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Catalina 22 / Fleet 17 / Galveston Bay
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This is the homepage for the Galveston Bay Catalina 22 Fleet. Includes information about sailboat racing, regattas, cruising, and other useful information for Catalina 22 sailors in the Houston area.
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Fleet Schedule (corrected 5/30/2007)
Houston Yacht Club Elissa Regatta, March 31-April 1, 2007. See HYC website http://www.houstonyachtclub.com/
Lakewood YC Shoe Regatta - May, 19-20, 2007. See Lakewood YC website under racing for registration and information http://www.lakewoodyachtclub.com/
National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta Texas & Catalina 22 Spinnaker Championship, Houston YC, September 21-23, 2007. See www.sailingworld.com.
Fleet 17 Upcoming 2007 Cruises. Contact Randy Nettles for Information. randycat22@yahoo.com
TGIF RACES, (Saturday afternoon/evening) The PHRF feet will have a handicap start around a 12 mile fixed triangle held Saturday evenings by GBCA, 2007 season starts June 9 Races also held June 16, July 21, 28, August 11, 25, September 1, & 15. C22's typcially start at 5:44 PM at channel marker #2. This is a fun race and the staggered/self start makes it a good choice for those who have not raced before. The 12 mile couse can take awhile so take a GPS, and make sure your lights work in case the wind dies. Check GBCA web site for infomation or e-mail Rob Calkins.
Wednesday Night Races, Clear Lake Racing, call for dates, 281-334-4252, warning flag @ 6:15 PM
44nd Annual Christmas Boat Lane Parade, December 10th 6th PM on Clear Lake, December 2005 Information 281-334-9880 or 1-877-AT-KEMAH.
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Fleet News
To be updated sometime soon:
*At the NOOD Regatta/Catalina 22 Spinnaker Championship, Sept. 24-26, 2004, the results were 1) Pete Harper-Hummingbird, 2) Gene Ferguson-Bulletproof, 3) Larry Spruiell-Popeye, 4) Gary Peterson-Insanity, 5) Marilyn Boemer-Calypso, 6) Russ Ansley-Zoo, 7) Kenny Dykes-Lil Buddy, 8) Bill Broaddus-Half Fast, 9) John Flato-Fins, 10) Kurtis Sampson-Floating Logic
*At the LYC Shoe Regatta, May 15-16, 2004 the results were 1) Haper, 2) Peterson, 3) Boemer 4) Gentry 5) Owens. For complete results click here.
*March 15-16, 2003 The fleet held a St. Patrick's Day cruise to Double Bayou. Participants included Nettles-Lara-Ley, Quintero-Daiquiri, Osborne-Whisper, Roe-Que Vadis, O'Byrne-Adrift, Becher-Caboose Kide and Guillory-Time Out.
34 boats particaplated in the National Championship Regattta held in Galveston Bay June 15-20, 2002. The top 5 finishes in the gold fleet were 1) Don Carsten-Rumb Runner-Michigan, 2) Pete Harper-Hummingbird-Lake Travis 3) David Hayslip-Enterprise-Lake Grapevine 4) Wade Bingaman-Dry Heave-Lake Travis 5) Ted Owens-Mojo-Lake Travis. For complete results click here. There are also pictures at www.sailtexas.com and www.gracephoto.com
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Links
Local Weather - the local National Weather Service link.
Local Boating Conditions - The teletype looking version from the NWS
MarineWeather.com - Another weather forecasting service with more description than the NWS. This link will give you Galveston Bay weather conditions.
Gavleston Bay PORTS - Great site. Gives real time wind conditions on the bay.
BARR Local Knowledge - Info on navigating to various anchorages etc.
Galveston Bay PHRF - Where to get your handicap rating
The Racing Rules of Sailing - the 2001-2004 official rules (Large 152 page pdf file)
The Rules in Brief - A simplified, condensed and unofficial version from US Sailing
Clear Lake Racing Assc - sponsors the Wednesday night races
Galveston Bay Cruising Assc. - major sailing club that sponsors a number of racing and crusing events in the Galveton Bay area Site has a calender of all Galveston Bay racing events for the year. More affordable than the two below.
Houston Yacht Club - one of the major yacht clubs in the area since 1897 or so.
Lakewood Yacht Club - the other major yacht club in the area located on Clear Lake
Texas Parks and Wildlife - Info on boat titles & registration plus water safety laws.
Galveston Bay Watch and History of Gavleston Bay - Info on marsh and new island construction in Galveston Bay, as well as, history and other links.
US Sailing - the national sailing governing body. Membership is recommended to anyone interested in sailboat racing.
Catalina 22 National Assc. - membership is highly recommended for anyone who owns a Catalina 22.
Catalina 22 Texas Circuit - a series of regattas to determine the state champion.
Catalina 22 Fleet 32 Canyon Lake - YC website. Canyon Lake is north of San Antonio.
Catalina 22 Fleet 47 Fort Worth - website
Catalina 22 Fleet 69 Austin - website
Catalina 22 Polars - Charts of Catalina 22 boatspeed and tacking angles (this is a bad link. If anyone has a good link please send an e-mail.
SailingTexas.com - Good source for used Catalina 22s.
Craig's List - Another good source for used Catalina 22s.
SeaLake Yacht Sales - The local Catalina dealer
Sailing World Magazine - free with a membership to US Sailing. Lots of good info.
SailTexas News - World and regional sailboat racing and other news.
Marinas in the Galveston Bay/Clear Lake Area - a partial listing with addresses and phone numbers. There are a number of Catalina 22s drysailing out of Gulf Coast Sailing Center.
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