Our 2025 Opening Day Sponsor!

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!

Our Sponsors - Marine Services Directory Page

Sheffield Marine Propeller RiverCast Rocky Pointe Marina



Cook Engine Schooner Creek Boat Works

Following Sea Marine Boat Insurance Agency Dish Outdoors

In this Issue:

Upcoming Events:

1. The Daughters of Neptune program is looking for interested girls to join in our 2025 court.
2. MCYC Commodores Ball Invite - Feb. 8th
3. Starting in February, Boaters Safety Course - Get your boaters' card. Through ABC/Power Squadrons of Portland and Vancouver
4. Starting in March, Boat Handling Skills - Through ABC/Power Squadrons of Portland and Vancouver
5. Opening Day Updates - May 3rd, 2025

In The News:

1. Beacon Rock Updates - Positive things?
2. WOOO Floating Home Insurance Forum
3. Winter Edition of The Excrement Gazette!
4. Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Messenger HERE

Daughters of Neptune are Looking for the 2025 Court

We are looking for girls who would like to join the Daughters of Neptune Program for 2025. You need to be between the ages of 14 to 17 while serving as a Daughter of Neptune. It can be a daughter, Granddaughter or any girl wishing to help promote Life Jacket Awareness, and Water Safety. Clubs that would like to sponsor a Daughter but don't have one can contact Alicia Robinson for details. We are also always looking for Adult Chaperones to help run the program.

If you can help, please contact Alicia at Alicia@CRYA.us.

Opening Day May 3rd, 2025 Updates

Opening Day will be upon us very soon and we are working to make sure we are ready come May 3rd. Some of the things we are doing could use your help. While we work on the logistics of the parade route and such, it is also critical that we work to get the Community involved in our parade. We will be forming 2 committees. One will focus on the parade route logistics, and the second will focus on Community involvement for the day as well as the theme. These committees will be chaired by Tony Bacon for the Parade Route, and Bev Hamlik for theme and community. At this point they are planning to have bi-monthly meetings for quick updates on progress and planning.

How can you Help? Both Tony and Bev would like to have volunteers from our CRYA membership to help work out all the possible options.

Can you help? Please contact Tony Bacon at Tony@crya.us. or Bev Hamlik at Bev@crya.us to be included. You can find updates as well on our website as Tony has been working on a page that keeps information available as we get it. It should be a wonderful day come May 3rd!

CRYA Opening Day Updates Webpage

So, are we going to be able to use

Beacon Rock Docks this year?

We are Happy to say that the short answer is yes! The Park Ranger sent an update to our President Bernie Bacon outlining the remaining issues as well as short term and long-term expectations. The Beacon Rock Park rangers need to get an updated use permit for the water occupied by the docks from the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Although somewhat of a formality, "official" dock repairs to the power and pumpout areas of the dock remain on hold. But, some basic repairs have reattached the loose deck boards and they feel the dock is useable. As the details are finalized for the land lease as well as permits for the repairs to the power and pumpout section of the dock the Park Maintenance team will be able to do those repairs in about two weeks' time. During that repair time, the docks will be closed. We will monitor the progress and make sure that member clubs that might be in the repair time closure are notified. We wish it was all done, but right now it seems that we have a slight compromise to work with for using the docks this year.

Zoom Meeting link HERE www.waterfrontoregon.com

You can find the Winter 2025 Gazette HERE

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

www.crya.us

 CRYA Facebook 

 Marine Services Directory 

For advertising information contact cryanews@gmail.com

Americas Boating Club Classes

General Member Meeting Information 7pm

Zoom Meeting Details - Here

Previous Meeting Minutes - December Annual Meeting

Agenda for Meeting - Here

Treasurer's Report - December

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