Oregon Whitewater Association

Flying Pie Pizza - 7804 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215

Website:       http://www.flying-pie.com/locations/portland

Schedule:     6:00 – 6:30       Social Time                                                                6:00 - 6:15        Pizza/Salad Delivered
                     6:30 – 6:45       Introductions                 
                     6:45 – 7:15       Club Business               
                     7:15 – 8:15       Presentation
                     8:15 – 8:30       Clean-up

Topic: Gaining a Cosmic Perspective: Our New Place in the Universe        

Speaker: Dr. Scott Fisher 

Speaker Bio: Director, Pine Mountain Observatory, University of Oregon, Dept. of Physics 

Description: Come on down, enjoy pizza and refreshments.

2023 BoatSmith Whitewater Festival ~ Smith River, Calif

Gasquet, California ~ Patrick Creek Campground

Description: NOTE: This is not an OWA sponcered or supported river trip, but merely a boating community whitewater event where like-minded whitewater enthusiast gather for a long weekend of boating and socializing. The event and camping will take place at Patrick Creek Campground. Patrick Creek Lodge is located North, across the Highway. The rivers that will be concidered for this event are the Main Stem (Middle Fork) of the Smith River, Oregon Hole Gorge section of the Smith River, South Fork Smith River, South Fork Gorge and/or North Fork Smith River. The river class rating will range from class III to class V in Difficulty.  

Class IV boating skills required, especially as the water level rises. If there is any question about your ability, please contact me.

Cost: $50, Covers two breakfasts and 2 dinners with apps. 24 people total.

Launch is from Alameda bar on Saturday the 18th. There is a landslide above Argo and Grave Creek put in, blocking the road. Take out at Foster Bar on the 20th. Shuttle with Whitewater Cowboys in Merlin is $300, the coast route.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Matt Saucy

North Clackamas Aquatic Center

7300 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222

This is a great time to bring your families out, update skills and get some refresher training from some extremely knowledgeable folks who have graciously donated their time.  This is a club meeting and there is no cost associated with this event, however you must be an OWA club member to attend. The Pool Session will begin promptly at 7:00PM and run to 9:00.  Please arrive early enough to be changed into your swimming gear and ready for the meeting to start at 7:00 pm. We will divide into groups and then rotate through the stations. 

The schedule looks like this:
7:00pm- Introductions 
7:30pm- 1st rotation
8:00pm- 2nd rotation
8:30pm- 3rd rotation
9:00pm- Gear breakdown and packing

Due to overwhelming participation by our volunteer instructors, and because of our limited time, there will be more stations than time permits for rotation.  We will attempt to get everyone though the stations they'd like to get through and I expect that there will be some interim floating between stations.  The stations will be:

Station 1 - Bruce Ripley - Knot Tying - Railing walkway
Station 2 - Sam Drevo - Throw Bagging/Swimmers - Wave Pool
Station 3 - Sam Watry - Light Cat Flipping - Dive Pool
Station 4 - Kyle Dorfi / Candace Bethel - Raft Flipping - Wave Pool
Station 5 - Dave Neisen - Mechanical Advantage - Deck Area

Gear- Everyone in the pool must have the following gear (if you don't have it you can't get in the pool):
Helmet
PFD
River Shoes/Sandals
If you have questions prior, please contact safety(at)oregonwhitewater.org.

North Clackamas Aquatic Park

7300 SE Harmony Rd

Milwaukie, OR 97222

The Lower Deschutes Spring Break Trip is back! This is a great trip for families and kids to be introduced off-season boating and camping.

We will float from Buck Hollow to Heritage Landing on the first weekend of Spring Break for Oregon schools.

Come join us!

Flying Pie Pizza - 7804 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215

Website:       http://www.flying-pie.com/locations/portland

Schedule:     6:00 – 6:30       Social Time                                                                 6:00 - 6:15       Pizza/Salad Delivered
                     6:30 – 6:45       Introductions                
                     6:45 – 7:15       Club Business               
                     7:15 – 8:15       Presentation
                     8:15 – 8:30       Clean-up

Topic: TBA         

Speaker: Kurt Carpenter   

Description: Come on down, enjoy pizza and refreshments 

Speaker Bio: TBA

River Safety Training Class 2023

Dodge Park

Class will be taught by Certified instructors led by Sam Drevo of ENRG Kayaking. Unlike years past, we will not have access to the community building or camping. More information and sign-up will become available once the details are finalized around February.  

Logistics:

Dates: April 15 and 16, 2023 (Saturday and Sunday)

Hours: Instruction from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. 

Location: Dodge Park, 11021 SE Lusted Rd, Sandy, OR 97055. Knot tying event TBD.

Food: Coffee, water, drinks, sweet and salty snacks will be provided. You are on your own for lunch. Please bring lunch with you so you don't have to leave the area to go get lunch.

Gear: This is an in/out of water course and requires a dry suit or wetsuit, helmet, PFD and footwear. Dress for the weather for classroom instruction. Camp chair and coffee cup recommended.

Cost: TBA (This is an 18 and older event).

Description & Sign-up: TBA

Boating 101 will be updated once event details have been finalized.

Flying Pie Pizza - 7804 SE Stark St, Portland, OR 97215
Website:       http://www.flying-pie.com/locations/portland

Schedule:     6:00 – 6:30       Social Time                   Pizza/Salad Delivered @ 6:00
                     6:30 – 6:45       Introductions                 Pizza Delivered @ 6:30
                     6:45 – 7:15       Club Business               
                     7:15 – 8:15       Presentation
                     8:15 – 8:30       Clean-up

Topic: Kayaking and Stand Up Paddling        

Speaker: Luke Spencer   

Description: Luke Spencer will be the guest speaker for May and will talk about the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival and future plans for the local event. He will also be covering Stand-Up-Paddling rentals and classes offered as well as kayak rentals and classes offered. Come on down, enjoy pizza and refreshments 

Speaker Bio: Owner/Operator or Clackamas River Outfitters in Estacada, Oregon