Entry: Desperado, New York 36

Jerry Barnes has been an active part of the Oregon Offshore Race for years, both behind the scenes and on the water. This year Jerry has decided to go all in with his New York 36, Desperado. She last raced the OOR in 2013 with a memorable photo finish, 14 seconds between the second, third and fourth place boats in the fleet! Welcome back! Hope you have a WHALE of a good time

Double Hand, Swiftsure 2013



Entry: Rage, Wylie 70

Skipper David Raney did not disappoint again this year. He and the Rage crew will represent Portland in hopes to keep the legacy going strong. Rage, Wylie 70, was First to Finish and First in Class in the 2016 race and has previously snagged their fair share of victories before that. Rage will race Swiftsure then begin the rigorous preparations for Pac Cup 2018. PHRF -63











Entry Escape Artist, J/105

Looks like we're gonna have ourselves some friendly J/105 competition this year. First time participant, Escape Artist, skippered by Dana Sibilla, is the "youngest" of the four Portland based J/105 One Design teams. While this is the first Oregon Offshore for the boat, the combined experience of the crew will bring some stiff competition on the race course. Once in Victoria, Escape Artist will stay for Swiftsure then plans to make her way over for Whidbey Island Race Week for a second year.



 PHRF rating 93

Entry from Stay Gold, Morgan 36T

Always great to welcome new boat participants! Hailing from Gig Harbor, WA, Team Stay Gold, with skipper Brian Bugge, is an average group of sailors bound by their limitless passion for the sea. With a spirit of never-say-die, they'll stay gold until the end- no matter what comes their way. The plan is to continue on to Swiftsure before heading over to Her new permanent home, Hawaii. Good luck to you! PHRF rating 126





Entry received for Velocity

Although skipper, Tom Keffer, took last year off to race the Pac Cup, he still helped us out on the start boat and for that we are grateful! That being said, we certainly are glad to have him back on the racing side of things this year. Velocity, J/42, is no stranger to the OOR. With a PHRF rating of 72, she is sure to keep things interesting!


AMENDMENT #1 TO SERs Feb 14th, 2017



OREGON OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE
Amendment February 14th, 2017
Portland, OR

AMENDMENT #1
SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

1 DEFINITION
Added:
1.0.2 Races of extended duration along or not far removed from shorelines or in large unprotected bays or lakes, where a high degree of self-sufficiency is required of the boats

2 HULL AND STRUCTURE
The below are changed to read:

Lifelines
2.4.4.1 Lifelines SHALL be uncoated stainless steel wire. A multipart-lashing not to exceed 4" per end termination for the purpose of attaching lifelines to pulpits is allowed. Lifelines shall be taut (see appendix- Lifelines for requirements).

2.4.6 Boats under 28 feet (8.5m) shall have at least one lifeline with 18" (457mm) minimum height above deck, and a maximum vertical gap of 18" (457mm). Taller heights will require a second lifeline. The minimum diameter shall be as per Appendix- Lifelines

2.4.7 Boats 28 feet and over (8.50m) shall have at least two lifelines with 24" (762mm) minimum height above deck, and a maximum vertical gap of 15" (381mm). The minimum diameter shall be as per Appendix- Lifelines


3 SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The below are changed to read:

Emergency Communications
3.8.1 A boat shall have a permanently installed 25-watt VHF radio connected to a masthead antenna by a co-axial feeder cable with no more than a 40% power loss.  Radios manufactured after 01/01/2015 shall have DSC capability, have an antenna of at least 15" (381mm) in length, be connected to or have an internal GPS, and have the assigned MMSI number (unique to the boat) programed into the VHF.

3.8.2 A boat shall have the listed number of watertight handheld VHF radios or handheld VHF radios with waterproof cover. Radios manufactured after 01/01/2015, shall have DSC/GPS capability.

3.8.3 A boat shall have an emergency VHF antenna. The emergency antenna shall be equipped with sufficient coax to reach the deck, and have a minimum antenna length of 10" (254mm).

Main Sail Reefing
3.33.1 The maximum area of storm sails shall be lesser of the areas below or as
specified by the boat designer or sail maker

Rationale for changes: To adhere as strictly to the PIYA racing rules of sailing as possible with safety as our top priority. Please note: some other verbiage has been updated without changing the meaning of the specific rule.



Jeff Duvall, Event Chair
Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race


Kinetic V, TP-52

Veteran Oregon Offshore skipper David Sutcliffe is the one of the first to enter this year's race in his  TP52, Kinetic V. This racing machine from Vancouver, BC, rates PHRF -84. Congratulations to David et al for a record setting Vic Maui win last year. We are honored to have you back and hope to offer some serious competition.


Panama Red, Mumm 36

Glad to see Chris Schweiger and Jeff McDonald have decided to race Panama Red, their Mumm 36, yet again this year. Third to Finish in the 2016 race shows these guys mean business, regardless of rumors of a resident disco light on board. This Portland based boat has a PHRF rating of 51.



Registrations rolling in!

First week registration is open and we have already received THREE entries!!


      Kinetic V, TP-52
    
David Sutcliffe, Victoria, BC CAN

Panama Red 
  
Chris Schweiger/Jeff McDonald 
 Portland, OR USA

 Free Bowl of Soup
  Schenk, Hopper, Davis 
Portland, OR USA
                                                              

Keep em Coming! 


Free Bowl of Soup, J-105

Looks like these guys are back for another serving! Free Bowl of Soup, Portland based J-105, signed up at the Portland Boat Show! This will be Schenk, Hopper, and Davis's sixth Oregon Offshore race skippering FBoS, although each have been participating for even longer. Last year they took home First Place PHRF A Fleet. We are fortunate enough call Eric Hopper our 2017 CYC Race Captain and appreciate the work he does to keep our club afloat.

Class Winner, 2014 Pac Cup

Free Bowl of Soup has a PHRF rating of 93

ATTENTION SKIPPERS AND CREW:

Finally, the moment you have all been waiting for.

Registration for the 
41st Annual 2017 Oregon Offshore 
International Yacht Race 
is officially open! 


<<<<< Follow the Race Information links to register NOW!

oregonoffshore@cycportland.org 

The Soup Spills A Video!

If there was a category at the Academy Awards for "Best Sailing Video," these guys would get our vote! Here's another cool perspective with great music from the crew aboard "Free Bowl of Soup" from this year's 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race!


2016 Oregon Offshore from Shortcake Photography on Vimeo.

Turnagain's 2016 Oregon Offshore Wrap-Up

Turnagain gives us a great first person narrative summary of this year's race:

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Read More Here:
https://turnagain.ca/2016/05/19/oregon-offshore-wrap-up/

Source: https://turnagain.ca/

Here's The First Entry For 2017's Race! (Just Kidding....)

These guys are a formidable looking "crew" for sure!

Happy Ending For Panama Red on the 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore!

The crew on Panama Red gets a special award for spreading international love and happiness during the 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race! For those who don't know, they were instrumental in a very romantic proposal after the race... Who doesn't love a happy ending? Here are some pics courtesy of JT...

Here's the happy crew shoreside in Victoria

"Delivery Skipper" Jenn Thompson displaying their precious cargo...


Mucho Gusto!

A big thanks to our sponsors; to Tom Keffer, Gregg Bryden, and Mike Cassinelli and the Coho Sally for the work at the start; to Eric and Kim Rimkus, Gary Bruner for their work at the finish line; to Naomi Reichman, Kelsey Friedman, Heather Zieser, and Joe Hoffman, your hospitality crew; and to Charlotte Gann, Vern Burkhardt, Dennis McMillan, and Robert Johnson for the tracker support and awards BBQ; to Eric Rouzee for the outstanding Oregon Offshore logo.

Let's not forget our master-blogger, keeping you all informed and entertained... Flamingo Chris Christensen from Portland, OR. Well done and a million thanks, Chris.

CYC Portland couldn't run this event without the help of dozens of volunteers, and I am sure I am missing tons of names! Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make this thing a huge success for the last 40 years! Here's to another 40...

First Overall: Blade Runner, First to Finish: Rage, Best Shorts: Alex


Ward Naviaux & Andy Schwenk
Blade Runner
First Overall Winner



Dave Raney
Rage
First to Finish


David v. Goliath - Blade Runner & Raindrop

Yet another classic "race within a race" on this year's CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race was the competition in B fleet between the Santa Cruz 27 Blade Runner, and the Cascade 36, Raindrop.

From a design perspective, you really couldn't find two more divergent boats...one built strong and steady for solid performance in NW waters, and the other, an ultra-light "mini sled" designed by one of the greatest "wizards" in the history of modern racing yacht design, Bill Lee.

This isolated competition was interesting from a number of perspectives...the end result - as most now know - is that Raindrop finished ahead of Blade Runner, but Blade Runner saved their time on Raindrop after the time allowances were calculated.

Blade Runner won this year's race - first overall in Class B & First Overall in PHRF; Raindrop was 2nd in Class B & 2nd Overall in PHRF.

It was a great race, so we thought we'd isolate the tracks of these two boats to compare courses.

Note that early in the race Raindrop broke right, and established an early lead....after that, Blade Runner spent much of the next two days following in Raindrop's wake....but just close enough behind to save their time!

Great racing! Here's the Race Tracker:



Battle of the Cascades

The 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race featured three classic Cascade 36 sailboats, Raindrop, Bum's Rush & Wy'East.
Although sailing in different classes due to rating considerations, no doubt these three boats were keeping a close eye on each other (as we were), and having their own "race within a race" for Cascade 36 line honors. The winner of this year's "Cascade Cup" (I made that up) was Raindrop, finishing first in Class B & 7th Overall; they corrected out to 2nd in Class B behind Blade Runner and placed 2nd Overall in the PHRF fleet.
Check out the video of the Race Tracker following the three Cascade 36's up the course to the finish.
Note: Wy'East had some early transponder difficulties and were not reporting accurate positions early in the race....they didn't get a head start!



Class A2 Battle To The Finish! - The Race Tracker

There were lots of "races within the race" in this year's 2016 Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race, like this one between class A2 leaders Time Bandit, Panama Red, Anam Cara & Free Bowl of Soup. Watch the Soup "heat up" at the end of this track, just before the finish!