J24s hit the gorge for the first time for the 2003 J24 Western Regionals. Soup is the first willing to try the crane in stevenson, WA. Additional Pictures: http://www.pacificfog.net/photographs/03-08-03-web/index.html

Sailing with the Schenk/Hopper family in '03. Sam Hopper not quite visible (born) yet...

Some other memorable pictures of 2003.

2003 was also the first year of the Oregon Food Bank Free Bowl of Soup Night beer can. What started out as a simple idea turned into a fun event with a live band, and almost $1k raised for OFB.

Meg & Kelly's first sail on the Soup. 1999

First travel regatta. J24 Western Regionals in Seattle, WA. 1999. 14th out of 28. Big lesson in rig tune. Light air, and too tight, 26th in the 1st race. Loosened up the rig and went way outside for more pressure to squeek out the bullet in the next race. http://www.cycseattle.org/1999_specific/J-fest.html. Solid 1st year, including the Fleet27 Championship.

Soup Back in Oregon, getting ready for the first season
Original Soupsters (Doug/Jeanette Schenk, Eric/Amy Hopper, & Mark Thum)

Free Bowl of Soup (formerly Da Treader, formerly Dawn Treader) pickup in San Francisco on New Year's Day 1999. New name decided at the New Year's Eve party at the Thums the night before. Left at 4am, spent the night with the previous owner, and started off again the next day.

BVI '98

Pre-cursor to the Soup. Tasar2296 - "Swirly Mode", "Suffern' Succatash", and finishing up with "Fat Boys need Big Air" at the 1996 Tasar World Championships in the Columbia River Gorge. 46th out of 75 boats, not too shabby. http://www.tasar.org/results/1996/1996-world.html