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

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 life raft/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

The Kick-off party for the Oregon Offshore will be held this year at Kells Irish Pub & Restaurant. Kells 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.

Offshore Kick-Off at McTarnahan's

Last night we had a great turn out for the Offshore Kick-Off at McTarnahans. This was the last chance for boats to enter the race and a number of them took advantage of that. A list of the entered boats is at the left side of this blog.

We have a total of 15 boats for this year's race, including a couple of newcomers. Welcome to Katzenjammer, Cool Change, and Summer Wind who will be doing the race for the first time.

There were a number of great raffle prizes, including donations from West Coast Sailing, West Marine and Schooner Creek, among many others. For those who missed out on last night's raffle, we will have another at the Skipper's Meeting in Astoria the night before the race.

We also want to thank Columbia Crossings and McTarnahan's for their generous donations!

The Dinner and Skipper's meeting are at the Astoria Events Center on May 12, dinner starts at 6 pm and the Skipper's meeting, including a weather briefing is at 7:30 pm.

More entries posted

Check the sidebar for the latest entries for the 2009 race. Rumors are that Time Bandit, Mummbo Jummbo, Freewind and Ya Shure are also planning to enter, but as of this morning, their entries have not been received.

Don't forget, the absolute final deadline for 2009 race entries is the April 27, 2009, kick-off party.