Fleet 95
Fleet News
The Catalina 22 fleet was formed at Privateer Yacht Club many years ago. It was reactivated a few years ago due to the efforts Kent Overbeck. The 2010 fleet captain is Rob Fowler. Our fleet is growing rapidly. Our fleet has grown exponentially over the last few years and we are now over 40 boats, the largest one design fleet in Privateer and the largest Catalina 22 fleet in the world! One of our current fleet members, Walt Jenison, was one of the original fleet members and the Club Champion when the fleet was first formed in the early 1970's.
2010 National Regatta
Fleet 95 hosted the 2010 Catalina 22 National Regatta on Joe Wheeler Lake May 15th through the 20th, 2010. The participants started arriving Friday afternoon before the event to get a little practice on the lake before the racing began on the following Monday. Joe Wheeler State Park was in pristine condition. Everyone was impressed with the room available at the launching ramp for rigging and launching. The Park officials made special arrangements for us to store our empty trailers in a secure area for the week of the event. The majority of the boats started coming on on Saturday. Things really got busy for David Bergevin and his crew measuring sails on Saturday in the River Room. Everyone found a slip to tie up their boat, got their sails measured and got checked into their rooms by Sunday afternoon. Many comments were heard about the convenience of having your boat tied up right behind your motel room. It was really not necessary to event start your car for the rest of the week. Everything you needed was right there at your fingertips. Our PRO, Dick Dommell and the other race officials arrived by Sunday afternoon. The competitors meeting was held at 1330 and a practice race was started at 1500. Due to the threat of storms, the practice race was cut short and everyone made it in to the harbor with time to spare before the welcome dinner Sunday night. As usual, the Lodge prepared a great buffet dinner. All of the participants got plenty to eat and enjoyed a few malted beverages. After dinner, many national awards were handed out by the Catalina 22 Class Board of Directors and everyone enjoyed renewing old friendships and making new ones. Dick Dommell held a race committee seminar right after dinner that was attended by most of the race committee and many competitors as well. Everyone was primed for the racing to begin on Monday.
Monday was a perfect day for racing. The winds were steady at about 8 to 10 mph, the sun was out and the temperatures were comfortable. The conditions were so good that our PRO decided to run an additional 3rd race for the day to get a little insurance against the possibility of bad weather later in the week. After day 1, Justin Chambers was leading the gold fleet, but Reid Collins had beaten him in the spinnaker race that morning. It was Justin in 1st in the Gold, Norbert Falk leading the Silver fleet and Reid Collins leading the Spinnaker fleet. Monday night, no events were planned, so everyone was on their own for dinner. Many people enjoyed dining at the Lodge restaurant and many went into town to enjoy the local cuisine of Florence, Al
Day 2 arrived with again near perfect weather. Two races were held and Justin got 2 firsts in the Gold fleet and also won the Spinnaker fleet race that morning. It was now Justin still leading the Gold fleet. Norbert was still leading the Silver fleet and Justin had taken over the lead from Reid in the Spinnaker fleet. That night we all got in our cars for a trip to Muscle Shoals Sailing Club for a cookout. MSSC were wonderful hosts. They prepared a great meal and provided a keg for everyone to enjoy. Everyone loved their nice new club house and its great view of Wilson Lake.
Day 3 was the worst weather of the week. The winds were very light and only 1 race was held. After a long slow race, the leading boats didn't change. It was still Justin in the Gold, Norbert in the Silver, and Justin in the Spinnaker fleet.
Day 4 was the last day of racing. We woke up to some great breeze on the lake. The winds were 12 to 15 with some stronger puffs. Some of the spinnaker fleet struggled with the strong breeze and didn't fly their chutes. After the race was over, Justin got 1st for the day and won the spinnaker fleet. The wind backed down a little by the time the Gold and Silver fleets got on the water at 1300. There was a short delay for some commercial traffic that was forced through the middle of the racing area due to the strong winds. After they passed through, the final race was started for the Gold and Silver fleet. Justin and Norbert again took 1st place each in the Gold and Silver fleet to win the regatta.
Congratulations to the winners. National Champion and Gold Fleet Winner - Justin Chambers - Lake Lanier Sailing Club
Silver Fleet Winner - Norbert Falk - Rome Sailing Club
Spinnaker Fleet Winner - Justin Chambers - Lake Lanier Sailing Club
This was the 4th year in a row that Justin Chambers has won the National Championship!
Link to the 2010 Catalina 22 Nationals Web Site
There are many thanks due to many people who made this regatta the success that it was. The committee Chairmen were John Rathjen, Treasurer; Dieter Kuberg, Registration; Sandy Vanden Branden & Chet Tchetter, Sponsorship & Regatta Booklet; David Bergevin, Measurer; Tom Clark, Scoring; Rob Fowler, Awards; Bob Ives, Shirts; Guy Campbell, Equipment; Kent Overbeck, Race Committee, Brainard Cooper, Race Committee; Richard Ralston, Race Committee, Dan Williams, Race Committee; and Bob Bissell, Photo Boat. We got a huge amount of assistance from Wheeler Yacht Club and particularly Doug Fox and Gar Bouse, who recruited all of the race committee help and provided all of the official boats for the event. We owe a great debt of gratitude to our PRO Dick Dommell and our Chief Judge, Edith Collins. Both of them did an outstanding job. Dick also got assistance from Hal Smith and Art Hutson as well as an army of volunteers from Wheeler Yacht Club on race committee. The staff at Joe Wheeler Lodge and Resort also did a great job. They were there to help any time we needed assistance and were able to accommodate anything and everything we needed. We got many compliments about the facilities, the food, and the sailing conditions as well as the organization of the event. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
Bill Robertson, Regatta Chairman
2010 Fleet Racing
After a slow start due to the Nationals, the 2010 fleet racing season is now started. If you haven't been out racing, you have already missed some great wind. The Spring is the best time of year for sailing at PYC. Check out the fleet race results below.
2010 Results
Fleet Racing Rules
1. The fleet will be divided into Overall and Silver fleets. Both fleets will start together. Any time that there are 3 Catalina 22's racing from either fleet, the race will count for year end awards for the overall fleet. All boats are eligible for awards in the overall fleet. Designated boat will be excluded for awards in the Silver Fleet. After results are computed at the end of the year, boats that meet the following criteria will be excluded from the Silver fleet for the following year.
A. Qualified for awards in the overall fleet (10 races or 1/2 the races sailed, whichever is less.)
B. Finished ahead of any one of the excluded boats in 1/3 or more of the races sailed.
2. In order to qualify for year end awards, the skipper must have raced in a minimum of 1/2 of the races sailed, or 10 races; whichever is LESS.
3. All skippers will be scored with the minimum number of qualifying races, so that all skippers will be scored with the same number of races.. Skippers who have sailed more that the minimum will throw out their highest scores. The winner will be the lowest cumulative score of their best races. At the end of the season, the awards will be given to the best score from the Overall and the Silver Fleet. The number of awards will be dependent on the number of qualifiers.
4. Ties will be broken in the following manner:
A. Comparison of throw outs. (who got the most 1st's, then 2nd's, etc)
B. If still tied, then who beat who the most in direct head to head competition.
C. If still tied, then the who had the best overall average score.
D. If still tied, then they are tied.
Traveling Skippers
Our newest fleet members have breathed new life into our traveling skippers. Several regatta's that we are planning to attend year are listed below.
Catalina 22 Mid Winters - Cocoa, FL
Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta - Joe Wheeler Lake
Gone With The Wind - Lake Lanier Sailing Club
Tennessee Valley Challenge Cup - Muscle Shoals Sailing Club
Equalizer - Percy Priest Yacht Club
Everyone in Fleet 95 is encouraged to attend these regattas if possible. Supporting these fleets will encourage them to support us in the Chattanooga Challenge.
Chattanooga Challenge
Five years ago Fleet 95 held the 1st annual Chattanooga Challenge. It was originally to be a challenge race among the Tennessee fleets, but our participation from all over the Southeast has been amazing. The Challenge was not held in 2010 due to the National Championships being hosted by Fleet 95. Don't miss the Next Chattanooga Challenge scheduled for May 2011. Watch the Privateer website for the NOR and other information about the regatta.
Fleet Roster
| 1 | Mike & Tonya Campbell 423-280-1039 |
Silver Fleet |
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| 2 | John Kabosky 423-314-8618 | Little Miss Magic # 13331 | Silver Fleet |
| 3 | Eddie & Jane Graham
423-870-4959 |
YeeHaw # 11318 | Silver Fleet |
| 4 | Dieter & Evelyn Kuberg 423-842-6714 | Wind Chaser # 15556 | Silver Fleet |
| 5 | Guy Campbell | Murdina # 12430 | Silver Fleet |
| 6 | Kent & Jane Overbeck 423-886-6432, Cell 718-2616 | Leapfrog # 14647 |
Gold Fleet |
| 7 | Kent & Bretta Kindervater | Pollen | Silver Fleet |
| 8 | Allen & Leslie Culp 423-886-0019 | Silver Fleet | |
| 9 | Jack & Suzie Cook
423-876-0092 |
Suzie Q # 11970 | Silver Fleet |
| 10 | David & Beverly Bergevin 423-843-1443 | Badam # 12454 | Silver Fleet |
| 11 | Pete & Barbara Snyder 706-891-0858 | Windabout # 8329 | Silver Fleet |
| 12 | Bill & Kathy Robertson 423-870-8334 | Gold Fleet | |
| 13 | Tim Godwin 423-942-7098 | Tide Rider # 10590 | Silver Fleet |
| 14 | Brandy & Shay Mayo 423-667-8128 | Silver Fleet | |
| 15 | John & Sandy Rathjen 423-843-1718 | Dragon Fly # 563 | Gold Fleet |
| 16 | Walt & Marcia Jenison 423-886-6655, Cell 413-7158 | LiL' BOUY BLEW # 1804 | Silver Fleet |
| 17 | Scott & Marilyn Irwin 423-802-5277 | Anorexia
# 750 |
Silver Fleet |
| 18 | Wade Pearson 423-886-6467 | Silver Fleet | |
| 19 | Bryson Leslie 706-375-8750 | Detour # 1200 | Silver Fleet |
| 20 | Barry Klein 706-260-7037 | Twilight Zone
# 15546 |
Silver Fleet |
| 21 | Kirby Sweat
423-745-9381 |
Dream Chaser # 12222 | Silver Fleet |
| 22 | Ed & Lorraine Ford 423-843-3274 | Sea Ya # 7851 | Silver Fleet |
| 23 | Rob Fowler 634-0806 & Tom Clark | Duck Soup # 15597 | Gold Fleet |
| 24 | Garrett Schmitt 706-461-4756 | # 7509 | Silver Fleet |
| 26 | Steward Cofield 706-517-5689 & Harvey Howalt | Sport | Silver Fleet |
| 27 | Michael Easparam 423-693-6700 | Stardust # 987 | Silver Fleet |
| 28 | Pat Crowe 423-870-4747 | # 7949 | Silver Fleet |
| 29 |
George Barber
423-821-3879 |
Silver Fleet | |
| 30 |
Tom Prevost
423-756-6361 |
Sea Chaser #517 | Silver Fleet |
| 31 | Keith McConnell | Silver Fleet | |
| 32 |
Bob Bissell
423-344-0126 |
#14400 | Silver Fleet |
| 33 |
Chuck Morgan
706-935-3035 |
#14369 | Silver Fleet |
| 34 |
Tom Bumgardner
423-886-2294 |
Silver Fleet | |
| 35 |
Stuart Penrose
423-478-8990 |
15647 | Silver Fleet |
Link to the history of the Catalina 22
Link to the Catalina 22 Web Site
Final 2007 Results