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
Word of Wisdom presiding patriarch, provided an interpretation of the Word of Wisdom's proscription of "hot drinks": And again "hot drinks are not for the body, or belly;" there are many who wonder what this can mean; whether it refers to tea, or coffee, or not. I say it does refer to tea, and coffee. According to a book written by LDS missionary and hymnographer Joel H. Johnson in 1881, Joseph Smith shared Hyrum's interpretation: I understand that some of the people are excusing themselves in using tea and coffee, because the Lord only said "hot drinks" in the revelation of the Word