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The formation of Fleets has always been an important means for Mutineer sailors to connect. In the early days, 1972-1974, somebody (perhaps Chrysler Marine) divided the country into four areas: Area A - mid-west, Area B - north, Area C - south and Area D - west. These four areas were further subdivded (i.e. D2). A group wishing to form a fleet would apply for a charter from the MCA - cost $2.00. The MCA would approve and send a packet with the following: Mutineer Constitution, Sample By-laws, Class Racing Rules, Racing Division Information. Latest Rules Changes, Class Measurements, Sample Local Race Schedule & Scoring, Sample Newsletter and a Mutineer Fleet Roster. A great value for just $2.00!
It appears in 1975 the area divisions were dropped and the MCA went with the Fleet # system. Charters for Fleet #s 1 through 48 were offered and charters for all but 5 (Fleets 1, 2, 5, 7 and 11) were issued. That means at one time there were 43 active Mutineer fleets across the country. Unfortunately we only have 5 active Mutineer fleets today.
A central organizing unit, the Chrysler National Class Association based in Detroit, Michigan, began fleet organization around 1976 for all Chrysler lines. A minimum of three boat owners could request and receive a charter. Click here to see the historic application for fleet charter.
Michigan seems to be the Mutineer fleet hot spot with 6 fleets at one time.
Today the trend is for a fleet to represent a state. The exception being Fleet #1 which covers several states along the eastern seaboard.
Why not organize a fleet in your state or area? Three boats and a willingness to have fun is all that is required. Look through the list below and choose a fleet # that is not an active fleet, preferable a fleet that formally was organized close to you. Then send our Commodore a note requesting the MCA to recognize your fleet.
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Fleet |
Location |
Fleet Captains \ Notes |
1 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Jim Champange, ACTIVE FLEET
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2 |
Dallas, TX |
Charter never issued |
3 |
Hickory, NC |
Brian Sutton |
4 |
Detroit, MI |
Buzzy Brown |
5 |
Brooklyn, NY |
Charter never issued |
6 |
Michigan |
Dave Rowe, ACTIVE FLEET |
7 |
Dickerson, ND |
Charter never issued |
8 |
North Palm Beach, FL |
William Darby |
9 |
Portland, OR |
Duane Bailey |
10 |
St. Louis, MO |
Paul Ashland, Phillip Holland - first established 1974 |
11 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Charter never issued |
12 |
Kent Lake, MI |
Al Smith, Ralph Holzhauer - first established 1974 |
13 |
Fargo, ND |
Wallace Kapaun |
14 |
Pine Lake, MI |
Jerry Meach |
15 |
Colorado |
Charles Wilkinson, Gib Charles, ACTIVE FLEET |
16 |
Stoney Creek, MI |
Jerry Frig, Bob Starwick |
17 |
Memphis, TN |
Groves Dinning |
18 |
Florida |
William Deveer, Jim Davis, ACTIVE FLEET
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19 |
San Antanio, TX |
John Carter |
20 |
Grass Lake, MI |
Darian Campbell |
21 |
Minneronko, MN |
J. W. Lanning |
22 |
San Jose, CA |
Dick Seaward |
23 |
Lake Tuscaloosa, AL |
Gene Crafton |
24 |
Crystal Lake, CT |
Leonard White |
25 |
Brewerton, NY |
Roger Morton |
26 |
Pewaukee, WI |
Gene Walenton |
27 |
Midland, MI |
John Sabourin |
28 |
Pineville, PA |
Donald Morway |
29 |
Charlotte, NC |
Ron & Carol Miller |
30 |
Bloomington, IL |
W. J. Linne |
31 |
Bakersfield, CA |
Fred Croft |
32 |
Barregat Bay, NJ |
Erwin Rogoff |
33 |
Boise, ID |
Richard Caulson |
34 |
Sweet Home Alabama |
James Carr, Tate Beckham, ACTIVE FLEET |
35 |
Wakeeney, KS |
Jack Nicholson |
36 |
Meridan, NY |
Steven Keenan |
37 |
Fresno, CA |
David Palson |
38 |
Lawrence, KS |
Rex Bare |
39 |
Chicago, IL |
Daniel Novich |
40 |
Lake Wylie, NC |
M. Douglas Gaines |
41 |
Columbia, SC |
Donald Barr |
42 |
Mundelein, IL |
Sheldon Factor |
43 |
Sherman Yacht Club, NE |
Bill French |
44 |
Seabrook, TX |
Robert Walsh |
45 |
Lake Lanier, GA |
Joe Stevens |
46 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
R. Wendall Baker |
47 |
Viejo, CA |
Dick Peters |
48 |
Wenarchee, WA |
Dale Davis |
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