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The Lake Pleasant Fall Series kicked off in a big way last Saturday, September 18. Joe and Bonnie Motil were up before the sun preparing breakfast for AYC sailors. They perfected their signature Sunrise Quesadilla’s over a period of weeks leading up to Opening Day, and about 40-people started their day with Joe and Bonnie’s … Continue reading Off with a Bang: Lake Pleasant Opening Day
AYC’s first race of the Tempe Town Lake Fall Series was held September 12, and it was a scorcher. Overall turn-out was really light, with just 4-Lasers, 1-Buccaneer (Alex Kaye’s Puffin), and 1-C-14.2 (Andrew Newingham & Robin Stewart), as afternoon temperatures pushed 112F with light winds of just 2 to 4-knots. Winds later improved to … Continue reading TTL Opening Day Summary and Racing This Sunday
Those air conditioners seem like they never shut off. Triple-digit temperatures day in and day out. Everyone's talking about the heat, monsoons, non-soons, wildfires, drought. Summertime in Arizona. As always, AYC on-the-water racing and cruising events are paused until September. But, that doesn't mean AYC sailors aren’t sailing. The informal (not AYC sponsored) Wednesday / … Continue reading Summer Sailing Photo Contest
Contributor: Emory Heisler Photos: Joanne Aspinall The week 6 forecast for TTL was looking....mmmm...sporty. With winds forecast at 10-15 out the West-Southwest, gusting to 18-20, definitely "Sporty" and a day to have some extra meat on the rail. Ever ready for TTL's notorious gusty conditions, the Lasers and Sunfish One-Design fleets plus the Portsmouth misfits took … Continue reading “Sporty” Skill Building at TTL
