Above photo by Mike Ferring. By Joanne Aspinall and Mike Ferring. All photos by Mike (aboard the mark-set boat) and Joanne (aboard a Donut Boat). Joanne provided the creative donut boat perspective, and Mike provided the context at the beginning and end. Just as races were about to begin on April 10th’s windy afternoon, a … Continue reading One Donut Boat’s Story
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Racing in the Arizona Yacht Club!
Newland Clinches Tall Cactus Regatta!
Twenty-three (23) boats enjoyed a great day of sailing last Saturday (Apr-2) in the Tall Cactus Regatta at Lake Pleasant. It was a beautiful day with loads of sunshine, pleasant warm temperatures, and nice winds blowing steady out of the south at 7 to 10-knots for most of the afternoon. Starting near the dam, and … Continue reading Newland Clinches Tall Cactus Regatta!
Tall Cactus Fun Regatta this Saturday!
Photo: S/V Holley sails in last year’s Tall Cactus Regatta. Register now for AYC’s Tall Cactus Regatta, which happens this Saturday, April 2. This is a FUN distance race lapping Lake Pleasant. Registration is just $20. Click here to register: Tall Cactus. The race begins with a Skippers Meeting at 10:30 at Spinnaker Point, followed … Continue reading Tall Cactus Fun Regatta this Saturday!
Wind makes for a great day at TTL
Photo: Clay Poulson hangs on to his Fireball. By Bob Naylor, Sunfish Fleet Captain Our Tempe Town Lake (TTL) Spring Series has suffered from abysmally light winds this year. That wasn’t the case this past Sunday! The Wind Gods heard our pleas and treated us kindly, providing really nice air blowing 5 to 12-knots out … Continue reading Wind makes for a great day at TTL
Mastering California in an ILCA Dinghy
By David Newland (Laser Fleet) The weekend of February 26th/27th found Gordon Briner, Paul Miachika and me off of Mission Beach, Ca competing in the 2022 ILCA California Masters event hosted by the Mission Bay Yacht Club. This event was created many years ago by Nils Anderson and continues in his remembrance. A true friend … Continue reading Mastering California in an ILCA Dinghy