Introduction
The Catalina Fleet Of Santa Monica Bay started out in 1990 as the Catalina 36 Fleet #1. It currently has seventy-two members (see our roster) who are dedicated to promoting the corinthian spirit of sailing. The majority of boats in our Fleet is based out of Marina del Rey in Southern California, but we also have members based in King Harbor (Redondo Beach), Cabrillo Marina (San Pedro) and Ventura. Our members are predominantly cruisers and daysailers although we do participate as a fleet in several organized races each year: The Leukemia Cup sponsored by Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club and Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club; The C36 Nationals when hosted on the West Coast; and The Oxnard to Marina del Rey Race hosted by the Channel Islands Yacht Club and Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club.
In Southern California we are fortunate to have a group of eight islands called the Channel Islands. The closest one to Marina del Rey is Catalina which is about thirty-two miles due south. Our Fleet often has weekend trips to various coves at the Island. See our Calendar.
Our meetings are held at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club on the third Tuesday of the month. In addition to being a social evening and business meeting, we invite local experts to our meetings to share their knowledge and experience from anchoring to yacht maintenance and everything in between. Because our boats are essentially alike (with improvements made through the years by Catalina Yachts), our members have experienced similar problems and share solutions through speakers, discussions at meetings and in our newsletter's "Tech Talk." We also have an eMail Discussion Group, limited to our current members.
Our 2005 Fleet Officers are:
| Fleet Captain Secretary/Treasurer Membership Chair Publicity Chair Hospitality Chair Cruise Chair Program Chair Web Master
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Garry Willis Lionel Garbus Gisela Dawson Gisela Dawson Mary Anne Mendel Cary Warren TBD Norm Perron
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Annual dues are $15 (see our Application) which covers monthly newsletter mailings (see our latest newsletter) , flyers & special notices and contributions to various BBQs and events.
The Fleet invites owners of all size Catalina's to our monthly meetings and meet our friendly members where camaraderie is our specialty and safe boating is our goal. See reasons to join our Fleet. If you would like more information about our fleet, please call our Fleet Captain at (310) 827-0446.
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Last updated: May 1, 2005