2024 Club championship
The 2024 Club Championship will be held Saturday, May-4, at Lake Pleasant. First Warning is 10AM.
Lake Pleasant Racing
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions
Lake Pleasant Chart M
Additional Chart Information
TIME: Races begin at 12:30 pm
Race Committee Assignments
January 13: Catalina 22
February 3: Portsmouth
March 9: Santana 20
March 16: Thistle & Multi
April 6: PHRF Spin
April 20: Catalina 22
Tempe Town Lake Racing
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions
Tempe Town Lake Chart D
Additional Chart Information
TIME: Races begin at 2pm during January and February; 3pm during March and April.
Race Committee Assignments
January 7: Portsmouth
January 21: Laser
January 28: Sunfish
February 4: 14.2
February 25: Portsmouth
March 17: Laser
April 14: Sunfish
April 28: 14.2
Additional Information & Resources
LAKE PLEASANT VIDEOS (click to expand)
Video: Arizona Yacht Club Sailboat Racing – Lake Pleasant (3 min video)
Video: Lake Pleasant Mark Setting
How to handle race marks and the anchoring system—doing it wrong will make a complete mess. Lake Captain David Newland and his son Josh prepared this video to show how it’s done.
Racing at Lake Pleasant (LP)
Racing at Tempe Town Lake (TTL)
Lake Pleasant is less than one hour north of central Phoenix. If you’ve never been there, plan at least 90 minutes to get your boat ready, in the water, and to the starting line. Here are directions to Lake Pleasant.
Tempe Town Lake Marina is plunked down in the middle of metro Phoenix, bordered on the north by Route 202. Here’s more information and directions on how to get there.
CREW LIST FOR 2022-2023 SEASON
Interested in crewing this season? Read more on our Crew Connection page.
Protest
Protest or redress hearings will be conducted online. Hearing requests must be filed according to the Sailing Instructions using the US Sailing app, the form linked below, or by sending a simple qualifying email to the Racing Captain.
Hearing Request (Protest) Form (PDF)
2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing: Effective January 1, 2021
US Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-2024 Website
VIDEO ON SAILBOAT RESCUE AND SAFETY (click to expand)
Video: Swanage Sailing Club – Sailboat Rescue and Safety Training Video (15 min)
This video includes how to right a capsized boat: small, large, and catamarans; towing, retrieving a person in the water, dropping safety crew to help; acting fast to avert danger; and handling injuries.
Powerboat Operators for Tempe Town Lake & Lake Pleasant Boats
To drive an AYC-owned boat for race committee duties at Lake Pleasant or an ASF-owned boat at Tempe Town Lake, you must be 18 or older and attend the current AYC-required training. Training is normally held in the Fall of each year, before the beginning of the racing season. List of Powerboat Operators
Arizona Yacht Club Fleets
Arizona Yacht Club has several fleets, each active with many boats and good sailors. See the fleet list here.
Club Champion Race – Each April the top competitors from each qualifying fleet get to compete for the Punch Bowl trophy and the title of “Club Champion.” Read the details here.
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