The Arizona Yacht Club is starting to put on a series of cruises, the first being July 15-17, to Catalina Island, CA to reinvigorate the Cruising Fleet. You can join them and even maybe get your ASA Certifications at the same time! Flotilla sailing is loads more fun than just soloing it. Check out the... Continue Reading →

This Anchoring Trick, presented by NauticEd, is a great way to steady the motion of the boat when the waves and the wind aren't inline when on anchor. https://sailing-blog.nauticed.org/anchoring-with-side-waves/ Interested in learning how to sail? NauticEd is a great way to gain an in depth education and allows you to rank up by logging your... Continue Reading →

If you aren't familiar with the Laser, it is a great boat for Juniors all the way up to Octogenarians. There are three sail sizes...4.7, Radial, and Full. All that is required to change between them is the sail, and a different length lower mast. In most major regattas, if you register for the full,... Continue Reading →

Came across this little gem of an article on Sailing World's website. I've always said I prefer to be in the "Back of the front than the front of the back" and here are some good ideas on how to do it... SAILING WORLD - Life in the Passing Lane

One of my favorite things about the Laser sailboat is the range of sails you can outfit it with. My son had been racing the O'pen Bic (rebranded O'Pen Skiff recently) but he's grown up over the summer (+30 lbs!). Got him a Laser and the small 4.7 rig and now he and his friend... Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/fOExLb_7MOo Recently upgraded from the Spot Gen3 to the SpotX. Initially, texts weren't sending...this is what I did to fix it...

Safety Briefing on inflatable PFDs recorded from live event by Chuck Hawley. https://youtu.be/vhUgr9PR6HI

With the Arizona Yacht Club's regular season cancelled, the Wednesday Night Thing is back...a little earlier in the year (which makes it a little more heat tolerant!) AYC's Wednesday Night Thing on Tempe Town Lake We had some of our favorite Laser sailors out there, a Sunfish, and a C14.2. Good wind made for a... Continue Reading →

Hi everyone! It's been a while since we've posted anything. We've been hard at work supporting sailing! We've supported the 2020 Birthday Regatta, the 2019 Buccaneer 18 North American Championship Regatta, we took a crew to the 2019 Mission Bay One Design Regatta as well as the 2020 California Laser Master's Championship! We brought in... Continue Reading →

  Team Cactus League is headed to Long Beach Race Week again! Here is our line up: Helm: Joel Hurley Main Trim: Dave Rawstrom Headsail Trim: Josh McClain Headsail Trim: Dave Newland Grinder: Toby Ambrose Grinder: Matt Baker Pit: Grant Younger Mast: Heather McClain Bow: Rob Gibbs Coach/Tactician: Matt Rustigan Look for our iconic blue... Continue Reading →