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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.

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

This was the 4th year in a row that Justin Chambers has won the National Championship!

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.

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.

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.

B. If still tied, then who beat who the most in direct head to head competition.

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.

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.

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.

1	Mike & Tonya Campbell 423-280-1039		Silver Fleet
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	Frogzilla #185 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	Blind Hog # 569	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