The sailing world lost a legend last month. On November 15th Frank Butler, president and CEO of Catalina Yachts, died at age 92. Butler’s company has put more than 85,000 … Continue Reading Members Remember Boat Builder – Frank Butler
By: Rob Gibbs & Wendy Larsen What happens to the scoresheets between the time the race ends and the scores are posted? This sacred art of turning scribbles on paper … Continue Reading Race Scoring Alchemy
This is US Sailing’s 3rd in a series of online forums addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This month’s panel will be focusing on Women in Sailing and AYC member Debbie … Continue Reading AYC Member Debbie Huntsman Selected as Panelist
By Deb Heisler Once again, AYC is in the news. Sailing Magazine interviewed Bob Naylor, our rear commodore for their July featured article, “The Cactus Club.” The impressive feature and … Continue Reading The Cactus Club
Our club recently captured the attention of two sailing magazines – Sailing World and Good Old Boat. Bob Naylor met Good Old Boat editor and owner Michael Robertson last December … Continue Reading AYC Stands Out
Grant Younger says he did it on a whim. At 11:55, five minutes before the entry deadline, he grabbed five pictures off the AYC Instagram account and submitted them for … Continue Reading AYC Photo Wins a Tempe Instagrammy Award
At the November monthly meeting, Brooke Miller accepted the 2019 Ruth Beals award for winning the annual women-at-the-helm race named for the club’s founder. Brooke corrected over the other competitors … Continue Reading The Name’s on the Ruth Beals Trophy: Brooke Miller