A Great Two Years…
Thank you for the opportunity to be your Commodore these past two years…
May Monthly Meeting: Meet Your New Board
By Debbra Heisler, Rear Commodore Meeting canceled? No. Commodore Celebration rescheduled? Yes. Your new 2020-2021 Board is officially taking over the helm next week and this is your chance to … Continue Reading May Monthly Meeting: Meet Your New Board
Wednesday Beer Can Racing
Wednesday night racing has resumed at Tempe Town Lake. This is unofficial, social-distancing, no-score racing.We start racing at 5:30 and go until sundown. We do a one minute start sequence. … Continue Reading Wednesday Beer Can Racing
Rod Favela’s Sailing Prescription
To play the Rod Favela webcast, click here or click on the YouTube image at the end of this post. And for a little different approach to the question, click … Continue Reading Rod Favela’s Sailing Prescription
Voting Open for the 2020-2021 Board of Directors
If you were a voting-eligible member of the Arizona Yacht Club as of April 1, you’ve received an email allowing you to participate in the election of the next board … Continue Reading Voting Open for the 2020-2021 Board of Directors
How the Lakes Are Responding to Coronavirus
AYC activities for April have been canceled or postponed. Here’s the announcement from Commodore Rob Gibbs. We can still go sailing at those places (please do), but not as an … Continue Reading How the Lakes Are Responding to Coronavirus
AYC COVID-19 Update
We continue to evaluate the guidance from Federal, State, and Local governments regarding the Coronavirus outbreak to determine what we, as a club, can safely do to continue to promote … Continue Reading AYC COVID-19 Update
Isolation Tips from Around-the-World Sailor Jerome Rand
Remember Jerome? Our speaker for the October meeting? He’s the guy who spent 271 days circumnavigating the globe on a 32-foot boat built in 1975. Maximum adventure, maximum isolation. Now … Continue Reading Isolation Tips from Around-the-World Sailor Jerome Rand
Gorgeous Lake Pleasant Race Weekend
There was enough 8-knot wind to combine with a splash of sunshine and 70+ degree weather to make it a memorable weekend on the water (3/14-15) and a nice escape … Continue Reading Gorgeous Lake Pleasant Race Weekend
AYC and the Coronavirus
With the coronavirus overtaking our daily lives and world attention, here’s what Vice Commodore Marc Danner reports AYC is doing. The Board will monitor the Maricopa Department of Public Health … Continue Reading AYC and the Coronavirus
Help ASF with Each Amazon Purchase
Do you shop at Amazon? The huge online merchant will give .5% (one-half percent) of the money from each of your purchases to our Arizona Sailing Foundation. As of mid-March … Continue Reading Help ASF with Each Amazon Purchase
Racing with The Stars… and Stripes!
Cruising Captain Heather McClain has organized an event for AYC members to race on two famous America’s Cup boats in San Diego Harbor, Stars and Stripes and Il Moro. It’s … Continue Reading Racing with The Stars… and Stripes!
Tempe Town Lake Didn’t Disappoint
By Stacee Danner On Sunday (2/23), the wind didn’t disappoint, starting strong from the west for each fleet. What’s more? The first gun actually went off on time, unlike the … Continue Reading Tempe Town Lake Didn’t Disappoint
Sunday's Gentle TTL Action
The lake looked like glass at the 2pm start time. A flicker of breeze wafted from the west at 2:15. PRO George Tingom, screamed “Start ’em!” Okay, he probably didn’t, … Continue Reading Sunday's Gentle TTL Action
Birthday Regatta Bash
By Bob Naylor, Regatta Organizer And what a weekend it was! The Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup was Arizona winter sailing at its finest. Blue skies, sunny warm days, and … Continue Reading Birthday Regatta Bash
Tuning Your Sailing Body
Shroud tension. Check. Mast bend. Check. Keel faired. Check. Optimize backstay, traveler, outhaul, Cunningham. Check, check, check, check. Tune body. Body? At the March monthly meeting, Keith Kocher will show … Continue Reading Tuning Your Sailing Body