AYC Lake Pleasant Lake Captain and J/70 crew David Newland this Sunday (11/11) did a foolishly brave thing: after never before sailing one, he adopted a Laser and went sailing at Tempe Town Lake in heavy, puffy wind. Crazy maybe, but he decided to, mmm, take the plunge. By David Newland Overweight and out of […]
Bid or Buy Now for Birthday Regatta & Leukemia Cup Silent Auction Items
Some three dozen items will be in the 2019 Birthday Regatta & Leukemia Cup silent auction, but you won’t have to wait until February to snag one of them. All of the auction items are available right now at the “Buy Now” price. Simply email Maryellen Ferring (who gathered them all with some nice help) […]
No Zip TTL: Zip for Wind
Somehow we ghosted around the TTL race course for a single race, just a breath of air when there was any at all. We call this sailboat racing. I was 10 feet from the finish when a delicate puff came from the right instead of the left and there I was moving… backwards. These are […]
ASF Develops New Sailors
Presley Keppel’s grandparents live in Seal Beach, California, and belong to Los Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. Her dad Scott says, “Every time we go to California she wants to go sailing. We asked if she wanted to try an Opti 1 class and she yelled ‘Yes!’ She loved Opti 1 and will be doing the […]
Lake Pleasant Delivers the Wind for Week 3
The wind returned for our third weekend of the Lake Pleasant fall race series. Excellent conditions for the sailors, but challenging for the race committee. It was warm and windy but very shifty, especially on Sunday when the race course kept moving and kept the committee and PRO Bob Worrall busy trying to anticipate the […]
Peoria, Arizona Weather
 Monday
11/12
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Clear. Lows overnight in the mid 40s.
High 68°
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Low 44°
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Tuesday
11/13
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Sunny skies. High 66F. Winds light and variable.
High 66°
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Low 43°
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 Wednesday
11/14
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Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 71F. Winds light and variable.
High 71°
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Low 45°
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