Oregon Offshore

Entry #2 has arrive

2012-02-14T14:08:00.000-08:00

Thomas Keffer from Hood River has entered Velocity, his J142. Velocity has a rating of 75. Welcome Tom.

Thanks to Schooner Creek

2012-02-14T07:55:00.000-08:00

Our thanks to Schooner Creek Boatworks for their sponsorship of the Oregon Offshore. Schooner Creek is the builder of Rage, the holder of the record for the fastest finish in the Oregon Offshore.

Race Packets now available

2012-01-30T10:06:00.000-08:00

Race entry packets for the 2012 Oregon Offshore are now available on line. Just follow the link to the left of this posting for a full entry packet.

First Entry Received

2012-01-28T07:06:00.001-08:00

Our first entry is in - Frank Colistro has entered Wy'East. Wy'East is a Cascade 36 and a long time Offshore veteran.

Dates for the 2012 Oregon Offshore

2011-12-15T14:36:00.000-08:00

We have set the date for the 2012 race. It will start on Thursday, May 10,m 2012 and finish no later than 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2012. The kick-off party (and entry deadline) will be the evening of April 23, 2012,at a location yet to be determined. We expect to have race entry packets ready by mid-January 2012. A notice and link will be posted here and on CYC's website when they are available.

L'Orca Crew

2011-05-25T18:30:00.000-07:00

L'Orca's horseshoe, signed by her captain and crew

The Oregon Offshore crew of L'Orca recovering in Astoria.

Video from California Girl

2011-05-25T09:46:00.000-07:00

A video of California Girl's wild ride in the 2011 Offshore. California Girl hitting 92 knots!!!

Good by to L'Orca

2011-05-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

I know many folks were wondering what happened with L'Orca after the whale strike. She got her crew safely back to Astoria after being towed in by the Cape Disappointment Coast Guard. Ryan and Jerry Barnes took her back up the Columbia River to Portland, a two day trip.

She has now been surveyed. Here's what Ryan had to say about the survey in his blog at L'Orca Racing:
"the forward bulkhead is cracked/ fractured in multiple places, cracks throughout the inner headliner, cracks around starboard ports, cracks around keel bolts and severe keel bolt stress (think the keel might have hit the whale on the roll back), and complete through and through 3 foot crack on topside deck starboard bow side where the whale landed lengthwise."

He now says that she will be totaled. We will miss seeing her on the race course. She did a great job in caring for her skipper and crew.

L'Orca under tow from the Coast Guard on her way back to Astoria.

Nice Video from Cool Change showing L'Orca shortly after dismasting

2011-05-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Frank Noragon for this video of Offshore racers shortly after the start and of L'Orca shortly after she was dismasted by the whale. Cool Change video

Final Results with elapsed and corrected times

2011-05-16T23:03:00.000-07:00

Click on the this link to get the final results with elapsed and corrected times. 2011 Final Results

CORRECTED Race Overall Rankings

2011-05-16T08:21:00.000-07:00

I hope to get some assistance with the program we use to calculate results so that I can post the full results with elapsed and corrected times soon, but in the mean time, I've had several requests for the Overall rankings, so here they are:

Bum's Rush
California Girl
Wy'East
Rage
Cool Change
Kaizen
Kokopelli
Peregrine
Shamrock
Velocity
Passepartout
Riva
Anam Cara
Siren
Thirsty
Rya
Sol Pacifico

The D fleet was formidable this year, with five of its finishing boats in the top nine.

And the CORRECTED winners are...

2011-05-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Our Congratulations to all the winners! This was one of the fastest races we've had, with all boats finished by Saturday evening.

FIRST OVERALL - Bum's Rush

FIRST TO FINISH - Rage

A FLEET

1st Rage
2nd Riva
3rd Anam Cara

B FLEET

1st Peregrine
2nd Velocity
3rd Passepartout
4th Siren

C FLEET

1st California Girl
2nd Kaizen
3rd Thirsty
4th Rya

D FLEET

1st Bum's Rush
2nd Wy'East
3rd Cool Change
4th Kokopelli
5th Shamrock
6th Sol Pacifico

Jury decision regarding redress

2011-05-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

This morning we held a redress hearing for the boats that gave aid to L'Orca. Four esteemed Canadian YA Judges: Chief judge Mike Turner, and other jurors Paul Ulibarri, Jack Stacey and John Abel reviewed everyone's testimony and awarded the following boats redress in the form of deductions from their elapsed times:

Cool Change - 60 minutes
Thirsty - 45 minutes
Sol Pacifico - 17 minutes
Kokopelli - 15 minutes

All boats have our thanks for rendering aid to their fellow racers.

We are so sorry!!!!

2011-05-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

Somehow in all the confusion that was Friday night's (and early morning's) finishes, we managed to miss posting Shamrock's really excellent finish. Not only did she finish, but she did so with her gooseneck track broken. At some point while off the Washington coast, her track started pulling off the mast. The crew just lashed it to the mast and kept on going.

Rendevous

2011-05-14T22:09:00.000-07:00

Around the time we were communicating with Sol Pacifico and waiting for her to finish, I received a couple of texts from the racers on Rendezvous.

6:05 pm "Update from Rendezvous.: made 10 miles today 18 miles from finish. Currently -1 knots towads finish. Will come in by 10 am sail or otherwise."

6:22 pm "Had a roundtable: decided to put in the iron wind. ETA 9:30"

All the racers are now in at the dock.

Tomorrow morning, we will have the redress hearing for the boats who stopped to help L'Orca and then enjoy the hospitality of Royal Victoria Yacht Club.....this year, the BBQ is likely to be indoor, since the rain is projected to continue. Our thanks to Andy McCann, who graciously offered to allow us to use Rya as the site for the hearing....not many boats in this fleet will hold 15+ folks for a meeting,

Our final finisher

2011-05-14T22:02:00.000-07:00

Here is our final finisher Sol Pacifico. A couple of hours earlier, we got a call from them. They were debating whether to continue racing or just stop and motor in. The wind was pretty much non-existent and there was little promise of more. They decided to stick it out and were rewarded with just enough wind to ghost across the line. They finished at about 7 pm and managed to miss the really nasty rain storm that arrived at about 7:45 pm or so, We think they even managed to get to the dock and get tied up before the rains really hit.

Rage video

2011-05-14T17:23:00.001-07:00

Rage's wild ride in the offshore

Rya finishes

2011-05-14T16:15:00.000-07:00

In extremely light air, Rya drifted over the finish line this afternoon just before 3 pm.

Redress Hearing

2011-05-14T16:06:00.000-07:00

A number of our racing boats stood by to remain available to assist L'Orca after she was hit by the whale. We have received requests for redress from Thirsty, Cool Change and Kokopelli (boats from C and D fleets). We expect that Sol Pacifico will also file for redress when she finishes.

We have set a redress hearing for tomorrow morning at 7:30 am (the only time before the awards ceremony that we could get judges to handle the hearing). At this point, the hearing location is to be determined.

Any boat that believes it should be involved in the hearing may give a written request to the RC by handing the request to someone on Total Eclipse. Gregg Bryden on Total Eclipse will have information on the hearing location as soon as we get it set.

Thirsty finishes

2011-05-14T09:28:00.000-07:00

Thirsty didn't look quite like this during her finish for this year's Offshore, but since she finished in the dark, we thought' we'd share this photo of her racing in a previous one (2004, we think). She finished about 7:15 this morning.

More early morning news

2011-05-14T04:45:00.000-07:00

Just spoke with Sol Pacifico, They are drifting around near Race Rocks, but not quite there.

Shamrock was stopped for a while but is moving again in very light air,

We think we see Thirsty further out,

Cool Change shows off their Offshore tradition

2011-05-14T03:08:00.000-07:00

Cool Change shared their annual Offshore ritual tattoos with us, so we thought we'd share them with you. they seem to use a somewhat unorthodox application method,

Kokopelli has finished

2011-05-14T02:43:00.000-07:00

Kokopelli just drifted across the finish line in very light air.

Race Rocks Report

2011-05-14T02:33:00.000-07:00

We recently heard from Alan Bergen on Thirsty. They have passed through Race Rocks. Winds are at about 8 knots.

Another finish

2011-05-14T02:20:00.000-07:00

Cool Change has finished the race.

Busy, busy night!!!

2011-05-14T01:24:00.000-07:00

Two more boats have finished. Bum's Rush and Siren finished shortly after 1 am.

Seattle VTS tells us they heard from Rya about 15 minutes ago south of Sherringham Point. We also heard from Shamrock who was just passing Race Rocks.

And still more boats finishing

2011-05-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

Passepartout and Kaizen finished within just a few minutes of each other.

More finishes

2011-05-14T00:43:00.000-07:00

Peregrine has now finished. We see more lights behind the breakwater, so we are expecting more racers to finish soon.

More on L'Orca

2011-05-14T00:28:00.000-07:00

Here;s a link to the Coast Guard interview with Ryan Barnes. it also shows the extensive damage to the boat.

Two cruise ships are leaving the Ogden Point docks

2011-05-14T00:17:00.000-07:00

And three or four racers are trying to come in! Keeps everyone wide awake at the midnight hour. Watching Peregrine & Wy'East along with another bot or two (not sure which ones - we are just seeing masthead lights at this point).

Siren

2011-05-13T23:30:00.000-07:00

Just got a call from Siren. She has passed Race Rocks and is doing about 5 knots towards the finish. They say winds are dropping and seas are calm.

California Girl has finished

2011-05-13T23:03:00.001-07:00

California Girl finished at about 10:49 tonight.

More boats checking in

2011-05-13T22:47:00.000-07:00

Lots of calls from boats. Kaizen and Peregrine have now checked in from Race Rocks. The winds must have picked up out there because Peregrine is estimating that they will finish in about an hour.

More boats checking in at Race Rocks

2011-05-13T22:38:00.000-07:00

Passepartout just called, they are passing through Race Rocks. They said that Siren is close, but behind them. Kaizen and Kokopelli are behind them, but not by much. Peregrine is also somewhere nearby,

California Girl is expected to finish quite soon.

Velocity has finished, other boats at Race Rocks

2011-05-13T22:22:00.000-07:00

Velocity finished at 10:11 pm tonight.

While they were finishing we got a call from Frank Colistro on Wy'East. They were passing through Race Rocks. They could see a boat they thought was Passepartout nearby.

While doing this post, we got a call from Bums Rush. They are at Race Rocks too - looks like things are pretty busy at Race Rocks right now!

New finishes

2011-05-13T21:40:00.000-07:00

Anam Cara finished at 9:26. Right behind her was Riva at 9:28.54

While they were finishing, we heard from Velocity that they were about an hour out and from California Girl that she was at Race Rocks.

Looks like it's going to be a busy night!

Riva, Anam Cara & Velocity

2011-05-13T21:06:00.000-07:00

OK, RC is getting really tired of technology.

Riva reported she was at Race Rocks at 8 pm and I am just now getting things working again so I could make the report.

Anam Cara also reported that she is at Race Rocks at 8 pm.

We heard from Velocity that she went through Race Rocks at about 8:30 tonight.

Today's Check-ins with Seattle Traffic

2011-05-13T18:33:00.000-07:00

Following are the boats that have checked in with Seattle Vessel Traffic:

0650 - Kaizen
0730 - Bum's Rush
0745 - California Girl
0850 - Peregrine
0900 - Rage
1005 - Wy'East
1045 - Cool Change
1158 - Shamrock
1219 - Kokopelli
1445 - Thirsty
1600 - Velocity

We heard that Anam Cara was at Sheringham Point some time ago, but apparently they had not checked in with VTS

L'Orca makes national and international news

2011-05-13T16:35:00.000-07:00

The following are a links to a few of reports about L'Orca's encounter with the whale:

KATU

KGW

The Australian
The Oregonian
CNN
Three Sheets NW

We hope to have some photos taken on board shortly after the incident, but will not have access to them until tonight or tomorrow.

Report from Thirsty

2011-05-13T16:15:00.000-07:00

At 1:30 this afternoon, Thirsty reported that they were in light air, near Rya and Kokopelli. They were doing about 4 knots. Yesterday was lumpy, with winds up to 37 knots. They were running with their 135 and a double reefed main, still hitting 10.5 knots. It was really cold, but not much sea sickness on their boat.

Report from Velocity

2011-05-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

We got a text from Velocity - They tore their only spinnaker and are "continuing under white sails". Their batteries are failing but claim that a boat full of old duffers know how to navigate the old fashioned way. At 8:30 this morning,, they were off Neah Bay.

L'Ora hit by whale!!!

2011-05-13T16:10:00.000-07:00

(this is a repost off a post that was dropped when Blogger had a large technical issue yesterday)

In an Oregon Offshore first, the ironically named L'Orca was hit by a whale when heading to the start this morning.

The first information we have is that an approximately 30' whale hit the starboard side of the boat taking out the lifelines and the rig. All 8 of the crew were in the cockpit at the time and the spinnaker was up. All the crew is safe and no one was injured. We do know that they had to cut away their rig (making those annoying bolt cutters on the list of required equipment actually useful).

They were being escorted back to the West Basin in Astoria under Coast Guard escort.

We will post more as we hear the details from them. Our cell phone coverage was spotty when they called to report, so hopefully when everyone has had a chance to catch their breath we will get more details

Yes, its true, L'orca was hit by a broaching whale yesterday

2011-05-13T15:44:00.000-07:00

L'Orca at the dock in Astoria after the whale collision (from US Coast Guard)

Due to technical issues at Blogger, our post yesterday about L'Orca being hit by a whale disappeared. Since then I had a chance to talk with Ryan Barnes, who was driving L’Orca when the whale breached and hit the boat. One of the crew saw unusual gray water and heard a noise just before the whale breached, hitting the rig above the spreader. The whale took out the rig, the lifelines and toe rail.

L’Orca had her spinnaker up and was moving well. After the whale hit, they cut the rigging to release the broken mast and also had to cut the sails loose. When the whale hit the boat rolled to port and rolled back to starboard. Crewmember Daniel Martinet almost fell off the boat and ended up holding on to the transom.

They tried to lash the rig to the boat, but there was too much pressure and they were unable to save the mast or the rest of the rig.

The whale was approximately 30' long and appeared to be a humpback. They do not know what happened to the whale. After hitting the boat, it went underwater and was not seen again. The crew found a few bits of whale skin and blubber left on the boat.

When asked before the race for the most interesting thing they did getting ready for the Offshore, they said that all the race preparation went well this year, with nothing interesting to report.

KATU interviewed the crew and broadcast the incident on their 11 pm news tonight.

They wish to thank Sol Pacifico for turning back to help them and Sol Pacifico, Cool Change and Thirsty for remaining with them until the Coast Guard arrived to assist. Sol Pacifico, Cool Change and Thirsty have now continued racing. We look forward to seeing them in Victoria.

Rage is first to finish.

2011-05-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

Rage finished this afternoon at 2:44.35 pm under the "Frankenstein" chute. (according to Nancy, it has that name because it has been repaired so often). It was also the last masthead chute they had left.

Rage as she finished this afternoon

It appears that many boats had issues and damage yesterday. We will be doing updates as quickly as we can.

Updates

2011-05-13T13:15:00.000-07:00

We just heard from Rage, she is coming through Race Rocks.

Anam Cara is at Sharingham Point

Shamrock made it around the corner at about 11:20 this morning.

More to come...

We are back!!!

2011-05-13T12:51:00.000-07:00

We and blogger have both had significant technical problems. We will be doing a bunch of blogging and updating this afternoon.

Skipper's meeting tonight

2011-05-11T10:00:00.001-07:00

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Skipper's meeting tonight. Doors to the Astoria Event Center open at 1800 hours and the Skipper's meeting and weather briefing start at 1830.

Race time is drawing near

2011-05-06T16:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend many of our racing boats will be heading to Astoria in preparation for the race. We have boats coming from Portland, Seattle, and Port Townsend. All are expected to converge on the West Basin in Astoria to complete their final preparation for the race.

The next event on the agenda is the Skipper's Meeting in Astoria on Wednesday, May 11. Doors at the Astoria Event Center open at 1800 hours and the meeting is at 1830 hours.

CYC member and long time offshore racer Timm Lessley will give the weather briefing after the Skipper's meeting. Timm always has some interesting insights about the race.

Our start is Thursday morning at the civilized time of 1030 hours. This year the tides just worked out!

Tethers Recalled by West Marie

2011-04-30T08:59:00.000-07:00

SAFETY RECALL - West Marine Single and Double Safety Tethers

If you have any questions please contact West Marine by telephone at 1-800-BOATING or by email wmCustomerService@westmarine.com.

Manufacturer: West Marine
Part Numbers: 9553512 and 9553504

Last summer, West Marine issued a recall of some of its tethers. Since many of us don't check recall notices regularly, I thought this might be of interest to our racers. If you have one of these tethers, contact West Marine. Thanks to Michelle Bennett for bringing this to our attention.

We have added a link to West Marine's product recall list to our links on the left side of this page.

One last minute entry

2011-04-28T14:15:00.000-07:00

Today I received a (slightly) late entry from Pete Shainin of Passepartout. I had wondered where this stalwart of the Offshore fleet was, and now I know the entry got lost in the mail! When he didn't see her listed on the list of racers, he contacted me. Passepartout is a Stevens 47 with a PHRF of 115. She will be joining the B fleet.

Third Amendment to NOR

2011-04-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

We have made a third amendment to the Notice of Race. It is available by clicking on the heading for this post or on the left of the posts.

This amendment requires that all boats that have not been inspected in Portland this year to be available and ready for inspection no later than 1 p.m. on May 11, 2011. This will allow our inspectors sufficient time to inspect boats and will give the boats time to get any violations corrected before the mandatory Skippers Meeting that evening.

Second Amendment to NOR is posted

2011-04-25T12:04:00.000-07:00

The Second Amendment to the Amended Notice of Race is now posted. See the link above or on the left. This amendment corrects the required charts and also clarifies the lifejacket/harness requirements. We will require that all lifejackets and harnesses have a crotch/thigh strap.

Kick-Off is tonight

2011-04-25T11:52:00.000-07:00

Everyone is invited to join the Oregon Offshore's Kick-Off party tonight at Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub, 112 SW Second Ave. Portland. The festivities start at 6 pm. We will have this year's edition of the Offshore shirts available for purchase. We will also have a raffle of a variety of nautical items. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Shamrock has entered

2011-04-23T17:06:00.001-07:00

We have received Shamrock's entry. She is a Yankee 30 skippered by Gary Brunner. She has a PHRF rating of 201.

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Another Seattle boat has joined the race

2011-04-18T18:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Kaizen, a custom 26' boat skippered by Robert W Rinker, Jr. She was designed by William Cook with a PHRF rating of 135

Kokopelli's entry has arrived

2011-04-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

Today an envelope with Kokopelli! on the back arrived containing her entry for this year's race. She is a Santa Cruz 27 skippered by Eric Collins. Her PHRF is 156.

Offshore Fleet now up to 14 boats

2011-04-13T17:06:00.000-07:00

Two more boats have joined the fleet. Rage, a Wylie 70 holds the record for the fastest boat to ever finish this race. Her skippers are Steve & Nancy Rander. She has a PHRF of -36 (yes, that is a negative 36).

Our other entry is new to the race this year, the Beneteau 36.7, Siren. She is skippered by Carl and Nicole Sirois. Siren has a PHRF rating of 99.

Thirsty has entered

2011-04-08T14:27:00.001-07:00

Alan Bergen just sent in his entry for Thirsty, a C & C 35 Mk III. Thirsty, with her red & white maple leaf spinnaker has a PHRF rating of 128.

The First Amendment to the Amended Notice of Race is now posted

2011-04-06T15:21:00.000-07:00

There have been a couple of changes to the Amended Notice of Race. You can find the First Amendment here: First Amendment to Amended Notice of Race or click on the link at the left side of this site.

The amendments clarify issues relating to the required righting moment of entered boats and also the liferaft/survival suit requirements.

We also want to remind skippers and crew that PIYA has changed the life jacket requirements - all life jackets must now include a crotch or thigh strap. This is a fairly easy and inexpensive modification - Victoria Lessley found an inexpensive modification at Landfall Navigation: PFD crotch strap and they are certainly available elsewhere as well.

Offshore Kick Off Party Location Set

2011-04-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

The Kick-off party for the Oregon Offshore will be held this year at Kells' Irish Pub & Restaurant. Kell's Irish Pub link They are located at 112 SW Second Ave. in Portland. The event starts at 6 pm on Monday, April 25.

This is your last chance to enter the race. It is also a chance to look for additional crew, if you are short anyone. There are usually at least a few folks looking to catch a ride for the race.

This year's Offshore shirts will be available for purchase. Carolyn Martin has also been collecting lots of goodies for the raffle.

Cool Change's entry is in

2011-04-05T22:13:00.000-07:00

Cool Change, a C & C 38 with a PHRF rating of 144, and skippered by Frank Noragon has entered. Frank is a member or Rose City YC. The Cool Change crew has done this race before. They always seems to be having a lot of fun.

Welcome to three new sponsors

2011-04-04T17:15:00.000-07:00

Carolyn Martin let me know today that we have three new sponsors, Carol's Custom Canvas & Upholstery, Inc., Hayden Island Canvas and Sexton's Chandlery. We thank them all for their generous support.

We have our Coast Guard permit

2011-04-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

Last night's email brought the wonderful news that we have our Coast Guard permit for the race. In past years, we have waited until almost race time before receiving the permit. Thanks to the great Coast Guard personnel in both Seattle and Portland for such efficient processing!

Great attendance at the Heading North Seminar

2011-03-28T20:08:00.001-07:00

Jeff Gendron doing his presentation at the seminar tonight. Thanks to Columbia Crossings for allowing us the use of their clubhouse for our seminar.

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Audacious joins the fleet

2011-03-16T11:19:00.000-07:00

Our latest entry is Audacious, skippered by Stephen Caughron. Audacious is a Navy 44 designed by McCurdy & Rhodes. Her PHRF rating is pending.

Peregrine is now part of the Offshore Fleet

2011-03-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

Steve Smolinske has entered his Catalina 39, Peregrine, in the Offshore. His entry arrived earlier, but somehow didn't get blogged (so sorry Steve). Peregrine has a PRHF rating of 126.

Rya's entry has arrived

2011-03-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Andy McCann has just entered his Hylas 49, Rya. She has a PHRF rating of 135. Andy is another returning offshore racer.

Riva joins the Offshore Fleet

2011-03-11T16:18:00.000-08:00

Today I received an entry from Scott Campbell, owner and skipper of Riva. Riva is a J-46 with a PHRF rating of 45. Scott is an offshore veteran having done this race a number of times.

Upcoming Seminar - "Heading North" on March 28

2011-03-07T07:43:00.000-08:00

CYC is offering a seminar for anyone planning to head north this year. Skippers planning for the Oregon Offshore, as well as those just planning to head north sometime this year are all welcome.

Sol Pacifico joins the Offshore fleet

2011-03-05T09:04:00.000-08:00

Welcome to skipper Randall Barnes to the Oregon Offshore fleet. Randall sails Sol Pacifico, a Cata470-1.

Anam Cara joins the Offshore fleet

2011-02-23T17:00:00.000-08:00

Today's mail brought an entry from Tom Kelly , skipper of Anam Cara, a J-122 with a PHRF rating of 42. Rumor has it that Tom is also doing the Van Isle 360, a race around Vancouver Island in early June.

Velocity joins the race

2011-02-22T18:20:00.000-08:00

Today I received the entry for Velocity, a J-42 skippered by Tom Keffer.

California Girl joins the race

2011-02-19T10:59:00.000-08:00

Last night we received Timm & Victoria Lessley's entry for their Cal 40 California Girl. Timm & Victoria have done this race a number of times. Experienced distance racers, they have also done a number of Pacific Cup races.

Revisions to Notice of Race - Now Available on a link to the left!

2011-02-18T12:22:00.000-08:00

We have made a variety of changes to the Notice of Race for 2011. The most important of these is that
CYC is now requiring all racers to have a current PHRF-NW rating. The second is that all racing yachts must carry a minimum of $500,000 in liability insurance. The Amended Notice of Race is now posted on this Blog.

You can download the entire race packet, including the revised Notice of Race here on the blog. Just click on the link to the left.

Second entry arrives

2011-02-10T12:15:00.001-08:00

Frank Colistro with Wy'East, a Cascade 36, is the second entry in the 2011 Offshore.

Dates for 2011 Oregon Offshore

2011-02-08T10:26:00.000-08:00

This year the race will start on Thursday May 12, 2011 at Bouy 2 on the Columbia and finish no later than 10 am on Sunday morning on May 15. 2011. The start time will be announced at the Skipper's Meeting in Astoria on May 11, 2011.

The kick-off party is scheduled for April 25, 2011, so save the date!

Race packets will be available on line shortly.

First entry for the 2011 Offshore has arrived

2011-02-08T10:22:00.000-08:00

It's that time again - entries are starting to trickle in for the 2011 Offshore.

Jerry Barnes in L'Orca, a Beneteau First 3555 is our first entry.

Thanks to the hosts!

2010-05-19T09:28:00.000-07:00

Our thanks to Rod Macaya and his greeting crew. These guys greeted every race boat and even had to help by towing a few of them after the finish. The champagne, chocolate chip cookies and hot towels (especially the hot towels) were highly appreciated by everyone.

Orizaba wins its Class and Overall Honors

2010-05-17T12:12:00.000-07:00

Orizaba sailed a great race and repeated her 1998 performance as she wins first in Class A and the Overall trophy. Our first to finish Boat was Rage, finishing the course in 1 day, 13 hours, 19 minutes and 6 seconds. Our last boat to complete the race, and the winner of the Old Salt trophy is Passepartout, who finished Sunday morning at 3:20:20.

Class A
1st Orizaba
2nd Rage

Class B
1st Wave Dancer
2nd Passepartout

Class C
1st California Girl
2nd L'Orca
3rd Peregrine

Class D
1st Wy'East
2nd Cool Change

Cruising Class
1st Ya Shure

As soon as we can get the scoring program to properly calculate the elapsed and corrected times, we will post them, but we are probably not going to be able to post them today.

The last boat has finished

2010-05-16T07:56:00.000-07:00

Our last boat finished this morning at 3:29:20. Congratulations to Passepartout for making it through the race and finishing!

Final results will be announced at RVYC and then posted here.

Aja drops out

2010-05-16T02:36:00.000-07:00

Aja just called, they are near Neah Bay and have dropped out of the race. They will be motoring to Victoria so they can join the post race party.

We've had a run of finishes

2010-05-16T02:35:00.000-07:00

Our latest finishes:

Ya Shure finished at 1:12:48
Cool Change finished at 2:02:13
Wy'East finished at 2:20:00
Passepartout is closing in on the finish line, too.

Good news from Cool Change, after their finish, they were able to start their motor, so they have gone to the customs dock under their own power.

Passsepartout is at Race Rocks

2010-05-16T00:51:00.000-07:00

Just heard from Pete on Passepartout. They are coming through Race Rocks now. The finish line continues to be a busy place tonight!

Aja turned the corner at midnight

2010-05-16T00:49:00.000-07:00

The last boat has now sailed into the Straits and is heading for the finish. Aja was the last vessel to check in with Seattle Traffic and did so at about midnight.

Night falls and things get busy at Race Central

2010-05-16T00:20:00.000-07:00

Both Wy'East and Cool Change have reported that they are through Race Rocks, so we should see them in an hour or two. Both cruise ships just left their docks causing us to lose sight of Peregrine as they were heading to the finish.

Peregrine emerged from behind the finished their race at 00:12:48.

Peregrine is at Race Rocks

2010-05-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

We just received a radio call from Peregrine. They are at Race Rocks. We're not sure they heard our radio reply. Apparently they didn't, because they then gave us a phone call. They think that either Cool Change or Wy'East are shortly behind them. They are moving well in winds in the 25 knot range.

Passepartout has checked in

2010-05-15T20:54:00.000-07:00

Passepartout checked in with Seattle VTS at 17:25 this evening, so Aja is the only boat that has not yet checked in