Rose City Yacht Club is one of the oldest and largest yacht clubs in Portland, Oregon. We currently have about 150 active members, individuals, couples, and families who enjoy the convenience and security of a private moorage, gated parking, and floating clubhouse.
Commodore’s Welcome
Welcome to Rose City Yacht Club!
Welcome! Since our beginnings in 1932, we have grown steadily to a 150-slip member-built and owned marina with concrete docks and a floating clubhouse. We do not allow live-aboards (but members often spend the weekend on board their boats, and we have shower facilities for members and reciprocal guests).
The Club operates as a cooperative with no employees. All administrative, construction, and maintenance work is done by member volunteers. A minimum number of “work hours” is required each half year.
The Club has a pump out dock, and there is a commercial fuel dock located at the next-door marina.
We enjoy one of the newest all-concrete marinas in the NW, with pressure water and power to slips. Our marina is strengthened to withstand winter winds, and we maintain depth with our own member-operated dredge, the “J Randall”. Depth is maintained at approximately 7 feet at river stage zero. Note that this can diminish to 6 feet in the fall during low tides. Our slips are sized for boats up to about 12 feet of beam, and some accommodate boats a foot or two wider. Dock lengths vary from 30 feet to 42 feet. There is normally a 6-month to over a year’s wait for a slip, after being sworn in.
We offer multiple cruising opportunities and sponsor local races. Members have trophied in ocean races regularly. Our cruising members voyage everywhere from BC and Washington waters, down to California, Baja, the South Pacific, and beyond.
We host many organized cruises on the Columbia River, as well as informal gatherings at nearby docks and anchorages. For our “Lazy Daze” cruise, we explore the lower Columbia River estuary, with stops at island anchorages and small towns along the way.
The Club conducts educational events and seminars. We cooperate with the CRYA and other yacht clubs and have reciprocal privileges with many yacht clubs in the western United States and Canada.
But the most important feature of the Club is its members. Building long term friendships with conversation, laughter, and shared food and beverages is what we do best.
Sincerely,
Commodore Bruce Newton and First Mate Wendy Newton