PORTLIGHT� PORTLAND YACHT CLUB MONTHLY June 2014 Volume 64, Number 5
Tom Kelly and his crew during the 2014 Swiftsure
www.portlandyc.com | 503-285-1922 | 1241 NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon 97211 THE COMMODORE’S COLUMN by Commodore Chris Dorn, S/V Ruffian
Susan and I had a great time on Opening Day. With a theme like a lot of us who are mostly out there just for the “Making Memories,” what better yacht to make our flagship than fun. Don’t be surprised at the occasional water Chuck Kellogg’s classic yacht, Phantom, and who better to race us balloon or squirt gun competition and I am around the course than Flag Captain (and sometimes racecar driver) always pleasantly surprised at the number of M/V folks, with roots Harry Braunstein. Shirley was on board as were Terry and Lee in sailing, who participate as crew. Johnson. June is also a month for three mini cruises. These are non-hosted How about S/V Camelot and S/V Galatea leading our fleet through gatherings at specific moorage locations – you just show up, dock the water flying Old Glory and the PYC Burgee? I thought the rep- your boat and let the fun begin. resentative PYC Fleet put on quite a show – Bo Knab would have As June marks the middle of the year you will be hearing more been proud. I want to also thank Captain MacGregor for his role about the many projects that our Committees are continuing to as Fleet Captain, the Former Commodore’s and First Mates, our work on, or about to undertake. Long Range Planning, House & Board of Trustees, fellow Members and Sea Scouts who participated Grounds, Technology and the Moorage Design and Upgrade Com- in the Opening Day ceremony. We did ourselves proud. mittees are working to move PYC forward with our docks and club- As we turn the page in the 2014 Calendar, June looks to have sev- house improvements. Sandy O’ Bryant and the Roster Committee eral PYC activities to celebrate the coming of summer; of course, has completed its task and Laura Routtu has replenished the Ships by the time you get this Portlight edition, a few events will have Store – be sure to check out the new merchandize! Meanwhile, come and gone. There’s the Memorial Day Cruise to the Out- the Cookout and Entertainment Committees continue to ply their station, the Rose Festival Regatta and “A Taste of the Taj” Theme talents and imaginations to making our clubhouse dining events the Dinner – Thanks to Rod and Judy Wells and additional volunteers best ever. for the cruise; Thanks to all of our dedicated Sailors for partici- Thanks to ALL OF PYC’s OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS – pating in the Regatta; Thanks to the Entertainment Committee for And Thanks to ALL OF PYC’s MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATE. yet another great “international” dining experience. Our events are only successful when we have a combination of Please note that June 4th is the first of four races to begin PYC’s members working hard to create the events AND members who annual Mauni Elliott Race! This is our signature Club race event. attend the events. Every Wednesday evening during the month of June is race-night. And whereas the Club has some pretty serious racers, there are also Commodore Chris
MORE NEW MEMBERS This is great news - Portland Yacht Club continues to attract new members!
Commodore Chris and First Lady Susan are pleased to welcome you to the Club! We are anxious to integrate you into all of our activities; just let us know when you are ready to roll up your sleeves and put your imagination to work. Thank you for choosing Portland Yacht Club. At some point in the near future we will acquire pictures of our new members and include a short New Member Profile in an upcoming edi- tion of the Portlight. Until then, here are the NINE new memberships from the past couple of months:
Tim and Cynthia Bowie (Boat Owning S/V) Dan Gibbs and Lois Seed (Boat Owning M/V) Scott and Jane Brattebo (Boat Owning S/V) Anthony Mark Gambee and Karen Down Todd (Boat Owning M/V) Theodore and Karyn Lynch (Boat Owning S/V) James and Gretchen Liston (Boat Owning M/V) Steve and Patra Boots (Boat Owning S/V) Garret Sitenga (Boat Owning M/V)
Tee Wolf Kamoshita (Active)
Let’s make sure our new members feel at home. Introduce yourself, introduce them to other members and encourage them to take full advan- tage of all that Portland Yacht Club has to offer!
- 2 - VOLUNTEERS by Steve Gordon
Come on now we’re marching to the sea Got a revolution PORTLIGHT Got to revolution publisһed montһly by tһe Who will take it from you � We will and who are we We are volunteers of America Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers PORTLAND YACHT CLUB Normally, you’d be reading from me about some party, cruise or event at PYC with the usual 2341 NE Marine Drive blend of sarcasm, humor and fiction; but this time, it’s serious. I say serious because as Portland, Oregon 97211 every year passes, it becomes more and more evident that there is a lowering of respect and 503-285-1922 • 503-283-4960 (f) admiration for the very people that take their time to volunteer to either help run the club [email protected] or serve on various committees. Thus, you can consider this column my first editorial since www.portlandyc.com starting to write for the Portlight years ago. Editor – Susan Dorn
Let’s consider the amount of time that is required to keep this club running on a daily basis, Officers and Trustees
which is considerable. Sure, we have management and associated staff that assist in sending Commodore Christopher Dorn (sail)
you a bill, serving you at the bar and in keeping things running smoothly - but they are paid Vice Commodore Larry Justice (power)
employees. Everyone else, from the Commodore to the member seen cleaning the bathrooms Secretary/Treasurer Gil MacGregor (sail)
at the Outstation, is not paid; they are Volunteers. Just from an operations perspective, it Rear Commodore Larry Cirotski (power)
would cost 10X (my estimate) what it currently costs to run this club if we didn’t have our Trustee Dale Richards (power)
community of Volunteers. That means your monthly moorage bill and membership fees Trustee Mary Stainsby (sail)
could be as much as $1,000 or more. Are you willing to pay that? Trustee Terri Entler (sail)
Trustee David Stuckey (power) With Volunteers we have a club that can function, truly, as a member owned club. You can Trustee Al Parr (power) enjoy the Outstation, for example, because Volunteers keep it running and upgrade it with free labor and time. Events at the clubhouse such as dinners or New Year’s parties exist 100% FOR SALE BY OWNER because of Volunteers who plan the event, secure the entertainment, decorate and basically do everything behind the scenes that you don’t see. All Volunteers deserve a huge pat on the back and a sincere thank you. What they don’t deserve is disrespect and frivolous complaints. I could fill a whole column based on the things we all hear about regarding what goes on at PYC and the political discussions pertaining to whatever the issue of the week happens to be. This is disconcerting because at the end of the day, nobody you see helping out or leading a committee or volunteering to be on the board is getting paid one dime for their time.
Consider this the next time you see a member on the docks painting a railing or another member serving you food at a cruise. It’s all volunteer labor; and for that, we should all be 40’ BILL GARDEN DESIGNED thankful. DIESEL EXPRESS CRUISER
2001 COMPOSITE WITH LESS THAN 300 HOURS Steve Gordon INQUIRE AT WWW.DOWNEAST40EXPRESS.NET M/V Conundrum
- 3 - SAILING NEWS FROM OUR SAILING CAPTAINS – VICTORIA & TIMM LESSLEY
On April 11th Portland Yacht Club held its traditional “Sailor’s Dinner” with a major break-away from the traditional awards night format. There was an awesome crowd that enjoyed LIVE Fire/LED Hoop Dancers, Americas Cup Video Footage, a LIVE performance by Patrick Lamb AND great food! PATRICK LAMB PATRICK FIRE DANCER NICOLE DANCER FIRE MUSICIAN & ENTERTAINER ENTERTAINER & MUSICIAN
Next up, if you were there, you will remember Portland Yacht Club’s 2014 Spring Regatta on April 26th and 27th! The notable weather will not be forgotten! We faced thunder, lightning, rain, hail, and massive squalls. Through it all we were able to get 5 races off. Please see results at SailPDX.org. Lastly, we want to report the results of the 2014 Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race (shown below). Congratulations to the following PYC boats: “California Girl”, “Riva”, “Anam Cara” and “Velocity”. Everyone enjoyed a wild ride up the Oregon/Washington coast for a wildly suc- cessful race! YACHT RACE RESULTSE RACE YACHT 2014 OREGON OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE OREGON 2014
- 4 - BOYS WILL BE BOYS! 2014 Stag Cruise, April 25 - 27
It would appear that another successful Stag Cruise enters the PYC history books. According to the photos, everything seems to have been fantastic! Looks like good weather, great food, plenty of male bonding, big boats and little boats. Thanks to Dale Richards and his team of organizers.
- 5 - - 6 - OPENING DAY | COLUMBIA RIVER YACHTING ASSOCIATION (CRYA) By Ken Kudrna
Opening Day is behind us and as reported elsewhere, PYC took five awards in the parade!
As to CRYA’s role in Opening Day, I see much better just how much work and planning goes into getting ready for this event now that I am an officer. One of the big jobs is that of the Opening Day Coordinator, a position held by our own Larry Justice. Thanks Larry, and a job well done.
As the lead club for next year, PYC’s role this year was to provide the lunches for all of the people on the six review vessels. Organizing that was my responsibility and was made easier with our Chef Brien’s help. He managed to find time after the Friday night cookout and before the Saturday breakfast to make the wonderful sandwiches. Getting them delivered to the review vessels before they departed from various club docks was no small challenge.
In my new role, I find myself attending more Marine Board and State Parks meetings in Salem. One such meeting regarded a probable increase in fees we pay for our State Boat Registration. The $3/foot fee we have been paying for 12 years will be going up in the near future. Various amounts are being considered with doubling as a possibility. I’ll have more on this later. Also, State Parks is actually looking at upgrading the docks at Rooster Rock and (don’t hold your breath) the possibility of dredging the channel into the lagoon. We’ll see what happens and when. I’ll keep you posted.
Ken Kudrna PYC Delegate to CRYA LONG RANGE PLANNING (LRP) REPORT By 2014 Long Range Planning Chair
With the opening of boating season on May 3, the LRP opened its planning meetings. Chair, Rodney Wells, met with the group and laid out three major areas for review.
First and foremost the group will be reviewing the progress and planning for the Open Moorage. As reported by the Moorage Upgrade Committee, the permit process is entering its final phase (we hope) and the committee is charged to report to the membership on the expected final plan. Given the magnitude of this project, the LRP and Moorage Upgrade committees expect to hold membership informa- tional meetings on 3 consecutive Saturdays in September followed by a Special Meeting of the Membership in October to move forward on approving a final build out plan. As envisioned by the original plan, the project is constrained by our annual cash flow that is generated. However, the cost of a new A row will probably require some form of short term financing. Both committees along with the Finance Com- mittee are committed to developing strategies that the membership will embrace without the need for any form of member assessment.
Second, the LRP has been charged with defining House and Grounds capital projects so that a short term (3-5 year) plan is made available to the Board of Trustees to follow. Former Commodore, Heather Adams, is leading a work-group to prioritize the projects. Also former Commodore, Bob Lyons, is leading another work-group to do the same prioritization for the Outstation Projects.
Finally, later in the fall, this Committee will focus on Membership areas and Finance.
Rod Wells M/V Hey Jude
- 7 - OPENING DAY | SATURDAY, MAY 3RD 2014
While dressed in our fine yachting attire our Club Staff fed us a well. The crowd was moderate yet the event was BREAKFAST represented by the true-to-tradition members and guests of Portland Yacht Club.
- 8 - Every year we have the opportunity to gather together for a short period of time to be serious about how CEREMONY far Portland Yacht Club has come and where it is hopefully headed. The ceremony came off without a hitch and we want to give “Special Thanks” to members, and others who volunteered to make this day as important as it is.
Thank you, Walter Witschard, for helping us to reflect on our club’s history.
Thank you, Gayle Timmerman, for giving us pause as we listened to your profound Invocation which made us think about the coming year and pray for those we have lost.
Thank you, Sea Scouts, for a precision flag ceremony that was representative of the code you commit to; As a SEA SCOUT I promise to do my best.
Thank you, Former Commodores and First Mates, for being present and continuing your commitment to Portland Yacht Club.
Thank you, Terry Johnson, for the professional-grade photographs of this event and so many others.
Thank you, club members and guests, for being present in support of this special day.
- 9 - WATER PARADE The Opening Day Water Parade is always a sight to behold and this year’s was just as spectacular. Our Fleet Captain, Gil MacGregor, created a sure “plan” for our fleet placement and communicated the plan during the Skippers Meeting after the ceremony.
Those who chose to bring their boats out executed their mission with precision.
Thanks to those of you who participated for the first time and to others who have been involved in Opening Day for as long as they can remember.
- 10 - OUR HATS ARE OFF TO YOU!
- 11 - This year’s series SSaaiilloorrss!! PPrreeppaarree yyoouurr yyaacchhttss
Will have 2 starts! ffoorr tthhee MMaauunnii EElllliiootttt • Race Portland Yacht Club’s • Fun (cruising) In-House Race Series
Four fun-filled
Wednesday
Evenings in June
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
2014 Manui Elliott crew: Nancy MacGregor, Bob Martin, th Xavier LeHericy, Vita McArthur, Spaghetti served the last day of racing on the 25 Carolyn Martin, Dick & Renee Dyer Not free, but heavily discounted! All members are encouraged to join the racers for this event
ADVERTISER APPRECIATION COOKOUT
Every year there is a small group of dedicated PYC members that volunteer to be in charge of selling advertising for our Roster. This is a big job with a big return; and for 2014, Adrianne Peterson and her team came through again. Community businesses buy an opportunity to advertise their goods and services in a publication that is used by most PYC members on a regular basis throughout the year. The businesses who advertise get plenty of exposure and Portland Yacht Club gets to use the adver- tising proceeds to pay for all, or part, of the Roster/Yearbook. This endeavor is obviously a win, win! The Advertiser Appreciation Cookout on Friday, June 6th is PYC’s way of saying “Thank You” to all of the advertisers who make our annual Roster possible. FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH MAKE RESERVATIONS TODAY FOR THE COOKOUT WITH A PURPOSE!
------GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO OUR ADVERTISERS ------VISIT THEIR DISPLAY TABLES IN THE BALLROOM AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR YOU!
- 12 - TRADITIONAL COOKOUTS PREPARE YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE JUNE AND JULY DATES!
JUNE 20th JULY 25th Your Hosts will be Adam Fry and the Dorn’s Your Hosts will be Tim & Kathy Gadler
Bring your entrée of choice & cook it up on the club’s hot grill REMEMBER Help yourself to club provided sides including Salad, Potato, Bread, Soup & Dessert
$8.50 per person Bar Opens at 3:00 and Dinner begins at 6:30
RSVP TO 503-735-0632 OR EMAIL [email protected]
Sign up before noon on the Wednesday before the cookout to be entered into the “Free Cookout” drawing!
WESTERN BBQ SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH 2O14
It’s time to set your calendar for a round-up of fun, western grub and a musical Ho-Down!
Cocktails at 5:00 pm MENU Barbequed Beef Brisket Dinner at 6:30 pm Coleslaw with tangy vinaigrette dressing Band plays from 7:30 - 10:30 pm Corn on the Cob Texas Beans $27.50 Per Person Dessert - Mixed Berry Cobbler
RSVP BY JUNE 11TH | 503-735-0632 OR [email protected] | CANCELLATION POLICY IN EFFECT
- 13 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
Friday, JULY 4TH 2014
Enjoy an “All-American” themed cookout, complete with Bingo & Fireworks!
SCHEDULE Bar Opens at 3 MENU Burgers • Dogs • Baked Beans Dinner from 6 – 8 Watermelon • Alfonso-style Potato Salad BINGO begins at 8 Apple Pie & Ice Cream Fort Vancouver Fireworks at dusk
RSVP by June 30th for “Early Bird” pricing - $13 / person | After the 30th - $15 / person Kids under 12 - Half Price | Kids 3 and Under - Free Call 503-735-0632 or email [email protected] TODAY to make your reservations | Cancellation Policy effective July 1
VIVA HAVANA! THEME DINNER
HAVANA captures the imagination like no other. Think irresistible color, salsa music and a party that could last all night… FRIDAY, JULY 11TH
Brought to you by your 2014 Entertainment Committee Details to follow
- 14 - - JUNE - 4 Wed. Mauni Elliott 6 Fri. Advertiser Appreciation Cookout 6 - 8 Fri. Martin Island Weekend Mini-Cruise 11 Wed. Mauni Elliott 12 Thurs. Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon 14 Sat. Western BBQ Special Event Dinner 15 Sun. Father’s Day CRUISING 2014 18 Wed. Mauni Elliott 19 Thurs. Board Meeting See you on the water, 20 Fri. Traditional Cookout Dave and Terri Entler 20-22 Fri. Lake Oswego Weekend Mini-Cruise Your 2014 Cruise Coordinators 25 Wed. Mauni Elliott & Spaghetti Feed 26 Thurs. Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon JUNE 27 - 29 Fri. Oregon City Mini-Cruise June 4th Mauni Elliott - First of Four Races June 6th - 8th Martin Island Mini-Cruise - JULY - June 11th Mauni Elliott - Second of Four Races 4 Fri. Independence Day / Cookout June 18th Mauni Elliott - Third of Four Races Outstation Cruise June 20th - 22nd Lake Oswego Mini-Cruise 5 - 6 Sat. June 24th Mauni Elliott - Final Race & Spaghetti Feed 10 Thurs Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon June 27th - 29th Oregon City Mini-Cruise 11 Fri. Viva Havana Theme Dinner 16 Wed. Board Meeting JULY 18-20 Fri. Bald Eagle Days – Cathlamet Cruise July 5th & 6th Independence Day Cruise to PYC Outstation 24 Thurs. Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon July 18th - 20th Cathlamet Cruise - Bald Eagle Days 25 Fri. Traditional Cookout July 25th - 27th St. Helens Cruise - Maritime Heritage Festival 25 - 27 Fri. Maritime Heritage Festival – St. Helens AUGUST - AUGUST - August 8th Cruise DOWN RIVER to Astoria 1 Fri. Hobby Night Cookout / Beer Can Race August 9th Enjoy Astoria’s Land Parade and Festival-style 2 Sat. Commodore’s Race fun all over town 8 - 17 Fri. Down River Cruise to Astoria and Up August 10th Enjoy the Astoria Regatta as a participant or River Cruise Home an observer AND Cruise on over to Ilwaco 14 Thur. Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon August 11th Party in Ilwaco 15 Fri. Traditional Cookout August 12th Cruise UP RIVER to Cathlamet 23 Sat. Classic Car & Vintage Boat Show AND August 13th Party in Cathlamet Flavors of Summer Special Event Dinner August 14th Cruise UP RIVER to Longview & Party 28 Thurs. Watercrafters – 10:00 to Noon August 15th Cruise UP RIVER to Martin Island & Party 29 Fri. Traditional Cookout August 16th-17th Cruise UP RIVER to the Outstation & Home 29 - 31 Fri. Labor Day Cruise to Outstation
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