Gary Oberbeck. Photo: Mike Ferring 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 home run. Gary not only won the fleet, but he did it with a perfect score: 16 points in 16 … Continue reading TTL 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 shore. By late morning racing was over and the final standings locked down. Paul Liszewski checking main trim as the team goes Rolling in the … Continue reading Congratulate the LP Fall Series Winners
Brooke Miller accepts the 2019 Ruth Beals trophy during the November meeting. Photo: Deb Heisler 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 in the October 12 race around the islands on Lake … Continue reading The Name’s on the Ruth Beals Trophy: Brooke Miller
By David Newland, Lake Pleasant Lake Captain A frame grab from David and Josh Newland's instructional video on anchoring race marks. I remember the first time I stared at a Lake Pleasant mark set bucket and wondered about that cleat bolted to the side (…and those bricks). After some instruction (and trial and error), I … Continue reading The Spaghetti Bowl for Setting Race Marks
