b'2022 SEASON HIGHLIGHTSCatboat Program Now in its fourth season, the Catboat Program has really found its sea legs. This season, there were 116 adults participating in the Catboat Level 1 and the added and very popular Suzanne and herLevel 2. Wednesday evening catboat racing found a fluid core group of skippers and team were amazing crew, led by a somewhat serious race committee intent on fun, not ferocity. Our Catboat fun, professional,communitys goal has remained steadfast: to create a welcoming environment connected by personable, and patient.a weekly newsletter, which kept folks up to date on all matters related to PBCB Catboats.Most important,This summer, the weather and tides cooperated in our first Catboat Cruise, circumnavigating Suzanne runs a tightPleasant Bay through Hog Island Cut with a stopover on the spit off Sipson for a quick oyster ship when it comes tofest on the beach. For many, it was the first trip beyond the safety of Pleasant Bay. Although maintaining the fleetI call it gunkholing, catboaters Hilda and Judith Hoogenboom refer to it as All Terrain Sailing, and ensuring safety.which is so much more descriptive!PBCB is remarkableThis summer, following a lead for a pre-owned Sandpiper, the Catboat Program held its in its commitment tofirst fundraiser specifically for the purchase of our 6th Sandpiper. When the announcement community, education,was made at our Catboat Racing Wrap Up Party that the funding goal had been reached, and accessibility. I lookthe cheers went up; decidedly the Sandpipers have claimed their dominant role in the fleet. forward to continuingAqua Cat joined the fleet this fall.to support them and sailing with theOur boats are well-maintained and our sailors depend on this for safety and for community. pleasure. Neil Tomkinson and Priscilla Eastman are the backbone of this unseen Judith Hoogenboom division of the program. Our volunteers are wonderful contributors to the program, whether instructing or sanding.The program excelled this season due in large part to the level of instruction. Peter Grumbling returned for his second year as catboat instructor, and in July, Chris Smith joined the staff as a volunteer. Together, Peter and Chris raised the bar on instruction with their knowledge and enthusiasm. We look forward to the program continuing to evolve and improve as plans for winter seminars and the addition of a very unique Level 3 course next summer start to take shape.THANK YOU to the all of the donors who contributed to the purchase of a 1988 Sandpiper Catboat! Not only will this complement our Sandpiper Fleet, it will allow our maintenance crew and staff at Marshall Marine to develop the first-ever adaptive catboat with one of our Sandpipers. An adaptive catboat will enable people with disabilities to experience and share in the joy of catboat sailing on Pleasant Bay. Sandpiper #6, now officially known as Aqua Cat, will arrive on campus and undergo a complete evaluation, led by volunteer Neil Tomlinson.'