Wilson Davis will compete at the Rochester Yacht Club at Lake Ontario, New York, representing Arizona Yacht Club. Surprisingly, Wilson's father Dennis says Wilson will be the only US entrant, with everybody else coming from Canada. It all happens between July 31 and August 2. US Sailing has been setting up the events at various … Continue reading Wilson Davis Will Compete at a US Sailing Junior Olympic Clinic and Regatta
Category: Juniors Program
Cedric Lorch Repeats as High School Champion
He did it again. After the finish of the seventh race of the 2014 Arizona State High School Sailing Championship, the clear winners were skipper Cedric Lorch from Valley Lutheran HS and crew Madison Cordova from Veritas Preparatory Academy. Last year, Cedric teamed with Mitchell Wenger to win the 2013 championship. The wind and temperature … Continue reading Cedric Lorch Repeats as High School Champion
Spring ASF Classes Coming Soon to a Lake Near You
The spring salvo of Arizona Sailing Foundation (ASF) classes fires off soon: Kids' classes beginning February 9 and the adult Learn to Sail class on February 15. High school classes are already underway. The line-up includes two Opti classes for young sailors, an Opti I and Opti II. Those are joined this spring by the … Continue reading Spring ASF Classes Coming Soon to a Lake Near You
Magical, Mystical Opti Class
Mark Howell was watching and listening as 9 kids and 9 Opti sailboats lined up on the plastic dock at Tempe Town Lake last Sunday afternoon. Actually, he called it eavesdropping and this is what he heard about sailing theory: Hang on to the tiller and the mainsheet. Sit on the opposite side of the … Continue reading Magical, Mystical Opti Class
AYC's Wilson Davis Competes in O'Pen Bic Event in SF
O'Pen Bic sailboats are high-performance fun for junior-high age kids and last weekend (8/17), AYC's Wilson Davis (age 11) got a full dose of it at the O'Pen Bic event at the America's Cup venue in San Francisco. Here are four minutes of high speed coverage: