Heather McClain poses overlooking the 11 Catalina 37 sailboats that LBYC charters for LBRW. AYC teams chartered two of the boats this year. Team Cactus League—a group of Arizona Yacht Club members—chartered one of 11 Long Beach Yacht Club Catalina 37s for Long Beach Race Week, June 22-24. We all had a great time and … Continue reading Sail MORE! How to do an "Away Regatta"
What do we do at the Arizona Yacht Club? If you asked ten people, you'd probably get five people that say "we race" and then you'd probably get five other answers. In undertaking the leadership of the club, I wanted to make sure that our new board was clear about our purpose. And when you … Continue reading Our Purpose
Mike Ferring receiving a Superman shirt along with the US Sailing Sportsmanship award... and Blunder Bucket This was a Commodore's Celebration of a different kind: a Luau with fire dancers, hula dancers, and AYC dancers. Sizzled with some awards, music, and a changing of the guard.New Commodore Peter Lehrach called for continued high level of … Continue reading Aloha Commodore's Celebration!
Wow! What a year! We had our share of "headwinds" and "windshifts" but all in all together we—your Board and all of us volunteers—turned out another fabulous year of desert sailing. As I write my last "Corner" it's time to say thank you to recognize a few of our more outstanding successes from AYCs 2011-2012 … Continue reading Commodore's Corner – May 2012
