Letter from the Commodore

On behalf of the Oregon Corinthian Sailing Association, I would like to welcome you to the 2013 sailing & racing season. Your 2013 OCSA Board and Club Race Captains can’t wait to help get you out on the water! This year’s Racebook and website are chock-full of important information about sailboat racing on the Portland stretch of the Columbia River, and a bit of information about other sailing opportunities in our area, as well. In conjunction with the 2013 Course Charts, we hope you find them as useful a resource as ever.

In addition to helping offset the costs of the Racebook, Course Charts, annual race management seminar and season-clinching Tropical Awards Party, our Supporters and your OCSA dues are hard-at-work improving sailing in Portland. We continue to work collaboratively with all local clubs to standardize sailing instructions, provide online race registration, and administer a one-stop-shop source of information and results on this website.

This year, OCSA is also facilitating additional programs to help sailors prepare for, and enjoy, racing even more. First, we will host a one-time Racing Rules of Sailing Update seminar in February (at a reduced cost to the sailing community) with North U, bringing renowned instructor Dave Perry to Portland for a day-and-a-half of practical instruction on the newly revised racing rules. Second, we will facilitate a centralized protest committee process for all racing during the sailing season, bringing consistent resolution to conflicts that arise on the water. We think both programs will make racing more fun, fair and competitive.

Finally, I just want to share my personal excitement for the opportunity to serve you as OSCA’s Commodore. It’s my top goal to keep working with the OCSA Board and our peers in all the clubs to provide the best racing experience possible to skippers and crew, while also providing a fun opportunity for volunteers to support sailing on the Columbia through consistent, knowledgeable race management. To that end, it’s my hope that we will always look for ways to demonstrate Corinthian spirit with each other, to believe we are all doing the best we can with the resources we have available, and to not lose sight of the privilege it is to sail together on our beautiful Columbia.

Go fast, be safe and have fun!

Jeanine Hohn
2013 OCSA Commodore