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<strong>Sep</strong>tember 2011<br />
Vol. 61 No. 09<br />
Willow Bar Weekend<br />
Photo by Dale Mack
truly<br />
appeared in Au-<br />
We were<br />
not sure last month. The PYC boaters<br />
took full advantage and were all over<br />
the river and seas. Many were up<br />
north, some were in the sloughs of the<br />
Columbia with the Grand Banks club<br />
cruising, and lots joined the Hey Jude<br />
and Conundrum for the Upriver Magical<br />
Mystery Tour.<br />
Commodore’s<br />
Comments<br />
S<br />
ummer<br />
gust.<br />
As I write this column, Hey Jude is in<br />
the John Day River (the other John<br />
Day near Astoria). Yesterday the First<br />
Lady skillfully picked geo-cache spots<br />
for the teams to locate on the cruise. I<br />
could tell more but I would be shot for<br />
divulging secret information. We have<br />
sunshine this morning and will be starting<br />
the cruise tomorrow at Ilwaco. The<br />
next Portlight will share the full story as<br />
well as the mystery of the marshmallow<br />
pies.<br />
In between cruising, members were<br />
busy as usual. The Outstation Committee<br />
was approved to install a new<br />
electrical panel and has been busy reconfiguring<br />
the docks. Gravel work<br />
has continued on the parking area and<br />
dredging is set again for November.<br />
Take time to thank this group for the<br />
continued improvements to this beautiful<br />
asset of PYC.<br />
Our new ramp at G row was delayed<br />
waiting for parts but should be installed<br />
by the time you are reading this. Moorage<br />
Upgrades continue with a focus on<br />
upgrading the shoreside electrical components.<br />
The Open Moorage Committee<br />
will be meeting with the Long<br />
Range Planning group in <strong>Sep</strong>tember to<br />
outline the issues and opportunities in<br />
the open moorage design. This is a<br />
major project and the committees are<br />
fully discussing all issues before finalizing<br />
a recommendation.<br />
The club will be holding an Open<br />
House on <strong>Sep</strong>tember 10 for the entire<br />
boating community. All members need<br />
to think about prospective new members<br />
and make sure they sign up to see<br />
our facility. We have had several new<br />
members take advantage of our Deferred<br />
Initiation program. Also, since<br />
the open moorage is on prominent display<br />
during the Open House, members<br />
need to tidy up and pretty up for this<br />
date.<br />
Fall is almost upon us and the nominating<br />
committee chaired by Doug Foster<br />
has been formed. The club only works<br />
through the active participation of all of<br />
its members. If you have an interest in<br />
serving on the Board and the 2012<br />
Committees, let Doug or Nancy know.<br />
This is also the time of the year for interested<br />
young ladies to apply for the<br />
Daughter of Neptune position. Look<br />
for the article in this Portlight on the<br />
application process.<br />
Look at your calendar for <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
and you will note the cruises and events<br />
continue at a fairly rapid pace. <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
is usually one of the best weather<br />
months for us. Take advantage and<br />
join one of the events. It has been confirmed<br />
that the Scotch and Cigar night<br />
is on for October 22. Thank you to<br />
Mike and Tammy House for taking the<br />
lead and getting Stuart to lead the night.<br />
As usual-none of this is possible<br />
―without a lot of help from our<br />
friends‖<br />
Rod Wells<br />
Commodore<br />
M/V Hey Jude<br />
Portlight<br />
Deadline<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 10<br />
Email articles and photos to:<br />
Dale Mack<br />
celtic-myst@comcast.net<br />
Daughter of Neptune<br />
Candidates Needed<br />
P<br />
YC<br />
is now seeking candidates<br />
for the 2012 Daughter of Neptune.<br />
Young ladies wanting to<br />
apply should submit a letter to the selection<br />
committee by Friday, October<br />
28th. The letter should include a brief<br />
personal background, including special<br />
interests and achievements. The letter<br />
should also include the reasons why she<br />
would like to be considered to represent<br />
PYC as their Daughter of Neptune.<br />
The Daughter of Neptune representative<br />
must by 15 years old by June 2012.<br />
She will need to be available during the<br />
year for evening and weekend functions,<br />
including the Kid Fest, Starlight<br />
Parade, Opening Day, Astoria Regatta,<br />
and various CRYA clubs’ events such<br />
as Ladies Dinners. The 2012 Daughter<br />
of Neptune will be crowned at the 2011<br />
Ladies Holiday Dinner, December 8.<br />
Letters should be submitted to the<br />
PYC office attention: Daughter of<br />
Neptune selection committee.<br />
the PORTLIGHT<br />
published monthly by the<br />
P O R T L A N D Y A C H T C L U B<br />
1241 NE Marine Drive<br />
<strong>Portland</strong>, Oregon 97211<br />
P: 503.285.1922 | Fax: 503.283.4960<br />
Email: office@portlandyc.com<br />
www.portlandyc.com<br />
EDITOR—Dale Mack<br />
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES<br />
Commodore Rod Wells (power)<br />
Vice Commodore Nancy MacGregor (sail)<br />
Secretary/Treasurer Larry Cirotski (power)<br />
Rear Commodore Nick Johnson (sail)<br />
Trustee Julie Hinkley (power)<br />
Trustee Michael Hahn (power)<br />
Trustee Frank Bocarde (sail)<br />
Trustee Brian Hedges (sail)<br />
Trustee Chris Dorn (sail)<br />
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Welcome New PYC<br />
Members<br />
Sean and Morgan Hinkley. Sean is<br />
the son of Jim and Julie Hinkley. He<br />
works for the City of Beaverton in Operations.<br />
Morgan works for the State<br />
of Oregon Child Support Division.<br />
They live in Sherwood, Oregon. Sean<br />
began boating in 1990 at the Willamette<br />
<strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. Sean and Morgan enjoy<br />
cruising and OSU tailgating (GO<br />
BEAVS).<br />
Bryan Berry and Lynne Barbier.<br />
Bryan and Lynne met three years ago<br />
on a blind date, and have been together<br />
since. It comes as no surprise that their<br />
boat, a Carver 35, is named Blind Date.<br />
Turns out that Bryan changed the name<br />
after he met Lynne and surprised her!<br />
Bryan bought the boat, his first larger<br />
boat, 4 years ago. He has been a boater<br />
for as long as he can remember, and he<br />
owned a number of smaller boats. A<br />
friend bought a larger boat and was<br />
looking for a gullible buddy to buy one<br />
also. Enter Bryan!<br />
He kept the boat at Johns Landing, but<br />
found it hard to get people to come<br />
downtown to join him out on the water.<br />
Thus began a search for a yacht<br />
club on the big river. He considered<br />
CRYC, Tyee, and PYC, and chose PYC<br />
due to its location, friends in the club,<br />
and possibility of owning a boathouse.<br />
He purchased one immediately after<br />
joining.<br />
Bryan owns a landscaping business, as<br />
well as some rental properties. Lynne<br />
is a flight attendant. They live in Vancouver,<br />
but they have dinner on their<br />
boat 4 to 6 nights a week at their boathouse<br />
during the summer, and a couple<br />
nights a week during the winter – talk<br />
about dedication.<br />
Bryan and Lynne are active with the<br />
Christmas Ships program. When not<br />
boating, they like to ride their Harley<br />
Davidsons, travel, snowmobile, and ski.<br />
They also like to visit their beach house<br />
on the Washington coast. Lynne has<br />
three grown children.<br />
Floyd and Lynn Jones. Floyd has<br />
lived in the <strong>Portland</strong> area all his life.<br />
He worked as a teacher of occupational<br />
horticulture in the <strong>Portland</strong> school system<br />
until retiring 7 years ago. Lynn<br />
worked as a registered nurse. Floyd<br />
was introduced to boating in the navy,<br />
where he served for four years. He has<br />
been sailing for 35 years. First boat<br />
was a Catalina 22, but he eventually<br />
graduated to his current sailboat, a<br />
Beneteau Oceanis 400, which is currently<br />
located at Marathon Key in Florida<br />
(on the hard during the hurricane<br />
season). He sails the Keys and Bahamas<br />
from November through April (eat<br />
your hearts out!). When not in Florida,<br />
he runs his fishing boat in Alaska. He<br />
used to do some chartering, and has a<br />
skipper’s license.<br />
Floyd has sailed for years in <strong>Portland</strong>,<br />
and has crewed on several PYC boats.<br />
He and his high school buddy, Lane<br />
Brown, bought the Beneteau together<br />
in 1995, and put it into charter with<br />
Sunsail. He and Lane have raced together<br />
in <strong>Portland</strong>. Floyd has sailed<br />
with others at PYC over the years, and<br />
is not a stranger to PYC.<br />
In addition to sailing and fishing, Floyd<br />
likes to dive, golf, ski, travel, garden<br />
and work with wood (he built two kayaks).<br />
Floyd and Lynn have one grown<br />
daughter, who also likes to sail.<br />
Dave Latimer<br />
Membership Committee<br />
S/V Elara<br />
Outstation Access<br />
Road Gets New<br />
Layer of Gravel<br />
Manager’s<br />
Report<br />
C<br />
an<br />
you believe<br />
that it is already<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
I was hoping for a much longer<br />
summer than we had. I hope that you<br />
had a good time on your boats this<br />
boating season and an extended Indian<br />
summer occurs.<br />
In case you didn’t know, we have maintenance<br />
repair forms available on<br />
Terry’s office door as well as in the<br />
office and on the bulletin board behind<br />
the bar. Please fill them out if you notice<br />
a problem on the docks or at your<br />
slip and Terry will take a look at the<br />
issue. It is a much better solution than<br />
mentioning it to the staff.<br />
I have also been aware that sometimes<br />
the dock carts are not being cleaned<br />
out after oil or other contaminates are<br />
spilled in them. Diesel does not smell<br />
very good on your blankets or clothing<br />
after transporting them to your vessel.<br />
We installed an intercom from the office<br />
to the fuel dock in order to inform<br />
you that we are sending someone down<br />
to fuel your boat. If it is within office<br />
hours and you haven’t heard from us<br />
push the PTT button and hold it while<br />
you talk. The office will respond. I<br />
hope that this will keep you informed<br />
about our response.<br />
Fred Carter<br />
<strong>Club</strong> Manager<br />
PYC GOLF<br />
Is A Year Round Sport<br />
Contact<br />
Larry Snyder<br />
503.737.1509<br />
lls.las@comcast.net<br />
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Aloha! Now close your eyes and<br />
feel the cool tropical breeze…take a<br />
deep breath and smell the<br />
aroma of an authentic Hawaiian<br />
Island dinner. Join us<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 9th!<br />
This will be a Cookout to remember.<br />
All the details will be forthcoming<br />
in upcoming email newsletters<br />
Are you feeling lucky<br />
Perhaps a “high stakes” Card<br />
Game during the <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
23rd Cookout<br />
would be right<br />
up your alley.<br />
Details will<br />
be forthcoming<br />
in<br />
upcoming<br />
email<br />
newsletters.<br />
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Upriver Cruise<br />
Magical Mystery Tour — Part 1<br />
Photos by Dale Mack<br />
Born a poor young country boy - Mother Nature's son<br />
All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone<br />
Sit beside a mountain stream - see her waters rise<br />
Listen to the pretty sound of music as she flies<br />
P<br />
YC, Wednesday morning August 10th, 9am. Time to<br />
fire up the V8’s, open the boathouse door and head<br />
to Ilwaco so we can join the Magical Mystery Tour<br />
(MMT) Upriver Cruise. A beautifully clear day with no boats<br />
on the river and nothing but speed to our name, the Conundrum<br />
and her crew of one (Greta), made its way to the coast.<br />
Blasting away with the Beatles’ Revolver and Rubber Soul in<br />
the iPod, we made it to the party by 1pm that afternoon, supposedly<br />
seen by Hey Jude around Tongue Point with the afterburners<br />
on full blast. I’m sure all of you know that gas to<br />
run your boat is a small part of the cost to actually HAVING<br />
it so you can contact me if you really want to know the fuel<br />
burn equation for the trip. Or, you can watch it later on the<br />
Speed Channel if you have cable.<br />
As the MMT Upriver Cruise is in full force at the time I’m<br />
writing this on the back deck of M/V Conundrum on Sunday<br />
afternoon in the sunshine, you can expect that this cruise<br />
report won’t be very long. For those that are on the cruise,<br />
it’s been wonderful because Mother Nature has blessed us all<br />
with a missing Summer, meaning that at no time was it more<br />
than 70 or less than 55 outside with plenty of sunshine and<br />
lots of happy faces. It truly has been a Magical Mystery<br />
Tour.<br />
One of the highlights of Ilwaco was watching all the sailboats<br />
hit bottom while docked such that they enjoyed sleeping<br />
sideways (but don’t you all enjoy that). It was Ilwaco’s way<br />
of asking you to stay a bit longer, Bob and Sam Dubay and<br />
Dave and Mary Latimer. I personally practiced my land surfing<br />
balance while walking the wobbly dock fingers, assisting<br />
boats in and out of the harbor.<br />
PYC’s routine dockside appetizer share was very yummy<br />
even though the darn winds would not calm down. Larry<br />
Snyder gave Sandy Gordon first prize for her Bloody Mary<br />
cups appetizers. Sandy was happy that so many enjoyed the<br />
appetizer / drink. The secret recipe may be available for sale<br />
in the PYC store. Sandy is still waiting for that first prize …<br />
Larry<br />
For those that are interested in biking the good old fashioned<br />
way (no motors), then Ilwaco is your place. The Discovery<br />
Trail is a magnificent way to explore the beach as well as the<br />
forest and was so enticing that even Steve Pearson was seen<br />
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on a bicycle. Steve, his wife Sierra and Rob Petersen were<br />
given bad advice on which trail to take and had they continued<br />
before doubling back, they’d be somewhere in British<br />
Columbia.<br />
The 200th anniversary of Astoria’s founding in 1811 was<br />
celebrated in style by our very own Bo Knab who found a<br />
way to carry almost as many people on Luscious, furling ol’<br />
glory as part of the parade, than the Hanke’s did on their<br />
boat. Diane Hanke was seen later on Sunday calling the<br />
Guinness Book of Records to see what the record number<br />
was for most people on a 44’ Tollycraft. I think she’s not the<br />
record holder for now but if you see her soon, buy her the<br />
biggest cocktail you can afford as she needs it.<br />
Everyone in Astoria found food, drink, shopping at the<br />
Farmer’s Market, good biking & hiking and good weather!<br />
And oh by the way, Roger Jorgensen discovered Tanqueray<br />
Rangpur Gin and is now in love.<br />
You’ll have to wait until the October issue for any more on<br />
the MMT Upriver Cruise.<br />
Steve, Sandra & Greta Gordon<br />
Your PYC Cruise Directors<br />
M/V Conundrum<br />
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Upriver Cruise — Ilwaco<br />
Photos by Dale Mack<br />
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Upriver Cruise — Astoria<br />
Photos by Dale Mack<br />
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<strong>Portland</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> Sailors<br />
at Whidbey Island Race Week<br />
W<br />
ow!!! This has been a great<br />
summer for PYC racing<br />
sailboats travelling out of<br />
area!!! The latest group has been those<br />
who took their boats to Oak Harbor,<br />
WA to compete in Whidbey Island<br />
Race Week, held this year during the<br />
week of July 17-22. With 107 boats<br />
entered, once again PYC was wellrepresented,<br />
both in numbers and in<br />
performance. For those of you who<br />
don’t know what this regatta is, the<br />
most common nickname is ―Adult<br />
Summer Camp‖. The event includes<br />
five days of racing in the Oak Harbor /<br />
Penn Cove area of northern Puget<br />
Sound (east side of Whidbey Island).<br />
The weather conditions can be anywhere<br />
from no wind to LOTS of wind,<br />
but it’s generally warm and sunny. The<br />
committee schedules several races each<br />
day – wind permitting – followed by a<br />
party in ―the tent‖, after which, anyone<br />
still standing heads for dinner or bed.<br />
The next day, they do it all again. This<br />
year, the event included eleven races<br />
(twelve races for the Santa Cruz 27<br />
class and only ten races for the P-1<br />
fleet) in four days – no wind forced<br />
cancellation of racing on Friday. Despite<br />
some bumps, broken gear, and<br />
other assorted issues, everyone I’ve<br />
talked to has said it was a great event<br />
and they can’t wait for next year!!<br />
Since there were PYC members sailing<br />
on other <strong>Portland</strong>-area boats, here are<br />
the results for all of the <strong>Portland</strong> boats,<br />
PYC or not:<br />
Mark McCuddy P1 Fleet<br />
Tiger Lily 2nd place out of 6<br />
10 races<br />
Frank Bocarde<br />
P2 Fleet<br />
Bluefin 14th place out of 16<br />
11 races<br />
Joby Easton<br />
P9 Fleet<br />
Raindrop 1st place out of 11<br />
11 races<br />
Mike Pitarresi<br />
P9 Fleet<br />
Yeah Baby 7th place out of 11<br />
11 races<br />
George Brown P10 Fleet<br />
Skookum Too 4th place out of 6<br />
11 races<br />
Steve Weir<br />
P10 Fleet<br />
Bob 6th place out of 6<br />
11 races<br />
Special mention should be made here<br />
about Mark McCuddy’s performance in<br />
getting that 2nd place. Despite a couple<br />
of ―Ooops‖ races, Mark and his<br />
crew managed to rack up a very impressive<br />
record of four first place and two<br />
second place finishes during the week!<br />
Way to go, Tiger Lily!!!<br />
Now it’s time to bring everyone home<br />
and start seriously racing here on the<br />
river. While Tuesday and Thursday<br />
night racing is in full swing through the<br />
end of August, <strong>Sep</strong>tember and October<br />
bring the longer races and more of the<br />
weekend regattas. Next on the calendar<br />
for PYC races is the Fall Regatta. This<br />
is a two day regatta on <strong>Sep</strong>tember 17-<br />
18, with post-race gatherings at PYC<br />
after each day of racing. Our final race<br />
of the year will be the Gran Prix regatta<br />
on October 8-9, again with post-race<br />
gatherings at PYC each evening. So,<br />
for those of you who would like to take<br />
part in these events, mark your calendars<br />
and get your race entries in early!!<br />
Mike Stainsby<br />
Co-Captain, PYC Race Fleet<br />
S/V Kermit<br />
Photos by Mike Baker<br />
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Mark McCuddy<br />
Tiger Lily<br />
2nd place<br />
out of 6<br />
Frank Bocarde<br />
Bluefin<br />
14th place<br />
out of 16<br />
George Brown<br />
Skookum Too<br />
4th place<br />
out of 6<br />
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Outstation Docks<br />
Upgrades<br />
T<br />
hanks<br />
to a hard working group<br />
of volunteers, Mike Stanstell,<br />
Ted Antonsen, Mike House,<br />
Roger Jorgensen, Ken Kudrna, and<br />
with assistance from PYC Dockmaster-<br />
Terry Truan, a section of the old head<br />
walk was tied into the existing dock<br />
connecting AB and CD docks. At<br />
times, Terry was balancing out on the<br />
end of sixteen foot 4 x 6 stringers used<br />
to tie the docks together. The two<br />
docks will be decked in <strong>Sep</strong>tember to<br />
create a sixteen foot wide patio dock at<br />
the outstation.<br />
Photos by Dale Mack<br />
Ted Antonsen also did some detail<br />
work by caulking the showers and<br />
painting the piling collars white. We<br />
also started staining the docks which<br />
will be finished in <strong>Sep</strong>tember.<br />
The Island Cove Café provided great<br />
sandwiches for the hungry crew.<br />
Bob Morgan has ordered a 600 amp<br />
electrical panel and with Mike<br />
Stansell, and Eric Gazow are planning<br />
on replacing some of the dock wiring<br />
with copper to reduce the voltage drop<br />
experienced during large cruises at the<br />
outstation.<br />
Mark your calendar for <strong>Sep</strong>tember 9<br />
and 10 if you want to help finish<br />
decking the docks. A signup sheet will<br />
be posted at the club.<br />
Note: No stern ties will be allowed on<br />
the connecting docks until the installation<br />
is complete.<br />
Phil Gentemann<br />
Outstation Committee<br />
M/V Calypso<br />
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IRIS Continues to<br />
Cross Indian<br />
Ocean<br />
I<br />
was awakened by the different feel<br />
of the boat and then heard the<br />
autopilot alarm sound meaning it<br />
couldn't hold the course. I jumped up<br />
from a fairly sound sleep and dressed<br />
for deck with harness and shoes. It<br />
was 0030 hrs. Iris had rounded up. I<br />
turned off the autopilot and got us<br />
back on course. Re-engage, the autopilot<br />
would only steer right. With the<br />
help of Marty Kirk from Rogers Marine,<br />
I much later saw that the sensor<br />
arm had been broken from the hydraulic<br />
drive. The windvane paddle had<br />
broken off several days before and I<br />
was waiting for port to replace the broken<br />
safety tube. So there was nothing<br />
left to do but steer.<br />
Iris was in the eleventh day of the<br />
nearly 2000 miles passage from Cocos<br />
to Rodrigues Island. I was alone and to<br />
this point having a good passage. My<br />
young Swiss crew had departed Iris at<br />
Cocos. There had been a mutual falling<br />
out and having them leave worked out<br />
for the very best. Iris was a happy boat<br />
again. Things do work out for the best.<br />
When the autopilot went out I figured<br />
landfall could still be obtained during<br />
daylight that day if we continued. So I<br />
steered the rest of the night and day<br />
briefly heaving to so I could make coffee<br />
and grab something to eat.<br />
By 1150 hrs I could see the smudge of<br />
Rodrigues on the horizon. Several<br />
hours later I approached the entrance<br />
to the outside reef. A rain squall obliterated<br />
all visibility. It passed. The<br />
Coast Guard called me on 16 and directed<br />
me to enter the well marked<br />
dredged inner harbor and tie to the<br />
jetty. I told the officer that I was very<br />
tired and would like to just anchor and<br />
sleep and clear in the morning. He<br />
insisted. Iris was able to tie to the concrete<br />
wall ok as I turned off the engine<br />
and coasted in as the transmission cable<br />
was broken. Indonesian fisherman<br />
were standing by and took dock lines<br />
and stopped us. That was luck having<br />
them there as the dock is usually deserted.<br />
Iris was secured to the wall at 1620 hrs,<br />
12 days and 6 hours after rounding<br />
Hornsby Island at Cocos. The first<br />
four days propelled us with 25 to 30<br />
knot trade winds. In one 24-hour period,<br />
Iris covered 195 miles point to<br />
point with double reefed sails.<br />
There followed three weeks on a wonderful<br />
island which tourism has yet to<br />
find. There were no Internet cafes nor<br />
backpacker hotels. There seems to be<br />
only two nice beach resorts on the island<br />
and those are far from Port<br />
Mathurin. Also anchored at Port<br />
Mathurin was the British yacht Janet<br />
that I first encountered in Samoa in<br />
2008. My favorite activity was taking<br />
the local buses to different parts of the<br />
island then walking the beach or hill<br />
trails back to the boat. Of course I also<br />
enjoyed the selection of Mauritian rums<br />
and going to the market for fresh eggs<br />
and veggies. Mauritius English is the<br />
official language but people speak<br />
French or French Creole. Language<br />
never stopped the locals from being<br />
friendly and helpful.<br />
Towards the end of July a good<br />
weather window appeared for the relatively<br />
short 350 mile jump over to Mauritius.<br />
Light winds sounded good. I<br />
was getting geared up to leave on Saturday<br />
July 23rd. Friday looked good too<br />
but it is bad luck to began a passage on<br />
a Friday. Then early Thursday morning<br />
a boat sailed in and anchored under<br />
sail. I dinghyed over to greet them and<br />
learned they had sailed 2400 miles from<br />
Indonesia without engine or windvane.<br />
Three of them steered the whole way.<br />
One crewmember later asked me if she<br />
could sail on Iris to Mauritius as I was<br />
leaving soon. She wanted to clear this<br />
with her skipper first. She was a<br />
French backpacker who has more offshore<br />
sea miles and has visited and<br />
worked in more countries before 30<br />
then most people dream of doing in a<br />
life time. I said ok.<br />
We left on Saturday but not until midmorning<br />
as we had to clear and then<br />
had light to no wind for the three day<br />
sail to Port Louis, arriving at dawn on<br />
Tuesday. By afternoon Iris was tied to<br />
the downtown jetty which is just a few<br />
minutes walk to the downtown district<br />
with shops and the best open fruit market<br />
I've seen on the trip. It is just entertaining<br />
to swim through the sea of<br />
people at the market as it seems to be<br />
always crowded.<br />
Now two weeks later, Janet has arrived<br />
and we are exploring Mauritius. Yesterday<br />
Janet took the local bus south of<br />
town to a beach where she met crewmember<br />
Melanie on the beach and had<br />
lunch with her family who is visiting<br />
from Paris. Me I'm doing boat projects<br />
in an exotic place with the parts<br />
Janet has brought from home. Isn't<br />
that the definition of cruising<br />
The AIS alarm is great on these passages.<br />
It sounded the alarm for eight<br />
ships on the way to Rodriguis. None<br />
of which I could see. And then it identified<br />
three ship on the way to Maurituis.<br />
First there was GPS, then Sat<br />
phones and sailmail on HF radio, now<br />
AIS. Don't leave home without it.<br />
John Colby<br />
S/V Iris<br />
Photos Wanted for<br />
2012 Calendar<br />
T<br />
he<br />
PYC Calendar Committee is<br />
looking for photos for the PYC<br />
2012 calendar. If you would<br />
like to submit photos for consideration<br />
please send a full resolution digital copy<br />
to Terry Johnson at:<br />
tj622@comcast.net<br />
The photos should be of PYC member<br />
boats. The photos need to be submitted<br />
to Terry Johnson no later than <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
30.<br />
Terry Johnson<br />
S/V Ozymandias<br />
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Photo by Dale Mack<br />
Saturday — <strong>Sep</strong>tember 10 — PYC Open House<br />
and the “Cruise to Nowhere”<br />
Enjoy the anchorage in front of the club and casually slip into the Fall boating season. There is a cookout on<br />
Friday evening and on Saturday from 2pm to 5pm, the <strong>Portland</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong> will host a celebration of our<br />
boating season by inviting CRYA (Columbia River <strong>Yacht</strong>ing Association) and OCSA (Oregon Corinthian Sailing<br />
Association) member clubs, their guests and our potential members and guests to an Open House. There<br />
will be light food provided and a no host bar available. A short program will highlight some of our boating<br />
and cruising activities during the summer.<br />
After the Open House, the club, patio and bar will continue to be open for the members and the Cruise to<br />
Nowhere boaters. The barbeque will be available for cruisers wishing to use the dockside facilities for dinner.<br />
Plan on the cruise and consider bringing a prospective member to the event.<br />
PYC<br />
Fall Regatta<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 17-18<br />
18<br />
Photo by Dale Mack<br />
From the<br />
Tango<br />
Cookout<br />
July 22<br />
Photo by Dale Mack<br />
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Coming<br />
Attractions<br />
Kelly Bar Open Every Friday 3-9 pm<br />
Saturday Lunch Every Saturday 11:30-1:30<br />
Wednesday Lunch Every Wednesday (Apr-Oct) 11:30-1:30<br />
Golf<br />
Every Wednesday, year round<br />
Board Meeting Third Wednesday every month<br />
Bridge Third Thursday every month 10 am<br />
Portlight Deadline 10th of every month<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />
2-5 fr Cruise: Labor Day—Willow Bar<br />
9 fr Cookout<br />
10 sa PYC Open House<br />
16-18 fr Cruise: PYC Ladies Cruise—Willow Bar<br />
17-18 sa PYC Fall Regatta<br />
23 fr Cookout<br />
30-2 fr Cruise: Beacon Rock<br />
October<br />
1 sa CRYA Closing Day<br />
8-9 sa Race: PYC Gran Prix Regatta<br />
15 sa SYSCO Awards Banquet<br />
22 sa Scotch & Cigar Night<br />
28-30 fr Cruise: Halloween Cruise—Willow Bar<br />
Sales - Installation - Service<br />
Please consider us for your next boat equipment or electronics project<br />
Visit our website for details on services we provide www.rodgersmarine.com<br />
3445 N.E. Marine Drive <strong>Portland</strong>, OR 97211<br />
Phone 503-287-1101 FAX 503-288-3745 sales@rodgersmarine.com<br />
Beacon Rock Cruise<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>t. 30 – Oct. 2<br />
PYC provides 'cook your own' steak<br />
with yummy sides on Saturday night.<br />
$14.00 per person — Cancellation policy in effect.<br />
M a u n i E l l i oRSVP t t R503.735.0632 e g a t t a or admin@portlandyc.com<br />
Photo by Dale Mack<br />
Photo by Dale Mack<br />
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<strong>Portland</strong> <strong>Yacht</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
1241 NE Marine Drive<br />
<strong>Portland</strong>, OR 97211<br />
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