Notice of Election: 2024-2025 Board of Directors
It’s election time for the Arizona Yacht Club! Electronic ballots will be emailed to all eligible voting members on record as of April 1, 2024. The email will include a link that takes you directly to the ballot, and voting will likely take less than one minute. Only one ballot per membership is allowed. If…
Raffle: Four Pack of Diamondback Dugout Tickets
By Joanne Aspinall, Birthday Regatta Chair Is baseball your second favorite sport (after sailing, of course!)? Do you support the D-backs? Do you feel good about supporting charities? We have exciting news if you answered yes to any of those questions! The Birthday Regatta has an unclaimed auction item that will be raffled off at…
Commodore’s Celebration is Set for Saturday, May 11
Featured photo: Joanne AspinallPast Commodores celebrate at the 2023 gathering. Back row: Rob Gibbs, Joe Motil, George Sheller, Dennis Lynde, Tom Errickson, Emory Heisler. Front row: Al Lehman, Bruce Andress, Martin Lorch, Mike Ferring, Deb Heisler, Bob Naylor. Our annual Commodore’s Celebration is on the calendar and will be held at the Culinary Dropout in…
Tall Cactus Regatta: No Better Way to End our Racing Season
On Saturday, April 13, we’ll hold our annual Tall Cactus Regatta at Lake Pleasant, so round up your fleet and get registered! This uniquely named regatta is still cause for celebration for AYC sailors 37 years after its inception. The day will begin with an optional Skipper’s Meeting at 11:30 am at Spinnaker Point, followed…
April Meeting: AYC Member Navigates Back-to-Back Win!
By Ed Scheletsky, Rear Commodore The San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race has been happening for decades. Created in 1953, its finish line has seen several locations along the West Coast of Mexico and, in the early days, as far south as Acapulco. Later, it was moved north to Las Hadas and then to Puerto…
The Melges 16 Winner is…
Check your tickets! The winning raffle ticket for the Melges 16 with trailer was pulled on 3/13/24 by Joanne Aspinall’s daughter, Sophie. If you have the winning ticket, please send a photo of your ticket to BirthdayRegatta@ArizonaYachtClub.org or text it to 480-275-0108. If no one comes forward to claim the boat by EOD Thursday, March 21st, it…
66th Birthday Regatta Wrap-Up
By Joanne Aspinall, Regatta Chair Decent wind, a good party, and generous people – that, in a nutshell, was this year’s Birthday Regatta for Charity! And based on the numbers as of today, you helped raise just over $31,000.00 for charity! Here’s the breakdown: Our top fundraiser was AYC Treasurer Tony Chapman who raised $10,975.00 for…
March Meeting: Cruising the Sea of Cortez
By Ed Scheletsky, Rear Commodore Who isn’t dreaming of an awesome sailing vacation to the Sea of Cortez? Imagine kicking back and relaxing aboard a 45-foot catamaran while enjoying the marine life, sunsets, and sipping a “Long Island” or two. YES PLEASE! At our March Meeting, we’ll welcome Vicki Vandruff from West Coast Multihulls to discuss…
Join us for Part II of L.A.ST. – A Boat for Every Sailor
By Deb Huntsman, L.A.S.T. Coordinator (Learn About Sailing Things) At this session, we will be delving a bit deeper into small boats. We’ll talk about cruising — no big dollar yacht involved, just a trailerable sailboat well suited for travel — a super fun pocket cruiser. Tuesday, February 20th from 6:15–7:45pmTempe Multigenerational Center (Sisso Room)1555…
Birthday Regatta Update: Deadlines Extended and Late Fees Reduced
By Joanne Aspinall, Regatta Chair 2024 AYC Birthday Regatta for Charity – Important deadlines coming up fast!! Are you a procrastinator? Yeah, me too… Well, you’re in luck! The late fee for the Birthday Regatta racing registration has been reduced and extended through this weekend! But don’t delay – the regatta will be here before you know it! To date, there…
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