PO Box 954 Lake Oswego, OR 97034 PRSRT STD Telephone: 503.283.2733 U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 700 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Portland, OR Larry Barber Northwest Sailing News Classifieds See pages 8-9 See pages 11-12 See pages 15-16 VOL. 39 • NO 3 • March 2020 Broad Reachings by Eric Rouzee The Weather Outside is… Delightful? A weird thing happened a week or so ago in February on the Admiralty Inlet in north Puget Sound; maybe you heard about it. For several days, including a weekend no less, it actually stopped raining! The constant, overcast, gray drizzle morphed into a blue sky with just a few clouds, and the official “Cen - ter of the Solar System,” the Sun made a special multi-day appearance. Really, I swear I’m not making this up! Even more unbelievably, as I gazed out at Ludlow Bay on that Saturday, there was wind and plenty of it. Not being one to look a gift horse in the mouth — I’ve gotta look up the origins Morning calm before heading out. Photo Credit: Eric Rouzee of that phrase someday — I brought a fresh cup of coffee to my ever-patient wife, and gently suggested that it weather like this in the Pacific North - That did the trick! pulled off the sail covers, rigged lines, looked like a truly lovely day to take west in February — or any month, for We boiled water for hot chocolate and finally headed out into the bay and Legacy , our Catalina 36 out on the bay that matter. drinks, donned multiple layers nor - onward to the Admiralty Inlet, where and stretch her legs a little. I diplomat - She opined that it looked awfully mally reserved for the kind of weather we raised a reefed main and partially ically glossed over the probable wind cold out there, so I countered with the you’d find off Cape Elizabeth, and unfurled the Genoa. chill index out on the Sound, and promise of multiple Coffee Nudges headed down the hill to the Port Lud - pointed out that it was a rare treat to get waiting for her at the Port Ludlow Re - low Marina. Cold or not, it really was continued on page 12 sort when we returned to the marina. a gorgeous day as we boarded Legacy , e Northwest Experience Remembering the WWII History of Higgins Motor Torpedo Boat PT 658 by Jim Farrell My early childhood memories are of the Navy and Coast Guard ships that had Growing up when this writer did in the patrolled the coast and were laid up prior Pacific Northwest, I never was far away to decommissioning and scrapping in the from our local involvement in the two 1950’s. Many of the gun emplacements world wars. In 1917, my grandfather was along the Washington and Oregon coasts stationed with the Spruce Production Di - can still be visited, and periodically vision at Twin, Washington on the Straits unspent artillery ordnance is found on the of Juan de Fuca. (Over 30,000 troops beaches. were sent into the forests to log spruce (This winter, anti-aircraft shells were that fed the vast kiln-dried mill at Vancou - found on North Beach in Grays Harbor ver). Two of my uncles served in World County Washington. These 20mm rounds War II, one was a gunner in a Sherman are believed to be from the 1940s, which tank who was killed during the Battle of makes their stability unknown. They have the Bulge, while the other was a tail gun - the resemblance of large rifle ammunition. ner in a B-17. During “The Bulge,” he Many of them were encased in a black was given a rifle then put on the frontline rock or sludge. The Grays Harbor County because the bad weather kept the Army Sheriff’s office is warning the public Air Corps from flying. 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The Board other areas in which all towed Board office, 435 Commercial Oregon State Marine Board, makingNotice_NewbergPool.pdf. directed staff to draft rules at their watersports, except wake surfing, Street N.E., Suite 400, in Salem. 435 Commercial Street N.E., January 22 meeting held in Salem. would be prohibited. Written comments will be ac - Salem, OR 97301. Testimony by The proposed rules would Additionally, the public can pro - cepted until March 22, 2020, at New Boating Laws for 2020 to Improve Norgard Boat Hauling Environmental Stewardship, Safety, Education Oregon • Washington • Idaho • wet or dry load - power or sail The 2019 legislative session the goal and compliance with gon boater safety education • state and federal license-insured was a busy one in which seven bills boat inspection station require - card. The mandatory education were introduced by the Oregon ments is vital to achieving it. program was first enacted in State Marine Board. All of these • Boat Rental Business (Livery) 1999, so the program is now 20- passed, including the operating registration will be required so years old. budget. Most of the legislative the agency can gather more in - • The definition of reckless boating concepts were in response to issues formation about the type of was updated to reflect the motor brought forward from boating boats being rented and provide vehicle code. The Marine Board clubs, advocacy groups, and businesses with applicable boat - and the courts can now suspend a agency partners. There were also ing-safety education and out - boating safety education card if - waterload, lowboy and hydraulic trailers - several non-agency bills sponsored reach materials to pass along to the operator is convicted for reck - by legislators on behalf of environ - their customers to help make the less boating or boating under the email: [email protected] mental groups or private citizens. waterways safer and protect the influence of intoxicants (BUII). One allows the Marine Board to rental business from liability. Suspensions allow for up to one consider land use planning (Goal There is no charge associated year for convictions of reckless Dike Marine Service & Storage 15) in any future rulemaking on with registration, but failure to boating and 1-3 years for BUII. DO-IT-YOURSELF BOAT YARD boat operations on the Willamette register is a Class B violation On another note, the fine was re - River (HB 2351). Another, HB ($265 fine). Current motorboat duced for not carrying a properly boat storage • notary 2352, creates a towed-watersports registration discounts apply. fitting life jacket from a Class B new & used parts • boat salvage education program within the Ma - • There’s no longer a 60-day boat - violation ($265) to a Class D email: [email protected] rine Board and requires an addi - ing-safety education card ex - violation ($115), to mirror a seat tional education endorsement for emption for new boat owners. belt infraction in the motor vehi - anyone engaged in wake surfing Taking a boating safety course cle code. (503) 543-8272 and wakeboarding activities on the and carrying a boating safety ed - • Motorized boat titles and registra - 50751 Dike Rd. • Scappoose, OR Willamette River (Newberg Pool, ucation card is now required tions were increased by 33%, or www.dikemarinestorage.com RM 30-50) in Clackamas, Marion when operating a motorboat $1.45 and fees are combined into and Yamhill Counties. over 10 hp, regardless of when a flat fee based on boat length. Here’s a run-down of the new the boat was purchased. A new Title fees will increase to $75 and legislation and some of the changes boat owner will need to take an the boating safety education card coming to recreational boaters that approved boating safety educa - will increase to $20.