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.
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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.
