August 2022 E-Blast

But first, congrats to those Portland sailors helming their yachts in distant races, including Whidbey Island, Swiftsure, Pac Cup (with cross Pacific and river returns)! Please keep sharing your fantastic stories and congratulations on your hard-earned awards!

A huge spinnaker-sized THANK YOU to:

• Portland Yacht Club & Rose City Yacht Club for hosting the invigorating casual races and socials with delicious meals. Sailors attending loved the Beer Can Races in July!
  Wonderful distanced camaraderie.
• Race Committee volunteers – keep the pennants flying!
• Skippers sharing their wonderful yachts with the new ”I want to try racing” crew during SYSCO’s “Grow the Sport” event, and
• All participating sailors! Harnessing the wind is earth-friendly!!

  

UPCOMING EVENTS – SAVE THE DATE!

AUGUST

• July 30 – August 7: SYSCO Delta Cruise
• August 1, 8, 15 & 22: ISC Monday Night Racing
• August – Tuesdays & Thursdays: SYSCO Twilight Series
• August 5-6: HRYC Double Damned Race
• August 6: SYSCO Dual Bridge Duel & CC Cup
• August 11: Full Moon, 6:36 pm 😎
• August 13-14:
  • SYSCO St. Helens Race and Cruise
  • Astoria Regatta
• August 14: OWSA Leadership Ice Cream Social (OWSA members only)
• August 20: CYC Sport Your Colors Beer Can Race
• August 28: Cal 20 Mardi Gras Beer Can Race

SEPTEMBER

• September 10-11: RCYC Long Distance Race
• September 17: SYSCO One-Design Race
• September 18, 25: CYC Sailing on Sunday
• September 24: OWSA “Out of this World” Beer Can

OCTOBER

• October 1-2: PYC Robert A. Smith Regatta
• October 9, 16, 23, 30: CYC Sailing on Sunday
• October 22: OCSA Awards and Tropical Party

For more information and/or to register for any of the above events and more, go to the SailPDX Notice Board

RANGER 20 NATIONALS RESULTS

The l..o..n..g… anticipated Ranger 20 Nationals have gone down in history. Three cheers for three years of holding the bowline! Hip Hip Hurrah! Fifteen Ranger 20s participated (four were lady skippers!!) over four days in 11 races total.

The results are in and special congratulations go to:

• 1st place, Spinnakers Allowed Class: Michael Barth, PAPAGAYO, Portland OR
• 1st place No Fly Sails Class: John & Jane Connell, FULL CIRCLE, new to the Portland fleet

The trophies awarded are hand carved and gorgeous, and will surely dress up any mantel or shelf!

THANK YOU to the 30+ volunteers for supporting the Ranger 20 Fleet and SYSCO to enable this national event to occur on the Columbia River. For details on the event, go to the Ranger 20 Nationals 2022 Facebook page. For more info, email the Portland Ranger 20 fleet.

Columbia River Yachting Association (CRYA)

The City of St. Helens has been working to get in place new rules for the City Docks. There will be a daily (24 hr) fee, as well as a fee for power. A new Harbormaster has been hired and a live camera of the docks installed. These changes provide greater safety measures and allow the city to impound vessels, if needed, and to keep the docks clear of squatter boats. Additional dock improvements are also anticipated through future grant money. 

We want our city docks to be a welcoming, safe, and family-friendly destination for responsible boaters visiting our community.

Registration is now required upon arrival:

• Dock Use: $15 for a full 24-hour stay
• Electricity and Water: $5
• Max Length of Stay: 72 hours in any 14-day period
• Sewage Pump Out: Available at no charge on the outside dock
• Group reservations for club events, upon request.*

For more information about dock and waterway use, please see SHMC 8.28
Thank you – Enjoy your visit!
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The above article was shared by the Columbia River Yachting Association, July 2022 Newsletter
For more information see the official St Helens announcement

*Due to these recent changes, SYSCO will be handling the group reservation for the SYSCO St. Helens Race & Cruise on August 13 & 14.

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Thanks and Let’s Find the Summer Breeze,
Jan  Burkhart
2022 OCSA Commodore

Thank you for your OCSA Membership!