Racing in the Arizona Yacht Club!
And how unusual is that? On Saturday we gave some serious thought to giving up when the wind failed to show until well into the afternoon, but when it arrived we enjoyed some good racing, bouncing west-east on windward-leeward courses. Sunday arrived with with strong north wind and let us get enough races in before … Continue reading LP Fall Week Two Proves Flukey
By Clay Poulson, Portsmouth Fleet Captain Week three of the 2019 Tempe Town Lake race series turned out to be a dandy. The racing dinghy fleets were greeted with fairly steady westerlies ranging up to the mid teens. A bit up and down but generally, we had great wind for TTL. The good winds attracted … Continue reading TTL Race Weekend #3
It started with a bang and kept going from there. Joe and Bonnie Motil handled the breakfast. Photo: Deb Heisler Okay, Opening Day 2019's opening cannon shot was actually just after Joe and Bonnie Motil's beautiful breakfast spread, just after Fleet Captain Scott Richards' welcoming and just before everyone headed out for a magnificent day … Continue reading Rockin’ Opening Day
The all-woman Ruth Beals Cup Regatta will return to Lake Pleasant on Saturday, October 12, with the starting gun at 9:30 am. It's for women at the helm in run-what-you-brung boats rated by PHRF handicap. Race documents and registration available here. The race is named for the founder of AYC, Ruth Beals, and offers a … Continue reading Ruth Beals Race October 12 at Lake Pleasant
That's the gentle way to describe the generally breeze-less race day (9/15). It didn't prevent a dozen Lasers, a few Sunfish, Clay Poulson (his own fleet of one Portsmouth) and the Juniors from testing whether they could still move. They did it enough to lay down a few races. Results? Here they are and here's … Continue reading Gentle Breeze for TTL Week Two
