The AYC Birthday Regatta & Leukemia Cup: February 7-9, 2020.
Race Documents
The AYC Birthday Regatta: You Gotta Regatta!
Celebrate the improbability of a yacht club thriving in the middle of the Arizona desert for 62-years! Happy Birthday, AYC! Register and race in the Birthday Regatta – top finishers in each class will be recognized with awards. These classes are expected:
Expected Classes: Buccaneer, Portsmouth, Catalina 22, Viper 640, Laser, Montgomery 17, Santana 20, PHRF spin, PHRF non-spin, Multi-Hull, and Cruising.
- Three-day racing: Multi-Hull, Viper 640
- Two-day racing: Buccaneer 18, Catalina 22, Laser, PHRF non-spin (jib & main), PHRF Spin, PHRF Sport Boat, Santana 20, and Sunfish
- One-day event: Cruising – PHRF distant race
Sail with us, with over 200 sailors and “shore crew,” and 70+ boats. Sail under blue skies in front of the Black Mountains near Castle Hot Springs, Buzzard Neck and Humbug Bay. Celebrate with us under the stars, between the saguaro and ocotillo, with the burros and coyotes on Lake Pleasant, just 45 minutes northwest of Phoenix.
The AYC Leukemia Cup: Raise More than a Sail!
Raise money to fight blood cancers by supporting the critical work of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
Registration is free and fund raising is easy – anyone can do it. Help us save lives by supporting LLS’s ground-breaking research to find cures for blood cancers. It’s what sailors do. The race team raising the most for LLS will win the Leukemia Cup and the top individual fundraiser will also be recognized with awards. We make it easy to raise money. Give generously and make this a banner year for AYC charitable fund raising.
The Leukemia Cup is AYC’s annual charitable fundraising campaign to support the life-saving work of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). It leads up to, and runs concurrently with, our on-the-water sailboat race – The Birthday Regatta. Of the approximately 1300 US yacht clubs, AYC is honored to be part of an elite group of just 45 clubs that annually sponsor a Leukemia Cup fundraiser. The nation’s first Leukemia Cup was held over 32-years ago, and today Leukemia Cups remain a popular charitable activity in sailing circles, providing one of the six main revenue sources for LLS. AYC has been a Leukemia Cup host for 19-years and has donated over $700,000 to fight blood cancer. Anyone can register for the Leukemia Cup – AYC membership is not needed, and you don’t need to own or crew on a sailboat. All you need is a willingness to help others and to raise more than a sail! If you’re a skipper, enter both the Birthday Regatta races and and the Leukemia Cup to raise money for LLS.
Here are some helpful links to get you started:
– Pro Tips for Personal Fundraising
– Donate to AYC member and Leukemia survivor Steve Campo’s GoFundMe page
– Six Ways to Contribute to AYC’s Fundraising Charitable Fund Raising Campaign
– Tax Advantages for Donors Aged 70-1/2 and Older
– Join or renew your US Sailing membership – they’ll contribute $10 to LLS
– Facts about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and blood cancers
– Incentives and discounts for fundraisers
– Volunteers Needed! If you’re not racing in the Birthday Regatta, volunteer to help with the Leukemia Cup
– Leukemia Cup article – BoatU.S. Magazine, October-November 2019
LLS Leukemia Cup Overview