Racing in the Arizona Yacht Club!
Written by Maryellen Ferring and Joanne Aspinall 2024 winner, Alexia Lorch, hands off the Ruth Beals Cup to our 2025 winner, Fay Powell From Maryellen: Fay Powell is your 2025 Ruth Beals Cup winner! Fay, with crew Will Nowak and Olivia Jackman, spun around Lake Pleasant twice in just over three hours and finished just … Continue reading 2025 Ruth Beals Recap
By Joanne Aspinall Sunfish heading to the start at the 2024 Dinghy Days. Sailing at Tempe Town Lake is convenient, for sure, but can sometimes be...well, this is a family club, so we'll just say...challenging. Meanwhile, our larger lake to the North, Lake Pleasant, is a longer drive for many, but offers a wider expanse … Continue reading Dinghy Days – November 1-2
Written by Bob Naylor, Chair of the AYC Safety Committee Overall, our Tempe Town Lake (TTL) and Lake Pleasant (LP) opening days were very successful. Dinghy sailors enjoyed good winds and mild temperatures at TTL on Sep-28, with two Buccaneers, six C-14.2s, twelve Lasers, nine Sunfish, and three Portsmouth boats racing. Last weekend, AYC kicked … Continue reading Safety Lessons from Opening Day
Written by Joanne Aspinall Ernest Hemingway once said, “We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” He may have been referring to writers, but this rings true for sailors as well. Sailing is a sport with incredible depth and variety, and with that, the chance for lifelong learning. Hemingway … Continue reading Ruth Beals Cup, October 18th
