The minutes of PORPA's BOD meeting of September 16th have been uploaded our website. If yiu have problems locating it or downloading it, go to www.porpa.org in the about tab in the board meeting minutes section. If you still have problems, contact [email protected]. The main topics on the agenda were safety, financial status and expenses until next season, sprints review, water safety event review, end of season demob and winter storage, year end social event date. Safety: there is still need for an appointed safety officer (interested?). More emphasis on...

Family Day 2023 wa succesfull at adding four rowers to the world! The Merrill family (Caroline, Clint, Hannah and Max) with Max's firend Kohta showed up at 8:00 am to do the on-land session of introduction to rowing. At 9:00 am at the Mudhole the whole gang was excited to practice the learned technique on water. Caroline, Hannah, Kotha and Max got on the ntx-w-e (quad) with Okju as cox/coach. Clint got on the stern seat of the Seashell with Erwin as bow/coach. All new rowers practiced the sequences learned...

The Third Annual PORPA SPRINTS on the Priest River thanks our generous sponsors and donors for providing for free registration and t-shirts for all the youth and free BBQ lunch for all participants and thier families. BIG SHOUT OUT to: Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Northern Quest Resort and Casino, Aerocet, Synergy Design, Eagles Nest Motel, Elsaesser Anderson, Selkirk Ace Hardware, Priest Gardens, Mitchell's Harvest Foods, Expect-A-Lot Signs, Ivory Dental and many others. We are humbled by the amazing support of over 20 volunteers including West Bonner Fire Department, safety boat...

OMGosh! the PORPA SPRINTS on the Priest River were such a success! 50 participants in canoes, kayaks, paddle boards, and rowing shells! Over a dozen youth raced in many events including the popular relay races! People came from Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Ione, and all over the INW. Our Canadian friends from Nelson, Cranbrook, and elsewhere joined in the fun!

Our two Trimline singles "Patricia" and "Anne Spencer" found a new home. Since PORPA has now enough singles available from begginer recreational to advanced competition, it was decided to donate the two shells to the Easton Boy Scout camp in Harrison, ID on Lake Coeur d'Alene. The boyscouts will be able to learn to scull at the camp during their summer sessions, expanding the badge portfolio for participants. This is just another way PORPA is developing youth rowing in Northern Idaho. Herw is a link to Camp Easton's website: https://www.nwscouts.org/campeaston

The presentation of the points reviewed during the annual membership assembly has been loaded to PORPA's website. To read them go to www.porpa.org, sing in, go to the About tab and open BOard Meeting Minutes section. In the picture you can see the 6 set of sculling oar that were purchased from San Diego for our new QUad and the new Double. In case you do not longer want to receive these communications contact [email protected]

Just to let all PORPA members know that the May 1st Board Meeting minutes have been uploaded to our website under https://www.porpa.org/page/about/board-meeting-minutes You will need to log in to the site. Worth noting is that the board approved to also rent to own a QUAD. Therefore now we will have a mid weight Quad, a HW double with matching sets of sculling oars. This equipment will be available this coming season enhancing our fleet offering. Participation at the maintenance day event on the first weekend of June will be essential...

We are proud to issue our 2023 Newsletter. This spectacular publication (thanks Sean and Sheila of Synergy Design Studios in Newport, WA) is full of infomation about updoming events, celebration of accomplishments, and amazing photos (Thanks Holli Axel of Axel Images in Priest River, ID)! Hopefully this great newsletter gets you out to a PORPA event at least twice this summer! We look forward to spending time with each other enjoying the beautiful PNW!

The Warren Foresch Award was introduced in 2019 to honor our now departed friend Warren Foresch. This award is a symbol of Warrens’s spirit to prevail against odd and his endless optimism and commitment. The selection process takes into consideration a member’s effort that greatly benefit our organization through improvement of personal technique or performance while adding value to the sport of rowing. In 2022 there were two highly deserving individuals nominated. Members of the committee selected Okju Cha as the 2022 recipient of the Warren Foresch Award. Okju spent...

PORPA visors are available and for sale for $10.00 If interested send email to [email protected]