Guest Speaker: Martin Lorch - Baja Ha Ha Cruisers Rally 7PM, Tuesday, Sep-14The Grill at Rolling Hills Golf Course1415 N Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ This is AYC's FIRST in-person meeting since the onset of the pandemic. Arrive early for dinner and beverages - we'll mix and mingle, then at 7PM, we'll kick it off with … Continue reading September Meeting
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Success! Weekend Work Parties!
A really big THANK YOU and BRAVO ZULU (naval speak for "well done") goes out to the many volunteers who assisted in AYC's two (2) pre-season work parties this past weekend. In her recent post, Commodore Deb Heisler discusses the substantial progress made at Tempe Town Lake last Saturday morning - our Adopt-a-Boat fleet was … Continue reading Success! Weekend Work Parties!
Got crew?
AYC's Fall Series racing starts in just a couple of weeks! Every year at this time, we have people interested in crewing on race boats, and skippers looking for crew. Connecting the two is a perennial problem. AYC's "Crew Connections" web page can help. It has links to the two most popular tools used by … Continue reading Got crew?
US Sailing in the Olympics
The Tokyo Summer Olympics were an outstanding display of athletic achievement by contenders from around the world, performing against the backdrop of daily global politics. Arizona had 18-athletes competing, and it was exciting watching locals Jade Carey and MyKayla Skinner win medals in gymnastics. In the final days, the US narrowly pulled ahead of China, … Continue reading US Sailing in the Olympics
October Meeting: The Ocean Race and 11th Hour Racing Team
By Bob Naylor, Rear Commodore For our October monthly meeting, we’ll be shifting our date and time to accommodate the busy sailing schedule of guest speaker Mark Towill, CEO and co-skipper of the 11th Hour Racing Team. Of more than a dozen teams competing in The Ocean Race 2022-23, the US has but one - … Continue reading October Meeting: The Ocean Race and 11th Hour Racing Team