Portland Yacht Club promotes a wide variety of sailing activities from classes for beginners, to hosting racing regattas, providing organized cruisers on the Columbia River and Pacific Northwest ports, to encouraging blue water extended cruises.

PYC hosts several regattas a year through our sailing committee.  Every Wednesday evening in June the Club hosts the members-only race series called the Mauni Elliott.  Mid-October through mid-March there is a semi-formal series each Sunday, except holidays, called Sailing on Sundays.  Typically over thirty boats gather to race taking turns to be race committee.  A number of PYC boats participate and the clubhouse is open for all racers following the races.