TTL Fall Series Winners
How dld the first Tempe Town Lake race series go for the new Sunfish class? Quite well, thank you, and congratulate longtime Sunfish fan Gary Oberbeck for a fall series … Continue Reading TTL Fall Series Winners
Congratulate the LP Fall Series Winners
Lake Pleasant called up the biggest wind of the season for AYC’s final day of the fall series, enough wind to break boats and send lots of sailors back to … Continue Reading Congratulate the LP Fall Series Winners
The Name’s on the Ruth Beals Trophy: Brooke Miller
At the November monthly meeting, Brooke Miller accepted the 2019 Ruth Beals award for winning the annual women-at-the-helm race named for the club’s founder. Brooke corrected over the other competitors … Continue Reading The Name’s on the Ruth Beals Trophy: Brooke Miller
The Spaghetti Bowl for Setting Race Marks
By David Newland, Lake Pleasant Lake Captain I remember the first time I stared at a Lake Pleasant mark set bucket and wondered about that cleat bolted to the side … Continue Reading The Spaghetti Bowl for Setting Race Marks
Help Us Help AYC Members Steve and Christina Campo
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 … Continue Reading Help Us Help AYC Members Steve and Christina Campo
Sign Up for the November 23 Governor’s Cup Regatta
The Governor’s Cup regatta will be Saturday, November 23, with the first boats starting at 12:30 pm from a start line at the south end of Lake Pleasant. This is … Continue Reading Sign Up for the November 23 Governor’s Cup Regatta
Lazy, Crazy Daze of Autumn
The pictures tell the story. Surprisingly patient sailors waiting for a breath of air on Tempe Town Lake (11/10). Kick back, enjoy the sun. Don’t move or you’ll yank the … Continue Reading Lazy, Crazy Daze of Autumn
TTL Turns Tumultuous Twenty
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 … Continue Reading TTL Turns Tumultuous Twenty
Lake Pleasant Week 4 with Tucson Sailing Club Joint Gathering
By Marshall Williamson, Spin Fleet Captain The Lake Pleasant Fall Series experienced “No” to light winds on Saturday (11/2) and the usual stronger winds early Sunday, but diminishing by late morning. … Continue Reading Lake Pleasant Week 4 with Tucson Sailing Club Joint Gathering
LP Wind: Just the Facts
By Mike Ferring What month has the best wind at Lake Pleasant? There’s a lot of legend and guesswork swirling in the breezes of AYC. I remember vividly listening to … Continue Reading LP Wind: Just the Facts
Brooke Miller Wins the 2019 Ruth Beals Cup
By Scott Richards On a breathtakingly beautiful fall day at Lake Pleasant, a group of eight highly competitive women would have made our AYC founder proud. The Ruth Beals Cup … Continue Reading Brooke Miller Wins the 2019 Ruth Beals Cup
The Amazing Jerome Rand
Jerome Rand got a standing ovation when he finished speaking at the AYC October monthly meeting and I don’t recall that ever happening before. But then, it was quite the … Continue Reading The Amazing Jerome Rand
LP Fall Week Two Proves Flukey
And how unusual is that? On Saturday we gave some serious thought to giving up when the wind failed to show until well into the afternoon, but when it arrived … Continue Reading LP Fall Week Two Proves Flukey
Rockin’ Opening Day
It started with a bang and kept going from there. Okay, Opening Day 2019’s opening cannon shot was actually just after Joe and Bonnie Motil’s beautiful breakfast spread, just after … Continue Reading Rockin’ Opening Day
Ruth Beals Race October 12 at Lake Pleasant
The all-woman Ruth Beals Cup Regatta will return to Lake Pleasant on Saturday, October 12, with the starting gun at 9:30 am. It’s for women at the helm in run-what-you-brung … Continue Reading Ruth Beals Race October 12 at Lake Pleasant
Gentle Breeze for TTL Week Two
That’s the gentle way to describe the generally breeze-less race day (9/15). It didn’t prevent a dozen Lasers, a few Sunfish, Clay Poulson (his own fleet of one Portsmouth) and … Continue Reading Gentle Breeze for TTL Week Two