Celebrating 90 Years of Boating Clubs and Organizations!

In this Issue:


Instructions for November 21st 7pm Zoom General Meeting bottom of page:


Upcoming Events:



  1. CRYA Annual Dinner - Tuesday Dec. 12th, 6:30pm
  2. Daughters of Neptune for 2024 - Looking for Candidates
  3. Christmas Ships are coming! How can you view them?
  4. MCYC Invites you to join them on New Years Eve!



In the news:

  1. Nautical Safety Foundation Year End Summary - Please consider donating to this very important cause.
  2. Did you miss the latest Boat Oregon Newsletter? We have the link for you.
  3. Oregon State Marine Board - Board Book - 2023 highlights



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


www.crya.us


 CRYA Facebook 


 Marine Services Directory 

For advertising information contact cryanews@gmail.com


Americas Boating Club Classes


CRYA Annual Recognition Dinner


Come celebrate with us the many good things about boating and working to help improve facilities and safety of boating. This year's dinner will be held at the Old Spaghetti Factory on Dec. 12th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. We would love to have you join us, with particular focus on Delegates, Commodores both for 2023 and 2024, as well as this year's work to get our sponsors to also join us. Dinner will be $28 and includes a 3 course meal. We will have the signup links up on the website soon as well as in the November newsletter. We will be bringing in our New President and other officers of CRYA for 2024 as well as thanking all those who helped in making opening Day a great event.


Questions? Email Bev Hamlik at bev@crya.us


For sign up - Click Here

Daughters of Neptune Candidates for 2024


We are pleased to announce that our Daughters of Neptune program has been taking shape in 2023 so that we can now feel comfortable with continuing with the program for 2024. We are looking for girls who will be between the ages of 14 - 17 during the 2024 year. 2024 plans are to have the girls in the Starlight Parade, riding on the Navy ships from Astoria to Portland, as well as life jacket fitting events for corporate events. Please let us know if you have interested girls by emailing them at this LINK.

The 2023 Christmas Ships Parade will be Starting on December 1st!


The 2023 Christmas Ships Season will begin on Dec. 1st with a combined Fleet night parading in the North Portland Harbor. There will be a cameo event as well on November 24th where a group of Christmas Ship captains will lead Santa who will be arriving by Tugboat to the Vancouver waterfront docks. The group will start just below the Grant Street Pier at 4:30pm as they lead Santa upriver where he will disembark at the Vancouver Public dock by 5:30pm and travel to Ester Short Park for the Tree lighting ceremony.


For a complete list of schedules for both the Willamette and Columbia Christmas Ships Fleet Schedules you can find all that and more at www.christmasships.org


Did you forget to sign up for the Christmas Ships this year? You still can. Again, go to this link and it will take you to the signup form. It's almost too late....but not yet!


For the Fall Boat Oregon Newsletter - Click HERE

Oregon State Marine Board has released its Board Book, a compilation of activities, grants and budgets.

Thank you to Mike Kondrat for picking out the following items

most relevant to CRYA and boaters.


Agency staff coordinated heightened safety awareness patrols from September 14th through September 16th in Lincoln County. The fall salmon fishery increases boat traffic significantly to multiple coastal waterways and the Pacific Ocean. Law enforcement agencies included Clackamas County, Lane County, Linn County, Tillamook County, Klamath County and Oregon State Police. Overall teams patrolled the Yaquina Bay and River, Salmon River, Alsea River and Siletz River as Ocean conditions were poor for crossing the bar. A total of 761 boater contacts were logged into the eBER system which included 20 citations and 128 warnings. There were approximately 30 life jackets handed out to boaters who lacked sufficient USCG approved life jackets.


An Outfitter Guide special emphasis enforcement patrol was held on the Columbia River from Warrior Rock to Bonneville Dam on September 9th. Six law enforcement boats carried participants including five OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers, six Washington DFW officers, eight US Coast Guard crew and boarding officers, two ODFW licensing staff members, three Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputies, and one OSMB staff. 29 guide boats and 8 recreational boaters were contacted, and 17 citations and 22 warnings were issued.


Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Program

01.

The Metro Boat Turn-in Program is nearing its conclusion. OSMB staff have assisted Metro with coordinating disposal of over 70 unwanted boats from the Metro region, helping keep them out of waterways and natural areas and ensuring responsible disposal.

02.

Through the derelict vessel removal initiate funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), staff has coordinated the removal of 44 ADVs from the Willamette River, primarily in the areas around Ross Island, downtown Portland, and Swan Island. Expenditures to date are approximately $285,000. Staff works with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on an ongoing basis to identify vessels for and anticipates at least one more multi-vessel removal project prior to the end of the calendar year.

03.

The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) convened an Abandoned and Derelict Vessels Workgroup in September 2023. The workgroup will meet monthly through April 2024 and will provide statewide program recommendations to the State Land Board. OSMB staff participate in the workgroup as well as a smaller advisory group made up of natural resource agency staff. The convening of the workgroup coincided with an allocation of over $18 million to DSL from the Monsanto PCB settlement.

Have you seen the New Marine Services Directory Page?


Please help us to fund your Yachting Association by including your business. It helps us keep the work going for boating safety and service improvements for all boaters in our area and State. For more information contact info@crya.us, or if you are ready to help we have a PayPal link setup just for this purpose. PayPal Link. We all Thank You for the support.

Our Sponsors - Marine Services Directory Page


Sheffield Marine Propeller Downriver Customs Rocky Pointe Marina



McCuddy's Marina Cook Engine Schooner Creek Boat Works


Following Sea Marine

General Member Meeting Information 7pm

Social time starting at 6:30

(Time to figure out how to get into the meeting!)


Zoom Meeting Details - Here


Previous Meeting Minutes - October


Agenda for Meeting Here


Treasurer's Report - October


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