St Helens Sailing Club Newsletter

UP COMING EVENTS APRIL 17th AND 18th SAT. AND SUN. RAINIER DOCKS CRAB CRUISE INTERSTATE TAVERN MAY 1st SATURDAY CRYA OPENING DAY, PORTLAND MAY 2nd SUNDAY SHSC OPENING DAY POTLUCK AND FUN SAIL SAND ISLAND NORTH DOCK 1300 HOURS (1:00) MAY 29th 30th and 31st SAT. SUN. MON. MEMORIAL DAY CRUISE MARTIN SLOUGH.

Thursday Night Racing Schedule

The race captains held a meeting for those interested in the SHSC Thursday night races on March 25th. Attendance was some-what low either do to scheduling conflicts or lack of interest in racing this year. To provide another opportunity for anyone who would still be interested in racing this year the race cap-tains will be having a meeting at the docks of the St Helens Marina. Bob Barnes will host the meeting at his sailboat Barnestormer at 12:00 on May 1st. We had a fantastic race season last year with up to 10 boat competing at times. Lets keep the interest going and invite someone new to attend.

Long Distance Race Schedule:June 5thJuly 10thSept. 11th

Race Series I May 20, 2010……..Race #1 May 27, 2010……..Race #2 June 3, 2010……..Race #3 June 10, 2010…….Race #4 June 17, 2010…….Race #5 June 24, 2010…….Race #6 July 01, 2010…….Race #7Race Series II July 08, 2010…….Race #1 July 15, 2010…….Race #2 July 22, 2010…….Race #3 Aug 12, 2010…….Race #4 Aug 19, 2010…….Race #5 Aug 26, 2010…….Race #6 Sept 2, 2010…….Race #7

Sand Island Shuttle News

The city of St. Helens has for the second year decided not to operate the shuttle service to Sand Island due to funding issues. While finding the money needed to operated the shuttle during the summer months is difficult in this economy, the larger questions of improving the park facilities and upkeep are yet to be decided. Crowds can overwhelm the available bathrooms and campsites on busy weekends. Access for law enforcement and Emergency Services is also questionable as no quick response vessel is available for transporting personnel to the island in an emergency. As there are those who will take advantage of the lack of enforcement, other prob-lems will and have occurred. There have also been some question of the appropriateness of the type of boat that the city has purchased to ferry people to the island. While many of these issues are already present with the boaters that use the island, it is irresponsible to introduce even more people to the island while not being able to provide basic services to these visitors. There have been many issues raised concerning the service that St. Helens wishes to provide, with some boaters not wanting to share the island with non-boaters while other boaters are glad to see more people enjoy this wonderful destination. Many local business owners also hope that regular service to the island will increase tourism in the old town area. Having taken the shuttle a couple times I found that people were very pleased with the ability to visit the only city park not normally accessible to the non-boating public. The problem as I see it is that the city is trying to take a good idea and do it on the cheap. Hopefully, as they continue to make plans to restore this short-lived service, these issues will be given the resources needed to provide a safe, reliable and popular activity.

Donald Maywald, SHSC Secretary

CRYA OPENING DAY HOST A VETERANS FAMILY

The member clubs of CRYA are once again looking to host Veterans and their families on Opening Day May 1st, 2010. This is in cooperation with ‘Blue Star Moms of the Pacific Northwest’, the NW chapter of the national ‘Gold Star Moms’ organization who support veterans and their families. If you are considering attend-ing this years opening day in Portland you might consider hosting the family of a local veteran. By ‘hosting’ I would expect that the boater would arrange a meeting location and include the family in the boater’s club activities for the day, ie; breakfast, flag ceremony, the parade itself and any ‘after parade’ event. This is a great opportunity for us to provide support to our veteran’s families in a small way. We had a great turnout last year and I expect that there will be more vets involved this year. I commend all skippers who volunteered in 2009. Let's again show them that we are grateful for their service and sacrifice.Because Opening Day is not far off, we need to act with the utmost urgency. I would like to have your commit-ments in hand as soon as possible so we can begin the match-up process. We will accept more commitments later but need action NOW to insure that it happens. Contact me ASAP with commitments or any questions you might have.Thank you for your consideration for these very deserving families.

Doug Walker, CRYA Executive VPCryaexecvp@yahoo.com Phone: 503-201-5045

SHSC Contact:Berkeley Smith (503) 543-8135hotspur@opusnet.com

Blue Star Moms website: www.foodforthetroops.org

St. Helens Sailing Weekend

June 26th and 27th The planning committee for the First Annual St. Helens Sailing Weekend is moving forward with details to host what we hope will be one of the premier Columbia River sailing events of the year. Sponsors are being lined up and activities planned for Saturday night after race. Volunteers will be needed for hosts as well as possibly race committee and safety boat crew. Or maybe you would be more interested in entering your sailboat in the races to be held on Saturday the 26th of June and Sunday the 27th. We are currently planning on having PHRF divisions as well as possibly one design classes should we get enough registered. Are you a PRO or know of someone who is that would like to be involved with this race? Contact Herb Olsen, Dave Branch or Donald Maywald and let us know.Current schedule includes:- Saturday the 26th; Racing starts at 1300 with 2 short races finished off by a long distance race, depending on wind and weather. After race activities will include beer and snacks, door prizes and more. Dinner on Saturday night will be left to the participants to find at one of the restaurants located in old town. We hope to have dis-count coupons available to provide to the crews and their family or friends. - Sunday the 27th; The racing will start early as the wind fills in, with 2 races held before the awardsceremony at 1300, giving the crews plenty of time to return to Portland.At the awards ceremony the captain or crew member representing the winning boat in each division will be presented a certificate for a St. Helens Sailing Weekend jacket with their division win. Other awards may be presented for 2nd and 3rd place finishes in each division depending on the number of boats in the division.

For additional information please see the promotional flier, along with the registration form and NOR located in this newsletter. If you know of someone who might be interested in this event please pass along the information to them. This is an opportunity for the membership to get people registered. We are hopeful that there will be a good turn out for this event. The first year is always the hardest with so much needing to be done and figured out. For all those who have or are planning to help make this event a success, we thank you!

Do you know where these pictures were taken? Some of you who have more experience cruising around the Columbia River and its many bays and tributaries may have been here a time or two. One clue, it is the last port on the Columbia before you head out to the cross the bar.

REMINDER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP

Please send in your renewal to:Mike Morrisey, Treasurer SHSC

414 Grey Cliff Dr. St. Helens, OR. 97051

Membership dues are $25.00Associate membership $15.00

A Thank You from Terry Jack;Thank You so much for your thoughts and for getting me the fruit basket. Besides it being healthy it is pretty also. Terry

Saint Helens Sailing Club 1st Annual RegattaJUNE 26-27, 2010Saint Helens, OR

NOTICE OF RACE INVITATION: The Saint Helens Sailing Club cordially invites all eligible keelboats to participate in the SHSC Race Weekend, to be held on the Columbia River at Saint Helens, OR.

DESCRIPTION: This series consists of three races on Saturday. June 26. The 1st two will be short course races, followed by a distance race. Sunday June 27, there will be two short course races. The race area will be the waters of the Columbia River near Saint Helens, Oregon. The starting area will be approximately ¼ mile north of Sand Island, Saint Helens, Oregon.

ELIGIBILITY AND INSTRUCTIONS:   All boats will provide PHRF ratings or one will be as-signed based on US Sailings PHRF average rating for that class. Classes with five or more boats or those sailing as a level fleet will not be required to provide PHRF ratings. Races shall be governed by the current ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing, including the national prescriptions of US Sailing, applicable level or one-design rules, and the supplemental instructions of this notice.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Saturday, June 26 12:00 Skippers Meeting – St Helens City Dock, RC boat.Saturday, June 26 13:00 First warning signalSaturday, June 26 18:00 Post-race Klondike restaurant Beer GardenSunday, June 27 10:00 First warning signal Sunday, June 27 14:00 Awards – St Helens City Dock Pavilion

ADVANCED REGISTRATION:   Registration Form will be on www.sthelenssailingclub.org. Entries due by June 21, late fee of $10.00 applies thereafter. Make checks payable to Saint Helens Sailing Club. Advanced Registra-tion will be $30.00 Number of fleets and trophies per fleet will be determined by number of boatsentered by due date.Complete and mail to:

Donald Maywald, SHSC Secretary 59832 Parkwood Dr. St. Helens, OR. 97051

SCORING: The Scoring System will be as described in Appendix A of the RRS, Low Point Sys-tem. A maximum of 5 races are scheduled, of which 1 shall be completed to constitute a series. If 4 or more races are sailed, a boat’s worst score shall be discarded.

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS: The sailing instructions will be available at registration and on the web at: www.sthelenssailingclub.org  SOCIAL: Saturday Jun 26 there will be a post-race gathering at the Klondike Restaurant in the Beer Garden. This is currently a no-host bar, which may change with sufficient registration. Approxi-mately 18:00. There are several restaurants available within a block of the City dock. Showers are also available at the city dock.

PRIZES:Awarded to the first boat in each class. Prizes will be awarded to the second and third place boats in a class if there are five or more entries.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY:Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The Or-ganizing Authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sus-tained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta

INSURANCE:Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third party liability and casualty insurance.

FURTHER INFORMATIONFor further information please contact:Donald Maywald, SHSC Secretarye-mail; shscsecr1@gmail.comphone; 503-397-9718

Saint Helens Sailing Club Annual RegattaJune 26,27 2010Registration Form Sponsored by Saint Helens Sailing ClubSkipper ____________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________ City______________________ State/Province _______Zip_______________ Email_________________________________ ____________________ Sail # _________________________PHRF Rating (or none)____________Type of sailboat (builder / length)___________________________________

I agree that the above facts are true, and as a participant in this regatta, I understand sailing is an activity that has an inherent risk of damage and injury. Competitors in this event are participating entirely at their own risk. See RRS 4, Decision to Race. The race organizers (organizing authority, race committee, protest committee, host club, sponsors, or any other organization or official) will not be responsible for damage to any boat or other property or the injury to any competitor, including death, sustained as a result of participation in this event. By participating in this event, each competitor agrees to release the race organizers from any and all lia-bility associated with such competitor’s participation in this event to the fullest extent permitted by law. My boat will be registered upon receipt of the entry fee and this form.

Signed___________________________________________ Date____________________Advanced Registrtation ______ $30.00 ______ $10.00 (If not received by June 21) TOTAL ___________

Please make check payable to Saint Helens Sailing Club and send to:

Donald Maywald, SHSC Secretary58932 Parkwood Dr.St Helens, OR 97051