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By: Bob Naylor Interested in taking your racing to a new level this season? If so, join us on Zoom for our monthly membership meeting and get pro tips from … Continue Reading July Meeting: Improve Your Racing Season
By Bob Naylor, Rear Commodore Mike Waters will join us on Zoom from US Sailing headquarters in Bristol, Rhode Island and present on US Sailing’s approach to club sailing and … Continue Reading June: Virtual Monthly Meeting
About the Event Experience the sail of a lifetime on the most recognizable America’s Cup racing yacht in the world. Stars & Stripes USA-11 is the largest and fastest sailboat … Continue Reading Stars & Stripes is Postponed
By Debbra Heisler, Rear Commodore Meeting canceled? No. Commodore Celebration rescheduled? Yes. Your new 2020-2021 Board is officially taking over the helm next week and this is your chance to … Continue Reading May Monthly Meeting: Meet Your New Board
It is clear to your Board that it is not worth the risk to our membership to hold the Commodore’s Celebration as scheduled in May. We are going to move … Continue Reading AYC Schedule Update – From the Commodore
Well…the numbers are in (right here), and if we learn anything about racing from our COVID-19 Race Season it is that it pays to show up because you never know … Continue Reading Crowning Fleet Champions
Wednesday night racing has resumed at Tempe Town Lake. This is unofficial, social-distancing, no-score racing.We start racing at 5:30 and go until sundown. We do a one minute start sequence. … Continue Reading Wednesday Beer Can Racing
To play the Rod Favela webcast, click here or click on the YouTube image at the end of this post. And for a little different approach to the question, click … Continue Reading Rod Favela’s Sailing Prescription
There was enough 8-knot wind to combine with a splash of sunshine and 70+ degree weather to make it a memorable weekend on the water (3/14-15) and a nice escape … Continue Reading Gorgeous Lake Pleasant Race Weekend
Cruising Captain Heather McClain has organized an event for AYC members to race on two famous America’s Cup boats in San Diego Harbor, Stars and Stripes and Il Moro. It’s … Continue Reading Racing with The Stars… and Stripes!
By Stacee Danner On Sunday (2/23), the wind didn’t disappoint, starting strong from the west for each fleet. What’s more? The first gun actually went off on time, unlike the … Continue Reading Tempe Town Lake Didn’t Disappoint
The lake looked like glass at the 2pm start time. A flicker of breeze wafted from the west at 2:15. PRO George Tingom, screamed “Start ’em!” Okay, he probably didn’t, … Continue Reading Sunday's Gentle TTL Action
By Bob Naylor, Regatta Organizer And what a weekend it was! The Birthday Regatta and Leukemia Cup was Arizona winter sailing at its finest. Blue skies, sunny warm days, and … Continue Reading Birthday Regatta Bash
Shroud tension. Check. Mast bend. Check. Keel faired. Check. Optimize backstay, traveler, outhaul, Cunningham. Check, check, check, check. Tune body. Body? At the March monthly meeting, Keith Kocher will show … Continue Reading Tuning Your Sailing Body
No, we still can’t meet in person, but let’s get together for a virtual meeting on Zoom. On our regular Tuesday night, April 14, at 7pm, we’ll offer a special … Continue Reading Put Sizzle in AYC Sailing: April Virtual Meeting
By Deb Heisler, Rear Commodore If you’re missing your sailing friends and the social aspect of our sport and club, you’re not alone. Oh wait, you probably are! All the … Continue Reading Beached – AYC Virtual Happy Hour Thursday, April 9, 6pm