nuevamente no se registraron incidentes mayores, debido al operativo implementado por la policía municipal en coordinación con las otras dependencias de seguridad a nivel estatal y federal.

El Comité de Turismo y Convenciones de Playas de Rosarito y el Municipio, seguirán apoyando este tipo de eventos, ya que los resultados concretos están a la vista.

Rosarito Beach on KLAA Radio Last Night; Live From Angel Stadium with Philip Friedman

Philip Friedman spent 2 segments on his radio show Sunday evening talking about his great weekend in Rosarito Beach. "My family and I love Rosarito Beach and just can't get enough of being here," said Friedman.

15 year old Patrick Friedman was also emphatic about his Rosarito weekend. "When you walk in to the Rosarito Beach Hotel, you just feel like you are part of the family," said Patrick. "The worst part about a trip to Rosarito Beach is having to go home," he said.

Don Ashley has been in Sportfishing for over 50 years and loves going to Rosarito Beach. The owner of Pierpoint Landing in Long Beach called in to the show to say that he wouldn't miss a trip to Rosarito Beach and that he has one of the best seafood meals he has ever had at Vinces Restaurant in downtown Rosarito Beach.

    Philips show is broadcast live from Angel Stadium on AM 830 radio at 8 PM on Sunday evenings. You can also listen worldwide on www.AM830KLAA.com .

Rosarito Beach In The Newspaper by Philip Friedman   

Rosarito Beach was also featured this week in Philip's article in the Daily Breeze. You can see it by clicking here-  http://www.dailybreeze.com/sportscolumnists/ci_15637484

Rosarito rebound: The seaside resort of Rosarito Beach, located 30 miles south of San Diego, had its best weekend for tourism of the summer with most major hotels at or near full capacity.

Tourism had slowed in Rosarito Beach the past three years because scattered drug violence in Mexico made some people in the U.S. concerned about security in the area.

"We had a 23 percent reduction in crime last year to our lowest level in five years, and the rate is down another 13 percent so far this year, Rosarito Beach Mayor Hugo Torres said.

Surf and pier fishing have been excellent for a few halibut and lots of barred perch and corbina right in front of the Rosarito Beach Hotel.

Philip A Friedman
2655 W. Carson St., Torrance, CA 90503
310- 328-8426 Philip@976-TUNA.Com
www.976-TUNA.Com www.YouthFishing.org www.ChristianRodriguez.org