By Mike Ferring Something different. A crowd gathering, chattering, at the Pollack Cinema in Tempe. Not your regular AYC club meeting, but a movie night and a film celebrating the outstanding career of Harry “Buddy” Melges (pronounced with a hard “g,” not a “j” sound), not that he seemed to care as long as his … Continue reading The Wizard of Zenda Inspires the Sailors of Arizona
Cleaning and tweaking the fleet of adopt-a-boat ASF Lasers. Photo: Mike Ferring By Bob Naylor, Jr Staff Commodore Update: We are combining the ASF and ASU boat clean-up and repair into one day. With ASU classes back in session soon, our Sun Devil sailors need help getting their fleet of Flying Juniors in shape, and … Continue reading AYC/ASF Adopt a Boat and ASU Fall Boat Clean-up, Rigging, and Repair
By Debbie Huntsman Our next session will introduce you to knots and line handling. Bring a five-foot piece of line and learn a bit about some of the magic it can work for a sailor. Thursday, August 24 at 6:15 pm North Tempe MultigenerationalCenter 1555 N Bridalwreath StTempe, AZ 85281 Click to Register There will be … Continue reading L.A.S.T. — Knowing Knots and Line Handling
Submitted by Emory Heisler With the cruising events filling up, another one has been added! As usual, this is a shared expense charter cruise to Catalina Island. 20+ year AYC member Emory Heisler is organizing this trip aboard S/V Avalon, a DuFour 375. Two cabins are available for three days and three nights. The trip will depart … Continue reading Celebrate Labor Day Weekend on a Cruise to Catalina
By Joe Motil, Cruising Captain Ahoy sailors! The July 2023 Cruising outing to Catalina was another great trip in which hale and hardy souls banded together to enjoy a wonderful time. Starting with the arrival, we played a game of musical boats and ended up on Avalon, a DuFor 375. Friday morning greeted us with … Continue reading July Cruise: A Reason to Celebrate!
