News about what’s going on in the world of sailing.
Our club recently captured the attention of two sailing magazines – Sailing World and Good Old Boat. Bob Naylor met Good Old Boat editor and owner Michael Robertson last December while pitching the Birthday Regatta to the Tucson Sailing Club. As a result of that meeting, Michael donated hats and several magazine subscriptions to the … Continue reading AYC Stands Out
When Mike Ferring skipped out for a dinner reservation, Grant Younger accepted the award on his behalf. Photo: Josh Decker Grant Younger says he did it on a whim. At 11:55, five minutes before the entry deadline, he grabbed five pictures off the AYC Instagram account and submitted them for recognition in the whimsically-named Tempe … Continue reading AYC Photo Wins a Tempe Instagrammy Award
By David Newland, Lake Pleasant Lake Captain A frame grab from David and Josh Newland's instructional video on anchoring race marks. I remember the first time I stared at a Lake Pleasant mark set bucket and wondered about that cleat bolted to the side (…and those bricks). After some instruction (and trial and error), I … Continue reading The Spaghetti Bowl for Setting Race Marks
Steve Campo during treatment. Update on Wednesday, December 4: The campaign to raise money for Steve and Christina has reached $7,000 and the Ferrings have sent a matching check for an additional $5,000, bringing the total raised to $12,000 and climbing.In February 2018, Steve Campo was gut-punched with a devastating diagnosis: Diffused Large B Cell … Continue reading Help Us Help AYC Members Steve and Christina Campo
By Mike FerringIt was never supposed to be quite like this, but 20 years after water gurgled into the ditch that was the Salt River along the 202, the small body of water that became Tempe Town Lake is still a key part of Arizona Yacht Club sailing. Now the lake is attracting massive real … Continue reading TTL Turns Tumultuous Twenty
