Columbia River
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Although I do not sail on the mighty Columbia River I belong to a web yacht club (no costs) called Cascadia Sailing Association. (www.sailcascadia.org). It's about sailing in the Pacific Northwest (or Southwest if you're Canadian). And we have providences for different areas. The group called M.I.S.T.Y (more inland and south than you) sorta run the Columbia River group....as apposed to my group, N.O.R.T.H. (no one really travels here). Then there are the L.O.O.N.I.E. group--the Canadians.... And so forth.
You can contact the M.I.S.T.Y group through Ralph, the leader of the group, who has been sailing on the Columbia for over fifty years in his present Catalina 27 and knows the river current by heart. You can contact Ralph at rahsein@comcast.net and ask him for advice and who to contact as to moorages, yacht clubs, and such. He also knows about Hunters as I asked him to look at one for me one time a few years back.
Some of the M.I.S.T.Y. group have their boats in Olympia--which might be another option for you.
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You can contact the M.I.S.T.Y group through Ralph, the leader of the group, who has been sailing on the Columbia for over fifty years in his present Catalina 27 and knows the river current by heart. You can contact Ralph at rahsein@comcast.net and ask him for advice and who to contact as to moorages, yacht clubs, and such. He also knows about Hunters as I asked him to look at one for me one time a few years back.
Some of the M.I.S.T.Y. group have their boats in Olympia--which might be another option for you.
Welcome Home. We missed you.
I sail the Columbia River but as I dont sail it in a Hunter boat maybe my experiences dont count, so i wont clutter your thread with my stories
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I sail out of portland. The river is a fine place to sail. Going out to satori is also fun.
There are some good marinas on the Oregon side, and one at Camas. We make the run from I-5 to I-205 on a regular basis, and enjoy sailing under Mt Hood and running upriver with the spinnaker. The only dislike with river sailing are the days with light wind, where the current takes you downstream while you're trying to go up - but hey, it's the journey not the destination!
There's a great group of Hunter owners across the river from Vancouver called Hunter Sailing Association of Oregon. They have all kinds of organized sailing adventures up and down the river throughout the season. Try http://www.huntersailingoforegon.org/
There is also a Hunter dealer on Hayden Island off the first Oregon I-5 exit called Passion Yachts. Excellent people who know the river and support HSAO.
There's a great group of Hunter owners across the river from Vancouver called Hunter Sailing Association of Oregon. They have all kinds of organized sailing adventures up and down the river throughout the season. Try http://www.huntersailingoforegon.org/
There is also a Hunter dealer on Hayden Island off the first Oregon I-5 exit called Passion Yachts. Excellent people who know the river and support HSAO.
Les, thanks for some great info! I went to the site and registered just a few moments ago!
We will start our time back home in Vancouver but will eventually move back north to Whidbey and, God willing, back to Oak Harbor where we can keep our little boat at the marina on Sea Plane Base.
Thanks again!
Mac
Agreed!
We will look in to HSAO when we get there. From what I saw on their website I think we'll like it!
A couple of days ago I said we were considering a move back to WA as my job consists of a fair amount of travel and the rest is done over the telephone. That was all dependent on what my boss thought about it all and whether or not there would be desk space, etc. Today he gave me his blessing! Woo hoo! :dance:
Yes, please be sure to look up HSAO when you get here. We are a fun group and as you have seen on the web site, we're quite active. The price is right ($25/year), and if you buy a boat from Passion Yachts, they throw in the first year for free. :dance:
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