Author: Peter Loop

We had a beautiful race day today at Tualatin commons with an awesome turnout. Finally had one more Dragon than t37 but still a really strong showing from both classes. Competition was keen as was evident by the high number of restarts due to half the fleet over early and both fleets were equally guilty. Patrick Estenes sacrificed a day of racing and called the line and recorded the results giving everyone else the chance to sail w/o encumbrances. Dan finally got his Dragon in the water and identified some more issues to be corrected. Curt sailed a loaner t37 as his boats power initiator failed at the very beginning. Curt is abdicating his position as Dragon fleet Capt. so we need someone else to step up and take on that position. It is mostly someone who is familiar with the class and willing to assist new members with technical issues and maybe help keep us abreast of issues related with the class. A new face appeared today,  Mike brought a dragon and got initiated today we hope to see him at the next fun sail Saturday sept the 12th at Tualatin. Good times see you all in a couple weeks on the 12th    Gary

Series #1 Races for DF65s and T37s. A steady and some times gusty northerly wind provided for 2 lap races and some submarining by the boats!!! Race finishes were close and competitive. We finished up just as it was getting hot!! Even had a Footy on the water!!Next event is a Fun Sail on August 8th at noon at Tualatin Commons.

So we had 14 sailors show up for some very pleasant sailing with erratic wind. A couple races were nearly completed with full wind start to finish but it was rare. One of the power boat squadron showed up and sailed my loaner t37 and she won the race for the t37 class. Dave Anderson’s boat suffered a rudder failure after a collision so the tug was deployed a gentleman was sailing a soling from the other side of the pond and did quite well until he also had a rudder issue and the tug was again deployed. I lost the hatch off my Racing Sparrow so back into the shop it goes.  Next event is July26th Sunday and will be a points race for what is left of our summer series.  Stan will be handling the marks and whatnot so if someone can show a little early and help with the set up that will be much appreciated.  Racing starts at NOON.  Stewart and friends came down from White Salmon again to sail with us. All in all a nice day at the pond.. gary

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We had 15-16 people show up for today’s sailing and had much more pleasant weather than expected. Stuart  brought some friends from White Salmon with him who brought some beautiful power boats. We managed 12 boats on the water for a lot of casual sailing in very unstable and unpredictable wind conditions. Much better than the drowning we had a couple weeks ago. Our next scheduled event is Saturday July the 11th for another fun sail then 2 weeks later Sunday July the 26th will be our first scoring racing day in the abbreviated covid sailing schedule. So get in as much practice as possible and tune the heck out of your equipment and we’ll try to make the best of the rest of the season.  Gary

Greetings sailors,

It’s good news/bad news: The fun sail scheduled for Sunday, May 31 has been
canceled.

The good news is that Washington County, will reopen to Phase 1 on June 1, allowing us to
sail on June 13 at Tualatin, provided we follow recommended safe practices.
We don’t know when Westmoreland will open. Stay tuned.

-Stan McKay

Greetings sailors,

The Portland Model Power Boat Association has canceled the remainder of their events.
Our situation hasn’t changed, so the. May 23 joint float/fun sail is canceled.
-Stan

The May 3 RCMSC sailing event has been canceled. The annual meeting, originally scheduled for April, has been postponed for the time being.
If you have alkaline batteries stored inside your boat or radio, now is a good time to remove them.

Chris Dingle posted these on Facebook, I thought I would repeat here -“A few bits of advice learned the hard way;”

The provided stand is NOT for outside use.

Unless your boat is in the water always leave your sails out.

Keep a spare mast stub.

Keep a spare steering servo.

Rudder shaft is aluminum and fragile.

Rudder center is the most important adjustment and the hardest to find.

Lube all threads, bearings and electrical fittings monthly.

1/2” or 12mm black tells are a must.

Glue NO mast fittings. Only the metal rings.

Epoxy in the front screw eye and polish the ring inside.

Keep your hatch open to air between sailing and keep a light sponge in the bilge behind the keel.

Tape you antenna up under the deck.

Use hull matching tape on the drain hole.

Good Scotch electrical tape comes in all the hull colors. Matches perfectly, seals perfectly, can be reused and doesn’t leave a mess.

Put a nylon washer under the keel bolt head on top. Then only snug!

The metal holding the bolt on the bulb is paper thin and fragile. Snug only with a nylon washer.

Ceramic rings are available and cheap. Use them on your bridle, topping lift and backstay to reduce wear and ease adjustment. Use the metal ring for the jib head.

If your beach stand is unstable put your boat on the ground.

Always call out the port tack boats’ NUMBER when hollering STARBOARD. Better yet, just keep quiet.

Protest properly with lack of verbiage. Stand near your closest competitor and calmly communicate.

KNOW THE RULES!

Have a great lawn chair!

These are toys. This is a game.

Enjoy the battles with your friends.

Stuck at home, so made a stand mod for my DF65. Have fun making one too.