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/
By Mary Katherine Lorch This past Tuesday, AYC members had a real treat hearing consummate storytellers Jeanne and Evgeniy Goussev talk about their 2023 win aboard Gray Wolf in the R2AK (Race to Alaska). Team WE BRAKE FOR WHALES included Evgeniy, Jeanne, and crew Maisie Bryant, Remy Lang, Andy Kleitsch, Lindsey Lind, John Guillote, and … Continue reading 2023 R2AK WINNERS: DID THEY REALLY BRAKE FOR WHALES?
In 2023, Evgeniy, Jeanne, and their team, We Brake For Whales, crossed the finish line in Ketchikan, AK in first place after the grueling trek north from Washington State in the Race To Alaska (R2AK). Aboard their offshore racing boat, Gray Wolf, sporting a free-standing mast, water ballast, and 40 feet of cold-molded cedar, this … Continue reading August Meeting: We Brake for Whales
Brian Janney, expert sailor and manager at North Sails in San Diego, will be our July guest speaker. He will discuss his experience in the Transpac to Hawaii race and sail design for racing. Tuesday, July 9: Doors open at 6 p.m. for mixing, mingling, and ordering dinner. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Guests … Continue reading July Meeting: Brian Janney from North Sails
By Wendy Larson It was Trivia Night on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 at the monthly membership meeting. Just about 40 people split into six teams to compete in this nautical knowledge challenge. Questions ranged from racing rules of sailing, on-the-water protocols, nautical terms, nautical geography, and nautical movies. (No sea shanties this year – gotta … Continue reading Are We Smarter Than a …?
