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We should all thank them for their continued support of CRYA

Celebrating 92 Years of Boating Clubs and Organizations Working Together - For Better Boating for All!

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NOTICE - Hadley's Landing Docks have no shore connection

In this Issue:

Guest Speaker at this months general meeting will be Troy Olson - Executive Director of Director of RBAW - Recreational Boaters Association of Washington. Anyone can attend, they have a great model for CRYA to learn from.

Upcoming Events:

1. Dolphin Yacht Club to host CPR and First Aid Training/Certification class - March 22nd.
2. Starting in MARCH - Boaters Safety Course - Get your boaters' card. Through ABC/Power Squadrons - Flyer Here
3. Starting in March, Boat Handling Skills - Through ABC/Power Squadrons of Portland and Vancouver - Flyer Here
4. Opening Day Updates - May 3rd, 2025
5. Opening Day Practice Runs - April 19th and 26th!
6. Dock Talks - A series of useful presentations by Ken Tennefoss Hands on Boating Skills - PYC April 19th at 10am. Full list

In The News:

1. The "Pre-Spring" Edition of the Excrement Gazette!
2. Schwitter Docks Badly Damaged. No connection to fingers.
3. Hadley's Landing Dock Ramp to shore damaged/Closed!
4. New "on-water" Restaurant opening - Sabor del Río Café

Dolphin Yacht Club is hosting a CPR and First Aid training/certification, March 22nd at 9am. Retired firefighter, David Koch will provide infant, child and adult CPR and first aid training and certification. The certificate is good for two years.

The class will be at DYC.

34 S A St, Washougal, WA 98671

Expect it to be about 2 1/2 hours in length. Please RSVP to get you place in the class. There truly is safety in numbers. The more of us that know CPR and first aid the better off we will be on out on the water if someone were to need a medical intervention. This is also a very important skill to have in our personal lives as well. 

$60 per person (includes a field guide and your certification card).

Send me an email to RSVP. Be sure to put CPR in the subject line. I will send back a confirmation email. So be sure you’ve received that confirmation email.

You don’t have to be a member of our club to participate. We will have coffee and refreshments.

Diane Ferdig

DYC Fleet Surgeon

dhferdig@gmail.com

Opening Day May 3rd, 2025 Updates

CRYA Opening Day Updates Webpage

Opening Day Parade Route Practice Runs - April 19th and 26th - 10AM

TYEE Yacht Club is planning on having two practice parade route runs and have invited all clubs to join them in order to be ready for this year's new route for the parade. Kat Petterson who is the Fleet Captain for TYEE is organizing this and is offering the option for all clubs to join them on one or both days to participate. They will be using Ch. 68 for the coordination and the form up area will be in front of the TYEE YC area so that the transition from Parade Judging area formation to single file for the downriver portion can be worked out. If you aren't familiar with Kat, she is also the Columbia Fleet Leader for Christmas Ships with her husband Pete. Avid and knowledgeable Boaters that we can all learn something from. If you have any questions for Kat, she can be reached at Kat@CRYA.us.

You can find the "Pre-Spring Addition" Here

Schwitter Docks Badly Damaged, But....

Useable, but with access Limitations

The outer dock at Schwitter Landing on Government Island has been severely damaged. A section of the dock connecting to the outer dock has been washed out. The inner dock is undamaged and usable. The outer dock is available, but without a link to the inner dock and the shore. State Parks is coordinating with Port of Portland to secure the docks.  

Hadley's Landing Shore access Closed

Oregon State Marine Board has posted that the dock is open but that there is not access to shore. They have also given no update on repairs at this time.

Sabor del Río Café @ Harbor 1 Marina

New on the waterfront Dining Option

Located at 3307 NE Marine Dr. Portland 97211

Content in your Club's Newsletters that all Boaters should read?

We can't see every club's internal communication, but we have to think some of the articles would be great information for all boaters. If you find that article of interest, please forward it to cryanews@gmail.com after getting approval to share. We can all be more informed.

Links of Interest - Or at Least Should Be!

St Helens City Dock Camera Port of Camas Dock Camera

Report Dock Damage Here Report a Boater OSMB Here

Report a boater incident to MCSO River Patrol Here

NEW - Pumpout Nav App for iOS for Android

Oregon Loaner Life Jacket Locations

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Americas Boating Club Classes

General Member Meeting Information 7pm

Zoom Meeting Details - Here

Previous Meeting Minutes - February-pending

Agenda for Meeting - Here

Treasurer's Report - February

Any inputs or request for guest speakers? Please let us know.