It’s mid February, the Super Bowl is over and it’s time to find your wet suit and go sailing. Here’s a snapshot at upcoming practice session for the AYC junior sailors, before and after the Roadrunner Regatta on March 3-4.
Prep sessions Roadrunner Regatta:
We’ll have practices for those planning on sailing in the regatta on Saturday February 18 and Saturday February 25 (1:30 – 4:00pm each day). Please RSVP to Coach Kate.
After March 3-4:
Our regular practices will resume after Roadrunner, with the same basic schedule as last year:
It’s not like you needed anyone to tell you, but now it’s official. The summer of 2011 in Texas was the hottest ever in the US, at 86.8F avg for June-Aug, according to the Natl Weather Service. While some burnt-orange face-painters in Austin are always happy to beat out #2 Oklahoma in anything, this is not a trophy to brag about. Lake Travis dipped below 632ft this week (down 50ft). The last time it was below 630ft was in the 1960s.
Summer Sailing Wrap-up: Despite the heat and low lake levels, we had a solid summer of junior sailing and made the best of things (club newsletter pdf). More than 100 kids participated in sailing classes and camps, we closed out the summer with an inaugural “Roadrunner Cruise” and welcomed seven new junior members. Here’s the junior practice schedule for this fall: Beginners will be Thursdays 4:30pm – 7:00pm; Green Fleet racers, Saturdays 1:30pm – 4:00pm; Lasers, Saturdays 4:00pm – 6:30pm. Contact Coach Kate (jrcoach@austinyachtclub.net) for more info.
AYC Roadrunner Cruise 2011
Aerial Firefighting: Glad that the lake was put to use in supplying water to help douse the incredible fires in Bastrop and central Texas, part of a number of aerial firefighting efforts. Our thoughts go out to all in nearby Steiner Ranch and Bastrop who lost homes in the fires. Check out #centraltxfires on Twitter for updates.
I love seeing the Optis in this video, reaching around like it’s no big deal in 25knots, while Russell Coutts’ AC45 cat capsizes in the background. Glad folks were wearing helmets that day. Russell’s interview the day before was telling:
“You’ve got to get to the point of finding the edge and not going over the edge, and sometimes you’re going to go over the edge. … Because the closer you design it to the edge, the faster it will go. But you don’t want to go over the edge. Or preferably not over the edge.”
Lots of smiling faces at the first day of PBJ sailing on June 4, thanks to perfect, light breezes and warm water. The kids learned how to steer, trim the sail and many went for a first-time ride on the water. Here are some photos and a slideshow of the day.
Here are the top three teams from the High School Sailing Nationals, after 38 races in sunny Austin. In the words of another California resident, they’re looking “tanned, rested and ready” for another 38.
Congrats to Antilles, Coronado and Point Loma. (photos by Malinda Crain)
Hey Roadrunners! Another great week of practices for our junior sailors. Thank you to *Bill Records* who was on hand at last week's Basics/Beginners practice to help out with on the water training. We had a great turn out and played follow the leader to improve sail trim on different points of sail. Saturday's
Hey Roadrunners! Turnback Canyon Regatta is this weekend. Big thank you to Bill Records for making an Opti start possible this year! This will be a great experience for all our Opti sailors and I am really looking forward to it! My list of confirmed sailors for this weekend is: Tori Salazar
Hey Roadrunners! The rain cancelled Basics/Beginner's last week but the good news is the lake came up a couple feet. We had an Opti start and a Pico start for Saturday's Green Fleet practice. After three races, Sam Peel came in first for the Optis with 4 points, followed by Marine Graby and Jules Bettler who
Hey Roadrunners! Unfortunately, Beginner's/Basics practice is cancelled for this afternoon. As of 12:05 pm, the Weather Channel is predicting a 100% chance of rain and thunderstorms between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 pm. Hopefully some of that rain makes it into the lake! Enjoy the day off and stay dry. Remember that
Hey Roadrunners! Thursday's Beginner's practice had the biggest turnout of the season so far! We ran several drills to help our beginners master their tacking and jibing transitions. We also had time for a quick across the lake sail. I was out of town this weekend so thank you to guest coach Bill Records who
Hey Roadrunners! Great week of Roadrunner sailing! The Green Fleet braved heavy air on Saturday and got some practice in the cove on both Picos and Optis. They all did a great job– especially the Opti sailors: Gus Gamble, Ben Peel, Sam Peel, and Jules Bettler. Thank you to all the volunteers this week who
Hey Roadrunners! Basics/Beginners practice is on for today from 4:00 to 6:30. However, it looks like it will be too windy for us to get out on the water with winds between 15 and 20 knots. We will have plenty of land activities but practice may run a bit short today. Hope to see you all out!
Hey Roadrunners! A crazy weekend of weather derailed our practices a bit. On Thursday, the winds were too strong for our beginners so we anchored a Pico and learned all about capsize recovery procedure. Thank you to all the parents for helping out. It was a great practice and the kids had so much fun. A big
Hey Roadrunners! Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend! We are back on schedule this week with practices at their usual times. - THURSDAY: Basics/Beginners will be from 4:00 to 6:30. Please make sure to send your sailors with an extra pair of clothes and a towel. Weather permitting, we will be learning capsize recovery. If winds exceed 15 knots, […]
Registration is now open for AYC's PBJ summer sailing program for 4-10 year-olds. See below for the dates and link to sign up. [link] You can pay using a credit card or select "other payment options" to mail a check. For AYC members, be sure and use the promotion code "member" when registering to get a discount.
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