Sailboats

Here is Passat.  According to the USCG registry she was built of steel in 1961.  And she still looks fine.

--Brian

Here's a snug little cruising sailboat.  I think the sign board on the side says Whiskey Jack.

--Brian

I thought fishing schooners were a thing of the past, but take a look at this one.  Pamela has been moored nearby for a month or so.  It looks like she must be gone fishing.

--Brian

"What a pretty boat."  -- my wife, Janet, when she saw this one go by. 

--Brian

--Brian

I keep trying to get a good photo of this boat, but it moves fast and I usually get going-away pictures. This one is OK, but I'll keep trying.

--Brian

I've seen this sailboat motor by a couple of times recently. Today they put the sails up. Looks like they were having a good time.

The sail says Bravo 25. Don't know what that means. I looked up B25 sailboats and they are some sort of ultralight thing that doesn't look like this. If anyone knows, please straighten me out.

They were heading up-river and ran out of room, so tacked across. Here they are just about to complete the tack across and are ready to turn back up-river again.

Here they've just completed their turn and are now on a starboard tack. Note the towering mast as high as a tree. And there's Mt. Hood in the background.

And away they go.

--Brian

It's probably the first nice day on a weekend since last year and everone is out in their boats. Here's a nice ketch:

Hey, I just figured out that this is a chartered ketch. Looks like a lot of fun!  Check out their website at sailpromise.com.

--Brian

Here was the lead boat for the Multnomah Channel Yacht Club on Opening Day of 2008. We did win first place for best decorated boat as well as first in most other categories. The theme was Romancing the Rose. (Portland is the Rose City.) Here is our Commodore, John Waikart, paddling a 32' replica of a gondola. Yes, of course we also had Italian music playing.  Duane Westfall, the Rear Commodore, was in charge of the event and decorations and he did a great job.

--Brian

Nice boat. If this guy were obeying the speed limits I would have caught a better picture.

--Brian