Second Entry: Turnagain, Beneteau Oceanis 50


Our second official entrant, Turnagain, is a Beneteau Oceanis 50 hailing from Vancouver, BC, skippered by Travis McGregor. Welcome back for your fifth Oregon Offshore race! Turnagain will also be competing in this year's Swiftsure Cape Flattery race and the Vic-Maui race (again!). Good luck to ya!


Turnagain's PHRF rating is 99.

First Official Entry! Abstract J/105, Portland, OR

We always welcome our first entrant, especially when they are from our hometown! This will be Abstract’s second Oregon Offshore.  After a action packed year of one design racing throughout the PNW, skipper, Doug Pihlaja, plans to compete in this year’s Swiftsure and the 2019 Pacific Cup in the Double-hand division. Glad to have Portland based skipper, Doug Pihlaja, and crew join us!

PHRF 93

Offshore presentation January 25th CYC Seattle clubhouse

Please join us this Thursday, January 25th at the CYC Seattle clubhouse starting at 6pm. After dinner, our Commodore Craig Garrison, Vice Commodore/Offshore Chair Denny Damore, Rear Commodore Jenn Thompson, and present Membership Chair/past Commodore Alex Reed along with Seattle's Alex Krawarik will be giving an educational  presentation about the race. Will hold a Q & A session after the presentation. Please join us!

RSVP encouraged 

Registration now open

Registration is officially open today. 

 This year we are accepting electronic entries via Regatta Network. Click here to sign up. Race related information will be available on both this site and the RN event page.

 Questions? contact Dennis Damore oregonoffshore@cycportland.org 

Attention! Attention! Calling All Offshore Racing Sailors!

logo art: Eric Rouzee
It's time again to get ready to race up the Washington Coast towards beautiful Victoria, British Columbia!

The Corinthian Yacht Club of Oregon is proud to announce the 42nd Annual Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race, to be held May 10th-13th, 2018.

The annual race, a mainstay for Northwest sailors, begins each year outside the mouth of the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon and finishes in the picturesque harbor of Victoria, British Columbia.

 Race registration will open on January 20, 2018 and CYC will begin taking race entrant registrations through Regatta Network on and after that date. The official Notice of Race (NOR), Safety & Equipment Requirements and links to the race registration page will be ready and available for early bird sign-ups at that time.

If you have any questions about the race, as either boat owner or crew, please contact CYC Race Captain Dennis Damore at race.captain@cycportland.org.

Don't forget the annual 2018 Oregon Offshore Kickoff Party, to be held again this year April 16th at Kell's Restaurant in downtown Portland. Further details will be posted soon about the pre-race festivities on the official race blog, so keep checking back for important updates!

The legendary Oregon Offshore Skipper's Meeting will be held again this year in Astoria, Oregon on May 9th. Race skippers and navigators are required to join CYC race organizers and other race participants for important last minute updates on weather, safety equipment, tides, race start time and the race course.

Come, join the action at the 2018 CYC Oregon Offshore! Get your registration in early, beginning next week on January 20, 2018!

Best regards & safe passage to all considering this annual Northwest journey!

Race Captain
Corinthian Yacht Club of Oregon
2018 Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race

Watch out!


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2017 Class Winners - A Final Shout Out

The Corinthian Yacht Club of Portland would like to thank all of the participants and sponsors that took part in the success of this year's 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race.

Special congratulations go out again to the individual PHRF and One Design class winners:

PHRF Class A1 Winner - Wylie 70 "Rage"

PHRF Class A2 Winner - J-46 "Riva"

PHRF Class B Winner - Cascade 36 "Raindrop"

PHRF Class C Winner - Ericson 35 Mark II "Aja"

J-105 Class Winner - J-105 "Free Bowl of Soup"

Cruising Class Winner: Cal 34 "Souffle"




Congratulations to all the racers from Schooner Creek Boat Works! We are proud of your sense of adventure in pursuing this race. Thank you for participating in this year's Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race.


Oregon's Version of the "Auld Mug"

The prestigious trophy for winning first Overall in the Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race will have another THREE names emblazoned on it this year - Schenk, Hopper & Davis.
The trio sailed their J-105 "Free Bowl of Soup" to an overall victory in the 2017 race under blustery conditions.
Who will be the 2018 winner? Only time will tell!
Above: The coveted CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race Overall Trophy


DC says: "don't make me come up there!"


PHRF Class A1 Corrected Time Winner In the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race: Rage

Congratulations to skipper David Raney & crew of the Wylie 70, "Rage" - 2017 First in Class PHRF A1 Winners!
Rage was first to finish and first in class in the 2016 CYC Oregon Offshore, and the Overall race winner in 2015, 1997 & 1994. Photo courtesy of Schooner Creek Boat Works.


More Oregon Offshore Photos

Maria Swearingen Photography/SailingPDX Photography:
http://sailingpdxphotography.zenfolio.com/f61956424
Oregon Offshore Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/oregonoffshore/?hc_ref=SEARCH
Team Stay Gold's Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/svstaygold/
Free Bowl of Soup's Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/FreeBowlofSoup
Kinetic V Sailing Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/KineticSailing/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE
J-105 NW Fleet Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/J105PNWFleet/?hc_ref=SEARCH

Here's an "old school" picture of the first Oregon Offshore Race......that year, the fleet headed south to Newport, Oregon instead of north to Victoria, so back then it was just the Oregon Offshore...now, it is the CYC Oregon Offshore INTERNATIONAL Yacht Race. In 1977, a hot new boat was just coming onto the sailing scene, the J-24!
Staysails, bloopers, tall boys, spankers and cross-cut spinnakers were all part of the first Oregon Offshore race.
File Photo

B.O.A.T. - Break Out Another Thousand

Or two.....
"Looks like there's some heavy weather coming. Put up all the canvass, we'll let god take it down"
- Ted Turner, 1979 Fastnet
The crew from the J-105 "Abstract" inspects their shredded spinnaker at the dock in Victoria, B.C. in the aftermath of the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race. Just one of many great stories from the race, where winds ranged from dead calm to gusts exceeding 30 knots at times.

Scenes FromThe 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore Awards Ceremony

Drying out the sail inventory at the dock in Victoria following a wet and (sometimes) windy CYC Oregon Offshore race. Photo Credit: Eric Hopper.
What time is it? Coffee time! 5 am live TV interview before the race. Photo Credit: Eric Hopper.
Safety first! Photo Credit: Eric Hopper.
















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First In Class, First Overall & First On Your Television Dial!

Congratulations to the crew of the J-105 "Free Bowl of Soup", PHRF Overall and J-105 Class winner in the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race!
Before the race, the team even had time for a live television interview on the dock in Astoria, broadcast live in Oregon & SW Washington on NBC KGW Channel 8.
"Yeah, we're going to win....we're going to sail really fast, beat everybody....and win...yep, that's what we're going to do."

Way to go Soup!

Final Result Details - Part 1: Boat Name/Type/PHRF Ratings/Time Allowances/Finish Times




Boat Name                 Boat Type             PHRF Rating        Time Allowance                Finish Time
Souffle Cal 34 none cruising class 05/13/17 06:14:30
Whoodat Tartan 33 none withdrew Withdrew - DNS
Kinetic V TP-52 -84 00:00 05/12/17 15:10:07
Rage Wylie 70 -63 01:07 05/12/17 15:10:22
Anam Cara J/122 42 06:45 05/12/17 19:02:01
Hana Marie Wylie 43 66 08:02 withdrew - DNS
Panama Red Mumm 36 51 07:14 withdrew - DNF
Riva J/46 45 06:54 05/12/17 17:21:51
Velocity J/42 72 08:21 05/12/17 19:08:50
Blue Martini Valiant 50 135 11:44 05/13/17 18:02:20
Desperado New York 36 108 10:17 05/13/17 01:41:25
Passepartout Stevens 47 114 10:36 05/13/17 04:07:36
Rain Drop Cascade 36 138 11:54 05/12/17 20:52:31
Sloop Dawg Beneteau 93 09:29 05/13/17 00:50:24
Stay Gold Morgan 36T 126 11:15 05/13/17 03:38:47
Aja Ericson 35-2 150 12:32 05/13/17 05:20:48
Cantata Ericson 38 147 12:23 Withdrew - DNS
Cool Change C&C 38 144 12:13 05/13/17 17:20:32
Sol Pacifico Catalina 470 141 12:03 05/13/17 18:10:00
Abstract J/105 93 09:29 05/12/17 19:14:29
Escape Artist J/105 93 09:29 05/13/17 00:27:14
Free Bowl of Soup J/105 93 09:29 05/12/17 18:20:15

Final Results Details - Part 2: Times

Final Elapsed & Corrected Times for the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race

Elapsed Time                  Corrected Time             Boat Name
1d 20:14:30 1d 20:14:30 Souffle
DNS DNS Whoodat - DNS
1d 05:10:07 1d 09:40:19 Kinetic V
1d 05:10:22 1d 08:33:01 Rage
1d 09:02:01 1d 06:46:55 Anam Cara
DNS DNS Hana Marie - DNS
DNF DNF Panama Red - DNF
1d 07:21:51 1d 04:57:06 Riva
1d 09:08:50 1d 05:17:14 Velocity
2d 08:02:20 2d 00:48:05 Blue Martini
1d 15:41:25 1d 09:54:01 Desperado
1d 18:07:36 1d 12:00:54 Passepartout
1d 10:52:31 1d 03:28:37 Raindrop
1d 14:50:24 1d 09:51:15 Sloop Dawg
1d 17:38:47 1d 10:53:29 Stay Gold
1d 19:20:48 1d 11:18:18 Aja
DNS DNS Cantata - DNS
2d 07:20:32 1d 23:37:20 Cool Change
2d 08:10:00 2d 00:36:27 Sol Pacifico
1d 09:14:29 1d 04:15:20 Abstract
1d 14:27:14 1d 09:28:05 Escape Artist
1d 08:20:15 1d 03:21:06 Free Bowl of Soup
Yellow highlighted text denotes fastest elapsed time
Green highlighted text denotes fastest corrected time
Souffle is in the Cruising Class and therefore her times are the same

Class Breakdowns & Final Position Standings

PHRF Class A1:
1) Rage
2) Kinetic V

PHRF Class A2:
1) Riva
2) Velocity
3) Anam Cara

PHRF Class B:
1) Raindrop
2) Sloop Dawg
3) Desperado
4) Stay Gold
5) Passepartout
6) Blue Martini

PHRF Class C:
1) Aja
2)Cool Change
3) Sol Pacifico

J-105 Class:
1) Free Bowl of Soup
2) Abstract
3) Escape Artist

Cruising Class:
1) Souffle




Final Overall Results.....The Soup Wins It!

The Overall PHRF Corrected Time Winner & Winner of the J-105 Class in the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race is.....
FREE BOWL OF SOUP!
Schenk, Hopper, and Davis's sixth Oregon Offshore race was the charm, as the J-105 team from Portland won Class and Overall Division Honors in the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race
CONGRATULATIONS!
Here Are The OVERALL Race Results!

PHRF RACING DIVISION:
1) Free Bowl of Soup, J-105, J-105 Class
2) Raindrop - Cascade 36, PHRF Class B
3) Abstract - J-105, J-105 Class
4) Riva - J-46, PHRF Class A2
5) Velocity - J-42, PHRF Class A2
6) Anam Cara - J-122, PHRF Class A2
7) Rage - Wylie 70, PHRF Class A1
8) Escape Artist - J-105, J-105 Class
9) Kinetic V - TP-52, PHRF Class A1
10) Sloop Dawg - Beneteau, PHRF Class B
11) Desperado - New York 36, PHRF Class B
12) Stay Gold - Morgan 35T, PHRF Class B
13) Aja - Ericson 35 Mark II, PHRF Class C
14) Passepartout - Stevens 47, PHRF Class B
15) Cool Change - C&C 38, PHRF Class C
16) Sol Pacifico - Catalina 470, PHRF Class C
17) Blue Martini - Valiant 50, PHRF Class B
18) Panama Red, Mumm 36, PHRF CLASS A2 (Withdrew, DNF)
19) Hana Marie, Wylie 43, PHRF Class A2 (Withdrew, DNS)
20)Cantata, Ericson 38, PHRF Class C (Withdrew, DNS)

CRUISING DIVISION:
1) Souffle, Cal 34, Cruising Class
2) Whoodat, Tartan 33, Cruising Class (withdrew, DNS)






Aaaaaand....We're Done!

This is why we do it!...Thank you again to all of the competitors in the 2017 CYC Oregon Offshore International Yacht Race! See you again next year!

Photo Credit: Ashley Paterson