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PORTLIGHT November 2018

P O R T L A N D Y A C H T C L U B M O N T H LY Volume 68, Number 10

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Time flies when we are having fun! I have no idea how it can be November already and with

the holidays just around the corner.

I know you will see the ads in this Portlight for all the upcoming events, but I must put in a plug for a few of them. Halloween will be right on top of us when you are reading this so hopefully you have headed to the Outstation and/or the club in your best costume and hopefully brought along the kids or grandkids. I know Harry Braunstein had a great weekend planned for the Halloween Cruise and the Club will be decorated and ready to go for a Spooky Hal-loween Night.

On November 3rd our own Mike Horsfall will perform with his Trio accompanied by terrific singer Marilyn Keller. If you like old jazz and blues, it is a night not to be missed.

November brings the Commodore’s Roast (Nov. 9): I’ve heard there already is a line forming to make comments, but enough of that.

The next day (Nov. 10) is Distilling 102, a continuing education program with Professor Walter Witchard taking us down country roads to little distilleries where we can find out what Angus, Sean and Bubba know about making great whiskey. Kilts or overalls are appro-priate attire, and of course Paco will be creating some-thing wonderful to go along with it.

We have a cookout on the 17th and then right into Thanksgiving with the Leftover Cruise followed by the first Christmas Ship Cookout on November 30th.

Also, and most important, is the Annual Meeting on Mon., November 26th. This is one of our two, member-wide meetings that we have each year (along with the Winter Meeting in March). We will be voting on the 2019 board, 2019 budget and any dues and moorage increases, as well as having committee reports including the Finance, Moorage Upgrade and House and Grounds reports. This meeting affects all of us and is important that voting members (see your bylaws) attend so that we can ensure a quorum.

With the Fall season you will have noticed that the water in North Portland Harbor and especially the entrance can get very shallow. The Columbia River can be very tidal at this time of year and when we get to the one-foot

COMMODORE’S COMMENTSBy Frank Bocarde

level on our gauge in the moorage (you can see at the junction of the marginal walk and C-Row) there may be less than six feet of clearance at the east entrance to the channel. We have been discussing this issue with the Corps of Engineers for the last four years and it appears we may finally be getting some response. I do not want to jinx anything, but it is possible it will be dredged in the winter of 2019/2020. Keep your fingers crossed. In the meantime, refer to NOAA’s Columbia River Levels Vancouver for actual river depths and projections.

Now that September and part of October is over I need to thank a few folks that made all our events over that period so much fun. The Cookout Committee again did a great job making the club look great for the September 8 cookout and especially for the Octoberfest Cookout on September 21st. I felt like I was in Munich with authentic colors and decorations provided by Daniella Brandt from her personal collection and Kathleen and Paul Inman doing the decorating.

Bob Martin, ably assisted by Harry Braunstein, led us on the Beacon Rock Cruise. We had 25 boats and over 60 people for dinner. We may have to ask the Wash-ington State Park Bureau to expand the docks, as we more than filled the place. Thank you Bob and Harry.

Mike and Mary Stainsby and the Sailing Committee put on a great Robert A. Smith Memorial Regatta (assisted by a nice breeze on Saturday), and although it didn’t quite blow hard enough on Sunday, the 21 boats partici-pating liked Saturday a lot and got in at least two races.

On October 11th we had our second Wine Makers Dinner, this time featuring the wines of Willamette Valley Vine-yards paired with typically wonderful Paco creations. A sold out and magical evening with incredible decorations and organization by our own Ashley Wilson. Great job!

As you know we are celebrating 110 years of PYC this year and the party and presentation we put on in April was such a hit that we brought the presentation back for an Education Dock on September 15th with Nancy MacGregor and Walter Witchard again showing us (great PowerPoint!) and telling us what a special place we have and how much we owe to those who built the club. The next day we had the new member reception that was very well attended with the Board of Trustees welcoming the new members and letting them know what PYC is about. We have a wonderful (and large) class of new 2018 members that I believe will continue to move PYC forward in the decades to come.

See you at the club soon!

The Portlight page 2 November 2018

The holiday season is before us already! Now that November is here we can start ramping

up for our numerous holiday events, fall cruising and getting the fleet ready for winter. But, before we move forward let’s reflect on October.

October eventually brought us more water! After having to cancel the Fall Regatta in Sep-tember, the Robert A. Smith Regatta was a great suc-cess with 21 boats participating in this always fun PYC sponsored race. Club members also enjoyed a spooky Halloween Cruise to Willow Bar and a great Halloween Party on Halloween night at the clubhouse.

Our fundraiser to pay for the patio float has netted over $5000 as of when this article was written. We are over halfway to our goal of $10,000 with 45 members con-tributing to the fund. Thank you all for your generous contributions towards this great new asset to the club.

November has more to offer. Be sure to join us for the Commodore’s Roast of Frank Bocarde on Friday, November 9th. Distillery 102, a whiskey tasting paired with delicious small plates from Chef Paco, is Saturday, November 10th. We have a Stock Your Cellars Cookout slated for November 17th. And we cap the month with our first holiday event of the season on November 30th, the annual Toy Drive Cookout, complete with Christmas Ships.

We also will be holding our Annual Member meeting on Monday, November 26th to elect the 2019 Officers and Trustees, approve the 2019 budget, and vote on any bylaw changes brought forth to the membership. Look forward to receiving necessary agenda items in either your email or USPS mailbox no later than 20 days before the meeting. It is paramount that we have enough voting members in attendance for a quorum, so please be sure to join us.

Look forward to continued five days a week dining ser-vice throughout the fall and winter. Galley and bar ser-vices will not be available on Wednesday and Thursday nights until next year (with some exceptions), but we will still offer lunch Wednesday through Saturday, brunch on Sunday, happy hour Friday through Sunday, and dinner service on Friday and Saturday nights, barring events. We have set sales records in the bar

and galley thanks to your patronage and will continue serving great meals at reasonable prices.

Please remember that the bar and galley are here for you and your guests. We are happy to accommodate small business lunches, birthday parties, or other gatherings for groups of up to twenty guests with our regular café menus. Any group of twenty or more must go through the event department who will make your party plan-ning a breeze. For any upcoming party please contact Ashley Wilson in our events department first at [email protected].

We have made a couple of minor accounting changes at the club in regards to food and beverage. First, tech-nology updates have allowed us to tier the drink pricing for members and non-members. Members will always receive member pricing on drinks when they use their club house account. This will include drinks that mem-bers are hosting for any guests they may bring. Non-member guests will not receive the member discount and will be paying full price.

Secondly, we will be charging a 3 percent surcharge on any credit card payment at the club. This does not apply to the fuel dock as fees are already factored into price. This will offset our credit card fees that we previously lost on the profit and loss statement.

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PORTLAND YACHT CLUB

1241 NE Marine Drive, Portland, Oregon 97211503-285-1922 (ph) • 503-283-4960 (fax)

[email protected] • www.portlandyc.com COMMITTEE – Mike O’Bryant, editor; Sandy O’Bryant, graphic design;

Nancy MacGregor and Skip & Mary Ann Nitchie

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Commodore Frank Bocarde (sail)

Vice Commodore Bob Morgan (power)

Secretary/Treasurer Barbara Woodford (sail) Rear Commodore Dave Simonson (power)

Trustee Mike Bradford (sail)

Trustee Floyd Jones (power)

Trustee Glenn Moragne (sail)

Trustee Jim Sinclair (power)

Trustee David Wisdom (power)

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CLUB MANAGER REPORTBy Daniel Wilkins


PYC’s Busy Holiday Season Nears as Incredible Growth Year Nears EndBy Chris Finks, Membership Chair

Fall is upon us and we now are in the midst of the busy holiday season with Halloween already behind us and Thanksgiving and Christmas on

the near horizon. As I write this, it is expected to be near 70 degrees and sunny for the next several days which brings to mind that Fall is often a boater’s paradise here

in the Pacific Northwest.

PYC continues its momentum with outstanding mem-bership growth. Through early October, we had 45 new memberships so far in 2018 with two new memberships added at the time of the November Portlight publication.

ROBERT EHLERT AND STEPHANIE CHINRobert is an engineer for Intel and grew up in Berlin, Ger-many, earning his Master’s Degree from Techische Univer-sitat Berlin and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Robert and Stephanie enjoy sailing, with Stephanie learning

to sail in Lasers and 420s growing up and through the Island Sailing Club, river flotillas and journeys to Cata-lina Island. They are also both active with cycling and travel. Frank Borcarde and Larry Brandt sponsored Robert and Stephanie.

DAVID SEXTONDavid is a native Oregonian, was born and raised in Salem and is self-employed in con-struction, carpentry and boat building. He is a past commo-dore, active member of the Willamette Sailing Club and has two adult children, Autumn and Sierra. David is an accom-

plished sailor and enjoys racing and holds many cham-pion titles. He also enjoys athletics, swimming, travel, scuba and history. John Weil and Kent Sisk sponsored David.

A Note from the Moorage Maintenance Department:

If you haven’t already done so, please be sure to winterize and secure your boat and boat-house for the upcoming winter. Ensure dock lines are tight with spring chains in place if necessary.

Please place any maintenance requests in as soon as possible to help the department stay ahead of the weather.

Water is expected to be turned off Thanksgiving week to prevent frozen lines, unless a cold front is forecasted ahead of it, in which case we will shut it off early. Please prepare you boats/boathouse by disconnecting your waterline and securing it out of the water on the boat/boathouse side of the connection. This will prevent hose deterioration and unseen leaks once the water is turned back on in the spring. We will have water available in select loca-tions in the marina.

Thank you for your support and membership. Cheers to a great fall boating season!

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NEW MEMBER PROFILESBy Chris Finks, Membership Chair


IN THE FAMILY ALL

2018 ROAST OF

COMMODORE FRANK BOCARDE Friday, November 9th

5:00—6:30 Social | 6:30—Dinner Buffet

$20

Bring your favorite story of the commodore—true or untrue!

and FIRST LadY LYnnE

Friday, November 9th

5-6:30 – Social Hour | 6:30-Dinner Buffet | $20

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BAR & GALLEY SCHEDULE LUNCHES — 11 am - 2 pm on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY

HAPPY HOUR — 2 - 5 pm on FRIDAY-SATURDAY & 2 - 6 pm on SUNDAY

DINNERS — 5 - 8:30 pm — FRIDAY & SATURDAY

BRUNCH, SUNDAY — 10 am - 2 pm

KELLY BAR, SUNDAY — 10 am - 8 pm

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Introducing PYC’s new Daughter of Neptune: Alena Wells By Bonita Morgan

PYC has a new Daughter of Neptune for 2019 – Alena Wells. She is the granddaughter of our 2011 Commodore and First Lady, Rod and

Judy Wells.

Alena lives in Tigard and is a freshman at Tualatin High School. She has been boating on her grandparents’

boat, “HEY JUDE,” since childhood and is excited to represent PYC and the values of the Daughter of Nep-tune. Alena is planning to follow in her grandfather’s occupation and pursue a career in accounting. She will be inducted during the 2018 Ladies’ Holiday Dinner on December 5, 2018.

Entertainment Committee ReportBy Shari Sinclair and Lynne Bocarde

The holidays are quickly approaching. The Entertainment committee met early in October to begin preparation for the upcoming holiday events. We discussed decorations, menus, and entertainment. Our holiday theme for the Ladies Dinner this year is “White Christmas.”

The PYC Ladies Dinner is Wednesday December 5th., so watch the mail for your invitation in November. Please note, this is always a very popular event, so in order to give all members an opportunity to participate, we will limit our attendance to 3 guests per member. Please make your reservations early.

“Christmas Brunch with Santa” is Sunday Dec 9th, with live entertainment, crafts and great food. This is always fun for not just the kids, but also for parents and grandparents. So watch your weekly e-bulletin for more details.

December Portlight Deadline — November 10th

EMAIL ARTICLES & REPORTS TO: Mike O’Bryant — [email protected]

PHOTOS TO: Skip Nitchie — [email protected]


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Needed: Volunteers for the Portland Boat Show2019 Portland Boat Show • Portland Expo CenterWednesday, January 9-Sunday, January 13, 2019

PYC BOOTH DUTY: Volunteers Needed!

The Portland Yacht Club’s biggest membership drive is in January during the Portland Boat Show where we will have a booth staffed by charming PYC members like you. The Boat Show is great fun and continues to prove itself an extremely visible way to showcase PYC. Our booth – located inside the exhibition hall

in booth #204, not far from the Freshwater News booth – will have plenty of “goodies” to attract show attendees, including some wine and delicious creations by PYC’s Chef Paco.

We need volunteers to set-up on Tuesday, January 8th, from 9am to 12pm, and regular shifts beginning the morning of Wednesday, January 9th. There are several shifts available and we need to staff all five days of the show. Additionally, we will need volunteers to help take down the booth and return materials to PYC on Monday January 14th. Volunteers’ names will be left in the Will Call area to gain access to the show. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early.

Sign-up and volunteer scheduled will be on SignUp.com at http://signup.com/go/ZDkQqkm. SignUp.com is a leading online Sign-Up and reminder tool that we use to organize the PYC booth at the Boat Show.

Here’s how it works in three easy steps: ❶ Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/ZDkQqkm.; ❷ Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like; ❸ Sign up! It’s Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com. Note: SignUp.com and PYC do not share your email address with anyone.

Portland Boat Show Hours — Jan. 9-13

Wednesday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pmThursday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

Friday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

SO…WHAT’S STOPPING YOU? SIGN UP TODAY...WE NEED YOUR HELP!

30% off ships store

coupon good thru 12/24…one per family

Ships StoreBy Samantha Dubay and Lynne Bocarde

Happy Holidays from the PYC Ships Store. Let us help you with your Christmas shop-ping. Many new items will be coming in

weekly. Don’t forget to look inside the store as we are unable to put all New Items outside. New Items to look for: winter coats, sweatshirts, vests, double wine bags, backpacks, new hats. Use your 30% Coupon before Christmas (Dec. 24), one per PYC family. To receive your discount, you must have the coupon with you when you purchase an item. With every purchase thru Christmas or until supplies last, 1 free Mauni Elliott hat or 110 yr t-shirt.

Santa Helpers are here to help you find that special gift, and keep it a secret.


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Have you ever wondered where the huge pilot house wheel hanging

over the fireplace in the Portland

Yacht Club ballroom came from?

It’s the wheel from the river steamer “America” that was launched in Milwaukee, Oregon on August 17, 1912. She was 105 feet long, 18 ½ feet in beam, 7 feet deep and carried a crew of 6. The wheel was hand carved by its

builder Harry Higgins who spent two years making it.

Between 1912 and 1929 she ran from Portland to St. Helens, carrying passengers to farms and homes, picking up cans of milk. Later it had the passenger/freight run to Astoria.

Sadly in 1948, she was wrecked at the mouth of the Willamette River. PYC Commodore Ed Green rescued the wheel and gave it to PYC.

HISTORIAN’S CORNERBy Walter A. Witschard, PYC Historian

November 17th Wine tasting 4:00 pm — 6:30 pm

Dinner Bell at 6:30 pm

BYO Protein | $11 Add $9 for salmon or $11 for steak.

Come taste wines from the vintners of Young’s Market.

Order your picks at special, wholesale prices just in time for

the holidays.

Stock Your Cellars Cookout


New Member Reception photos by Skip Nitchie

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Oktoberfest Cookout photos by Stan Borys

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Cookout – October 5th photos by Scott Leeding

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Robert A. Smith Regatta photos by Mary Stainsby

Beacon Rock Cruise photos by Penny Spaziani

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DINNER AND JAZZ

Doors Open to Public at 5:00

Dinner Reservations from 5:30 - 8:00

Music at 7:30

$5 COVER (WAIVED IF DINING)

OR - LIMITED VIP TABLES IN BALLROOM $50

(2 meal minimum up to 4 people/table)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD

PORTLAND YACHT CLUB | 1241 NE MARINE DRIVE

MIKE HORSFALL TRIOFEATURING

MARILYN KELLER

FOR RESERVATIONS: 503-285-1922

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Advertise in the2019 PYC Yearbook/Roster!

Reach all PYC members with information about your

company or the company you work for while supporting the

publication of this popular book.

Deadline for advertising reservations – November 13

Advertising copy due – November 30

For more information contact Sandi Free ([email protected]) or Jane Knight ([email protected]).


PYC’s World Wine Tour #5By John Lebens

France’s Rhone Valley Round 2 – so good we just couldn’t leave!There are so many delicious wines from the Rhone region so we’ll stay a bit longer to enjoy the flavors.

Last month, we tried a balanced blend of Rhone Valley grapes in a nicely aged Guigal Cote du Rhone. This time we will focus on two wines made mostly of a single vari-etal. One features Syrah and the other Mourvedre.

The first one, called “Campuget,” has “Syrah” named clearly on the label. It’s from the viticultural zone called “Costieres de Nimes.” Does “de Nime” have a familiar ring? It certainly does - because it’s where the original “denim” came from. Nime is a pleasant, history-filled town in the Southern Rhone that thrived during the Roman era.

The second is a Cote du Rhone made primarily of Gren-ache, another foundation grape of the Rhone. It’s called “La Solitude.” It is a blend, but the Grenache is most prominent.

So when you are trying these out at the Kelly Bar, taste the distinctive flavor of the two grapes. This is how the French, with a couple of millennia of experience, like their wines.

Fall weather and rain are arriving and these Rhone Valley wines will warm your soul, wash down Paco’s fine cuisine and educate your palate.

Cheers!

PYC Members Cruise theTurkish CoastBy Roger Jorgensen

Eleven Portland Yacht Club members spent 7 days on the 425 foot schooner Royal Clipper off the west coast of Italy. We actually were

able to sail a few of those days. I’m pretty sure we all had a great time and of course ate too much food, but the right amount of wine and other beverage. The PYC members who sailed together were Paul and Gail Teveliet, John and Carol Hardiman, Gary and Margo Jamieson, Floyd Jones and Barbara Thompson, Roger Jorgensen and Janiece Brown, and last but by no means least Jack Becker.

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Local boat wins another big prizeBy John Lebens, M/V Suellen

Back in June, M/V Suellen was recognized with a People’s Choice runner-up award at the Classic Yacht Association’s Bell Street Rendezvous in

Seattle. Over Labor Day we attended the Victoria Classic Boat Festival and M/V Suellen was recognized again.

The Victoria festival is unique in that they take their awards very seriously. Each year, several judges with deep experience with classic boats make the rounds inspecting the 75 or so vessels at the event. Awards are given in several categories.

There was a wide variety of vessels at the docks, including a few beautifully restored fishing boats, big, gorgeous sailing schooners, plenty of vintage cruisers and yachts, a couple of Lake Union Dreamboats and some smaller gems powered by locally built single cyl-

inder gas motors or re-powered with electric drives. One hearty Tasmanian fish boat (and crew) attended after cruising up from Australia.

Sunday night at the Award ceremony at the Union Club, M/V Suellen was awarded “Best Overall Power Boat.”


Portland Yacht Club’s Treasure from the AtticBy Nancy MacGregor

In early October a wonderful painting was hung in the PYC ballroom. The story of the painting has three unique chapters, which combine to tell a

fascinating history.

The Benefactors – Dr. Franz and Kathy StenzelDr. Franz Stenzel and spouse Kathy joined the Portland Yacht Club in 1969. They owned a 42 foot Uniflite named The Koot, moored in a boat-house on I-row. They were active members of the club for 17 years, with Dr. Stenzel, a cardiologist, serving as Fleet Surgeon in 1970 and

several years as chair of a committee named “Arts and Treasures.” In 1970 the Stenzel’s gifted the beautiful painting “The Puritan” to the club. It has been displayed in several locations. The painting, by artist Raymond Yel-land, depicts the Puritan rounding the Boston Light mark and winning the 1885 America’s Cup.

The Stenzel’s were prolific art collectors and Franz was also the author of several books, including a historical book on the explorer James Madison Alder, an artist and early surveyor of the west coast (“James Mad-ison Alden: Yankee Artist of the Pacific Coast, 1854 – 1860”). He also learned the skill of art restoration and his personal favorite was a Pacific geodetic survey from the early 1800’s. They travelled frequently to Europe seeking new pieces to add to their collection. On a trip in 1974 to Moscow, Russia fellow art collector and Hol-lywood actor, Vincent Price, accompanied them.

PYC was not the only organization to benefit from the Stenzel’s generosity. Their donation to Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in 1996 enabled to the creation of the Skilled Nursing Unit, which bears his name. They also donated 27 acres to the Portland Audubon Society in 1991 that are now part of present day Forest Park. In 1977 Dr. Stenzel donated his research, sketches and paintings to Yale University, with the collection becoming part of the Western Americana collection.

The Artist, Raymond YellandEnglish born Raymond Dabb Yelland (1848-1900) was raised in New York. After serving under General Philip Sheridan in the Union Army during the Civil War, he studied art at the National Academy of Design. In 1873, he sailed around the horn to California, becoming an art teacher at the California School of Design, assistant director at the school in 1877-8 and became director in

1888. While at that school, he also taught at University of California in Berkeley.

A master at depicting sunsets and other atmo-spheric glow, his painting technique was a fusion of American Lumi-

nism and he is best known for his Northern California area coastal scenes and landscapes. He also painted in Oregon during the summers of 1880 and 1881 and cre-ated a series of paintings of Mt. Hood and the Columbia River. He travelled in the east coast in the summer of 1885 and while there was a spectator at the America’s Cup races.

Puritan and the Eastern Yacht ClubThe Eastern Yacht Club, founded in 1870, became a leader in yacht racing with Puritan, Mayflower and Volunteer, all flying Eastern’s colors and successfully defeating their British challengers in the America’s Cup in 1885, 1886 and 1887. Puritan, designed by Edward Burgess, was built at the George Lawley & Son boat-yard in Boston and launched May 26, 1885. It was an early combination of American and English designs with some of the depth of a cutter but beam and power of a sloop. It was built and skippered by John Malcolm Forbes. She defeated the New York Yacht Club’s Pris-cilla, then went on to defend the America’s Cup against Genesta, a traditional cutter. Immediately following the contest, the EYC syndicate began work on an improved version, which would be called the Mayflower.

In 1888 Puritan was converted to a schooner and was sailing in Europe at the beginning of the century. It was converted and sailed as a working boat, for freight and passengers, between Portugal and the Azores, but was too small and not very profitable in spite of its speed potential. In 1925 it was dismantled and scrapped. From Puritan, only the wheel remains, hanging as decoration over the bar of a pub in Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Length 94 ft.; Beam 22ft 7 in; Draft 8 ft.; Displacement 105 tons; Sail area 7,982 sq ft.

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2018 Sailing Season Final ReportBy Mary Stainsby, PYC Sailing Captain

It seems like just a few days ago, boats were still com-peting in formal races and regattas on the Columbia, and now we’re getting ready for the holidays. I

especially want to take a minute to thank all of you who helped with the various Race Committee duties needed to run a race, those who helped with setting race marks, and those of you who so generously allowed us to use your boats as committee boats for various Portland Yacht Club racing events. We would not have been able to hold the races and regattas without you. Hopefully, you all had fun participating.

Looking back at the 2018 racing season, we actually had a pretty good year! Only one or two of the week-night races had to be cancelled, with fairly good winds for most of the rest of the races. Even the thick smoke during the height of the fire season didn’t seem to affect racing much. We did have to cancel the PYC Fall Regatta again this year due to extremely low water and adverse tides. Since this has happened several times in the past few years, the PYC Sailing Committee has decided to move the regatta to July and rename it the PYC Summer Regatta.

Oct. 6-7 was PYC’s Robert A. Smith Regatta – tradi-tionally the final Portland/Columbia River racing event of the year. I’m pleased to report that we had 21 boats entered, with 20 participating. The tides were very low at mid-day on both days, so the Sailing Committee decided to delay the starts for both days by a couple of hours to allow time for the tide to start coming back in. Saturday was cloudy, but not rainy, with enough breeze to run 2 races for everyone, and 3 races for 2 of the classes. With winds mostly in the 10-12 knot range, everyone seemed to have a great afternoon. Unfortu-nately, Sunday was not so good: while not rainy, it was misty, and there was absolutely no consistent wind (2-4 at best, but from all different directions). At 4:00, the race committee decided to call the race, and everyone headed for the dock and to PYC for a wonderful chili buffet prepared for us by Paco and his crew.

Sailing on Sundays – the unofficial Sunday racing hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club of Portland – began October 14th, though I don’t yet have any results to report.

If you haven’t yet done so, you may still have time to make reservations for the OCSA annual Tropical Party on Nov. 3rd. It will be held at a venue in Vancouver, and reservations are being handled on the www.sailpdx.org website. Trophies for the events hosted by other clubs

will be handed out at the party. PYC event trophies will be awarded at our Sailors’ Dinner in April.

Here are the results for the Robert A. Smith Regatta:

PHRF A – 3 races1st Place – Myst, skippered by Rod Buck, PYC2nd Place – JamJam, skippered by Tom Kelly, PYC

PHRF B – 2 races1st Place – Misty, skippered by Pam Sesar, PYC2nd Place – Kermit, skippered by Mike Stainsby, PYC3rd Place – Nelly, skippered by Burkhart/Paul/

Hutchinson, RCYC4th Place – Apple Pi, skippered by Rock Kent, RCYC5th Place – Junkyard Dog, skippered by Jim Severs,

PYC6th Place – Thirsty, skippered by Alan Bergen, RCYC7th Place – Margaret, skippered by David Sheperdson,

RCYC8th Place – ISC22, skippered by Al Sekol, Island Sailing

Club

Merit 25’s – 3 races1st Place – Nausicaa, skippered by Tod Bassham,

RCYC and SYSCO2nd Place – Kestrel, skippered by Bruce Newton,

SYSCO3rd Place – Rio, skippered by Nicole Sirois, SYSCO4th Place – OB1, skippered by Tomas Morrissey,

SYSCO

Cal 20’s – 2 races1st Place – Check Ride, skippered by Breitbarth/

Cullison, SYSCO2nd Place – River Dance, skippered by Michelle Ben-

nett, PYC3rd Place – 3 Stooges, skippered by Fred Hazzard, PYC4th Place – Pretzel Logic, skippered by Cheryl Watson

Catalina 22’s – 2 races1st Place – Sooz Moose, skippered by Don Woodhouse,

SYSCO2nd Place – Togarty, skippered by Rick Figone, SYSCO3rd Place – Sunrise, skippered by Erik Bodegom,

SYSCO

That’s it for now! Don’t forget to come to the Annual Meeting at the end of the month, and I will look forward to seeing you around the club!

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DISTILLING 102 Learn about whiskey from an expert.

November 10, 2018

6:00—11:30 PM

Take a world distillery tour with 5 courses of whiskeys and scotches

paired with regional cuisine.

Limited to 60 people | $38

RSVP 503-735-0632 | Cancelation Policy in Effect

DISTILLING 102Learn about whiskey from an expert.

Take a world distillery tour with five courses of whiskeys and scotches paired with regional cuisine.

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Toy Drive and Holiday Cookout Let’s fill the bin and spread some cheer to others less fortunate.

Please bring an unwrapped toy and stick around for Christmas Ships and Cookout

Friday, November 30th | 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm

$11 | $5.50 for kids

BYO Protein to grill or

Purchase Salmon +$9.

Purchase Steak +11.

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NOVEMBER1, 8, 15, 29 Thur. Lunch

2, 9, 16, 30 Fri. Lunch & Happy Hour

3, 10, 24 Sat. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

7, 14, 21, 28 Wed. Lunch

8 Thur. Watercrafters

9 Fri. Commodore’s Roast

10 Sat. Distillery 102

11 Sun. Veteran’s Day

14 Wed. Board Meeting

17 Sat. Lunch, Happy Hour & Cookout

22 Thur. Thanksgiving Day (Club Closed)

23-25 Fri.-Sun. Leftover Cruise, Willow Bar

26 Mon. Annual Meeting

30 Fri. Toy Drive Cookout & Christmas Ships

DECEMBER1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sat. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

5, 12, 19, 26 Wed. Lunch

5 Wed. Ladies Holiday Dinner

6, 13, 20, 27 Thur. Lunch

7 Fri. Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner

7 Fri. Christmas Ships

9 Sun. Children’s Holiday Brunch

13 Thur. Watercrafters

14 Fri. Lunch, Happy Hour & Cookout

16 Sun. Christmas Open House

19 Wed. Board Meeting

25 Wed. Christmas Day (Club Closed)

31 Mon. New Year’s Eve Party

Closed Moorage Boat Houses

Available for Purchase

Location and Pricing

F-2 $42,000

G-4 $ 8,000 SOLDH-2 $59,500 SOLDI-1 $39,500 SOLDI-2 $53,500

J-11 $34,000

K-11 $68,000

M-5 $49,500 SOLD

PYC Rules Apply

Contact Byron Hanke 360-904-7544 for details

or check bulletin board in the clubhouse

Your PYC

Roster

for 2019

will be

going to

print

in late

December Any member/boat changes need

to be sent to Kathleen in the office (SUBJECT LINE: ROSTER)

by November 15th

[email protected]

2 0 1 9 Ye a r b o o kAerial view of Willow Bar Outstation, Labor Day 2018 photo by Terry Johnson

www.portlandyc.com


The BOATYARD atRocky Pointe503-543-2785

All Services – Boats 20' - 60'

503-735-0569

3255 N. Hayden Island Drive Portland, Oregon 97217

www.schoonercreek.com

Advertise in the Portlight

Contact Gayle Timmerman at

gayletimmerman@ hotmail.com

1241 NE Marine DrivePortland, Oregon 97211

Ariel view from drone looking down at the new docks at the Outstation. photo by Terry Johnson

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