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truly appeared in Au- We were not sure last month. The PYC boaters took full advantage and were all over the river and seas. Many were up north, some were in the sloughs of the Columbia with the Grand Banks club cruising, and lots joined the Hey Jude and Conundrum for the Upriver Magical Mystery Tour. Commodore’s Comments S ummer gust. As I write this column, Hey Jude is in the John Day River (the other John Day near Astoria). Yesterday the First Lady skillfully picked geo-cache spots for the teams to locate on the cruise. I could tell more but I would be shot for divulging secret information. We have sunshine this morning and will be starting the cruise tomorrow at Ilwaco. The next Portlight will share the full story as well as the mystery of the marshmallow pies. In between cruising, members were busy as usual. The Outstation Committee was approved to install a new electrical panel and has been busy reconfiguring the docks. Gravel work has continued on the parking area and dredging is set again for November. Take time to thank this group for the continued improvements to this beautiful asset of PYC. Our new ramp at G row was delayed waiting for parts but should be installed by the time you are reading this. Moorage Upgrades continue with a focus on upgrading the shoreside electrical components. The Open Moorage Committee will be meeting with the Long Range Planning group in September to outline the issues and opportunities in the open moorage design. This is a major project and the committees are fully discussing all issues before finalizing a recommendation. The club will be holding an Open House on September 10 for the entire boating community. All members need to think about prospective new members and make sure they sign up to see our facility. We have had several new members take advantage of our Deferred Initiation program. Also, since the open moorage is on prominent display during the Open House, members need to tidy up and pretty up for this date. Fall is almost upon us and the nominating committee chaired by Doug Foster has been formed. The club only works through the active participation of all of its members. If you have an interest in serving on the Board and the 2012 Committees, let Doug or Nancy know. This is also the time of the year for interested young ladies to apply for the Daughter of Neptune position. Look for the article in this Portlight on the application process. Look at your calendar for September and you will note the cruises and events continue at a fairly rapid pace. September is usually one of the best weather months for us. Take advantage and join one of the events. It has been confirmed that the Scotch and Cigar night is on for October 22. Thank you to Mike and Tammy House for taking the lead and getting Stuart to lead the night. As usual-none of this is possible ―without a lot of help from our friends‖ Rod Wells Commodore M/V Hey Jude Portlight Deadline September 10 Email articles and photos to: Dale Mack celtic-myst@comcast.net Daughter of Neptune Candidates Needed P YC is now seeking candidates for the 2012 Daughter of Neptune. Young ladies wanting to apply should submit a letter to the selection committee by Friday, October 28th. The letter should include a brief personal background, including special interests and achievements. The letter should also include the reasons why she would like to be considered to represent PYC as their Daughter of Neptune. The Daughter of Neptune representative must by 15 years old by June 2012. She will need to be available during the year for evening and weekend functions, including the Kid Fest, Starlight Parade, Opening Day, Astoria Regatta, and various CRYA clubs’ events such as Ladies Dinners. The 2012 Daughter of Neptune will be crowned at the 2011 Ladies Holiday Dinner, December 8. Letters should be submitted to the PYC office attention: Daughter of Neptune selection committee. the PORTLIGHT published monthly by the P O R T L A N D Y A C H T C L U B 1241 NE Marine Drive Portland, Oregon 97211 P: 503.285.1922 | Fax: 503.283.4960 Email: office@portlandyc.com www.portlandyc.com EDITOR—Dale Mack OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES Commodore Rod Wells (power) Vice Commodore Nancy MacGregor (sail) Secretary/Treasurer Larry Cirotski (power) Rear Commodore Nick Johnson (sail) Trustee Julie Hinkley (power) Trustee Michael Hahn (power) Trustee Frank Bocarde (sail) Trustee Brian Hedges (sail) Trustee Chris Dorn (sail) 2 • September 2011 www.portlandyc.com
Welcome New PYC Members Sean and Morgan Hinkley. Sean is the son of Jim and Julie Hinkley. He works for the City of Beaverton in Operations. Morgan works for the State of Oregon Child Support Division. They live in Sherwood, Oregon. Sean began boating in 1990 at the Willamette Yacht Club. Sean and Morgan enjoy cruising and OSU tailgating (GO BEAVS). Bryan Berry and Lynne Barbier. Bryan and Lynne met three years ago on a blind date, and have been together since. It comes as no surprise that their boat, a Carver 35, is named Blind Date. Turns out that Bryan changed the name after he met Lynne and surprised her! Bryan bought the boat, his first larger boat, 4 years ago. He has been a boater for as long as he can remember, and he owned a number of smaller boats. A friend bought a larger boat and was looking for a gullible buddy to buy one also. Enter Bryan! He kept the boat at Johns Landing, but found it hard to get people to come downtown to join him out on the water. Thus began a search for a yacht club on the big river. He considered CRYC, Tyee, and PYC, and chose PYC due to its location, friends in the club, and possibility of owning a boathouse. He purchased one immediately after joining. Bryan owns a landscaping business, as well as some rental properties. Lynne is a flight attendant. They live in Vancouver, but they have dinner on their boat 4 to 6 nights a week at their boathouse during the summer, and a couple nights a week during the winter – talk about dedication. Bryan and Lynne are active with the Christmas Ships program. When not boating, they like to ride their Harley Davidsons, travel, snowmobile, and ski. They also like to visit their beach house on the Washington coast. Lynne has three grown children. Floyd and Lynn Jones. Floyd has lived in the Portland area all his life. He worked as a teacher of occupational horticulture in the Portland school system until retiring 7 years ago. Lynn worked as a registered nurse. Floyd was introduced to boating in the navy, where he served for four years. He has been sailing for 35 years. First boat was a Catalina 22, but he eventually graduated to his current sailboat, a Beneteau Oceanis 400, which is currently located at Marathon Key in Florida (on the hard during the hurricane season). He sails the Keys and Bahamas from November through April (eat your hearts out!). When not in Florida, he runs his fishing boat in Alaska. He used to do some chartering, and has a skipper’s license. Floyd has sailed for years in Portland, and has crewed on several PYC boats. He and his high school buddy, Lane Brown, bought the Beneteau together in 1995, and put it into charter with Sunsail. He and Lane have raced together in Portland. Floyd has sailed with others at PYC over the years, and is not a stranger to PYC. In addition to sailing and fishing, Floyd likes to dive, golf, ski, travel, garden and work with wood (he built two kayaks). Floyd and Lynn have one grown daughter, who also likes to sail. Dave Latimer Membership Committee S/V Elara Outstation Access Road Gets New Layer of Gravel Manager’s Report C an you believe that it is already September I was hoping for a much longer summer than we had. I hope that you had a good time on your boats this boating season and an extended Indian summer occurs. In case you didn’t know, we have maintenance repair forms available on Terry’s office door as well as in the office and on the bulletin board behind the bar. Please fill them out if you notice a problem on the docks or at your slip and Terry will take a look at the issue. It is a much better solution than mentioning it to the staff. I have also been aware that sometimes the dock carts are not being cleaned out after oil or other contaminates are spilled in them. Diesel does not smell very good on your blankets or clothing after transporting them to your vessel. We installed an intercom from the office to the fuel dock in order to inform you that we are sending someone down to fuel your boat. If it is within office hours and you haven’t heard from us push the PTT button and hold it while you talk. The office will respond. I hope that this will keep you informed about our response. Fred Carter Club Manager PYC GOLF Is A Year Round Sport Contact Larry Snyder 503.737.1509 lls.las@comcast.net www.portlandyc.com September 2011 • 3
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