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Keith Bennett is 2023 National Champion!
Congratulations to Keith Bennett who is the 2023 Catalina 22 National Champion and the Spinnaker Fleet Champion. Crewing for Keith was Doug Thome.
Bobby Edmond Wins Silver Fleet
Congratulations to Bobby Edmond who is the new Silver Fleet Champion. Bobby and his crew dominated the Silver Fleet with five first place finishes and two second place finishes. Congratulations on a great week of sailing, and welcome to the Gold Fleet!
Photograph by Eric Weist of Weist Photography.
Catalina 22 Tuning Tricks with Doug Thome
You may view the Catalina 22 rig tuning tips and speed secrets seminar presented by former Chief Measurer Doug Thome. Doug has a very impressive resume of crewing on multiple Catalina 22s for various skippers who have won multiple Catalina 22 National Championship Regattas. Thank you to Doug Thome for putting together this seminar and to the Weist Family for recording the event. Video duration is 52 minutes.
Link to VIDEO.
National Regatta Photographs - Weist Photography
Weist Photography is the official photographer of the 2023 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta. You may VIEW and ORDER pictures from Eric Weist of Weist Photography.
Standings (Final) - National Championship Regatta
The final results are in from the 2023 Catalina 22 National Championship Regatta held on DeGray Lake, Arkansas.
Special Awards - 2023
On Sunday, May 21, at the General Membership Meeting held at DeGray Lake, Arkansas, the following awards were presented to select members for their exceptional contributions and/or participation in the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association. Congratulations to:
East Coast National Cruise, June 17 to 24
Catalina 22 Fleet 10 is pleased to announce the 2023 East Coast National Cruise the week of June 17 to 24.
Linik to NATIONAL CRUISE WEBSITE.
Great Lakes Cruise-Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, July 23-29
Mike Bracket of Catalina 22 Fleet 130 is pleased to announce the 2023 Catalina 22 Great Lakes Cruise sailing the beautiful waters of Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, the week of July 23 to 29.
Region 8 Circuit
Mark Goodwin has announced the 2023 Region 8 Catalina 22 Circuit.