By Joanne Aspinall, Birthday Regatta Chair Is baseball your second favorite sport (after sailing, of course!)? Do you support the D-backs? Do you feel good about supporting charities? We have exciting news if you answered yes to any of those questions! The Birthday Regatta has an unclaimed auction item that will be raffled off at … Continue reading Raffle: Four Pack of Diamondback Dugout Tickets
For those not familiar with radio controlled sailboat racing - it's quite popular here, with clubs active on the east and west sides of Phoenix. And once a few of our AYC members discovered the fun of sailing with remote controls and smaller boats, more followed. Mike Ferring Mike Ferring, AYC Racing Captain and former … Continue reading Radio Controlled Sailboat Racing in the Valley
By Emory Heisler ARRRRR!!!! The Buccaneer 18 Fleet is seeing a significant resurgence this year. Are you ready to get in on the fun and join the pirates of AYC? If you're unfamiliar with the Buccaneer 18, the US Sailing's One-Design website says the "Bucc" is a wide-beamed and powerful sit-in dinghy. She has a roomy cockpit and easily handled … Continue reading The Pirates are Coming! AYC Buccaneer Fleet Resurgence
By Bob Naylor AYC and the ASU Sailing Team will host an informal “Swap Meet” in the TTL Boatyard onSunday, October 29, beginning at 12pm, just before afternoon racing. Here’s an opportunity to take advantage of cooler weather, clean out your garage, car trunk, storage locker, related boxes, etc., and haul it down to TTL. … Continue reading Sailing Garage Sale and Gear Swap
By Bob Naylor It’s back! Join AYC, ASF, and the Arizona Sailing Team (ASU) for the second annual Halloween Spook-tacular Nighttime Sail at Tempe Town Lake on Friday evening, October 27. Sailing thrills and chills start at 6:30pm. Ghosts, zombies, and other monsters will sail to various stations on the lake to: Receive poker cards … Continue reading Second Annual Halloween Spook-tacular Nighttime Sail
