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/
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
Called the ‘voyage of madmen,’ The Loneliest Race follows 16 sailors as they sail around the world without technology or contact with the outside world. The Golden Globe Race began in 1968 and is held every four years. 2026 will mark the 58th year of the race. Only six sailors have ever successfully completed the … Continue reading July 8, Movie Night: The Loneliest Race
