Photo by Mike Ferring Article by Bob Naylor and Mike Ferring The AYC Club Championship format was radically different, but the outcome was excitingly similar. The repeat winner: Jen Lee Moffitt with Joel Hurley as crew. Racing Captain Mike Ferring worked on the idea of highly modified match racing for months: something new, fun, edgy, … Continue reading AYC Club Championship: Moffitt Wins Again!
Emma Paterson, a student at ASU, reached out to our club about writing a journalism story on the sailing subculture in Arizona. She grew up sailing in Newport, Rhode Island, a town rich in sailing history, and was curious about how AZ sailors overcome being in a landlocked state. Here is what she discovered. Exploring … Continue reading ASU Student Discovers AZ Sailing Culture
The instructors started the morning by asking us what our favorite position was on the race committee. I raised my hand and stated, "driving the powerboat." I've never determined a sequence, raised flags, honked horns, started a timer, or served in various other roles available to the RC team. But I was willing to see … Continue reading Congrats to the Basic Race Management Participants
Photo: Ruth Beals Cup winning skippers (L to R) Fay Powell (3rd Place), Lori Lorenz (1st Place), and Olivia Jackman (2nd Place) after a windy day of competitive racing. Photo by Bob Worrall. by Jen (Lee) Moffitt As the Women of the Arizona Yacht Club (WAYC) Committee gains traction within the club, our first event … Continue reading Women’s Race Clinic Offered
Commodore’s Comments: Today is International Women’s Day, and AYC is honored to announce a new Committee focused entirely on Arizona women in sailing. A year after Jen Lee Moffitt became the first woman in our club’s 65-year history to claim the Club Championship, AYC still has much more to do. Only 8% of our Spring … Continue reading Announcing the Women of the Arizona Yacht Club Committee
