From the Commodore
By Bob Gales
For some boat owners maintenance is seems to be a foreign concept. That's one thing NOT missing with CRACA members. Rarely do we see a member's boat that is not Bristol, or close to it, when we meet up on the water. Part of the benefit of being a Catalina owner and CRACA member is the support, knowledge and encouragement from each other. I suppose a bit of expectation also that we keep our standards high!
With this weather it is a quieter time on the water. Time for boat projects and upgrades along with the normal winter care. How about some of you sharing what you have been doing with/to your boat for the December newsletter? Pictures too! Dale can do almost anything with text and pictures so start working on it now!
Gail and I will see you all on December 10 at the CRACA Holiday Party!
CRACA Holiday Party
Our holiday party will be held on Saturday evening, December 10 at Rose City Yacht Club. Details still to be finalized but our potluck affair will be a fun one. Eat, drink, sing, dance.
Details will be out in the December newsletter but be sure to mark the date on your calendar NOW!
Portland Boat Show
Portland's January boat show is just around the corner. CRACA will again have a booth to promote our club and sailing. We hope to have our booth next to other clubs (SYSCO, OWSA) so it might be a bit more fun having others to visit with during those slow times. Bill Simon is once again organizing our booth coverage. Please contact Bill if you would like to work at the boat show (free admission!).
CRACA Holiday Party
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Rose City Yacht Club
3737 NE Marine Drive
Portland, OR 97211
503-282-2049
Details will be emailed and published in the December newsletter.
Rear Commodore's Log
By Dale Mack, C30, Celtic Myst
You may recall that last Spring CRACA voted on and approved a charter change to elect our officers in the Fall like most clubs. I'm happy to announce that our officers for 2006 are:
- Commodore: Bob Gales
- Secretary/Treasurer: Kathleen Lewis
- Cruise Officer: Jim Elieff
- Communications Officer: Dale Mack
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| October meeting at Elmer's Restaurant |
Bend Propeller Award
We need nominees so we can award the Bend Propeller Award at the CRACA Holiday Party. To qualify for this infamous award all we need is your nomination of a fellow CRACA member and a brief description of the event the nominee would prefer we all forget.
For Sale
Just a reminder that our FOR SALE page is available to any CRACA member wishing to provide exposure to some boating related item they wish to sell. I highly recommend including pictures whenever possible.
Portland Boat Show Sign-Ups
Please join me in thanking Bill Simon (C270, Windswept) for volunteering to be our 2006 Portland Boat Show Chairman. Bill is handling the details associated with securing CRACA a booth location. I've volunteered to lead planning CRACA's booth design, setup, and teardown along with booth duty sign.
The Portland Boat Show is providing CRACA a pair of tickets for each time slot. Bill hopes to have the CRACA booth located amongst the other sailing associations and preferably next to the Oregon Women's Sailing Association (OWSA) booth since many CRACA members will be staffing that booth also during the run of the show.
| Date | Time |
CRACA Representatives
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| Friday, January 6 | Setup Booth | Dale Mack |
| Saturday, January 7 | 11 - 3 | Jim Elieff |
| 3 - 6 | ||
| 6 - 9 | ||
| Sunday, January 8 | 11 - 2 | |
| 2 - 6 | John & Annie Meyer | |
| Monday, January 9 | 3 - 6 | |
| 6 - 9 | ||
| Tuesday, January 10 | 3 - 6 | |
| 6 - 9 | Larry Wintermeyer | |
| Wednesday, January 11 | 3 - 6 | Jess & Mary Schefstrom |
| 6 - 9 | ||
| Thursday, January 12 | 3 - 6 | Julie & Dave Thomas |
| 6 - 9 | ||
| Friday, January 13 | 3 - 6 | |
| 6 - 9 | Terry & Kathie Annis | |
| Saturday, January 14 | 11 - 3 | Alden & Alex Andre |
| 3 - 6 | ||
| 6 - 9 | Nate & Margaret Hanson | |
| Sunday, January 15 | 11 - 2 | |
| 2 - 5 | ||
| Teardown Booth |
Note: Dave Peoples has volunteered to wait and cover an unwanted time slot.
Secretary/Treasurer
By Kathleen Lewis, C42, Wind Raven
Kathleen Lewis, Secretary/Treasurer
sewingmaven@msn.com
Cruising
Cruising Plans for 2006
By Jim Elieff, C30, Fortune
We've submitted our proposed CRACA Cruising Schedule to the Columbia River Yachting Association (CRYA).
2006 Cruising Schedule (proposed)
| April 1 - 2 | Hadley's Landing |
| April 22 - 23 | Government Isl. East Dock |
| May 27 - 29 | Memorial Day Cruise - Martin Island |
| June 10 - 11 |
Port of Camas/Washougal
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| June 24 - 25 | Coon Island, East Dock |
| July 15 - 16 | Government Island, East Dock |
| August 19 - 22 | Beacon Rock |
| September 16 - 17 |
Catalina Rendezvous - McCuddy's Landing
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| October 21 - 22 | Halloween Cruise - Government Island, East Dock |
Sailing with Pumpkins
Enjoying the last 70 degree weekend of the season
By Dale Mack, C30, Celtic MystIn planning this year's Halloween cruise, Laura and I decided to try a new destination. Instead of going to Coon Island, we choose Bartlett Landing (Government Island, East Dock) as the venue for the weekend's festivities.
October is pretty iffy weather-wise. It can be cold and wet, not exactly the conditions attractive to most crews. This year the weather surprised us all and provided a weekend of 70-degree temperatures and sunny skies.
Activities for the weekend included: 101 Uses for Pumpkins, the Flotilla Follies where crews created a floating object from Halloween decorations that the river's current, and wind could move, and contests for the best decorated boat, best-carved Jack-O-Lantern, and best costume.
One of the craziest contests was stuff the snake in the bag. Terry Annis brought his mesh bag and coiled water hose he’d purchased from West Marine. The objective of the game was to get the hose back into the bag in the shortest amount of time. The conscience after the game was that West Marine won’t be selling any more coiled hoses to the cruise’s participants.
The afternoon’s potluck appetizers were followed by dinner. At 8 pm everyone migrated ashore for the marshmallow roast, and Smores. While we enjoyed the campfire, awards were presented for the winners of the day’s various contests.
Reflections
Bartlett Landing worked out great for the cruise. The creativity with the pumpkins was extraordinary. Laura and I had a great time and enjoyed meeting with everyone.
The Catalina's that joined us at Government Island included:
- C22, Kartusch
- C25, Wind Borne
- C25, Lematike, Terry & Kathie Annis
- C25, Leucothea, Nate & Margaret Hanson
- C25, Encore!, Gary Bruner
- C27, Sydera, Jerry Sampson & Karen Clouse
- C27, River Rose, David & Sylvia Keller
- C27, << missed the name >>
- C30, Celtic Myst, Dale & Laura Mack
- C30, Sunchaser, Dave & Julie Thomas
- C30, Fortune, Jim Elieff
- C310, << no name >>, Doug Alexander
- C310, Cats Paw
- C42, Jammin, Dave & Helen Peoples
Racing
Terry Annis - SYSCO Sailor of the Year
By Gary Bruner, C25, Encore!, C25 Fleet 94 CaptainEditor's Note: Many CRACA members race their boats or crew for others during the course of a season. Local racing is managed by volunteers and Gary's tribute to Terry spans more than just the Small Yacht Sailing Club of Oregon, since SYSCO sponsors so many races during the year.Gary Bruner (L) presents Terry Annis the SYSCO Sailor of the Year award. Terry served as SYSCO race captain this season, organizing and running the Spring Regatta, the Spring Series, the Summer Series, the One Design regatta and the Long Distance Race/Cruise to St. Helens this fall. He did a remarkable job!
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| Gary Bruner (L) presents Terry Annis the SYSCO Sailor of the Year award. |
Terry sacrificed sailing Lematike a lot this summer in order to race with a friend on a Catalina 22 of Fleet 20.
He is the kind of guy who, after I completely missed the finish mark on Sunday of the One-Design race, sailed over to my boat unasked, and gave me a copy of the “new” racecourses. I was able to sneak out a close win over him in the next race and win on a “tie-breaker” even though our scores were the same. Terry is competitive as hell, but winning is not more important to him than helping out a fellow sailor. I appreciate him and know you do, too.
Local Sailing Associations
- SailPDX (hosted by Oregon Corinthian Sailing Association, OCSA)
- Small Yacht Sailing Club of Oregon (SYSCO)
- Oregon Women’s Sailing Association (OWSA)
- Portland Yacht Club (PYC)
- Rose City Yacht Club (RCYC)
The Columbia River All Catalina Association newsletter is published online once a month. Articles are the opinions of the authors and don’t necessarily represent the consensus of the Association.
