Members and Friends of RiversWest,
We have four things to mention:
Family Boat Building at River Fest
RiversWest, together with the Oregon Maritime Museum will host Portland’s first ever Family Boat Build at the annual River Fest weekend, August 21-22, at the downtown waterfront. Anyone wishing to participate as a volunteer helper or who knows of a family who might wish to join in, please contact Chuck Stuckey, President, at 503-287-2065. The ideal family is one or two parents and kids about 8 to 12 years old. We expect this to be a lot of fun and the participating families can take their boat home with them.
New Boat being Launched by Jacob MacLeod
_We received this note from member Jacob MacLeod: _
I hope this finds you well! As many of you know, I’ve spent most of my spare hours over the last year building a boat in the garage. Although boats tend to be never-truly-ending projects, I’m calling this one done, and I’d love it if you could help me celebrate this Sunday at 6:00 PM for a proper launching. We’ll be converging under the Sellwood bridge where I hear there is a place to launch craft, and let’s go for a sail!
Please forward this on to any who have an interest, and drag along those who don’t.
See you there!
~Jacob
217-390-8368
Boat Show at Triton Yacht Club in Eugene*: *An opportunity for you to show your boat (free!)
Triton is an at-the-docks club based at Richardson Marina on Fern Ridge Lake outside Eugene. On Saturday, Aug. 7, we’re staging an in-the-water and on-the-grass boat show at Richardson. The show theme is boats with traditional lines, whether in wood or fiberglass.
A number of A-Dock slipholders have volunteered their spaces for larger boats in the show, and Lane County Parks (a co-sponsor of the show) has given us permission to display smaller skiffs, canoes, dinghies, etc. on the grass at the head of A-Dock. Eugene Parks, as part of their sailing program, will provide marketing and publicity in The Register-Guard, Eugene Weekly, local radio, etc.
While the number of slips available for the show is limited, we will have large amounts of lawn space. If you’re interested in participating and if you have a boat that would fit the theme, please shoot me a response with a description of your boat and a telephone number.
The show, which will run from noon to five, will be publicized in Eugene media. There is no entry fee and no admission charge for spectators.
Would appreciate a response soonest.
thanks,
Mike Thoele
wyejay@cvcable.com
541-998-3484
/Sequel/
Slip B-56, Richardson
RiversWest Newsletter about to come out!
Watch your mailboxes, the latest edition of the RiversWest Newsletter should arrive in it next week, With an interesting expose of our new president, Chuck Stuckey (written by himself), an article on the launch of Ralph Cohen’s 21′ Redwing, Zakkendrager, and other articles of interest. The Zakkendrager had to be lifted with a crane out of Ralph’s back yard, this may interest many of our members.
