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What's Happening a AYC? Boat Trailers. We would like to remind all members to ensure their boat trailers are in…

4th of July. Join us for a party and picnic on the patio with a kid zone, scavenger hunt, variety…

4th of July. Join us for a party and picnic on the patio with a kid zone, scavenger hunt, variety…

Summer Series continues on Saturday and continues through the end of July. Details and sign-up. Update your boat information in…

Moonburn Series starts on this Friday, May 29! Details. Friday Beer Can Races continue every Friday including May 29, followed…

April Board meeting will be in the clubhouse this Thursday at 7:30 pm. Documents will be online here: https://austinyachtclub.net/board-meetings/ Friday…

AYC will be a busy place the week of April 6, as we are hosting the North U / ASA…

Thursday, 3/26: AYC Board Meeting at 7:30 in the Clubhouse. Members are invited to attend. Friday 3/27 - It's Fun…

Sailing, Seminars, Dinners, Volunteering, Socializing, and more! Photo Seminar on Saturday, February 21 at 10:00 – 11:00 am in the…

Year 2026 is off to a great start at AYC and the Board and Committees are planning for a great…

Red Eye Regatta.  Shirts can be ordered through 5pm on Monday, January 12, 2026:. Click here for all details and…

Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 13th from 10:00 to 12:30.  This fun event is for kids of all ages.…

AYC Night at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum. How cool is that? It's on the UT Campus and…

There's a lot going on at AYC in November! Saturday, Nov 1: Please return your proxy for the 2025 Members…

Friday, July 25: All keelboat docks are back in the harbor and open! If there are a lot of people…

There's a lot going on at AYC! April 27: End of Spring Series Race and Rudy's BBQ dinner. Sign up…

Series: Frostbite: Saturdays Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 Spring: Sundays Mar 9, 16, 23, Apr 6, 13,…

Upcoming AYC Activities Lucky Charm Regatta Centerboard Regatta for 420E, ILCA6/7, Melges 15, and Sunfish classes.  Saturday, March 15th, over…

Come one, come all, on Sunday, March 9, to the 2025 Opening Day. At 9:30 we'll start with Brunch and…

Commodore’s Miscellany: AYC Email Notifications, Email/text/Venmo Scams, Help AYC Save Money!, Social Committee/Annual Banquet Committee, Burgee Curator. AYC Email Notifications…

Letter from the Commodore. Happy New Year AYC!  I am honored and humbled to serve as Commodore this year. Every…

Upcoming Events at AYC. 2025 Frostbite Series Information and sign up We have a solid crew list now.  Check your…

Nominations Accepted Through November 17th Please take a moment to nominate a fellow sailor for one of the perpetual awards…

The 2024 Governor's Cup Regatta was held on one day, on June 1, 2024. It replaced the June 1 Series…

Wednesday evening Dinghy racing has begun! Click here for details. Beer Can Racing is on More details Spring End of…

Upcoming Events at AYC and the Printed Directory, Handbook & Bylaws North U April 8 - April 12 Spring Series…

2024 Series Series dates are in the AYC Series Calendar: Series Races. Click on the Calendar entry for details. You…

Upcoming Events at AYC AYC Annual Banquet When: Friday, December 8th - 6:00-10:00 pm Where: Vintage Villas Hotel & Events…

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It's HOT!!! Please remember to bring a water bottle.  There is always ice and fresh water under the clubhouse. Sunfish and…

Upcoming Events at AYC and Gate Codes Gate codes have been updated. Members may log into the web site to…

What an amazing Opening Day!  The week of Opening Day, Covid went to Stage 2, it warmed up, and the…

  Happy New Year everyone!  I am honored to be your 2022 Commodore.  We have an amazing Board this year…

The AYC Covid-19 Policy is now available from the AYC home page menu bar at the top, under Information. February…

The best news for all of us is that the clubhouse is open for events , meetings and holiday parties…

Austin / Travis County Health Authorities announced the COVID Stage 4 on September 29, 2021. The Austin / Travis County…

Click here to view Covid-19 AYC Reopening Plan, as of 3/25/21. Guests are allowed as outlined by the Membership Handbook  HOUSE…

Wow what a great Turnback that was! It was great to see members faces again, and it seemed that everyone…

Spring is a fun and super busy time at AYC, and I’d like to bring everyone up to speed on…

Let’s Start the New Year Off Right We enter 2021 with a renewed hope that in the coming year things…

The Austin Yacht Club appreciates its members and we realize that everyone is anxious to resume sailing this season.  Due…

We've always prioritized the safety of our members, and in these uncertain times, this is no different. That’s why we are…

It is hard to believe it has been a year since I was elected commodore and I drove through that…

I want to personally thank all of you who came to the Town Hall meetings in October.  Both nights had…

Here’s an update on the UTSC issue. The board voted to approve the one-year contract with the Memorandum of Understanding…

Hello Membership, I hope your summer has been enjoyable and you are enduring our current heat wave. There has been…

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2018 was a remarkable year at the Austin Yacht Club. We had a lot of competitive series races and our…

Hello Members, First of all, I want to thank the staff and membership for the remarkable response to the impending…

Upon Arriving at the club for Indian Summer Race 3, something seemed out of place or different . As I…

SEPTEMBER 2018 COMMODORE’S REPORT The Austin Yacht club welcomes September with open arms. We made it through another sizzling summer…

Everyone seems to have survived the intense heat of July , only to have August come along with more of…

2018 started out as one of the busiest years at AYC and the second half seems like more of the…

WE are the Austin Yacht Club. Yes, AYC has nice facilities, but those facilities are not AYC. This Club is…

Opening Day was a great event again this year. The fact that many of you attended in spite of the…

AYC is now officially “open”! We celebrated Opening Day 2016 earlier this month on March 7th. It was yet another…

Top Ten Reasons I Enjoyed 2015 at Austin Yacht Club It is hard to believe my year as Commodore of…

It certainly seems that the weather gurus have accurately predicted the El Nino for 2015-2016. The other possibility just might be…

Back in June I was contacted by Augusto Villalon, a former AYC member, about scheduling a meeting and presentation by David…

The question of whether Lake Travis will ever fill back up has been answered in a resounding manner. The fact…

If you haven’t raced lately at AYC, you may not have noticed that, after 35 years, our main race committee…

The 2015 Austin Yacht Club Board of Directors approved the 2015 budget, capital improvements plan, and race schedule for the…

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