Eugene Yacht Club organized sailing events. The now famous Memorial Day Regatta, first held in 1945 with some 23 boats participating, is now limited to 150 boats with competitors from clubs from all over the West Coast. The Harvest Regatta in August draws up to 100 boats each year. Eugene Yacht Club The Eugene Yacht Club (EYC) is a yacht club founded in 1940. EYC is fifteen miles west from downtown Eugene, Oregon. It has a long history of supporting all aspects of sailing, maintains a Sailing School for beginners through advanced racing, and sponsors National Class racing. The excellent wind and water
Bay to Bay yacht race not allocate a CBH, SMS or OMR handicap for that boat and those boats will only race on PBH corrected time. The PBH is measure of the capability of a particular boat and crew combination, these in theory give all boats and competitors regardless of age or skill an even and fair chance of winning on PBH corrected time. The Bay to Bay Race Committee will set PBH ratings for each boat based on past bay to bay and other relevant performance. Bay to Bay yacht race The Annual Bay to Bay Trailable Yacht Race is an annual sailing event