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Joan and Nick Johnson

January 2010 Vol. 60 No. 1

2010 First Lady and Commodore

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H appy New Year with best wishes

for a prosperous 2010. Come join us for the adventure as Portland Yacht Club embarks upon our 102nd year. Joanie and I would like to thank the membership for entrusting us with this special honor and we will work hard to serve you well. We also congratulate Jerry and Sue Miller for their wonderful year and the guidance they have provided. The membership of PYC got much accomplished and had a lot of fun in 2009 but, as always, there continues to be much to be done. I look forward to working with our newly elected officers and trustees to carry on our rich PYC traditions and make 2010 an exciting year. Our new officers for 2010 will be: Rod Wells, Vice Commodore, Nancy MacGregor, Secretary/Treasurer and Jerry Miller, Rear Commodore. Our Trustees will be Charlie Bishop, Larry Cirotski, Julie Hinkley, Larry Justice, and Michael Lewis. This diverse group brings a wide variety of professional and PYC experience to the job and will help ensure our continued financial prudence and good fellowship we have come to enjoy. I would also like to thank departing trustees Gary Eckert, Craig Shambaugh, and Larry Snyder on behalf of the membership for their ser-vice on the Board. For 2010, Dick Dyer provided an ex-cellent roadmap at the Annual Meeting with his summary of the recently com-pleted member survey. Even though the membership responded that they are generally satisfied with the activities and management of the club, they of-fered many ideas for improvement which we hope to incorporate. Here is an overview of some of what we hope to accomplish this year to address those suggestions and a partial list of the players. Berkeley Smith has agreed to chair the

Long Range Planning Committee. He will be assisted by Larry Snyder, Dave Simonson, Mike Stansell, George Brice, Michael Lewis, Terri Entler, Bob Lyon and Rod Wells. Along with other stra-tegic issues, the committee will be re-viewing the assumptions and imple-mentation of the PYC Long Range and Moorage Upgrade Plans that were originally adopted in 2001 and 2003 respectively. Our membership recognized that we are all getting a little older and as with any club, we experience on going mem-ber attrition. Bob Bishop will re-energize the membership committee with a larger sampling of our member-ship. In addition to a booth at this month’s Portland Boat Show, we have budgeted funds for continued recruit-ment advertising for the entire year in accordance with a program proposed by Public Relations Chair, Bill Cheva-lier. We also hope to encourage mem-bers to mentor candidates before and after joining PYC so that new members don’t fall through the cracks. We will re-emphasize our discounted initiation fees and dues schedules for younger members and invite candidates to club activities before membership. Club members also wanted additional less structured cruises. Bob Sudlow has worked in conjunction with CRYA to establish “Weekenders”. This will be a series of non-hosted cruises to various river destinations to encourage club fellowship at locations other than the clubhouse and outstation. Larry and Laura Cirotski will chair the cruising committee and continue our traditional cruise schedule. Fred and Kay Koudele will chair the Down River Cruise. As you know, these events are only suc-cessful with the help of many others so please contact the chairs to get in-volved. Skip Nitchie is taking over the duties as Sailing Captain from Paul Teveliet. Skip has scheduled the traditional PYC sponsored races and will be including a

PYC members only race to the outsta-tion. The Ship’s Store is also getting a fresh look. Penny Spaziani, assisted by Bar-bara Peterson, Marilyn Erdahl, Carole Smith and Chris Dorn are working on new ideas and ways to give members merchandise choices and optimize the small space currently available. Our thanks to Bob and Carolyn Bishop for their many years of service and for agreeing to help mentor the new com-mittee. Club members and staff have agreed that our kitchen needs a facelift. Jon Naviaux and his House and Grounds Committee will be taking on the chal-lenge of quantifying the cost of fulfill-ing our future kitchen needs and the best use of our limited funding avail-able. Our membership always enjoys a good

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C O M M O D O R E ’ S C O M M E N T S

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: [email protected]

EDITOR—Dale Mack

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

Commodore Nick Johnson (sail) Vice Commodore Rod Wells (power) Secretary/Treasurer Nancy MacGregor (sail) Rear Commodore Jerry Miller (power) Trustee Julie Hinkley (power) Trustee Michael Lewis (sail) Trustee Larry Justice (power) Trustee Charlie Bishop (sail) Trustee Larry Cirotski (power)

PHOTOGRAPHERS Bernie Bills / Stan Borys / Bob Knauer

Skip Nitchie / Frank Tillman

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T his is the time of the year to give my heart

felt thanks to Jerry and Sue Miller, the Board of Trustees for 2009, and all of the volun-teers that helped with committees dur-ing 2009. The commitment that all of our members have to PYC is what makes this club special. We had several car prowls during De-cember. Each of the break-ins had visible valuables on their seats or in plain sight. While thieves are not to be tolerated, your best defense is to lock your valuables in the trunk or keep them out of sight. We have been trying to find the short in the lighting in the moorage and parking lot for several months now. We have spent quite a bit of money so far and will continue to work on the problem. One solution in the closed moorage would be to install motion lights on your boathouse. That way when anyone walked down your row lights would come on alerting our security patrols that someone was walk-ing the dock. Let’s all work on 2010 being another fantastic year at Portland Yacht Club.

Fred Carter Club Manager

M A N A G E R ’ S R E P O R T

contact Franci Stuckey at 503.753.5229 or

[email protected]. Remember, all member updates are due by March 1, 2010.

Franci Stuckey 2010 Roster Committee Co-Chair M/V Kokopelli

C O M M O D O R E C O M M E N T S ( c o n t . )

party. Joe & Mary Kaye Brady and Jim & Julie Hinkley will be our entertain-ment chairs this year. The committee’s next event will be the Commodore’s Ball on January 23rd and features a great group called “Five Guys Named Moe”. This is a week later than last year so check your schedule. This will be followed by the Crab Feed on Feb-ruary 13th. The Outstation Committee, headed by Gary Erdahl, is continuing to take soundings and assess the need for dredging. They will be making recom-mendations to the Board early this year.

(Continued from page 2) The committee has also scheduled the Annual Outstation Cleanup for March 6th in time for our St. Patrick’s Day Cruise on the following weekend. As you can see, we have a lot to do. We would like to extend a special invi-tation to new members and those not traditionally involved to join us and help make the year all you want it to be. Let your Adventure Begin at 122° 39’ 06”W and 45º 36’ 02”N.

Nick Johnson Commodore S/V Molodez

M embers will receive Member Update Forms with their January statements. You will

also be able to download the form at www.portlandyc.com. You may mail or bring the forms to the club office, fax to 503.283.4960 or email to the ros-ter committee at:

[email protected]. Updates are due by March 1, 2010 to be included in the next edition. New member photos will be taken at the Friday cookout on February 5th or Saturday lunch on February 20th. If you have a photo you would like to use, please email it to the committee at:

[email protected]. If you have a suggestion for new adver-tisers or questions regarding purchasing an ad in the roster or renewals, contact Gayle Timmerman, Roster Advertising Chair at 503.297.4437 or

[email protected]. If you want to contribute to the roster committee with time or ideas, please

Apologies It has come to our attention that Jim and Julie Hinkley’s names were omitted from both the Portlight and the Annual Meeting Report as Co-chairs of the 2009 Labor Day Cruise. Thank you, Jim and Julie for serving as Co-Chairs on this cruise and we sin-cerely apologize for the oversight!

Brian and Donna Moore 2009 Cruising Chairs M/V Talisman

C R U I S I N G R E P O R T

Evelyn Wilcox turned 98 years old

on Dec. 21st. She has been a PYC member since 1965


P Y C R E C I P E B O O K R E V I S I T E D

I n late 2003, the club published a collection of member recipes under the title of “Cruising Cuisine”. All printed copies have long been sold out but interest is still there.

Many members missed out on the first printing and members joining since then never had a chance. Several have asked if there will be a reprinting of, or sequel to, the original. To this end, I will be working with those who produced the first effort to revise and reprint the recipe book. The revi-sion will include additional recipes supplied by club mem-bers. That would be you. There is no firm timetable for completion but I would hope sometime in late-2010 would be reasonable. To do this, I will need your contributions by the end of February, 2010. “Boat-friendly” recipes, those that can easily be made aboard with typical resources available, are the primary focus but others will be considered. Appetizers are of special interest. If you have a recipe to contribute, please email a copy to me at:

[email protected] I’ll work up the revisions/additions while I’m hiding from another Oregon winter in Florida.

Al Mirati M/V Lady Sea

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Holly Johanna Peterson

PYC 2010 Daughter of Neptune Holly Johanna Peterson is the daughter of new PYC mem-bers Marc and Virginia Peterson, and the granddaughter of members Lee and Adrianne Peterson. She is an eighth grader at Meadow Park Middle School. She has an older sister, Madelyn, who is attending Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Holly and her parents moved from Palmer, Alaska to Beaverton last summer. In Alaska, Holly was an Honor Roll student, a singer in the Alaska Children's Choir, a swimmer with the Northern Lights Swim Club, and was able to participate in the state spelling bee. She enjoys playing violin, reading, writing, swimming and spending time with family and friends. Holly spent two weeks on her grandparents’ boat, Great Es-cape, on the Grand Banks downriver cruise this summer. Spending time on the boat with her grandparents and cousins was one of the highlights of her summer. Her favorite activi-ties while boating include swimming off the back deck, jump-ing off the top deck and learning "how things work". She has many new friends from that trip, and she looks forward to seeing them again. Learning about this new world in Oregon is an adventure, and one of Holly's favorite places to go is the Portland Yacht Club! She is looking forward to the activities and events she will participate in as Daughter of Neptune, and she is deeply honored to be selected to represent PYC in this role for 2010.

A s of this writing there are still preferred time slots open for volunteer host couples at our PYC Booth 102 at the Portland Boat Show. Please check the

sign-up sheet in the hallway behind the bar and make your selection. Don’t be disappointed. On the evening before the opening of the boat show, there will be a preview party at the Expo Center from 6 PM to 10 PM. This is in celebration of 50 years of shows. Please RSVP through the Club Office. A printed invitation will be available for you when you make your reservation and must be presented to enter the party. For further information, please call Bob Bishop (503) 632-4345 or (971) 219-4843

Bob Bishop Membership Chair M/V Three Hour Tour

P O R T L A N D B O A T S H O W


Portlight Deadline

January 10

Email articles and photos to:

Dale Mack

[email protected]

Jerry Miller Named Secretary of

Blue Gavel PYC Rear Commodore Jerry Miller has been named Secretary of District 5 International Order of the Blue Gavel for 2010. Jerry and District 5 Blue Gavel Presi-dent Ron Timmerman are working to re-establish Portland Yacht Club’s Blue Gavel Chapter, first established in 1969. Past Commodores of PYC and members of PYC who have been commodores of other chartered Blue Gavel yacht clubs are eligible to join. For more information, please talk with Jerry (503-629-0588) or Ron (503-297-4437). Blue Gavel, the international associa-tion of past commodores, exists for the purpose of recognizing and capi-talizing on the experience of past commodores in promoting yacht clubs. A fundamental value of Blue Gavel is that yacht clubs play a key role in encouraging the preservation of the best boating customs and tradi-tions in a variety of ways: social, edu-cational and humanitarian. The executive committee of District 5 is creating a newsletter and a 2010 calendar with activities to promote the mission of Blue Gavel. Key Spring events include: Saturday, March 20—Spring

Dinner and new member in-duction at Columbia River Yacht Club

April 9-11—Joint Meeting with Washington State’s District 1 at Clover Island YC in Kennewick

April 17—Annual Hadley’s Landing Cruise and Clean-up in conjunction with the Oregon State Marine Parks.

Thursday, June 10—Regional Meeting of the International Order of Blue Gavel at PYC.

Cookout

January 15

Sign-up early!

Reservations 503.735.0632

[email protected]

Date Destination Chairs / Hosts

March 12-14 St. Patrick’s Day—Outstation Tom & Sheila Winslow

April 9-11 Weekender—Schwitter Landing No Host

April 23-25 Stag Cruise—Outstation Jim Butler

May 1 Opening Day No Host

May 14-16 Weekender—Hadley’s Landing No Host

May 28-31 Memorial Day—Outstation Bruce Padgett and

Karin Denman

June 11-13 Weekender—Camas No Host

June 25-27 Martin Island << Host Needed >>

July 9-11 Weekender—Oregon City No Host

July 16-18 Bald Eagle Days—Cathlamet Rod & Judy Wells and

Don & Barbara Peterson

July 24-August 1 Barclay Sound Roger Jorgenson

August 6-15 Downriver Cruise Fred & Kay Koudele

Brian & Donna Moore

Cliff & Becky Stephens

Ken & Pam Emmons

Don Dell & Roberta DeBouver

August 27-29 Weekender—Coon Island No Host

September 3-6 Labor Day—Outstation << Host Needed >>

September 17-19 PYC Ladies Cruise—Outstation No Host

September 24-26 Beacon Rock Bob Martin

October 15-17 Weekender—Government Island, East No Host

November 26-28 Thanksgiving Leftover Cruise—Outstation No Host

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Board of Trustees Nick Johnson (S) Rod Wells (P) Nancy MacGregor (S) Jerry Miller (P) Michael Lewis 2/2 (S) Charlie Bishop 2/2 (S) Julie Hinkley 1/2 (P) Larry Justice 1/1 (P) Larry Cirotski 1/2 (P) Fleet Captain Berkley Smith Judge Advocate Bob Martin Parliamentarian Ted Reich Finance Byron Hanke, Chair Rod Wells, Vice Commodore Nancy MacGregor, Sec/Treas., Berkeley Smith, Long Range Planning Fred Carter, Club Manger Long Range Planning Berkeley Smith, Chair (S) Rod Wells, Vice Commodore (P) Larry Snyder (P) Mike Stansell 3/3 (P) George Brice 3/3 (P) Michael Lewis 3/3 (S) Terri Entler (S) Bob Lyon (S) Dave Simonson (P) House and Grounds Jon Naviaux Jack Mitchem Gil MacGregor Bill Lee Fred Carter, Club Manager Moorage Upgrade Eric Gazow, Interim Project Manager Don Etter / Andy McCann Al Parr / Ken Hunkins Closed Moorage Rod Wells Open Moorage Nancy MacGregor Combined Moorage Rod Wells Nancy MacGregor

Outstation Gary Erdahl, Chair Gil MacGregor Phil Gentemann Art Phillips Craig Mendenhall Entertainment Joe & Mary Kaye Brady Julie & Jim Hinkley Al & Ruth Parr Cruising Larry & Laura Cirotski Fred & Kay Koudele, Down River Weekenders Cruising Bob & Elaine Sudlow Dock Master Larry Justice Dave Stuckey Cookouts Warren & Jane Knight Dave & Terri Entler Lucky Klaussen & Michele King Charlie & Patti Bishop Chris and Susan Dorn New Member Greeter Nancy MacGregor Sailing Captain Skip Nitchie Boatmen Jim Hansen Dan Dickson Bob Hansen Byron Backlar Ted Reich Ray Hansen Dick Dominey Bob Eaton Peter Hirst Measurer Mike Stainsby Security Gary Eckert Fleet Surgeon Wally Norton PIYA Delegate Jerry Matthews CRYA Delegates Ken Kudrna Dave Stuckey Larry Justice Jim Butler

Roster Franci Stuckey – Co-Chair Gayle Timmerman – Co-Chair Joanie Johnson Connie Gazow Donna Moore Kathy Stansell Sue Miller Nancy MacGregor Portlight Dale Mack Calendar Nancy MacGregor Web Master Teresa Kasner Education Dan & Doris Dickson Brian & Pat Hedges Insurance Ken Kraig Fire and Safety Dave Stuckey Mike Stansell Dave Entler Charlie Bishop Sandra Gordon Marc Peterson Historian Walter Witschard Photographers Bob Knauer (Coordinator) Stan Borys Bernie Bills Donna Moore Frank Tillman Skip Nitchie Ship’s Store Penny Spaziani Barb Peterson Chris Dorn Marilyn Erdahl Carole Smith Reciprocity Al Mirati Daughter of Neptune Holly Peterson Golf Larry Snyder Bridge Ros Borys Public Relations

Bill Chevalier


Commodore's Ball Saturday, January 23, 2010

Honoring 2010 Commodore Nick Johnson

And First Lady Joanie Johnson

Bar Opens 6 pm ~ Dinner 7 pm

Ceremony and Dancing 9 pm

Semi Formal—Cost $35 per person

Dancing to the sounds of “Five Guys Named Moe”

Reservation deadline is January 19 RSVP to 503.735.0632 or [email protected]

Crab Feed

February 13—5:30 PM

Make Reservations Early—Seating limited to first 390 Limit 8 folks per party

Cost will be in the February Portlight—Dress very Casual

Crab, Oyster shooters, Salad, French Bread, Beer / Pop, Dessert

Reservations 503.735.0632 or [email protected]


L A D I E S H O L I D A Y D I N N E R P h o t o s b y B o b K n a u e r

The Ladies Holiday Dinner is for PYC ladies and their guests. The servers are selected by the Commodore and First Lady and usually include the Officers, Trustees, Committee Chairs and anyone else that the Commo-

dore and First Lady choose to ask. At the December event the former PYC First Ladies are recognized, the outgoing Daughter of Neptune is thanked, and the incoming PYC Daughter of Neptune is crowned.


L A D I E S H O L I D A Y D I N N E R P h o t o s b y B o b K n a u e r


H A N G I N G O F T H E G R E E N S P h o t o s b y B e r n i e B i l l s & S t a n B o r y s

The Hanging of the Greens is an annual event usually held on the first Sunday in December. At this event the clubhouse is decorated for the Holidays. Attendees are invited by the Commodore and First Lady as an apprecia-

tion for their respective service and support during the year and include: the Officers, Trustees, Committee Chairs and anyone else that the Commodore and the First Lady feel helped or assisted them during their year.


C H I L D R E N ’ S C H R I S T M A S P A R T Y P h o t o s b y B o b K n a u e r


On the fourth Monday of each November PYC holds its Annual Meeting for the election of Trustees and Offi-cers , reports from Committee Chairs, the presentation of the “PYC Member of the Year” and “Boner” awards,

and the transaction of other business.

A N N U A L M E E T I N G P h o t o s b y B o b K n a u e r

Dale Mack receives the Larry Bar-ber Trophy as PYC’s “Member of the Year” for 2009 from Commo-dore Jerry Miller, for his work on

the Portlight.

Nancy MacGregor receives the “Boner Award” from Commodore Jerry Miller after the funny story of her grounding episode in full view of the club garnered the most votes

from the membership.


R E C I P E S F R O M T H E L A D I E S H O L I D A Y D I N N E R By Dick Dyer

Champagne Vinaigrette

1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (mild flavored) ¼ cup Champagne vinegar ½ cup Asti Spumante sparkling wine (serve re-

maining as an aperitif!) Salt & Pepper to taste

Whisk together EVOO, champagne vinegar, salt and pepper, let stand for 1 hour. Just before serving whisk in Asti. To assemble the salad with the vinaigrette, I shredded jicama for a bed, placed dressed field greens on the plate, and garnished with shredded carrot and pomegranate. Marsala Braised Winter Vegetables

½ lb Rutabaga ½ lb Carrot ½ lb Parsnip ½ lb Turnip ½ lb Brussel sprout ½ lb Sweet potato Bunch Radish

Cut up vegetables into ½ inch dice, halve brussel sprouts and radish

2 tbs Olive oil 2 tsp Fresh thyme 2 tsp Fresh Sage 1/8 tsp Nutmeg (fresh ground) Salt & Pepper

Toss all the vegetables in oil and herbs, quickly sauté until lightly browned. Add ½ cup Marsala to the bottom of a 9x13 roasting pan, add the vegetables and roast at 350, tightly covered, for 40 min; uncover, roast another 20 minutes. Serves 8

Pork Tenderloin Roulade Port Wine Reduction

2 1½ lb Pork Tenderloins 1 cup Cranberry juice ½ cup Cider Vinegar ¾ cup Brown Sugar 1 Shallot 1 cup Dried Apples 1 cup Dried Cranberries 1 tbs Fresh grated Ginger 1 tbs Mustard Seed ½ tsp Allspice Dash Cayenne

Olive oil Fresh rosemary, minced Butterfly tenderloins, pound flat Bring the remaining ingredients to a simmer for 20 minutes. Strain, pressing out liquid, and reserve the liquid. Spread the filling across the pork, and then roll and tie the roulade. Coat the roulade with olive oil, and sear. Sprinkle with Rosemary. Bake at 350 until an internal temp of 135 (about 50 minutes).

7 oz Reconstituted Glace de Poulet Gold (from More than Gourmet)

Chopped chantrelle mushroom stems

1 Cup Ruby Port Reserved liquid

Simmer the mushrooms in the Glace, strain. In a separate pan reduce the 1 cup of port to 1½ tbs (a thick syrup), taking care not to burn. Add reserved liquid, simmer to blend. To the wine reduction, add an equal amount of the Glace, and simmer to blend and reduce to the desired serving con-sistency. Remove the roulades from the oven, tent and let rest 10 minutes. Carve into serving slices and plate with port wine reduction. Serves 8

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Montmorency Cherry Chutney This recipe was created exclusively for the PYC Ladies Holiday Dinner by Dick Dyer

1 20 oz package dried montmorency cherry 2 12 oz package fresh cranberry 2 minced red onion 1 cup dried plums 1 cup muscovado sugar 1 cup cider vinegar 2 cup water 2 minced jalapeno 2 minced rib celery 1 tbs resh grated ginger 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tbs Chinese 5 spice powder 1 tbs Tumeric 1/3 cup cranberry juice

Bring all the ingredients to a boil and simmer together 20 minutes. Sterilize glass canning jars and lids. Ladle chutney into heated jars and seal with lids. makes 11 8 oz jars To serve, add chopped pecans to taste (about ½ cup per 8 oz jar).

(Continued from page 14) K en Kudrna asked me to explain “Hull Speed,” so I will do my best. As a vessel begins to move, it creates a bow wave and another at the stern, and a

number of smaller waves in between. As your speed in-creases, the bow and stern waves increase in height and be-gin to form a single dominant pair whose distance apart reaches the length of your waterline. Your boat is now firmly held between these two waves, and the application of more power to a true displacement hull design only serves to drive your bow into the bow wave and to increase the height of the stern wave. This occurs at a speed in knots that is 1.34 times the square root of the waterline length in feet (√Wl), and is termed “hull speed.” Reducing your speed below hull speed decreases the height of the bow and stern waves, and therefore reduces the power that you must generate and the fuel that you must burn. Long range cruis-ers such as those offered by Nordhavn are designed to cruise at a speed that is 1.0√Wl to 1.2√Wl. Lighter semi-displacement hulls or planing hulls that are operated in dis-placement mode can achieve higher speeds while remaining relatively efficient. Our 47’ boat has a 43’ waterline, but cruises efficiently at 10 knots (4.9 gph) at 1.52√Wl. There are four common methods used to defeat the hull speed limit. Planing hulls push the entire hull up onto the bow wave, using the speed of the vessel to generate dy-namic lift. This requires a light hull, plenty of power, and a tolerance for high fuel bills. Large ocean going vessels commonly use a “bulbous bow” to initiate the formation of the bow wave ahead of the stem of the vessel, effectively lengthening their waterline and raising their cruising speed at little cost. Warships use a long, slender hull design and a penetrating bow to allow their displacement hull to slice into the bow wave. A WWII Fletcher class destroyer with a 360’ water-line and a beam of 39’ made 36 knots at 1.9√Wl, but this required 60,000 horsepower! Standing on the fantail of the USS Wren (DD 568) at flank speed was exhilarating. The fierce vibration, billowing stack gas, and a stern wave rising 10’ above the rail still defines speed on the water to me. There is one other design that avoids the hull speed limit: the nuclear submarine. A submerged hull has no bow or stern wave once at depth. Consequently, a 350’ Seawolf class fast attack boat is said to exceed 50 knots, or 2.5√Wl with her 50,000 horsepower, but only while submerged. On the surface she’s a 19 knot boat, but the view is better.

Joe Brady M/V The Bunch

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N E W O R U S E D ?

M ost of us buy a used boat, and all of us own used boats. The newest, just launched boat may be sleek

and as yet unmarked, but it comes complete with a devouring hunger for outfitting. I once asked Steve Miller at Nordhavn why they did-n’t offer a recommended base set of electron-ics for their boats. He made me understand that their customers enjoyed the process of making their own choices, and Nordhavn de-lighted in designing, engineering, and install-ing their selections – for a price. All of which seems to me to be an argument for purchas-ing a well-found used boat. The education process for appraising the need for and the effectiveness of installed systems may be the same as that necessary for buying new ones, but you have only the one set of equipment to choose from: Pass-fail. Even if something that you deem vital is missing, you are no worse off than the new boat buyer. I was given several pieces of good advice when I bought The Bunch, our fourth boat and our first powerboat. Wait, and use the boat for your intended purpose before you make any major purchases. Work to improve the material condition of the boat and its in-stalled systems. Seek the advice of others with boats of similar age and complexity, and especially ask for their recommendations about service providers. Do as much as you can yourself, but know your limitations. Finally, your used boat costs less than a new one for good reason. Oh, yes – the above applies to the new boat buyer as well (except for that last bit), and remember, the failure curve peaks at the beginning as well as at the end of the life of a system. So what have I learned? Lien Hwa (now as “Offshore”) builds a classy boat, and Paul Myers took good care of her for the eleven years that he had her. Fine used machinery is still fine machinery, and boats get very few running hours (The Bunch had 1630 engine hours in April, 2008, and now has 1900 hours). Furuno built a good radar years ago, and it

is still a good radar. My 18 month old navigation software is almost out of date, but it is economically upgradeable – unlike a proprietary plotter. The systems on my boat are doing all that I ask of them. In most cases, my attempts to acquire spares or supplies were met with the discovery of on-board equivalents in the obvious stowing space (I now search the stowage before I go out and buy anything). The internet is a great way to find parts and advice for repairs. The average boat is resold every three years, for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the cost of ownership and the fear of a major repair dominate, but there is that siren call of the sleek, unmarked latest thing. A reasonable person could argue that a new boat is less likely than a used one to strand you in a distant port and I agree, but it is only less likely to do so. When this inevitably does occur, I now hope to recognize the problem, know where to find the on-board spare part or where to purchase it, and to know who can assist me as nec-essary with the repair. Even if I am offshore, I will probably be better off than a new boat buyer with a similar failure. Of course, I still look at those new boats – can’t I Dear?

Joe Brady M/V The Bunch

Marlinspike Training

Capt. Bob from West Marine will be teaching

splicing and knots

Saturday, January 30

9 am—11 am

PYC Ballroom

ADVERTISE IN THE PORTLIGHT!

For information about commercial advertising in the Portlight, please contact the PYC office

at 503.285.1922 or email: [email protected]


P A S T C O M M O D O R E B R E E D L O V E

P ast Commodore Elden Breedlove passed away December 10, 2009. Breedlove was Commodore in 1969, and with his first mate Janice, was an active member for many years.

During his Commodore year the club motto was “Good Times in ‘69”. He joined PYC in 1963 and soon was assigned to the House and Grounds Committee and was elected to the Board in 1966. He was the skipper of a 37 ft. Richardson “The Tiger”, the nickname given to him for his “mild and gentle” disposition. “The Tiger” made several trips to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. He was raised in the fishing port of Charleston, OR, where he worked on boats as a youth. He served in the Army in World War II and Korea as a First Lieutenant. He later worked as a Consulting Structural Engineer.

J ack was always a sailor; he enjoyed his parent’s boats growing up and later owned many vessels himself, both sail and motor powered. While some had names like Windjob or Rerun, several were called Fun. All who knew him will remember his fa-

vorite phrase – “have fun”. Jack had a great many friends from various walks of life. As a youth he was active in the Lake Oswego Hunt Club. Between tours of duty in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, he ran the family business, Avondale Construction. Jack retired from the US Naval Reserves with the rank of Commander. When a young man he joined Rose City Yacht Club and had been a member of Portland Yacht Club since 1966. Jack was active in politics and managed several campaigns. He was outspoken in his views.

Know as “Bergie” to sailing visitors at his family’s cabin at Quartz Bay on Cortes Island in British Columbia he graciously received boaters from far and wide. He was always ready with a hand, a story and a glass of some-thing and ice; to know Jack was to know that ice was important. A Celebration of Life was held at PYC on November 15th.

J A C K E . B E R G L U N D — J A N U A R Y 1 0 , 1 9 2 6 — O C T O B E R 2 4 , 2 0 0 9


I R I S I N V A N U A T U Photo by Stan Borys O R E G O N W I L L C H A R G E N E W B O A T E R F E E

A t the last Oregon State Marine Board meeting, they discussed the implementation of the new Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) prevention act and some of

its finer points. Since this new law affects the membership of the Portland Yacht Club I wanted to send out a little infor-mation. If you have already received your powered boat renewal forms you will have noticed that a AIS fee of $5.00 was al-ready assessed and the display of the current registration sticker is proof of compliance. However, if you own a manually powered boat that measures 10 feet or greater in length you will be required to obtain, and present for inspection upon request, an AIS permit. This permit is transferable between the manually powered boats that you own. This permit will be similar in appearance to a hunting or fishing license. Lets say that you own five, 10 foot, canoes. You can buy just one permit and then move it from one canoe to the other depending on which one you have on the water. However, if you own five, 10 foot canoes and you are putting two or more of them into the water at the same time then you

would need a permit for each canoe. Bottom line is that if the boat is in the water it needs an AIS permit. This act applies to all boats on the waterways located within the state of Oregon. If you are a Washington resident and you motor on down to the outstation for the weekend and you launch your 10 foot canoe you would need an Oregon AIS certificate. At the March 2010 meeting the Oregon State Marine Board will be able to provide some additional information to help clarify some of the questions raised by the law enforcement community regarding this new act. As this and other rules and regulations change I will send out reminders or attempt to clarify them for the membership. Below is the information provided by the Oregon State Ma-rine Board on their web site. “A new program to protect our waterways from the damag-ing impacts of aquatic invasive species (AIS) requires boaters to purchase an AIS Prevention Permit to use their boats beginning January 1, 2010.

The $5 fee is automatically paid when powerboats or sailboats 12 feet or longer are registered for the 2010 boating season. Powerboats with registrations that expire De-cember 31, 2010 do not need a per-mit until 2011. The $5 fee will be included with the boat registration renewal. Operators of manually powered boats 10 feet or longer, such as ca-noes, kayaks, drift boats, rafts and small sailboats, must purchase and carry the $7 permit ($5 + $2 service fee) when using their boat in 2010. These permits are available at all ODFW license agents.” *from the OSMB website Do not hesitate to call me if you have questions or if you have a need for a Hull Identification Number inspection (HIN)

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