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The 2025 George Yerger Arkansas Hog Wild State Championship

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  N OTICE O F R ACE The 2025 George Yerger Arkansas Hog Wild State Championship April 12 th and 13 th Iron Mountain Yacht Club & C22 Fleet 145       on DeGray Lake, 5.2 miles from Caddo Valley, Arkansas    1.  Rules The Regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of sailing 2025-2028 . Catalina 22 Rules as found on Catalina 22 National Sailing Association website . 2. Eligibility and Entry 2.1 Regatta is open to all eligible Catalina 22 boats meeting participation requirements as set forth in the Catalina 22 Class Rules. See Attachment A, Guidelines for Silver Fleet. 2.2   Eligible boats may enter by completing the Registration Form https; // hogwildregatta.wufoo.com/forms/z1wxtaa02s3r6r/   (thank you, we need this information for slip assignment and food). 2.3  Completed registration and required fees must be received prior to close of registration on Saturday, 12 April 2025.   ...

The George Yerger Hog Wild Catalina 22 Regatta and State Championship

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  The George Yerger Hog Wild Catalina 22 Regatta and State Championship May 4, 5, 2024 Iron Mountain Yacht Club, DeGray Lake, Arkansas Fleet 145 After hosting the 2023 Catalina 22 National Championship last year, Iron Mountain Yacht Club hardly knew what to do with itself putting on a Region 8 Regatta. It was certainly a much lower intensity level, but refreshing and very enjoyable with all the great people. There were 6 Catalinas registered, 3 or 4 less than normally showed up at our other Hog Wild Regattas, but all 6 were quite competitive boats.   All week leading up to the Hog Wild, the weather forecast had no idea where to land. It stayed the same Saturday morning, with forecasts all over the place. At first, there was no wind. Then, it slowly started to build. Our PRO, Greg Hamilton from Grand Maumelle Sailing Club, would just get the windward buoy set and the wind would shift. Not just a little but by 30 degree plus increments. The PRO chased this for several diffe...