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The web link is: http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/roguetea.html
This page shows all the reservoirs and their fill percentage. You
can click on each one to get more detailed information.
The second one shows lake elevations (and stream and canal flows):
by Peter Cipes
Watching the Water Rise
On March 14, 2016, at 16:30, Howard Prairie Lake hit an
elevation of 4,507.80 feet. For me that is a significant number because that is the exact level at which the lake stood the last time
Joyride 2 was pulled from Howard Prairie, on June 15, 2014. It is
also a level that has not been reached since - until now.
As I watch all the charts and graphs (see below for links) I
am less and less nervous about water levels for the upcoming season. In fact as I write this log the lake is now at 4,511.73 (March
27, 2016) and coming up approximately one foot every three days,
with lots of water coming in from every source, both metered and
unmetered. The general consensus seems to be that the lake will
continue to fill until around June 1. If we guess conservatively (and
wildly at this point) that the lake will continue to rise at .25 feet per
day, then guess what? Howard Prairie will be full!
Even if Howard Prairie does not reach 100% I expect it will
be a good boating season up there. If it tops out at an elevation of
4,515 feet (less than four feet higher than it is now) we will have a
useable launch ramp until Labor Day. Not bad for a lake that has been
unusable for nearly two years.
So in the next few weeks I will be spending time getting
Joy Ride 2 ready for the season, and continuing to watch the graphs
and charts, as my level of excitement rises along with the water
levels!
For those of you who are interested, here are the two main
links I use to monitor water levels at Howard Prairie. Both are provided by the B.O.R. The first is called the Rogue Teacup Diagram:
The link is: http://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/rtindex/rogue.html
Clicking on any of the blue characters gets you into more detailed info. Try it. It’s fun!
For those of you who want to monitor the level at
Lost Creek (which will be 100% full!):http://www.nwdwc.usace.army.mil/ftppub/project_data/yearly/los_wy_hf.txt
I hope to see you all on the water soon. And like
Captain Ron says, “If anything’s gonna happen, it’s gonna
happen out there!”
RYC 2016 Calendar
Calendar items are subject to change
A p r i l
6, 13, 2 0, 27 —RA C E— Spri ng D ing h y S e r ie s
WHEN: 5:15 p. m. WHERE: Emigrant Lake
M a y
4, 11, 18, 25—R A CE—Spri ng D in ghy Se ri e s
WHEN: 5:15 p. m.
WHERE: West end Emigrant Lake
7 Saturday—EDUCATION—Free, Intro. to Sailing Class
WHEN: 1:00 p. m.
WHERE; Lost Creek Resort Cafe
J u n e
1, 8, 15—RACE—Spring Dinghy Series
WHEN: 5:15 p. m.
WHERE: West end Emigrant Lake
( C al end ar c ont inue d o n pag e 3)
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P. O. Box 723, Medford, OR 97501
http://www.rogueyachtclub.org
S a i l i n g
E d u c a t i o n
R a c e r ’ s
C o r n e r
Free! Sailing Class May 7, 2016
Spring Dinghy Series Starts April 6, 2016
This year’s free to the public introduction to sailing
course will be organized, once again, by John Spillman. Any
member who would like to contribute to this year’s class by
sharing knowledge or providing a sailboat (especially if it is
the 15–22 foot variety) should contact John Spillman at (541)
342-9610 or email at [email protected].
The Free Sailing Class is an historically important
annual event that has brought many of our members into the
RYC. This year’s class will be held outside on the balcony at
the Lost Creek Resort Restaurant beginning at 1:00 p. m. with
on the water sailing experience following. Preregistration
would be helpful please contact John Spillman if you are interested in taking the class.
The Spring Dinghy Series will be held Wednesdays
on Emigrant Lake from April 6 through June 15. Skippers meet at 5:15 p. m.. Bring your Laser, Sunfish or other
small boat.. There is a google group email that provides updates on race plans for a given week; if you want to subscribe
to the email lis contact Jay Harland [email protected] or
John Spillman [email protected] to be in the know! We
typically get in 3-4 races per night and finish with a little socializing post-race. Lasers and other boats with dollies can
easily launch from the west shore which is where the race
arena is. Dinghies with trailers bigger than light weight dollies may launch from the county launch ramps. Hope to see
you on the water!
A r o u n d
H .
P .
t h e
L a k e
D o c k s
F i l l i n g
As of March 30 the water level at Howard Prairie Lake
has risen 10 feet since the beginning of this month. On Sunday
March 27 Bill Horton took these pictures of the marina.
St.Mary’s School, Sailing Education to Teens
RYC and St. Mary’s School in Medford, OR will
once again be combining resources to teach twelve high
school students the necessities of sailing. The on the water
sailing portion will be May 18-20, 2016. This elective will be
chaired by Dick Barbara and will require several members to
help teach on the
water lessons and
provide 15–22
foot boats. RYC
will also provide
the use of its
Sunfish fleet but
a variety of boat
types will make
for a richer three
day experience
for the students.
Page 2--April, 2016
P. O. Box 723, Medford, OR 97501
http://www.rogueyachtclub.org
R Y C
C a l e n d a r
(continued from page 1)
J u n e
BRING: Something to throw on the grill and a
side to share. BYOB.
17 We dnesday ?—BUSIN ESS—B o ar d Me e t s
4 Saturday—RACE—Broadwater Solo
WHEN: Skippers meet 2:00 p. m.
WHERE: Lost Creek Cafe Deck
4 Saturday—SOCIAL—Post race raft-up
WHEN: After race about 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: Lost Creek Lake swim dock
BRING: An ample side dish to share and BYOB
11 Saturday—EDUCATION—Racing Rules Clinic
WHEN: 11:00 a. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
INTERESTED? email Jay Harland at
[email protected]
11 Saturday—RACE—Icebreaker Trophy (Portsmouth)
WHEN: Skippers meet 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
2 5 S a t u r d a y — R A C E — J e n s e n Tr o p h y
WHEN: Skippers meet 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
25 Saturday—SOCIAL—Potluck dinner
WHEN: 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
BRING: Something to throw on the grill and a
side to share. BYOB.
J u l y
9 Saturday—RACE—Stamm Memorial Trophy
WH EN : Skipp ers mee t 1:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
WHEN: 6:00 p. m. — 8:00 p.m.
27 Saturday—SOCIAL—Dog Days of Summer Potluck
WHEN: 12:00 p. m.
WHERE: T B A
C l u b
B u s i n e s s
RYC Semi-Annual Member Meeting:
February 27, 2016
Meeting Notes
[ T h e f o l l o w i n g s u b m i s s i o n o f b o a rd n o t e s h a s n o t , o n
d a t e o f p u b l i c a t i o n , b e e n a p p ro v e d b y t h e m e m b e r s , — e d . ]
The meeting was called to order at 8:06 pm
Meeting was attended by the following board members:
Peter Cipes—Commodore, Jay Harland—Vice Commodore,
Cindy Broadwater—Treasurer, Karen Cipes—Secretary,
Michael Gutman—2nd Trustee.
Absent: Dick Barbara—Rear Commodore, Jeanne Barbara—1st Trustee
Altogether there were 45 people in attendance.
Reports
The Minutes from Fall meeting were read and approved.
The Treasurer’s Report: Last years balance & current Balance reported [Any member in good standing wishing the details of her report or would like to examine the books may
contact the treasurer to make an appointment]. Current
Memberships Paid 30; Budgeted Memberships = 45 . The
report was approved.
Old Business: None
20 We d n es d a y ? — B U SIN E SS —B oard Me e t s
WHEN: 6:00 p. m. — 8:00 p.m.
23-24 Saturday & Sunday—Southern Cascades Regatta
Information to come
A u g u s t
13 S atu rd a y — R A C E —C ommod ores C up &
Joh n st on Trop hy
W H EN : S k ip pers meet 1:00 p . m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
13 Saturday—SOCIAL—Potluck dinner
WHEN: 5:00 p. m.
WHERE: RYC shed at Howard Prairie Lake
Page 3--April, 2016
New Business
County Parks—Steve Lambert
Resort Operations – Water Levels – Q&A
Steve Lambert, from Jackson County Parks, gave
everyone an update on the upgrades being made at Howard
Prairie Lake Resort and the camp areas surrounding the lake.
He also gave us an update on the proposed new marina to be
constructed at the Resort. And he discussed water level predictions for the upcoming season, which are very encouraging. He stated that the current prediction is that we will have a
useable launch ramp through Labor Day. He is thinking that
the docks will be useable for part of the season but it is unknown for exactly how long.
Vice Commodore’s Report: Jay Harland reported on this
season’s racing and event schedule with emphasis on Spring
P. O. Box 723, Medford, OR 97501
http://www.rogueyachtclub.org
Racing, Summer Trophy Races, Summer Series with Volunteers, Sailing Education & Youth Sailing, Boat Maintenance,
Race Committee, Training & Sign up.
Sign Ups: The sign up sheet was passed around and was mostly filled in for Trophy Races. There are still volunteers needed
for Free Sail Class, Regatta, Boy Scout and St Mary’s events.
Full Pool Pool: The Full Pool Pool was introduced by
Commodore Cipes. Interested members purchased slots based
on their best prediction of the level of HP Lake on June 1,
2016 at 00:00.
Moorage Raffle: The annual raffle was held. Raffled off
were sailing gloves, small boat blocks, jet ski rentals at Lost
Creek and ½ Season Moorage at HP which was won by
Karen and Patrick McClain. The event ran long, however
members were gracious and stayed to help clean up!
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:35 pm.
NEXT SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING: September at Angelo's Pizza.
RYC Board Meeting: March 16, 2016
Meeting Notes
[T h e f o l l o w i n g s u b m i s s i o n o f b o a rd n o t e s h a s n o t , o n
d a t e o f p u b l i c a t i o n , b e e n a p p ro v e d b y t h e b o a rd , — e d .]
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm
Meeting was attended by the following board members:
Peter Cipes — Commodore, Dick Barbara — Rear Commodore, Cindy Broadwater — Treasurer, Karen Cipes —
Secretary, Jeanne Barbara — 1st Trustee, Michael Gutman —
2nd Trustee. Absent: Jay Harland — Vice Commodore.
Housekeeping Items
1) The board will work on bringing member contact
information up to date as several invitations to the
Salmon Bake were returned with incorrect addresses.
2) The board decided that we will drop non-renewingmembers from the e-mail and Tell-Tales lists after 5
years of non-payment. We will put an item in the
Tell-Tales with regard to this information. Note that
this does not include Honorary Members who will
remain on the lists.
Reports
The Minutes from the February meeting were read and approved.
The Treasurer’s report was read by Cindy Broadwater and approved.
Cindy paid the annual insurance premium for the
club .She also went over the amounts spent and received at the
Salmon Bake, [The treasurer continued with a detailed explanation of current finances. Any member in good standing
wishing the details of her report or would like to examine the
books may contact the treasurer to make an appointment].
Page 4--April, 2016
The board approved the following new memberships to the club:
Steven Lambert
Steven Stark
The board discussed that fact that we have not billed
our advertisers in the Tell-Tales for some time now. Cindy
Broadwater agreed to send out bills to all of our current advertisers.
A motion was made and seconded to increase the
price of our ads to $35.00 for a business card size ad. The
motion passed unanimously.
Old Business
Sunfish Registration
Peter reported that the registration information has
been sent to OSBM and he will follow-up to make sure
they are on track.
Boat Storage
Jay Harland will order tarp for Sunfish.
Audit RYC Books
Cristy has agreed to audit the RYC books but she cannot get to it for another month, after tax season.
Free Sail Class
We still need a team leader for the Free Sail Class. The
board will make a concerted effort to find someone to head a
team and recruit help for the event ASAP.
New Business
Club Insurance Policy
Club member Dale Yellin has offered to look at our insurance policy to see if we can save any money.
Sunfish Work Party
We would like volunteers to help with cleaning and outfitting the Sunfish with all the required safety equipment prior
to the beginning of the sailing season on Immigrant Lake.
David Markowski would like to be involved in this.
St. Mary’s Sailing Event
The board discussed the upcoming St. Mary’s sailing
day(s) which Dick Barbara will head for RYC. After last
year’s very successful event there was a board consensus that
RYC should derive some compensation from subsequent
events of this sort. However, due to the income limits for 501
C7 organizations it is not possible to charge money (above
strict limits) to non-members. Cindy Broadwater made a motion that RYC require all student sailing participants to become Student Members. The motion was seconded and
passed unanimously.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 7:30 pm at
Peter and Karen Cipes’ home.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 pm
P. O. Box 723, Medford, OR 97501
http://www.rogueyachtclub.org
HOWARD PRAIRIE LAKE - 2016 - FULL POOL POOL
© 2016 M. Warwick & P. Cipes
RULES:
1) THIS IS A 50/50 POOL WITH 50% OF MONEY AWARDED TO WINNER & 50% OF MONEY DONATED TO RYC.
2) TO PARTICIPATE, PURCHASE ONE OR MORE 1/10 FT. SLOTS; $10 EACH OR THREE SLOTS FOR $25.
3) PURCHASE AS MANY SLOTS AS YOU WISH. AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL WILL WRITE YOUR NAME IN.
4) SLOTS PURCHASED BY SINGLE ENTRANT MUST BE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER BY AT LEAST TWO OTHER SLOTS.
5) THE WINNING SLOT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICIAL USBR FOREBAY READING ON JUNE 1, 2016 AT 0.00 HOUR.
6) IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A TIE THERE WILL BE A BLINDFOLDED DINGHY RACE TO DETERMINE WINNER.
7) ALL INFORMATION & DATA IS APPROXIMATE, PROVISIONAL & SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THIS GAME IS INTENDED FOR
ENTERTAINMENT ONLY, NOT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES.
OVER THE TOP
4527
100% FULL
4526
K. Gurley
4525
K. Gurley
K. Gurley
4524
Warwick
Spafford
4523
Broadwater
Warwick
4522
Broadwater
Spafford
ENOUGH WATER
UNTIL HALLOWEEN
Broadwater
Cipes
Harland
4521
Klein
Budd
Cipes
Warwick
4520
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Tell Tales the Rogue Yacht Club newsletter is published
around the first of each month by the board of directors as an
information source for members and other interested parties.
Tell Tales is currently edited by past commodore Bill Horton.
Submission inquires should be sent via [email protected]
Officers of Rogue Yacht Club
Spillman
Harland
Spafford
Klein
4519
Anderson
Harland
4518
Cipes
4517
McClain
4516
ENOUGH WATER
UNTIL LABOR DAY!
Peter Cipes, commodore
Jay Harland, vice commodore
Dick Barbara, past commodore
Cindy Broadwater, treasurer
Karen Cipes, secretary
Jeanne Barbara, 1st trustee (racing)
Michael Gutman, 2nd trustee (social)
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4515
J. Gurley
4514
4513
J. Gurley
4512
< March 31 at 1230H—Elevation 4512.60 feet above sea level
36,498 acre feet—60.2% of a full pool
4511
THE SHALLOW END
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