Adopt a boat to sail at Tempe Town Lake

Here’s a great AYC Member Benefit!

Would you like to sail on Sunday afternoon on Tempe Town Lake but don’t have the right boat for the job? Well, adopt a boat!

Members of the Arizona Yacht Club can sail a club-owned Sunfish, Laser or C14 – or an OPTI for your kids – during the Sunday afternoon TTL racing and race committee training sessions for not much more than the cost of racing and some ink to fill out some forms (assuming of course no damage to the boats).
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED (see below).

First, you need to be an AYC member.  If you’re not a member yet, click here to join!  And, of course, you need to know how to sail!  If you don’t, check here to take an Arizona Sailing Foundation course.

• CONTACT THE  THE ADOPT-A-BOAT COORDIATOR (Click Here) IN ADVANCE to discuss your skills and the required paperwork (links below) and pass a very simple test. The AaB Coordinator or another AYC team member will meet you at TTL to get you going.
• ARRIVE EARLY AT TTL, at least 90 minutes before “First Horn” (see NOR for racing start time) before races begin and give your paperwork to the AYC Adopt-a-Boat Coordinator and check in with the Race Committee, which sets up by the flag pole.
• You’ll also MUST either sign up for the series or for the day if you’re racing. If you’re not racing (which is fine), notify the race committee that you’re not racing but that you’re on the water so they’ll keep an eye on you.
• Don’t break the boat—or pay to fix it if you do.
• Give the boat a little “TLC” and repair any minor items that need fixing
• Plan to serve on Race Committee at least once each season.

We keep the boats in the marina, so they’re easy to rig and launch.  If you’re sailing a C14, be sure to bring a tow vehicle with 2″ hitch to launch the boat. Sunfish, Lasers and Optis can be launched by hand.  The adopt-a-boats sail in active fleets, so you’ll have lots of others to play with and learn from.

1) PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP AT THE LAKE TO Adopt-a-Boat UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR “Adoption” with the AaB Coordinator (Click Here)

2) Complete AYC Legal Forms (Click Here)

3) Complete City of Tempe Legal Forms (Click Here)

4) Complete This simple test (come prepared to discuss your answers)

5) CONFIRM YOUR YOUR PLAN TO Adopt-a-Boat with AaB Coordinator (Click Here)

6) Bring your SIGNED forms to TTL to meet the Adopt-a-boat Coordinator 1.5-2hours BEFORE racing.

Basic information about race procedures (and about the C14 boat) is on the fleet page here.

Here’s a little info on the Portsmouth fleet.

Here is a page full of useful RACING TIPS that will help you get around the racecourse.