Sunday Races Starting 10/23/10

Hello Racers and Cruisers!

Snidely is well on his way in securing the electoral college in 2012! He has created an ISR committee to oversee all sailing and nautical progress on the Columbia river as well as all our nation's navigational waterways. While his campaign is ramping up across our nation, the ISR committee will send out top secret instructions on how to conduct the weekly operations of ISR. These instructions are based on Snidely's vision of our future! Only YOU can make this series a success!

Please read the NOR below to understand the series that has been laid out for us! To secure your celbrity RC spot and a chance to hang out with Snidely himself please visit; http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/352345634294342057. A RC spot will ensure a first in the race you conduct for the series! Top secret informational packets will be distrubuted to all those interested in racing!

First ISR race will kick off next Sunday 10/23/2011. More information coming up in the begginning of next week!

Thank you and see you out on the water!

ISR Committee

The 2011 Champions Are ...

The results are in:

• Overall Champion - Bite Me!
• Thursday Night Champion - 8-Ball!

Well done to both skippers and crews.

Full Overall Results

Full Thursday Results

Thanks to Kent for preparing the results. Kent explains "The last two are out of order and I have not figured out an easy way to get them back in order but the results are correct and they have the correct dates".

After Race Get-together

Gotta try something new - 

Fire on the Mountain (WINGS!)

4225 North Interstate Ave. (6 blocks South of Alberta)

If they're too busy we'll go to Lucky Lab on Killingsworth.

After race social

Amnesia brewing on Mississippi

Breakside tonite

Hi folks, sorry for the late notice. Let's make it Breakside tonite! NE 8th or 9th& Dekum

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After race social

Hi gang, tonite let's make it Lucky lab on North Killingsworth between Interstate and N Denver. It's kid-friendly!

Thursday night festivities

Post race Thursday - Phil and I did reconnaissance tonight and have decided it has to be Podnah's Pit Barbecue 1625 NE Killingsworth. Quick! While Rob is still in Italy! Texas BBQ. The collards alone are worth it.

After Race Social Tonite

Folks,

Let's try again tonight for Lucky Lab on North Killingsworth, just West of Interstate Avenue, post race.

After Sailing Social Tonite

Ladies and gents,

We haven't been to Lucky Lab in a while...


On N. Killingsworth Street, just a few blocks West of Interstate Avenue.


See you after the race! Don't forget to write down the course.


We went somewhere else. Hope you knew that. See you next week!

2 River Events in One Day - Saturday May 21st

1. United States Coast Guard Open House may 21st 10AM-2PM
Tour boats and ships, search and rescue demonstration, boating safety information.

and

2. Gunderson Marine (4350 NW Front Ave.) launches it's largest barge at 9AM. Gates at 8:45AM. 

In addition to this the following is offered by the Port of Portland.

• May 18: Columbia Grain, Terminal 5 – a leading world grain exporter
• June 1: Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. – local ferrous and nonferrous metal recycler
• June 8: Zidell Marine Corporation – longtime Portland family business and builder of barges
• June 18: Vigor Industrial – at the Portland Shipyard, specializes in maritime construction and repair

Organizers suggest signing up for the tours soon, as they can only accommodate a limited number of attendees and it is first-come, first-served.

Updates on talks and tours are being posted on the Port website as they become available at http://www.portofportland.com/. You can also get regular updates about the series and find additional information on Facebook by searching for “Portland Harbor”. For more information, contact Brooke Berglund, outreach and tour program manager, at 503-415-6532 or brooke.berglund@portofportland.com.

2011 SYSCO Spring Thursdays

Dena Kent > 2011 SYSCO Spring Thursdays

NOOD Next Week

After the great weather last night, I heard someone promise beautiful weather and fair winds for the NOOD next week!

If you were on the fence, here is your impetus to sign up...I was just informed that if you complete your registration and payment today that they will waive the $40 late fee.  Today only.  Get off the fence and come racing!!  See you out there!

Register here.


These are the registrations so far.

1.	Doug Schenk	Free Bowl of Soup	3837	J/24	Portland, OR USA	SYSCO, CYC-Portland, WTYC
2.	Brad Miller	Bull Moose	5354	J/24	Seattle, WA USA	CYC Seattle
3.	Tim Sauer	Garage Sail	674	J/24	Billings, MT USA	NFYC
4.	John Mason	RYLAH	USA 4339	J/24	Bellevue, WA USA	CYC/SYC
5.	Michael L Johnson	Hot Pursuit	USA 3747	J/24	Edmonds, WA USA	SYC / CYC
6.	Scott Milne	Tremendous Slouch	1238	J/24	Seattle, WA USA	CYC
7.	Harry Dursch	Self Abuse	2845	J/24	bellevue, wa USA	CYC
8.	John Schwab	Sail Naked	2768	J/24	Bellevue, WA USA	Corinthian - Seattle
9.	Peter Sauer	Bound 4 Glory	USA3845	J/24	Kalispell, MT USA	North Flathead YC
10.	Kent Sisk	No Worries	2842	J/24	Portland, OR USA	Willamette Sailing Club
11.	Eric Sanderson	Suspence	3421	J/24	Seattle, Washington USA	CYC Seattle

Looking Forward to First Thursday Races

Looking forward to first Thursday.  Hearing a bit of a scramble for closing on entries, make sure you’ve closed the loop with Michael Nance before 6:30pm today to avoid the late fee…

Also, this came out last week from the J24 Class (everyone is a supporting member of the J24 class, right?!)

The recent class rule changes are posted on the new IJCA web site. They can be found at  http://www.j24class.org/news-results/latest-news/.  Website is also much improved.

The most significant change is a reduction in the all up sailing weight to reduce the requirement for many boats to carry extra weight.

See you on D-row, on the water, or after!

Fleet 27 Dues are Due - Please Send $30 to Tim!

Longer days and warmer weather is upon us, which means racing season is around the corner. The recent fleet party was a hit and many great ideas were thrown around, ranging from regional and national regattas, how to grow the fleet, to fun activities to promote this summer.

Anna graciously accepted the position of social coordinator for 2011. All in attendance agreed the social events after Thursday races were a great way to celebrate/commiserate race results, as well as an opportunity to socialize and promote what sets the j24 fleet apart from the other less fun, less competitive local fleets.

This year we will be targetting a few activities:

1. Social events after Thursday night races, with the location posted to the fleet website prior to the weekly race.
2. Collecting and using fleet dues to maintain trophies and hold a few parties throughout the year to help promote the fleet.
3. Organizing a weekend cruise/camping trip to Government island.
4. Organizing an unofficial race and camp to St. Helens.
5. District Championship at Seattle NOOD event in May

Please go ahead and send the annual 30 dollar fleet dues to Tim. See fleet email for details.

Also, can anyone claim winner to earliest j24 in the water this year? Ghost touched the Columbia Monday afternoon and I saw Stella at Schooner creek over the weekend.

J24 Fleet Party and Planning Meeting

February 8th, 2011

J24 Fleet Party – March 5th, 2011

Time to began the process of kicking off the winter rust before spring sailing season unfolds and what a better way to get the ball rolling than a J24 fleet party!

The party will be hosted by Pam and Rob Neild on Saturday March the 5th. The good times begin at 19:30. Its BYOB and food will be provided (but monetary donations gladly accepted).

Send a RSVP to captain@fleet27.com . Address and directions will be sent out upon RSVP.

In other official news, beers will be had and pre season planning will commence this Sunday evening at 1900 at Lucky Lab in NW PDX.

Likewise, good times are dialed in for March 12th at the Dublin pub where Doug's wife's band "Sounds like Chicken" will be playing.

New Fleet Captain for 2011

I want to introduce the new fleet captain for Portland, Phil Brzytwa. Phil and his crew sail Ghost (J24 #5322) and were up at PCSC last Fall.  Phil came to Portland in 2008, and has been a great addition to the Portland Fleet, and I'm looking forward to the energy and excitement he'll bring to the District and Class.  Also want to thank Rob & Eric for their efforts over the last couple years.

 

Regards,

Doug

J24 #3837 Free Bowl of Soup

District #19 Gov

SYSCO Fleet Night Jan 17th

SYSCO Fleet Night @ RCYC

Ahoy Members & Friends of SYSCO...the Small Yacht Sailing Club of Oregon!

SYSCO's next general meeting on 1/17 will be a special All Fleet Night with pizza and refreshments at Rose City Yacht Club. 

 

Come one, come all...use this night to introduce new fleet captains, recruit new skippers or crew for your boat or fleet and learn a little bit about how SYSCO sets up for racing on the river, including tips on working with Pancho ;-).  Kerry Poe will also be on hand to answer your sail trim questions.

 

We want to make sure there's plenty of pizza and refreshments on hand so please RSVP to Anna as soon as possible.   Remember, all SYSCO general meetings are open to all sailors, young, old, skippers, crew, seasoned or novice.