We meet the second Tuesday of every month at the Dave & Buster’s in Tempe. Visitors are welcome to join us! Check out our recent posts below for details. You can find videos and slides from our past online meetings here: https://arizonayachtclub.org/social-events/past-zoom-meetings/
Set a course for adventure at our next AYC Monthly Membership Meeting! Imagine sailing the open seas during the age of tall ships, when magnificent vessels were the backbone of global trade, exploration, and naval power. At our November meeting, AYC Cruising Captain Joe Motil will recapture the drama of that era while connecting it … Continue reading November Meeting: Tall Ships & Modern Mariners
For our October meeting, we will host Joseph DiMatteo, PE from the Hawaii Yacht Club, to discuss the highlights of his last five years of cruising the Pacific Ocean, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. He will share his experience sailing a passage from Ensenada to Tahiti on a Nordhavn 47, racing the Port … Continue reading October Meeting: Cruising the Atlantic and Pacific
In 2019, Wendy Sarnoff raced in the Transpac and was struck by the gender gap at the awards ceremony: 869 men and only 29 women completed the race, with just one woman on the navigation podium. Fast-forward to 2025, and we finally celebrated a female winner—a sign of progress, but there’s still work to do. … Continue reading September Meeting: Women in Sailing and the Maritime Industry
Here at AYC, we love our racing! But, believe it or not, you can do a lot more with a sailboat than just race (who knew?). Phoenix resident Doug Kelch has probably logged more pocket cruising miles than just about anyone we know. As our August guest speaker, Doug will present on pocket cruising and … Continue reading August Meeting: Pocket Cruising
