Pima Yacht Club

Yachting in the Desert at Its Best

November 13, 2012

By Bill Brown and Jerry Walker, Photos by Jerry Walker The Pima Micro Yacht Club (PMYC), started and headquartered in Civano, is about to begin its second winter sailing season. The first year saw four enthusiastic frustrated sailors increase to 22 in number, and become what is now Club #319, a registered club with the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA). Seven of its members live in Civano. The Club, along with an emphasis on education and being a fun and social sailing community, is dedicated to building, sailing, and racing remote-controlled model yachts. As its foundation, PMYC selected the 30”…

Civano Micro Yachting Association is Growing

January 8, 2012

By Jerry Walker The Civano Micro Yachting Association has had six growing experiences since our last article, changing it forever. First, as a result of the two articles that have appeared in the Arizona Daily Star this summer, we have increased the number of participants to 12, with most living outside of Civano. So, major occurrence number two is a name change. We will now be the Pima Model Yacht Club (PMYC). Number three, we have selected our preferred boats for the Club. The Victoria will be our club “primary” sailboat, the Soling the “secondary” boat, and any long-keeled boats…

Civano Micro Yachting Association

November 10, 2011

By Bill Brown and Jerry Walker Attention Tucson offshore yacht competitors and cruising sailboat enthusiasts! Now that we have your attention, we must grammatically qualify several of the above adjectives. Offshore: anything in water and not on dirt. Yacht: anything that floats on water, has a point on one end (bow), and has the ability to catch moving air. Competitor: an individual who has something on the water that has a pointy end, a wind catcher, and thinks his something is faster than yours. Cruiser: any individual who elects to do as he pleases with his offshore pointy end wind…

CMYA Launches Another Racing Yacht

June 20, 2011

The last report of the Civano Micro Yachting Association announced its formation. At the time CMYA had two boats in the water and three under construction. Now a third boat is in the water. This one was built by Jerry Walker, a Civano resident. It is a Soling One Meter, shortened to S1M. One of the pictures shows how CMYA members “tank test” their boats. Jerry’s was in the “tank” checking out repairs because it had demonstrated a significant leak during its first outing at the pond. The picture of the three boats represents the current CMYA fleet. “WineCooler4U.com” is…

Civano Yacht Club Blog Leaves Port

May 19, 2011

By Bill Brown, Jerry Walker, and Scott Lantz Ahoy and welcome abroad!!! That’s crusty, salty sailor talk for “Hello, come join us.” Yes, there are some frustrated sailors among our diverse and multi-interest Civano community. For lack of both “real” sailboats and open waters, a creative group of crusty Civano sailors have come together to form the Civano Micro Yachting Association, what we’ll refer to in The Town Crier, for brevity’s sake, as the Civano Yacht Club. Before you attempt to imagine how any family in Civano can get a lavish yacht in their garage, let me elaborate on our…

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