The Coots will be getting together for our first visit of the year to Toledo, Oregon. Anyone who thinks they may be a Coot, or is just curiuous about us, is welcome. There will be much boat BSing and even some boating, in Depot Slough and the Yaquina River. Dry camping Thursday to Monday is free in the field near the docks. Moorage in the transient slips near the sewage pumpout station costs a "suggested donation" to the Boathouses.
The centerpiece of this year's messabout will be a Saturday "seminar" Saturday on electronic navigation in small boats, with presentations on using cheap and free nav programs on tablets and smart phones. We'll start at 10:00, break for lunch, then continue in the afternoon.
On Sunday we'll do a group boat trip up or down the Yaquina River. The tides will be favorable for a run up to Elk City for lunch. More casual boating any time you feel like it, in Depot Slough and the River, is encouraged.
Tide predictions at Toledo from WXTide32:
- Thursday, April 18
- Low Tide:4:48 AM PDT2.5 ft.
- High Tide:10:12 AM PDT6.1 ft.
- Low Tide:5:03 PM PDT-0.6 ft.
- High Tide:11:33 PM PDT6.4 ft.
- Friday, April 19
- Low Tide:3:36 AM PDT2.0 ft.
- High Tide:11:10 AM PDT6.2 ft.
- Low Tide:5:42 PM PDT0.8 ft.
- Saturday, April 20
- High Tide:12:00 AM PDT6.7 ft.
- Low Tide:6:16 AM PDT1.4 ft.
- High Tide:12:00 PM PDT6.3 ft.
- Low Tide:6:16 PM PDT0.9 ft.
- Sunday, April 21
- High Tide:12:24 AM PDT7.0 ft.
- Low Tide:6:52 AM PDT0.9 ft.
- High Tide:12:45 PM PDT6.3 ft.
- Low Tide:6.47 PM PDT1.2 ft.
- Monday, April 22
- High Tide:12:48 AM PDT7.3 ft.
- Low Tide:7:26 AM PDT0.4 ft.
- High Tide:1:27 PM PDT6.3 ft.
- Low Tide:7:16 PM PDT1.5 ft.
Topo maps of Yaquina Bay and River in KAP format for import into most nav programs.
Topo map images (PNG) and indexing info (XLS) to import them into nav programs.
Here is NOAA chart No. 18581 (PNG image) showing Yaquina Bay and the Yaquina River up to Toledo.
A NOAA weather forecast for the area.