Catalina 22 National Sailing Association

C22 Region 4 Sailor

We are going to give the C22 Rigging Seminar a try on Saturday here in Indy. We are expecting temps in the 40s, and rain (70% chance). If you reside near Indy and want to come over to Sailboats Inc ... terrific. We would enjoy the opportunity to meet you.

The Seminar is outdoors...although I am expecting we will have some shelter for you. Dress for cold weather. You might get wet.

If you reside outside the Indy area, I would probably discourage you from driving the long distance as we might have a wash-out, and I'd hate to see you spend money on gas.

If you want to come to Indy and talk Catalina 22s, we'd like to have ya.

Thanks,
Rich Fox
C22 Region 4 Commodore
Indianapolis, IN

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Sailors

The 2012 Cattail Regatta and C22 Region 4 Championship.will be held on June 2&3 at Jolly Roger Sailing Club, 5961 Edgewater Drive, Toledo, Ohio. Registration fee is $30.00.  The NOR can be found on the Jolly Roger Sailing Club website at www.Jollyrogersailingclub.com, under Cattail Regatta.

We are shooting for 5 races for this regatta.  Racing will be in the Maumee Bay. There will be plenty of dockage available at the Jolly Roger docks.  All boats will remain in the water for the duration of the regatta.

When you arrive pull your boat into the back yard for preliminary set up.  Launching takes place across the street.  Jolly Roger has a hoist rather than a ramp. There will be plenty of bodies available to help you launch your boat. 

I will send out an information email next week with more particulars.

If you are planning on attending please email me to let me know so that I can plan dinners and events.  Thank you.  Also, if you know of any one else who may be interested in attending please pass along this email.

Let's go racing!
Bruce Sondys

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Catalina 22 Region 4 Racers

REGATTAS

Don't forget, there are three Catalina 22 Regattas coming up during the next 60 days in our area: May 19-20 is the May Cup Regatta at Alum Creek (Columbus, OH) June 2-3 is the Cattail Regatta at Jolly Roger (Toledo,OH) June 16-17 is the inaugural Showdown in Motown Regatta at North Star Sail Club (Mt.Clemens,MI) that will also be sailed by the Cal 25 and Catalina 27 class.

FOR SALE

 If you know of some members at your sailing club who may be interesed in buying a Catalina 22, here are some good options.

Hull #20 is For Sale for approximately $6200. I believe this boat (Keith Kuhlman's old boat) use to sail at Grand Lake St. Mary and appears to be very well cared for and in excellent "race ready" condition for a 42 year old boat. For details, see http://catalina22.org/index.php?option=com_adsmanager&view=list&catid=0&Itemid=72

Hull #15605 (Sport) is For Sale for approximately $12700. This boat is also in excellent "race ready" condition. (See same link above).

Sailboats Inc has a brand new 2012 Sport (#15747) for sale...contact them directly for pricing, or see http://sailboatsindiana.com

SEMINAR

On Saturday, April 28, I am presenting a Catalina 22 Sailboat Rigging Seminar at Sailboats Inc in Indianapolis from 10-12. If you're interested in coming over for that, please join us. If you bring your boat to Indy, or if you don't bring your boat, we will go sailing the rest of the weekend, and do some racing on Sunday at Eagle Creek, if time permits.

ANOTHER REGATTA

Gary Allen and I will be attending the Percy Priest Yacht Club's Force 5 Regatta next week (April 21-22) in Nashville, TN. I will be crewing for Gary. For info on this regatta, go to www.ppyc.org and see their regatta page. The Catalina 22 has the largest fleet...5 boats are pre-registered.

2013 NATIONALS

Take note that the 2013 National Championship Regatta will be held in Fort Walton Beach, FL next June. Gary Allen and I are planning to attend and I will be crewing for Gary with a goal of Gary winning the Silver Fleet. This will be the 40th Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta...a milestone for the Class.

ON A PERSONAL NOTE....

This week, Denise and I celebrate our 20 year wedding anniversary. For 16 of those 20 years, Denise (a.k.a. "Betty Bowmean) has crewed for me and taken care of the working the whisker pole. Denise really wanted a power boat when we went boat shopping in 1995 in Atlanta, GA. (I won this one). I am proud of her for really hanging in there (more like hanging on and not falling off) and allowing us the great opportunity to enjoy our Catalina 22 friends and our sailboat throughout the first 20 years of our marriage.

-Rich

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C22 Region 4 News

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C22 Region 4 News

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C22 Region 4 GRIN Participants-

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Jolly Roger Sail Club Fall Series

Downliad: Fall Series N.O.R. and Registration Form.

This year the Catalina 22s will be sailing a separate course from the PHRF, JAM and Cruising fleets. The course will be located in Maumee Bay rather than out north of Turtle Island as stated on the NOR. Travel time to the sailing area from Jolly Roger Sailing Club should be under 30 minutes. Specific course details will be spelled out at the skipper's meeting Friday evening 2030 hours. If you cannot be there in time for the skipper's meeting please let me know and I will secure race instructions for you.

I will be at Jolly Roger Sailing Club as early as 1500 hours on Friday to help with boat preparation and launching. If anyone has questions or needs help with directions please call me on my cell at 248-320-2258. Camping is available on the club grounds if you so choose. There are a couple hotels nearby, as well.

I hope to see you all there. Let's go racing!

Bruce Sondys
Scurvy Dog
1176

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Cave Run Regatta Back On The Grin Circuit!

All-
Chuck Emrich has informed me that the 2011 Grand Annual Regatta at Cave Run is now back on this year. For NOR, go to www.caverunsailing.org.

I have attached the updated GRIN Calendar to include the Grand Annual Regatta.

Also...Denise and I are attending the "Pig Regatta" at Brookville Lake Sailing Association (located northwest of Cincinnati in southeastern Indiana) as a possible new regatta venue for the C22 fleet. The regatta is September 10-11. Their website is www.blsa.us.

And finally, I was contacted by some folks in C22 Region 3 to discuss the possibility of having a Region 3 vs Region 4 Challenge Cup in Nashville in Fall 2012. What do you guys think...would you support this concept?

Thanks,
-Rich

Old Fox Reggata, October 8&9, 2011

All,
Good morning. I am pleased to announce that we have posted the Notice Of Race and opened up the registration for the 2011 Old Fox Regatta, October 8-9! This year, we will be having separate fleets/starts for Catalina 22, PHRF, JAM and multi-hull classes. There is a possibility that we might even have a Wavelength 24 class. We also have a professional Race Officer coming in to run the racing and keep things moving along.

Come down to Columbus, OH to enjoy the fun and festivities, which includes a party on Saturday night, with daily first -place awards, the annual Chili Cook-off, ACSA provided pot-luck dinner and a Jello-Shootout. Also back for a third year in a row, The Usual Suspects (and repeat offenders), the wonderful 9-piece band which has been entertaining the midwest sailing community all over the place, including the I-LYA Bayweek festivities.

Registration is now open and accepting orders for regatta shirts. We will post the design in the week. In addition, please indicate if you will be needing dockage and when you plan on arriving.

Registration Page: http://tinyurl.com/2011OldFoxRegistration

Also, here is a link to the Notice Of Race: http://tinyurl.com/2011OldFoxNOR 

I look forward to seeing everyone again this year. Please don't hesitate to give me a call if you have any questions.

Regards,

Brent O'Keeffe
ACSA Vice Commodore
cell - 419-560-0059

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C22 Region 4 Summer 2011 Newsletter

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C22 Region 4 Racers

Due to uncertainty of local C22 fleet participation as well as expected low participation from out-of-town boats, I am going to remove the Muncie Sailing Club's Catalina Regatta (8/13-14) from this year's C22 Region 4 GRIN Racing Series.

I am expecting the MSC will still have a regatta that weekend, but do not believe it warrants inclusion on the regional C22 travel schedule at this time.

The Jolly Roger Sailing Club's Fall Series (9/17-18) and the Cave Run Sailing Association's Grand Annual Regatta (10/1-2) are a GO for this fall.

The Alum Creek Sailing Association's Ole Fox Regatta (10/8-9) is scheduled and Brent is checking to see if water levels will be maintained beyond October 1st by the State. If this regatta is cancelled due to inability to launch, there is a C22 regatta in Nashville, Tennessee (same weekend) that we have been invited to attend.

Do not wait....make your hotel reservations now to help secure a good rate and availability...especially for Cave Run.

Gary and I are also keeping an eye on possibly participating in the Captain's Quarters Regatta on the Ohio River near Louisville the weekend of September 24-25. This is a fund raiser regatta hosted by the River Cities Sailing Program. Please let me know if any of you guys are possibly interested in racing in Louisville that weekend. I am not sure what to expect, but we will check it out and keep you guys posted. Chuck, this is close to you!

Finally, with the possible changing-of-the-guard (Race Director) at Eagle Creek in 2012, I am going to see about bringing the C22 fleet back to racing in Indianapolis if the new ECSC RC is "C22 Friendly" in 2012. At the same time, I am going to check with the Indianapolis Sailing Club for a possible joint C22 and Capri 22 Regatta in 2012. ISC has an active Capri 22 one-design fleet.

Rich

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C22 National Championship Regatta.

Just got off phone with Gary Allen. Gary is in 6th place in Silver Fleet.
Gary is pretty happy that they decided to stick-it-out and race in the high wind
conditions.

The wind today was 25-30 mph with gusts. Only 5 Gold Fleet boats raced (17
registered), and 8 Silver Fleet boats raced (14 registered).

In Gold Fleet, the 5th place boat has 15 points...the 6th place boat has 54
points.
This is one of those situations that you go out in the heavy air with intention
of racing.
Then if you decide not to race, then at least start and take a DNF.
Remember, a DNF is the # of boats that raced, plus 1. Whereas a DNC is the
number of registered boats plus 1.
Taking a DNF in today's races would allow a boat to remain competitive in the
Regatta.
The Gold Fleet is now really a 5 boat race because boats 12 boats now have 54
points going into race #4 on Tuesday.
I will certainly bet that there is a lot of discussion this evening about
whether or not the Catalina 22 Nationals should be raced in wind exceed 25 mph?
What do you think??

Bruce...you would probably love these conditions?!!

Speaking of high wind....2004 National Champion Mike Glover broke his mast while
sailing with jib-only before the 1st race.

Most boats were sailing with reefed main and jib.

Detailed results

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GARY ALLEN GOES TO NATIONALS IN DALLAS

This week (June 19-24), the 2011 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta is being held on Lake Grapevine (Dallas), Texas. A total of 31 boats are participating and sailing in two fleets. Gary Allen (Breakin' Wind III, #15703) is the only sailor from Region 4 attending this year's event. You can follow the results and view pictures of the event using links posted on the www.catalina22.org  website or go directly to http://www.catalina22nationals.com/.

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C22 SPORT "POLYCHRONIC" WINS C22 JUNIOR NATIONAL REGATTA

Congratulations to Alex Schwinn (Skipper) and crew Christopher Chaumont and Grace Embrey who won the 2011 Catalina 22 Junior National Championship Regatta in the Catalina 22 Sport (# 15709) Polychronic. Congratulations Alex, Christopher and Grace. The C22 Junior National Regatta was first held in 2007 in Region 4 at North Cape Yacht Club (Lake Erie).

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C22 NATIONAL REGATTA IN REGION 4 IN 2013?

In 2013, we have the opportunity to bring the Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta to the Great Lakes Region (Region 4). If you or your sailing club are interested in organizing and hosting the event, or want to find out more information about it, please contact me (rich_fox@yahoo.com or 317-815-8599).

Some of the basic requirements include:

1. 1. Ability to host approximately 35-45 Catalina 22 sailboats, their skippers, crew and families. This is a family-oriented sailing event.
2. 2. The event date is anytime between May 1 to July 31, with June as the desired month. The event starts on a Saturday and ends on a Thursday evening.
3. 3. Ability to provide a US Sailing PRO and Judge, as well as a good Race Committee and related resources.

Most fleets or clubs that have hosted this event have generated a nice profit (several grand) used to support their own racing or junior programs.

I have recently helped organize the 2007 and 2010 C22 National Regattas and will be available to help a Region 4 fleet or sailing club organize the event. It is a very rewarding experience, but does require work to do it right.

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C22 GREAT LAKES CRUISE

Our next C22 Region4 event is the 2011 Great Lakes Cruise to Door County, Wisconsin (Green Bay). For details, please visit the Fleet 130 website at http://fleet130.org/2011glc/index.html.

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LOOKING FOR A CATALINA 22?

If you or some of your sailing friends are looking for a new or used Catalina 22, check out the inventory at Sailboats Inc ( www.sailboatsindiana.com ). They currently have the following C22s in stock:

1. 1. 2011 Catalina 22 Sport (hull #15730)
2. 2. 1989 C22 New Design Wing Keel
3. 3. 1984 C22 Swing Keel
4. 4. 1972 C22 Swing Keel, sail # 905 (this boat is in great condition)

Rich Fox C22 Region 4 Commodore SeDepecher #15582 Indianapolis, IN

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A SCURVY DOG TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE COMPETITION TO WIN THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Bruce Sondys, skipper of the Catalina 22 "Scurvy Dog" and his crew - daughter Becky and Kay Hamel, on winning the 2011 Region 4 Championship Regatta this past weekend at Alum Creek Sailing Association near Columbus, Ohio and their May Cup Regatta. A total of 7 Catalina 22s participated in the event with a total of 10, yes 10 races on Saturday and Sunday. The Scurvy Dog and her skipper and crew won with seven bullets, two second place finishes, and a third place finish. The racing was very close all weekend. Many thanks to Brent O'Keeffe and the ACSA for hosting the Catalina 22 and doing a great job of running the regatta.

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SKIPPER OF SCURVY DOG SNIFFING AROUND FOR CATTAIL REGATTA IN 2012

Bruce Sondys (Skipper of the Scurvy Dog) will be sniffing around the Jolly Roger Sailing Club to determine if the JRSC Cattail Regatta for 2012 may become a two-day event (first week of June) to provide Catalina 22 sailors an additional racing venue for 2012 and beyond.

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Although missing in action this past weekend, I will be serving as your C22 Regional Commodore for at least another year. - Rich Fox

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GRIN - GREAT RACING IN THE NORTH

Attached is the GRIN Score Sheet. Bruce Sondys takes the lead, followed by Chuck Emrich, Mike Bracket, Brent O'Keeffe, Gary Allen, Kevin Loving and Bruce Faris all earning points this past weekend by participating in the C22 Region 4 Championship Regatta.

The best 3 of 5 races will count towards the GRIN...so it is not too late to come out an participate. I have a feeling that Bruce and Becky were grinning all the way home from this weekend's regatta.

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WANTED - DOOR PRIZES AS CARE PACKAGE FROM REGION 4 FOR 2011 C22 NATIONAL REGATTA

If you or your business have something new that you can donate as a Door Prize for this year's Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta, please contact me. I would like to send a care package of Door Prizes from members of Region 4. Products that are related to the Catalina 22 is always nice. And something like a gas card would also be greatly appreciated.

If you make a donation of a prize, and it does not have to be something expensive, I will make sure the Regatta organizers are aware so they may provide proper recognition.

Please contact me if you may be able to assist - rich_fox@yahoo.com.  Thank you.

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2012 REGION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA

I am looking for a Club to host the C22 Region 4 Championship Regatta. If you and your Club are interested, please contact me. It is also most acceptable to have the Championship Regatta as part of a Club's Regatta - it does not need to be a stand-alone event. If you or your club may have a tentative interest, please let me know by end of October 2011.

Thank you,

Rich Fox
Region 4 Commodore
SeDepecher #15582
Indianapolis, IN

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C22 Region 4 Racers- Updated C22 Region GRIN Calendar.

GRIN rule "Best 4" regattas" has been changed to "Best 3 regattas".  As we have 5 scheduled regattas, counting 3 is a much more reasonable number. It is also consistent with the Region 3 GRITS program that also has 5 Regattas and counts only the Best 3 results.

We have 7 boats registered for the Region 4 Championship Regatta - 5 in Gold Fleet, 2 in Silver Fleet. If you have not pre-registered, please do so at www.alumcreeksailing.com and go to the Racing / Information page to complete your registration on-line.

Also, come prepared to our Region 4 meeting to discuss your suggestions for venues and dates of Region 4 races. If you cannot attend, but wish to share with me your suggestions before next week, please reply back to me via e-mail.

Thanks,
-Rich

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Catalina 22 Great Lakes Cruise Update from Mike Bracket:

OK folks – time to start thinking about getting the boat in the water and enjoying another year on the Great Lakes.

The Great Lakes Cruise will be July 31-August 6th in Door County WI.
Registration form is at www.fleet130.org

Be sure to call the Sister Bay Marina and reserve your slips. Steve will only be
able to hold them for us until early June.

At this time, only 3 boat have made their reservations, Thanks Geoff and Kurt.
If you know of any other C22 owners who might be interested in sailing with us,
please pass the information on to them.

One of the good things about sailing Door County and Sister Bay is you don’t
have to live on the boat if you don’t want to. You can rent a nice house or
condo in town and day sail with the group but sleep in a comfortable bed. Sister
Bay is very tourist friendly!

I am working on the itinerary now. Should have it posted to the Fleet 130 web
page in the near future. If you have any ideas for activities, let me know. We
will definitely have some great sailing. Depending on the winds, we might even
sail thru Porte des Mortes, or Deaths Door. This is the relatively narrow
passage between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, at the tip of Door County. And we
will definitely have some nice sunsets and an evening sail. We might do a fun
‘race’ around Horseshoe island near Nicolet Bay. Nice beach for swimming.
I know the price of fuel is giving everyone pause. Trust me, you deserve a break
in early August. And by then the price will be down somewhat. Maybe only
$3.50/gallon!

Get those boats ready, shine the bottoms and get them in the water. Then check
your trailer and get it ready. July 31 will be here before you know it.
If you plan to sail with us, please let me know so I can start planning the
picnics and parties.

Mike Bracket
C22 Fleet 130

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Catalina 22 Region 4 Championship Regatta

Our Region 4 Championship Regatta is next weekend (May 14-15) at Alum Creek
Sailing Association (near Columbus, Ohio). We have 7 boats pre-registered.

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Region 4 Commodore Nominees

I received one nomination for Region 4 Commodore - me.
I will gladly continue to serve as your Region 4 Commodore.
The reason for seeking nominees was to make sure a fair opportunity was provided
to any C22 Region 4 sailor(s).

Agenda - Region 4 Meeting - May 14 @ Alum Creek Sailing Association (some time
around 7 to 8 p.m.)

1.  Racing Venues & Dates
2.  Growing the Region
3.  2012 Region 4 Championship Regatta
4.  Election of Region 4 Commodore
5.  Other

Note: you do not have to race at the Regional Championship Regatta to come to
our Regional Meeting.


Attached is an updated C22 Region 4 Calendar.

Thank you,

Rich Fox
SeDepecher #15582
Indianapolis, IN

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Region 4 Commodore – Rich Fox commodore@c22region4.org

2011 Great Lakes Cruise

Location: Sister Bay Wisconsin, Door County
Dates: July 31 – August 6th,
Fees: TBD.

There is a nice ramp at the marina ($7) and secure parking in town for the tow vehicles and trailers. After we coordinate with the marina, we will post the information on slip reservation.

Itinerary (Tentative

July 31: arrive and rig/launch boats. Group picnic at the Marina
August 1: Sail to Nicolet Bay – swim on the beach.
August 2: Sail around Chambers Island
August 3: Sail north to Ellison Bay, Porte des Morts and into Lake Michigan
August 4: Sail to Fish Creek or Egg Harbor
August 5: Race around Horseshoe Island

If the weather/wind is good, we may try to sail across Green Bay to Menominee Michigan. That will likely be two day sail as the distance is approx. 25 miles ONE WAY.

In addition we will have a Christmas in August Gift exchange, moonlight sail, Boat project Show and Tell and another group picnic or two.

On Friday evening we will have a group dinner at a local restaurant.

The evening sunsets from Sister Bay park or the break wall at the marina are wonderful. Plan to relax and enjoy your sundowners at sundown!

If you have any questions, drop me a note at gunsmoke9150@comcast.net

Hope you are staying warm. Snowing again here. Hope it doesn’t accumulate much!

Thanks
Mike

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In the photograph, you may recognize the following:

Gary Allen & Family
Mike & Linda Bracket
Geoff & Myra Endris
Rich & Denise Fox
John Handler & son Aidann
Timothy Olson
Peter Ward & Family

For lunch, we all met a Bubba Gumps at Navy Pier. For dinner, we enjoyed the Weber Grill. Outdoor temperature was in the upper 20s. Indoor temperature was 70.

There were lots of vendors - but no new toys that caught my eye. Many vendors sold out of "stuff" by Saturday morning - they were amazed at how many people were buying, and not just looking.

There was a good mix of small boats and big boats. Catalina Yachts has always been good to have a C22Sport or Capri 22 on display in recent years. In the photo, we are standing in front of the new Catalina 355 and Capri 22.

I had the opportunity to talk with Frank Butler, Sharon Day, and Ron Frisosky of Catalina Yachts. You might be interested to know:

1. The C22 MkII is now discontinued.
2. The C22 Sport is now being built at a consistent weight of 2270 (plus/minus 10 pounds) and every Sport is weighed before leaving the factory. Weight certificates available upon request.

Rich Fox
SeDepecher,#15582
Indianapolis

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Catalina 22 Region 4 Sailors

Attached is the C22 Region 4 Newsletter (2011 Winter Edition).

The next Newsletter (Spring Edition) will be distributed the end of May and include results of the Region 4 Championship Regatta at Alum Creek.

I am also attaching information on the Catalina 22 Northern Gulf Coast Cruise (NGCC) Itinerary and Registration Form. If you enjoy cruising aboard your C22, and think you would also enjoy spending a
week in Florida sailing your C22, this is a GREAT event to attend.

Every year approximately 15 to 25 Catalina 22 owners from across the United States participate in this Cruise.

I participated in the NGCC in 2002 and 2006 and experienced a terrific time sailing approximately 150 miles along the Florida Panhandle Intercoastal Waterway with at least 20 other Catalina 22 sailboats.

Thanks,

Rich Fox
C22 Region 4 Commodore
Catalina 22 SeDepecher #15582
Westfield/Indianapolis, IN

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Catalina 22 Region 4 Update - Jan 3, 2011

MAINBRACE:

The Catalina 22 MainBrace (January 2011 edition) Magazine is now available for
C22NSA members to access and read.
I have found it easier to access the MainBrace on the web, then immediately save
and read it as a PDF file.

C22 WINTER RENDEZVOUS:

Looks like we will have 10-12 people participating in our inaugural C22 Winter
Rendezvous at Strictly Sail Chicago.
Those who recently confirmed their participation will receive future updates
beginning some time later this week...thank you.

C22 CHATTANOOGA CHALLENGE - APRIL 16-17.

If you are looking for an opportunity to get a "jump start" on this year's
racing season, the Chattanooga Challenge (hosted by Privateer Yacht Club,
Chattanooga, TN) is scheduled for the weekend of April 16-17. This may be a good
"tune-up" for the Region 4 Championship Regatta in May.
This event is on the Region 3 GRITS Racing Circuit, so expect a good turnout. I
might suggest making hotel reservations for Hixson, TN early.

My wife Denise and I have added this to our "must attend" list for 2011 (pending
good weather).

C22 REGION 4 CHAMPIONSHIP - MAY 14-15.

A reminder to mark the weekend of May 14-15 to attend the Region 4 Championship
Regatta at Alum Creek Sailing Club near Columbus, Ohio.

NOOD REGATTA (Detroit)

We are anticipating Catalina 22 fleet participation at this year's Detroit NOOD
Regatta the weekend of June 3-5.

More updates to come.

C22 GREAT LAKE CRUISE - JULY 31-AUGUST 6.

Keep an eye for future updates of the C22 Great Lakes Cruise to Door County.

The C22 Region 4 Calendar is still in development.

Region 4 GRIN (Great Racing In The North) Circuit

Announcement is attached. Some dates and venues are still being finalized.

[Download GRIN Announcement]

Thanks.

Rich Fox
C22 Region 4 Commodore
SeDepecher #15582
Indianapolis, IN

If you have any questions, please email Rich Fox (commodore@c22region4.org)

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New For 2011! - Great Racing In the North (GRIN) Series

Proposed 2011 Region 4 GRIN Racing Circuit schedule (see GRIN2011.pdf). Please review and contact Rich Fox ( commodore@c22region4.org) with any suggested changes.

Click here for a GRIN Flier (In MS Word® format) that you can publish in your local Sailing Club newsletter. Please modify this document as appropriate for distribution.

For those of you who belong to a Club listed on the GRIN Circuit, please let me know your firm dates, as soon as they are available.

Jolly Roger may be able to host the C22 fleet in Maumee Bay instead of having to motor 1.5 hours into Lake Erie. If that's the case, turnout for the 2011 Fall Series should be good, compared to the past year or two.

It has been quiet at the St. Mary's Boat Club. I have included SMBC on the calendar, but am not sure  if they will be able to host the Catalina 22s in 2011.

Initially C22NSA membership war going to be required, but it was felt it is more important for our inaugural year to encourage folks to come out and race. We didn't want somebody to come out and race and then be DSQed because they weren't C22NSA members.

I was encouraged at the good turnout at the Ole Fox Regatta. Hopefully, we can get more local boats at the various Clubs in the Region to participate.

Included is an award for "New Racer of the Year" and "Best Crew".

If you have any questions, please email Rich Fox (commodore@c22region4.org)

Thanks,

-Rich

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Catalina 22 Region 4 Winter Rendezvous

C22 Region 4 Winter Rendezvous I - Chicago

(Updated 12/07/10)
January 29-30, 2011
Strictly Sail - Chicago (Navy Pier)
Additional Information
www.strictlysail.com

Winter has finally arrived.

The C22 Winter Rendezvous at Strictly Sail Chicago will be the weekend of January 29-30, 2011. If you are interested in attending, please review the information and respond via email to: commodore@c22region4.org by January 1. Include headcount for Saturday lunch and Saturday dinner, if applicable. Future updates will only be sent to those who reply.

Thank you,

Rich Fox
C22 #15582 (SeDepecher)
Westfield/Indianapolis, IN

Location: TBD (restaurant w/ meeting room/bar) on north side of Columbus12 Noon to 5 p.m. Details are still in development and will be distributed in approximately 3-4 weeks.

Thanks,
-Rich

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