Wooden Boat Show & Crab Feed - Oregon

[David G]

Yes - it's almost time for the annual Depoe Bay event. This is one of the favorite events in Oregon - both for the setting and for the casual but busy feel. Lots of boats to look at. The Crab Feed is always worthwhile. Our boating group - the Western Oregon Messabouts - typically has a good showing there. This is where the new boats - built over the winter - come to get Christened - complete with ceremonial piping.

I'll be there Saturday only this year - though most years I come down on Friday, and don't leave till late Sunday. One of my favorite events!

http://visittheoregoncoast.com/citie...nd-duck-derby/

http://www.depoebaychamber.org/events2.aspx?ID=11

http://dory-man.blogspot.com/2010/04...show-2010.html

http://images.search.yahoo.com/searc...-s&fr2=piv-web

[TerryLL]

Bummer!
I'll be in Hood River that weekend doing a trade show. Any chance you could move it to the middle of the following week?

[wizbang 13]

same weekend, Mothers Day, as Olympia Wood Boat Thingy, sadly.
( The oly thing is kind of campy, but I go there by boat, not car).

[C. Ross]

Hmmm... I get to Portland about every two months on business. Maybe I can swing this. April 21 and 22, right?

[David G]

Yup - the Saturday and Sunday.

[James McMullen]

One of my favorite memories of this event past was rowing a faering around the corner and out through the Hole straight into the the freakin' Pacific Ocean, man! It's an amazing setting with the sedate, tiny little harbor right on the other side of the genuine deal, just a few hundred yards away behind the cliffs. Super neat-o!

[boteswayn]

Watch out for those mesmerizing comers, James!

The old timers blasted this harbor out of solid rock. At one time it was not much more than the other spouting holes along this unforgiving coast. Most days, James' foray outside in a rowboat is just not possible.

David, you forgot the link to last year's show:
http://dory-man.blogspot.com/2011/04...boat-show.html

[James McMullen]

. Most days, James' foray outside in a rowboat is just not possible.

You're right about that! This was one of those days where it all lined up right for a few hours. I certainly wouldn't want to have to rely on doing it regularly.

[David G]

And on the right day, it's been done in a Puddle Duck Racer - out to the first buoy (and back, by god!).

Myself - I'm looking forward to the Crab Feed. It's been many months since I had any Dungeness. Too expensive to buy in the stores, and being in recovery mode has kept me from going after them myself. I can taste 'em already. Add some cole slaw, a beer, and the marvelous good company... mighty close to heaven!

[boteswayn]

Some laugh at Fate but I would never choose to take a Puddle Duck Racer anywhere. James' choice of ocean going vessel was, by far, the wiser.

[James McMullen]

It was a Joel White Shearwater as I recall, and it was an utterly delightful open water rowboat. I might even build one for myself some day. It was even possibly the boat that broke the spell that dories had had on me until then. . . though I think it was still a while before I was able to fully let go of the web of rationalizations I had built around them.

[David G]

Some laugh at Fate but I would never choose to take a Puddle Duck Racer anywhere. James' choice of ocean going vessel was, by far, the wiser.

Ya think??? LOL

[Bobcat]

So will bobbys be there?

[David G]

So will bobbys be there?

No Clue! He should come down, though. I'd buy him a beer. Ask him.

[David G]

OK... last reminder --

http://www.oregoncoasttoday.com/depo...nboatshow.html

[David G]

Rick came down from Canada for the show... and is the first to post a few fotos:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150831121037743&set=a.10150831120 692743.475242.738982742&type=1&theater

https://www.facebook.com/rlandreville

[wizbang 13]

crying out loud, I was looking at last years sched or something. I thought it was next month!

[David G]

crying out loud, I was looking at last years sched or something. I thought it was next month!

Bruce - you're an old hand. You know by now that 'island time' stays in the islands <G>