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2021 snow at PYC’s open moorage. photo by Nancy MacGregor

March 2021Volume 71, Number 3

March is here and that means spring arrives later this month. It’s time

to start getting our boats ready for a new season of racing and cruising. Hopefully you have purchased a few cases of PYC’s new private label wine – cabernet and char-donnay – to add that little extra to your boat’s bar or home wine cellar.

A taste of Mexico, our first themed dinner of the year was a great success; with two seatings we were able to double the number of members participating. The themed dinners are the new cookouts and I know it may not be the same, but you don’t have to stand out in the cold barbequing or waiting in a long line. You can sit at a table with your friends while Paco and his crew pre-pare great food and our wonderful wait staff will bring it to you.

The club had its first Zoom wine tasting and what a great way to spend an evening with friends tasting wine and enjoying perfectly paired foods selected by Paco and Sam. Michelle Fritts from Chehalem Winery shared with us the origins and qualities of each wine and how it paired with the tasting menu Paco prepared.

PYC is continuing to upgrade security at the club. We rehired John Sanderlin, who was part- time dock staff, to become our new Certified Secu-rity night watchman. His duties will be to walk the docks and monitor the security cameras for eight hours a night, five nights a week.

You will notice a new feature in the Portlight called “Below Deck.” Each month it will profile one of our great staff. The column will help all of you get to know them better and, just to make it a little more fun, each article will

contain two truths and a lie.

This month we will have our first cruise of the year. The St Patrick’s Day cruise will be hosted by Bonita and Bob Morgan, who are planning some fun events. I hope that more of the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted so it can be officially sanctioned by the club (some restric-tions were lifted Feb. 12 when the county risk was changed to high risk, downgraded from extreme risk). Doug Foster will be on hand to light the fire in the tra-ditional burning of the socks, so bring your old socks, burgees, and tattered flags and join in to help get PYC’s 2021 cruising season off to a good start.

The new date for the Commodore’s Ball is March 27, 2021 provided the COVID-19 restrictions are eased to moderate risk. If not, we will look for a new date later in the spring.

The planning for this year’s rendezvous is going full speed ahead and the reservation list is starting to fill up, so don’t miss out and get on the list.

Barbara and I would like to thank all the members of PYC for making sure the first quarter of 2021 got off to a great start.

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COMMODORE’S COMMENTSBy Floyd Jones

Finding Treasure at

Cap Sante Rendezvous July 30th - August 1st

Space is Limited 12 /20 Slips Reserved! Price TBD

To Register and Reserve Your Slip: Contact Lisa Vanek

Email: [email protected] Cell/Text: 360 713 1825

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PORTLAND YACHT CLUB1241 NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon 97211

503-285-1922 (ph) • 503-283-4960 (fax)[email protected] • www.portlandyc.com

Committee – Mike O’Bryant, editor; Sandy O’Bryant, graphic design;

Mary Ann Nitchie and Shirley Sanders

offiCers and trustees

Commodore Floyd Jones (power)

Vice Commodore David Gunsul (sail) Secretary/Treasurer Tim Carman (power) Rear Commodore Barbara Woodford (sail)

Trustee Greg Allison (power)

Trustee Mark Denny (sail)

Trustee Jay Densem (sail)

Trustee Pam Sesar (sail)

Trustee Steve Spahr (power)

It’s starting to feel like we have finally made it out of the woods with the impending spring,

the cruising season underway, and the club operating restrictions beginning to loosen up. In mid-Feb-ruary, we were able to offer inside dining services which brought the clubhouse back to life. More staff was brought back. Committees were able to feel more confident in their plans to move forward with themed dinners. And new members were welcomed into the clubhouse for the first time since November.

Unfortunately, due to a combination of poor crabbing and COVID-19, our beloved Crab Feed was cancelled in February. This was done with a heavy heart, but unfortunately the hand was forced and there was not any other option. The Stainsby’s are already looking forward to planning the 2022 Crab Feed which will be bigger and better than ever.

It’s going to be a busy March! Due to the postpone-ment of many things in January, the March schedule is packed with fun events and more opportunities to participate in the club. On March 5th the Cookout Committee hosts Boots and Bling, a themed dinner. On March 12th we head to the Willow Bar Outstation for the weekend to enjoy the first cruise of the year, the St. Patrick’s Day Cruise. On March 15th we gather for the Winter Member Meeting. March 20th features another themed dinner hosted by the Cookout Com-mittee, A Fresh Start. And we wrap up March with our rescheduled Commodore’s Ball on March 27th.

In addition to all this, the boat show is rescheduled for the last weekend of March. It has been combined with

the Pacific NW Sportsman’s Show. We will plan to have a booth to recruit new members and can use your help in manning it. Please find a link to the volunteer signup page in the PYC E-Weekly News.

Keep your eyes out for an email, or mail via the USPS from the club, regarding the Winter Meeting. In this mailing, sent late February, will be the meeting agenda, proposed bylaw changes, and any other information per-tinent to the meeting. At this point, the meeting format is undecided, but we expect to announce the format within the mailing.

In February we enhanced club security by employing a full-time night watch 5 days a week, Sunday-Thursday and our continued part-time night watch Friday and Saturdays. One of our trusted employees, John, will be watching over the club 9 pm-5:30 am, Sunday-Thursday, and is available by calling the club’s main number during this time if you have any security concerns. Outside that window, please call the Club Manager or Dockmaster if there is an emergency or suspected illegal entry to the property.

Thank you for your support and membership. Cheers to a great spring boating season!

MARCH Bar & Galley Hours

Wednesday (LUNCH) – 11-2 pm Thursday (LUNCH & HAPPY HOUR) – 11-5 pm

Friday (LUNCH, HAPPY HOUR & DINNER) – 11-8:30 pm

Saturday (LUNCH, HAPPY HOUR & DINNER) – 10-8:30 pm

Sunday (LUNCH & HAPPY HOUR) – 10-7 pm

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CLUB MANAGER REPORTBy Daniel Wilkins


RYAN AND GILLIAN “GILL” CARSONRyan is an accomplished sailor originally from Colo-rado Springs, Colorado. Ryan met his wife Gill (pronounced “Jill”) while living in England; they married and had their two children Jackson, age 12 and Devon age 10 before moving to Portland in 2012. Ryan is CEO of Treehouse,

an online technology school that offers beginner-to-ad-vanced courses in web design, web development, mobile development and game development. Ryan’s interests include sailing, tennis, swimming, drawing and piano. Gill’s hobbies include fashion design, sewing and gar-dening. Ryan and Gill’s children are Minecraft, Buffer and Sea of Thieves enthusiasts, which are video games. The Carson’s are also members of Irvington Tennis Club in Portland. The Carson’s own the sailboat Crumpet, a Catalina 44.5.

HANS AND STEPHANIE HOELSCHERHans and Stephanie have a long family affiliation with PYC as Han’s father is Wil-liam Hoelscher, who was a 40-year member of PYC. Hans spent his childhood at the Club. Hans was also a junior member while attending college and spent time sailing in PYC races,

including with members Howard Shaw, Craig Shaw and Rod Buck. Needless to say, Hans is an accomplished sailor completing races from San Francisco to Hawaii,

including multiple Oregon Offshore and Swiftsure races. The Hoelschers enjoy boating, skiing, fitness, tennis, squash, and home improvement. Hans and Stephanie have two children Wylde, 14 and Ceora, 12.

BILL AND ELAINE WILKERSONBill and Elaine Wilkerson are Vancouver residents who split their time between the Portland area and Glendale, Calif. Bill has a longtime career in senior project manage-ment and engineering for public transportation facilities including Port-

land and other U.S. cities. The Wilkerson’s have two adult children, Mike and Ellie. They are members of Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, in San Pedro, Calif, SYSCO, OSCA, professional organizations American Society of Engineers and Construction Management Association of America. They are active in sailing, golf, recreational cruising and racing, both in the Pacific Northwest and California. The Wilkerson’s are boat owning members and have Whirlaway, a San Juan 24.

PYC MembershipBy Chris Finks, Membership Chair

As I write this, it is snowing outside and the images of being on my boat sound very enticing indeed. As we know, the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived and is slowly making its way to the population. Information from a recent briefing my work colleagues and I were given by Dr. Jennifer Vines, MD, Chief Medical officer for

Multnomah County, indicates we may see some progress by summer and much closer to a sense of normalcy late this year.

Portland Yacht Club has been impacted, but continues to serve as a wonderful oasis. If you get a chance, come out to the club and say hello as I did the last couple of weeks and had a mini-reunion with a few good friends. So, come out to PYC, bump an elbow and enjoy some of Paco’s creations and maybe some libations too.

Please give a warm welcome to the our new members.

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March Madness at the Ship’s StoreBy Vicky Carman

We’re clearing out to make room for new stock! Check out what’s on sale. You may have the luck of the Irish and score a real treasure.

NEW MEMBER PROFILESBy Chris Finks, Membership Chair


2003 PYC Cookbook

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First Lady NotesBy Barb Thompson

One of the focal points of the PYC Dining Room is

the 15' bulletin board on the East wall. The board often illustrates the Commodore’s theme for the year.

This year Shari Sinclair designed the board to represent the 2021 theme “Finding the Treasures of 2021”. You will find a river scene, Clubhouse on the hill, PYC boats going up river and down festooned with club flags and a hidden treasure chest or two. Shari spent many, many hours creating this beautiful piece to celebrate our fabulous club and its boating mem-bers. She was accompa-nied on this project by her husband Jim, sister Jenny Burton, with Bonita Morgan on detail design and Lauren Hubbell on boat design.

Check it out, if you don’t see your boat displayed, you will throughout the year…keep watching, all 245 boats will be on this “river.”

Thank you Shari for your creativity, hard work and seeing this vision through!

We are looking forward to our first big event, the Com-modore’s Ball, Governor willing, Saturday March 27. More news on this to come.

And, as always, we are looking forward to seeing you all under the tent, in the club or on the river!

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Reflections of Commodore’s Ball (2011-2020)

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A Taste of Mexico photos by Shirley Sanders

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Around the Club photos by Scott Leeding & Shirley Sanders

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Co-Themed DinnersMargo and Gary Jamieson,Co-Chairs CO-Themed Dinners

The Co-Themed Dinner Committee has been busy creating new ideas and special occasions for our members’ enjoyment. We have a very enthusi-

astic and talented committee who are developing great ideas and themes this year. We kicked off 2021 with our Taste of Mexico Dinner which was a great success and showed us just how well we are able to accommodate two seatings. Two seatings brought in more members and helped us get the greatest benefit from our dedi-cated staff.

Governor Brown lifted some restrictions on Club use Feb. 12. While we will continue seating in the tent, the club building is now open for up to 50 occupants, including staff.

We look forward to seeing you at the club for these upcoming fun events:

Mardi Gras, Feb. 26th, hosted by Kathleen and Paul Inman

Boots and Bling, March 6th, hosted by Cindy and Steve Sterham

A Fresh Start, March 20th, hosted by Liz and Doug Fisher and Barb and John Neidig

Thank you to our amazing volunteers and staff. As always we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

UPDATE:Moorage Upgrade CommitteeBy Scott Brattebo, Chair Moorage Upgrade Committee

The Moorage Upgrade Committee held its first zoom meeting and recommended that the club move forward with the next phase (replacing

row-B) of the 5-year Moorage Upgrade Plan, which was approved by the membership in 2019. The com-mittee will present this proposal to the membership for approval at the upcoming Winter meeting, March 15.

While we are already deep into the planning and orga-nizing of this year’s program, the actual work to replace row-B will begin the week before Labor Day when the old row will be removed as we get ready for the new row that will be assembled and installed the first full three weeks of September, followed by six weeks to install the electric, water and fire systems, dock boxes and railing.

While the current row-B accommodates a variety of sailboats in the 30-foot range, the new row will be sev-enteen 40-foot slips. We expect a number of sailboats from C and D rows to move into the new row and many of the boats currently on row-B will move to more appropriate slips.

Sailing on Sunday photos by Shirley Sanders

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Sailing in the Pandemic – PART 1 How two PYC members saved sailing!By John Colby, S/V Iris

The curtain curtailing social activities which ush-ered society into different forms of closures and lockdowns fell quickly.

On February 28, 2020, the first Oregonian was diag-nosed with COVID-19. A week later Oregon’s Gov-ernor declared a state of emergency in order to release funds to combat the virus. Adam Silver, the commis-sioner of the NBA, issued the first nationwide directive on March 11 when he stopped all NBA games faster than a car hitting a brick wall. The next day March Madness was cancelled and Oregon school closures, starting March 17, was announced. Within a day the Oregon Offshore was cancelled. Canada closed its border March 21 to yachting making the yearly Swift-sure race impossible. On March 23, Governor Kate Brown issued a stay at home order “to the maximum extent possible.” No enforcement mechanisms were initiated, however. The next day SYSCO’s newsletter announced the cancellation of all spring sailboat racing series and events. Another SYSCO communique of April 1 referred to the 42nd St. boat ramp being closed.

The last Sailing on Sunday race for the 2019-2020 season was March 15. The Kelly Bar was open. It felt like the last call for an era. But, surely, things will open in a couple of months we wrongly thought. Surely, PYC’s Mauni Elliott Race would go on as planned in June.

An Idea is BornIn the meantime, could we sail on the river? Several members on Breakwater row said why not. They rumi-nated, what if several of us sort of happened to meet near Buoy 14 at a particular time with the same intent to sail to “Buoy 2” and back. Yeah, what if we used “14” and the east end of the RCYC docks as the start and finish lines. Yeah, the club has an automatic horn with a 5 minute count down one thought they could surely use. Idle dock talk?

It was idle talk until Dan Petrin, owner of the Olson 34 Breakway, took the bull by the horn and organized

the first … first what? Can’t call it a race. They are canceled. So Dan named it BYOBAC SSS or Bring Your Own Boat and Crew Social Sep-aration Series. Dan would refer

to it over channel 72 as a sailing seminar. Not wasting any time, the first “seminar” just happened the last weekend of March as his email went out March 24. Word of this non-event leaked and got out quickly and many others wanted to participate.

The next week the rules were a little trickier. In stepped another hero. That was Mike O’Bryant to act as Dan’s front man or public relations officer. Mike nixed the idea of a rule that social circle meant only that crew members had to share the same bed, leaving it up to skippers to safely choose their own limited crew. More importantly for me, since I intended to sin-glehand, was the okay to use auto pilots and spinna-kers.

But back in those days the terms of the pandemic were new to everyone. Who is in a social separation circle? By mid-April emails were flying around with accu-sations that some were ignoring the rules. Again, in stepped Mike who calmly settled the verbal rhubarb by stating that no one was going to police the new terms of social separation circle but we had to cool it in having extended crews. He was deathly afraid that someone was going to tip off one of the local news channels who would film us cavorting around on the river during the governor’s stay at home if at all possible order. And if this happened would the river patrol try to limit boating or at the very least the sailing community would look bad.

Others singlehanded. Some boats were not able to. In one light wind race Mike and I found ourselves near one another while we were trying to hoist our spinnakers. This involved a lot of running back and forth. The wind was light enough so we could talk. Man, I’m sweating he said. I was too. But the most difficult part of single-handing on the river is keeping a lookout and the time it takes to tidy up after a race.

My hat off to the other single-handers and couples: Rob Hodson on Jugo, Tom Keffer on Velocity, Barbara Wood-ford and Tom Kelly on JamJam, and Carl and Nicole Sirois on Cando.

Find out how single-handers and limited crew sailing progressed during the pandemic next month. See Sailing in the Pandemic – PART 2 in the April 2021 Portlight.

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Have Your Next Event atthe Portland Yacht Club!

1/2 Off Rental Fees & 25% Off Bar Packagesfor PYC Members!

C o r p o r a t e | S o c i a l | N o n - P r o f i tEvents & Sales Manager: Linda Robbins

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We are requesting that allMembers and Staff send

us their favorite recipes tobe put together and

bound for our very own

Portland Yacht Club's Family Cookbook

Email all recipes to Cheryl [email protected]

Paco's Famous Deep Bayou Chowder

Instructions:

Ingredients:Serves 6 Bowls

1 Tbsp Canola Oil2 Cups Yellow Onions, Chopped

2 Green Bell Peppers, Chopped

2 Cups Water2 Red Bell Peppers, Chopped

1 Cup Carrots, Chopped

3 Cups Red Potatoes, Diced 2 Cups Frozen Corn

1 Tsp Thyme, Dried or Fresh 4 Cups Heavy Cream

1 Tbsp Parsley, Chopped

1 Tsp Salt

2 Tbsp Seafood Seasoning

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heatAdd onions, bell peppers, and carrots. Cook and stir for5 minutesAdd potatoes, corn, water and thyme. Bring to a boil,then reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 15 minutesor until potatoes are tender Stir in heavy cream, parsley, seafood seasoning, andsalt. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Serve or cool andstore

1.2.

3.

4.

PYC Family Cookbook

There is a happiness that comes with food, especially

foods that remind us of those special times on the water with friends and family. Now is the

time to share those recipes with fellow members in the

new PYC cookbook. Recipes don’t need to be fancy or difficult, just something

you enjoy! We appreciate anecdotes that go along with

the recipes too.

Please submit by April 1st to: [email protected]


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Portland Boat Show, Volunteers Needed – March 24-28, 2021By Chris Finks, Membership Chair

The Portland Boat Show is planned for March 24-28 at the Portland Expo Center. This year the show was rescheduled from January to the end

of March and combined with the Sportsman Show due to the impacts of Covid-19 and resulting government health orders. The owners of the show, O’Loughlin Trade Shows, Inc., have been working with authorities to gain the necessary approvals and guidance to produce the Portland Boat Show + Sportsman Show and PYC has been continually monitoring that progress.

As you can imagine, there have been many challenges as COVID-19 is an ever-changing situation and requires substantive modifications to deliver a “zero transmission” environment to ensure the safety of all involved. Some of these changes have meant decreasing attendance by 25%, reducing operating hours, social distancing, masks, enlarging aisles, limiting booth vol-unteers/staff to two people at one time and specialized sanitization.

In the past, PYC’s biggest membership drive has been during the Portland Boat Show. For 2021, PYC will be in booth number 365 across from Sundance Yacht Sales in Hall A. Volunteer names will be left in the Will Call area to gain access to the show. Volunteers should make sure to follow health guidelines. Guidelines require

wearing a mask and gloves, plus sanitizing. Sanitizer will also be on hand at the booth in addition to a Plexi-glas shield installed by PYC and no more than two vol-unteers will be permitted in the booth at one time.

We need volunteers to set-up the booth on Wednesday, March 23rd, and regular shifts beginning the morning of Wednesday, March 24th. There are several shifts available each day and we will need to staff all five days of the show. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early, especially as processing will take longer due to health protocols.

Dates and times to sign up are available on the link below.

How to sign-up and volunteer:

Once again, PYC will be using SignUp.com to organize volunteers for the upcoming Portland Boat Show + Sportsman Show. Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our sign-up on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/tPKzqeG

2) Review the options listed, choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It’s Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com. Note: PYC or SignUp.com will not share your email address with anyone.

By Barb Thompson

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One of the most recog-nizable faces at Port-land Yacht Club is

Courtney Ellison. Courtney has been a part of the PYC staff for only two years, but is now server and head bartender and is responsible for the wonderful specialty cocktails you enjoy at PYC. She always meets and serves each member with a huge mile, albeit presently under a mask!What you may not know about Courtney is: she is a single Mom to two teenagers; when not working at

PYC, she can be found at her 2nd job at Stanford’s Restaurant & Bar, Jantzen Beach; also Courtney loves Loreto, Mexico and is anxious to go back.

Here are a few other factoids about Courtney: “Two Truths and a Lie”. You find the lie:

1. She has owned a pet alligator

2. She has “crowd surfed” at a concert.

3. She is the lead singer in a local rock band.

Which is it? Ask her next time you see her.

Thank you Courtney for being such a valued member of our PYC family!


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Jann Lane, Deputy Director of the Wind and Oar Boat School, delivered an annual report for 2020 to PYC member John Colby at the end of

January. PYC supports Willamette Sailing Club’s schol-arship program and is a supporter of the Wind and Oar Boat School. Here is the report:

Before the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on youth programming became apparent, Wind & Oar was working separately with Camp ELSO and with OYSF (Oregon Youth Sailing Foundation) to bring our unique boat building programs to youth in the summer of 2020. As orig-inally envisioned campers from Camp ELSO’s Waterways program would come to the Wind & Oar shop during the month of July to build a wooden rowboat. Plans were also underway with the OYSF to provide a combined boat building and sailing experience on site at the Willamette Sailing Club. When in late spring it was clear the COVID restrictions were continuing into summer, the award of partial funding from the Juan Young Trust to Wind & Oar for the Camp ELSO project prompted a new approach.

The solution was a broader collaboration bringing together the Wind & Oar, Camp ELSO, OYSF, and the Willamette Sailing Club to assure a safe and meaningful program for youth with limited resources. The boat building was relocated out of doors at the Willamette Sailing Club. The camp became two two-week sessions for 10 campers during the month of July. The campers were all enrolled in Camp ELSO and were selected as the underserved children of “essential workers”. Trans-portation was provided by Camp ELSO, and campers were health checked each morning before getting into their van. Masks were mandatory, and each camper was assigned their own tool kit. (This served the dual purpose of empowering students to treat their tools with care as well as assuring tools were not contaminated). Campers built a rowboat over the course of each two week session in the mornings; and then spent each after-noon learning to sail in small one to three person boats under the guidance of the OYSF and WSC instructors.

Funding for the program was made possible by com-bining resources and additional generous funding from the Portland Yacht Club which allowed for the low camper/instructor ratio necessitated by the COVID

restrictions. Please also note that the camp was pro-moted and celebrated in social media, highlighting the funding partners (also attached, as well).

The bonus of the riverside “class” allowed onsite explo-ration of the Willamette River ecology and geography.

Campers learned the Willa-mette River has daily tides, evident many days with the disappearing mudflats where blue heron, geese perched daily. Resident osprey greeted campers as they flew above the cottonwoods. The impact and importance of the Willa-mette River watershed was explored, and on the last day, celebrated as the campers “named” and blessed their

boats. The two newly constructed boats from this camp round up the Wind & Oar fleet to 44 boats built by kids since 2011. Rose Petal and the USS Camp ELSO, are now the newest addition to Camp ELSO’s fleet. Every-thing about this summer camp 2020 was a delight. Each of the program partners is committed to replicating the program and hopefully expanding once the social dis-tancing requirements are lifted

Once again, Wind & Oar Boat School thanks Portland Yacht Club for its support of youth education. We look forward to working with you again.

A link to a video is at: https://vimeo.com/44303167/ffacbdae6

PYC-supported Wind & Oar Boat School summer camp report

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Closed Moorage Boat Houses Available for Purchase

Location and Pricing

G-10 $28,500 SOLD

I-2 $53,950

PYC Rules ApplyContact Byron Hanke 360-904-7544 for details

or check the bulletin board in the clubhouse


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Racing season is nearly here: are you ready?By Mary Stainsby, PYC Race Captain

LEVEL CLASS RACE 12 RACE 13 RACE 14 RACE 15 RACE 16 POINTS PLACEMisty 1 1 5 1 1 17 1Goose Chase 14 DNF 6 13 DNC 8 DNC 2 97 6Bluefin 15 DNC 4 3 8 DNC 10 DNC 116 9Envoy 9 15 DNC 13 DNC 8 DNC 10 DNC 146 15Leanalot 15 DNC 15 DNC 13 DNC 8 DNC 10 DNC 149 17Jugo 4 15 DNC 13 DNC 8 DNC 7 159 22PHRF CLASS RACE 12 RACE 13 RACE 14 RACE 15 RACE 16 POINTS PLACEMyst 1 1 4 11 DNC 1 22 1Apex 3 2 3 2 2 36 3Free Bowl of Soup 5 3 11 DNF 3 3 44 4Breakaway 7 4 2 5 5 68 5Iris 6 11 8 7 9 90 7Riva 15 DNC 14 DNC 12 DNC 11 DNC 15 DNC 92 8Resolute 11 8 5 8 1 - Tie 101 10Wy’East 8 10 7 10 12 105 11Jam Jam 15 DNC 14 DNC 1-Tie 11 DNC 15 DNC 109 12Edgewalker 15 DNC 9 6 11 DNC 15 DNC 133 15Stray Currents 10 14 DNC 12 DNC 11 DNC 10 134 16Velocity 15 DNC 14 DNC 12 DNC 11 DNC 15 DNC 151 18River Rose 15 DNC 14 DNC 12 DNC 11 DNC 15 DNC 157 21

That’s all I have for now. I hope to see you around the club or out on the water this year.

Sailing On Sundays is just about over for this year, and the projected winners are once again both PYC boats – Misty, skippered by Pam Sesar, has

a commanding lead in the Level Class, and Myst, skip-pered by Rod Buck, would have to have a terrible end to its season in order to move down to 2nd in PHRF Class, in which case Apex – also a PYC boat would move from 2nd to 1st. Excellent job, all of you!

As you have no doubt seen, the Portland Boat Show is going to take place March 24-28, sharing space with the annual Sportsman Show. If you’ve been holding off on buying that new Spinnaker or replacing that ratty old main, here comes you’re chance to take advantage of a Boat Show Special.

OCSA is pleased to present Dave Perry, explaining the various changes in the 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing and answer sailors’ questions on any rule they would like to ask about. This will be done via a zoom meeting on Saturday, March 13th from 9:30 – 2:30 (with a break for lunch). OCSA will be paying most of the fee, so your cost to attend will only be $12.00 per person. U.S. Sailing has added several new flag signals, including a separate Finish flag; changed some defini-tions, most importantly those for determining starting and finishing; and moved or reworded a number of the

more commonly used rules. They have also made several changes to what is to be included in the Notice of Race vs the Sailing Instructions. I strongly urge you to reg-ister and attend this virtual clinic so you know what is happening out on the race course this year.

If you have any interest in being a race officer this year, there will be a second Dave Perry session from 3:30-5:30 on the same day where he will explain the changes to the 2021-2024 Racing Rules of Sailing that race officials need to know, and answer the race officials’ questions. The fee for this session will also be $12.00.

If you are planning to race in the SYSCO Spring Series, make sure you check the sailing instructions, as there are a few more classes, race days for your class may have moved from Tuesday to Thursday or vice versa, and they have included some COVID-19 restrictions regarding crew size.

PYC’s first regatta of the year will be the Opening Day Regatta, Saturday and Sunday, April 10th and 11th. Registration is open on sailpdx.org. Please watch for announcements in the weekly e-Portlight, on the sailpdx.org Notice Board and on posters at the club for possible post-race activities.

Below are the latest SOS race results for PYC boats:

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MARCH3, 10, 17, 24 Wed. Lunch

4, 11, 18, 25 Thur. Lunch & Happy Hour

5, 12, 19, 26 Fri. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

6, 13, 20, 27 Sat. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

7, 14, 21, 28 Sun. Brunch & Happy Hour & Dinner

11, 25 Thur. Watercrafters (TBA)

12-14 Fri.-Sun. St. Paddy's Cruise

15 Mon. Winter Meeting

17 Wed. Board Meeting

30 Sat. Cookout

27 Sat. Commodore’s Ball

APRIL1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Thur. Lunch & Happy Hour

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Fri. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

3 Sat. Bunny Brunch

3, 10, 17, 24 Sat. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

4, 11, 18, 25 Sun. Brunch & Happy Hour & Dinner

7, 14, 21, 28 Wed. Lunch

8, 22 Thur. Watercrafters (TBA)

9 Fri. Sailor’s Dinner

10 Sat. Opening Day Regatta

16-18 Fri.-Sun. Men’s Cruise

21 Wed. Board Meeting

24 Sat. Ladies Spring Tea

30 Fri. Opening Day Cookout

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