Bremerton Yacht is a member of the International Power Boat Association 
(IPBA), which is the sanctioning body for the major log races held in 
the Pacific Northwest, to whom the club pays annual dues in the amount 
of $50.00.  IPBA is, in turn, a member of the North American Cruiser 
Association (NACA), a national association responsible for the 
coordination of log racing efforts among the 13 log racing associations 
existing nationally.  Each year, one association, as scheduled on a 
rotational basis, hosts the North American Invitational Championship 
Log Race (NAI), to which the champion from each association is invited 
to compete for the title of North American Log Racing Champion of the 
Year.  The South Sound Section of IPBA, to which BYC belongs, is 
scheduled to host the NAI in early September 2006 to be held out of the 
Gig Harbor Yacht Club.  

Inasmuch  as it is impractical for the contestants to bring their own 
boats to the contest from around the nation, it falls upon the hosting 
organization to find local boat owners who are willing to “share” their 
boat for this event.  “Sharing” means that the contestant operates the 
boat during the timing runs and during the actual contest with the 
owner onboard during both of these events; the owner operates the boat 
at all other times.  Fuel expenses are covered by the contestant.  The 
preferred type of boat  being sought is diesel-powered with a cruise 
speed somewhere between 8 and 10 knots.

Participating in this event as a “donor boat” is an excellent way to 
learn how the national “hot dog” log racers do so well and to see how 
your boat is operated by an experienced champion log racer.  To date, 
Captains Owen Ritter and Dan Robinson and myself have committed to be 
boat donors.  A total of 17 boats will provide each contestant with a 
boat plus provide a couple of spare boats as backups.  
 
This year the South Sound Section of IPBA really consists of only three 
YCs with active log racing programs - Gig Harbor YC, Port Orchard YC 
and BYC, which means that these are the three groups responsible for 
making this championship event succeed.  IPBA is recognized nationally 
for conducting the most challenging log races and having the highest 
level of participation, and our own Heavy Weather Race is still the 
“Big Daddy of Them All”.  The success of our hosting efforts will 
reflect on our reputations (BYC, GHYC and POYC) as upstanding Pacific 
Northwest yacht clubs in the impressions we make on those coming from 
across the country to compete for national honors.

If you can help us out by participating as a donor boat owner, please 
contact Dick Timmerman (IPBA Contest Boat Chair) via email at 
rgtimm@cablespeed.com prior to June 15.  This is a Social Event to be 
greatly enjoyed.  Thank you for your consideration.

P/C Mike Henry
BYC IPBA Rep
IPBA Secretary