March 2019 Volume 69, Number 3 Daughter of Neptune Alena Wells The Portlight page 2 March 2019 COMMODORE’S COMMENTS By Bob Morgan hat a fantastic start to March 29th is a traditional cookout with a twist. After 2019. We had a great our meal you are invited into the ballroom for salsa Wturnout for the first dance lessons. Coco’s Dance Studio will provide instruc- cookout of the year – the Boat Show tion followed by a presentation from members of their Cookout. In fact, the Portland Boat Salsa Con Coco Dance Company. If our membership is Show itself was a hit with over 70 interested, as the year goes on, we can expand on this people showing interest in the club activity and offer dance instructions, such as ballroom, and signing up for more information. swing and line dancing. Let us know what you think! Thank you to Chris Finks, Jolene Walsh, club staff and all the volunteers that manned the I think we all saw the news about the fire on Multnomah booth day and evenings. Great job everyone! channel in early February. There were three floating homes involved … but thankfully there were no injuries. The Commodore’s Ball was unbelievable. We had our This is one of the reasons that we do safety checks each family and friends there with a large turnout from club year to try to prevent something like this happening members to make it a sell-out. Thank you all for coming at the club. The safety committee headed up by David and supporting us in this year’s adventure. Stuckey with Jay Densem and Thomas MacMenemy Next came the Crab Feed. At the start of January we was joined by Dick Jones to do inspections of the boat were all waiting for the crab season to begin ... and it all garages and open moorage and they found very few con- came together under the leadership of Mike and Mary cerns to report to owners. Over the past few years the Stainsby. With a large group of volunteers, they put on list of concerns has become smaller and we appreciate one of the biggest and best crab feeds the club has ever that everyone is doing their part to make this a safer seen. This year we sold out with 360 people seated to place to moor our boats. enjoy the unlimited crab and oysters. After safety, it’s security: in January there were three The group of volunteers started on Friday, then came occasions when someone either attempted to get in or back on Saturday at 8 am to continue setting up for the got onto the grounds and docks. The club is trying to big night. There was quite a sea of people just waiting to prevent some of this by changing the lock system on the sit as the dinner bell rang at 6:30. As the night went on N-Row gate. The club also installed additional cameras it appeared everyone was enjoying themselves. Most of to identify the people who are damaging the doors and the food and beverages of choice disappeared and at the fence on PYC property. end of the night we were able to sell the small amount The other problem many members have dealt with is of crab that was left over. Then the cleanup began and the front gate card system. We have been working on made it easy for the staff to set up for the Super Bowl this for over a year, but about the time we think we have on Sunday. solved the problem with the cards working for several As this edition of the Portlight gets published, we will months, the system stops working again. We tried to get have just finished a very busy February with the Val- help from vendors, but they won’t work on the system entine’s Day dinner, Pray for Wind party (Feb. 17), because the manufacturer was bought out and the parts Advertiser’s Cookout (Feb. 22) and a Prospective Mem- are no longer available. So, after talking to the finance bers cookout (afternoon of Feb. 22), which had to be committee and Daniel, we have decided to purchase a rescheduled due to snow. new front gate entry system. It will take some time to enter all of the card numbers and do tests before getting We will be heading into March with some events it installed. I am hoping to have everything operational that are always fun, starting March 3 with the Chili by the end of March. The system that we are purchasing Cook-Off that ends the Sailing On Sunday series. The will have the ability to expand to incorporate the front Mardi Gras cookout with a special menu is March 9. door of the club house. March 11th is the Winter Meeting and we need as many Thank you for your patience. members as possible to attend so that we will have a quorum. The adventure continues. www.portlandyc.com The Portlight page 3 March 2019 CLUB MANAGER REPORT By Daniel Wilkins YC welcomes spring as well With the threat of winter gone for the year, we plan as our new members with to turn on the water throughout the marina and at Popen arms! It was a great the Willow Bar Outstation by the second week of the 2019 Member Drive with expec- month. Please assist us by checking your hose bibs and tations of a record number of new water supply hoses for leaks. If you find any, please members after the March Board of report them to the office immediately so we can have the Trustees meeting. Spring Equinox maintenance department repair them. will prove to be a great celebration Chef Paco is working on a new spring menu that is sure as we look forward to a special 2019 to be delightful. Please remember that volume is the boating season. cure for the financial security of our galley operations, February was a fabulous month at PYC. We started and we need you to help keep operations open five days the month with our biggest event of the year, the Crab a week or more. We hope to expand our offerings after Feed. Our hats go off to Mike and Mary Stainsby who opening day, so please join us often for lunch, dinner, found a way to fit more members and guests in this year, happy hour and brunch so we can do so. selling out at 360 hungry attendees. Top this off with the 2019 Member Cards were mailed to those who received 45 volunteers and staff who made the event a seamless mailed statements in March. If you receive email state- one. I believe that this is one of the best Crab Feeds we ments, your card is available to pick up in the office. have ever had, if not the best. Thank you to all who vol- Rosters and calendars are also available if you have not unteered and attended. picked yours up yet. Winter showed up mid-February, giving us a scare and Thank you for your support and membership. Cheers to cancelling our New Member Cookout, but we recovered a great spring boating! nicely and rescheduled the Open House to precede the Advertiser Cookout. This was a great event celebrating those who advertise in our PYC roster, giving them a chance to show off their products and services, while PORTLIGHT giving us a chance to say thanks. The Open House was publisһed montһly by tһe a great success, too, with several folks joining us due to � our booth at the boat show. I would venture to say that we impressed. Valentine’s Day was a wonderful event which paired the PORTLAND YACHT CLUB wonderful wines of Troon with Paco’s exquisite cuisine. 1241 NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon 97211 I would like to give a special thanks to Ashley for orga- 503-285-1922 (ph) • 503-283-4960 (fax) nizing this memorable evening and sold out dinner. [email protected] • www.portlandyc.com COMMITTEE – Mike O’Bryant, editor; O’Bryant, graphic design; March brings us much to look forward to including the Nancy MacGregor and Skip & Mary Ann Nitchie Mardi Gras Party, St. Patty’s Day Cruise, Education Dock, and a Traditional Cookout. Please see the Weekly OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES News for registration links for all these events. Commodore Bob Morgan (power) Vice Commodore Barbara Woodford (sail) While the Membership Drive has now concluded, we Secretary/Treasurer Floyd Jones (power) will continue to recruit new members through the rest Rear Commodore Frank Bocarde (sail) of the year. If you have a referral, please do not hesi- Trustee Mike Bradford (sail) tate to send them to our Member Services department Trustee Scott Brattebo (sail) or me. We will be happy to give a tour and answer any Trustee John Fettig (power) questions that a prospective member may have. Unfor- Trustee David Gunsul (sail) tunately, Member Drive initiation fee discounts are no Trustee David Wisdom (power) longer available, and exceptions cannot be made. www.portlandyc.com The Portlight page 4 March 2019 Winter Weather Does Not Slow PYC Membership Drive By Chris Finks, Membership Chair s I write this, we just accepted five new members into Portland Yacht Club and that is before the efforts on the 2019 Membership have concluded. The continued rise in the number of new members is driven in part by the A2019 Portland Boat Show, coming away with a prospective new member list totaling 77! The interest in our club remains extremely strong and I for one am so proud of the wonderful environment we have created together.