Fall 2026 Racing
Special Race Days (more info coming soon): Ruth Beals Oct 17 (LP); Dinghy Days Nov 7&8 (LP); Governor’s Cup Dec 12 (LP)
Lake Pleasant Racing: Saturday & Sunday
Dates: Oct 3 & 4, Nov 14 & 15, Dec 5 & 6
Time: Saturday races 12:30-4:00pm / Sunday races 9:00am-12:30pm
LP Notice of Race (coming soon)
LP Sailing Instructions (coming soon)
Lake Pleasant Chart O
Race Committee Assignment: Standing Committee
Tempe Town Lake Racing: Sundays
Dates: Sept 27, Oct 11, Oct 25, Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 13
Time: Races begin at 2pm.
TTL Notice of Race (coming soon)
TTL Sailing Instructions (coming soon)
Tempe Town Lake Chart D
Additional Chart Information
Race Committee Assignment: Standing Committee
Additional Information & Resources
LAKE PLEASANT VIDEOS (click to expand)
Video: Arizona Yacht Club Sailboat Racing – Lake Pleasant (3 min video)
Video: Lake Pleasant Mark Setting
How to handle race marks and the anchoring system—doing it wrong will make a complete mess. Lake Captain David Newland and his son Josh prepared this video to show how it’s done.
VIDEO ON SAILBOAT RESCUE AND SAFETY (click to expand)
Video: Swanage Sailing Club – Sailboat Rescue and Safety Training Video (15 min)
This video includes how to right a capsized boat: small, large, and catamarans; towing, retrieving a person in the water, dropping safety crew to help; acting fast to avert danger; and handling injuries.
PROTEST
Protest or redress hearings will be conducted online. Hearing requests must be filed in accordance with the Sailing Instructions using the US Sailing app, the form linked below, or by sending a simple, qualifying email to the Racing Captain.
Hearing Request (Protest) Form (PDF)
Club Champion Race – Each April, the top competitors from each qualifying fleet compete for the Punch Bowl trophy and the title of “Club Champion.” Read the details here.
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