Newsletter

December 2003
 

Don Bateson at the helm of Crocus, #8244

From the Afterguard
By Dale Mack

In December, the fleet held its annual holiday potluck and membership meeting at Don & Carolyn Bateson's home.  In addition to sharing wonderful food, a White Elephant gift exchange, and stories from the sailing season just completed, the business at hand was to elect a new Fleet Captain. Outgoing Fleet Captain Blaine Dickason was thanked for his past year of service and was presented with a framed 8x10 picture of him racing Gromit.

Don Bateson was elected Fleet Captain for the 2004 season.  Don has been with Fleet 20 for several years, and  he served as Fleet Captain in 1997 when he was sailing Gold Rush #4248.  Don is an avid Catalina 22 racer who often speaks of keeping the class affordable for new racers.  Please join me in thanking Don for stepping up to help move Fleet 20 forward in 2004.

Scenes from the Holiday Party




 

Become a Member of Fleet 20
By Dale Mack

It's that time of year to renew your Fleet 20 membership or to join for the first time if you're one of the many local C22 owners who have thought about joining but just haven't taken that first step yet.  The 2004 season promises to be a lot of fun, and I look forward to working with our new Fleet Captain as we plan a few non-race related activities.

The Fleet 20 Membership Application is available online here.  Simply print it off, fill it out, and sending it along with $10 to the address listed on the application.

Come this Spring, we'll probably organize another walk the docks and drop off brochures event at several of the local marinas.  We'll also have photos and brochures at the Portland Boat Show as part of the Columbia River All Catalina Association's booth.  The boat show gives us an opportunity to gain some visibility will local Catalina 22 sailors.  If anyone is interested in working the CRACA booth during the show let me know.

If you plan on racing in 2004, you might consider joining the Small Yacht Sailing Club of Oregon (SYSCO).  Although a SYSCO membership isn't required to race, SYSCO members do benefit from having their race entry fees for SYSCO sponsored events automatically covered by their membership dues.  More information about SYSCO and other Portland/Vancouver sailing organizations can be found at:

www.sailpdx.com

 

Fleet 20 Newsletter Reaches a Milestone
By Dale Mack

This edition of the Catalina 22 Fleet 20 newsletter represents the 48th issue since first going online in January of 2000.  As the newsletter's editor, I want to thank everyone for sharing their photos and stories, and allowing me to tag along occasionally.

 

Newsletters of the Northwest
By Dale Mack

Checkout these links to Northwest Catalina newsletters and local racing:

 

Racing

2003 Racing Awards
By Dale Mack

The 2003 racing season was blessed with nice winds and great weather.  I want to thank everyone who came out and crewed for someone in 2003 or served on the race committee.  Without your support there would have been no Catalina 22 class racing on the Columbia River.

2003 Fleet Champion is awarded to Mike McGrath, Solus, #6800.

2003 Fleet Champion Awarded

The fleet annually presents a perpetual plaque to the Fleet 20 member who achieves the best racing record over the past year.  The races we count include the five Thursday evening Spring Series, five Thursday evening Summer Series, and the two day One-Design Regatta in August.  For the last three years, our San Juan Islands trip has landed too close to the One-Design, so we haven't counted it since no one raced.

For the 2003 season, the Fleet Champion Award went to Mike McGrath, who sails Solus, #6800.  Mike and his crew Terry Annis sailed a great season against some stiff competition at times.  In addition to the plaque, Mike was also presented a framed 8x10 picture of him racing Solus.

2003 Most Improved Sailor is awarded to Blaine Dickason (on the left), Gromit, #12286.

2003 Most Improved Racer

The fleet also annually presents a perpetual plaque to the Fleet 20 member whose racing performance has improved the most over the past year.  Although the award can and has been awarded to experienced sailors, it's not uncommon to see it awarded to the Fleet's rookie of the year. 

For the 2003 season, the Most Improved Racer award went to Blaine Dickason, who sails Gromit, #12286.  Blaine's improvement over 2002 was incredible.  He turned the 2003 season into basically a horse race between Gromit and Solus.  If it weren't for losing the jib halyard to the top of the mast in race one of the Spring Series, Blaine might have been crowned the Fleet Champion for 2003.

Congratulations to Blaine and his crew for an awesome job in 2003.

Spring Series Results

Boat Name Sail # Owner Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Score
Solus 6800 McGrath 1 no wind 2 2 1 6
Gromit 12286 Dickason DNS/5 - 1 1 2 9
Crocus 4248 Bateson 2 - 3 3 4 12
<no name> 13408 Forrest 3 - 4 DNS/5 3 15

Summer Series Results

Boat Name Sail # Owner Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Score
Gromit 12286 Dickason 2 1 2 1 1 7
Solus 6800 McGrath 1 2 1 2 3 9
Crocus 4248 Bateson 3 3 DNC/5 3 2 16
<no name> 13408 Forrest DNC/5 DNC/5 3 DNC/5 DNC/5 23

 
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