a history of the sun city yacht club (new sections added

A History of the Sun City Yacht Club (NEW SECTIONS ADDED APRIL 2021)

A history of the yacht club will inevitably include some aspects of the history of Two Rocks and Yanchep. Several club members; Ann Santry, Sarah Knapp and John Utley are compiling the history through club records, other historic documents such as newspapers and Wanneroo Museum archives together with conversations and interviews with people who’ve been involved with the club and the local communities since the earliest development of ‘Yanchep Sun City in 1969.

The club’s website provides us with an opportunity to reprise the club’s history as we interact with readers and perhaps prompt memories for an evolving document.

The structure is by no means settled but we’re proposing the following outline and hope to fill in the various sections as time goes by. We’d love to have your feedback and contributions, whether as corrections or as new material. You can email us at [email protected] or phone 0428 628 753

Preface

Section 1 – The Sun City Yacht Club

From the inauguration of the Sun City Yacht Club on 11th November 1974, through the relocation of the club into the current buildings, the co-ordination of marine safety through two-way radios in the club office leading to establishment of Two Rocks Volunteer Marine Rescue Group and other significant events in the club’s development through till the present.

Section 2 – The Americas Cup

The little club that roared! Southern Cross training off Two Rocks for the 1974 Americas Cup and subsequent challenge by Sun City Yacht Club for the 1977 Americas Cup.

Section 3 - Dinghy Sailing – SEE BELOW

Dinghy sailing has played a critical role in the club since the beginning. Many accomplished sailors had their first experience with SCYC. We’re telling that story

Section 4 – The Tall Ships

From 1974 until the Challenger Harbour was built at Fremantle in 1983-84, the only place that recreational sailors could shelter along the coast between Rockingham and Jurien or Geraldton was at Two Rocks. This led to the development of some keen keelboat racing out of Two Rocks and even keener social sailing with the locals fondly referring to the keelboats as the ‘Tall Ships’

Section 5 – Social Events…and the People

The Club Opening Days, lots of different social events and the characters that made them a success.

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Section 6 – SCYC and the Community

The events and features that still resonate with long term Perth residents such as the Birdman Rally and Atlantis Marine Park as well as local events including the once regular Blessing of the Fleet, art exhibitions, fairs and carnivals.

Appendices

We’d like to create a long term source of information about the club in terms of a detailed set of appendices, such as the following: 1) Chronological table 2) List of Founding Members 3) Club Committees = SEE BELOW 4) Club Commodores 5) Club Trophy Winners 6) Anecdotes and Interviews 7) Letter from Alan Bond from Karnet Prison 8) Letter acknowledging SCYC as winner of the Thomas Lipton Cup and hence challenger

for 1977 Americas Cup 9) Club newsletters

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The following was compiled by John Utley – some of the dates are uncertain and no doubt, there are many more interesting details that can be added if readers come forward.

Section 3 - Club Dinghy Sailing

The building of the Two Rocks marina in 1973-74 proved an immediate attraction for sail boats including an off the beach catamaran race from Pinnaroo Point in Whitfords up to Two Rocks. According to the Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club (ORSSC) historian Ian Younghusband as recorded on the ORSSC website, the inaugural race in November 1974 involved 22 surf cats, growing to 83 boats in the following year and expanding to 144 boats, in 14 classes at its peak. The catamarans at times achieved impressive speeds over this 20NM direct line distance with a record of 1 hour 51 minutes and 20 seconds recorded by a Hobie 16 held until 1996.

The success of the catamaran event would have been a substantial motivation for the fledgling Sun City Yacht Club to acquire its own catamarans. In 1976 the club purchased three 13’ fibreglass Hawke Cats with half the funding provided by Yanchep Sun City and the boats appropriately named Sun City I, II and III.

The young and not-so-young sailors were very willing to challenge the elements with frequent racing outside the marina including runs down to the wreck of the Alkimos, to Yanchep Lagoon and to The Spot as well as spectacular racing within the marina.

Some of the most active years for the catamarans were those from 1975 to 1981 during which time, SCYC hosted the 1978 Hawke Surf Cat State Championships. At that event, the club’s John McCosham was the overall winner, progressing on to become National Champion later in the year in Tasmania. Catamarans remained a substantial part of the club’s activities through till at least 2005.

Other dinghy classes; Flying Ants and Mudlarks were also introduced early in the club’s history with Flying Ants racing for club honours from 1976 and Mudlarks from 1981. These tiny dinghies would often race outside the marina as well as on weekends away in Moore River and at events on the Swan River. Many juniors learnt to sail in Mudlarks during this period with John Elkington as their instructor. John would walk along the small beach with a thin cord in his hand attached to a dinghy as the sailors learnt to tack and gybe in parallel with the beach until ready to sail independently further out in the marina.

Innovation and volunteer labour was the key to developing the Mudlarks with parents supplying materials including plywood, sails and rigging, member Les Isitt making the hulls and another member, Vic Lawson using caravan awning tracks, cut down and attached to aluminium poles to make the spars.

A number of club trophies were introduced during this period, including the Diamond Island Trophy for a race up to Diamond Island in Moore River, the Sunflower Boutique Trophy for Mudlarks and the Flying Ants Championship Trophy.

In the mid or late 1990’s, the club acquired its 1st 420 class dinghy and in 2005, by then with several 420’s in the club fleet, Ray Knapp and John Chapman organised a formal junior dinghy sailing course. Four juniors completed that first course and a number of further courses were held under the tutelage of Ray and John, and later, instructor John Bell.

In the early 2000’s, the club obtained a Mirror class dinghy, one of most popular dinghy classes worldwide. The WA Mirror Association ran several events from Two Rocks as part of their Travellers Championship and continued to provide support to SCYC in terms of instruction and advice and the donation of several boats; Black Magic was donated by WA Mirror Association stalwart Mark Pitt and the Mirror Association donated another boat in 2010, both boats still with the club in 2020. Mirrors were common amongst the other dinghies racing in the marina, and in the Spot Race, from 2010 up till the present and members have represented the club at Mirror state titles a number of times in the last decade.

In 2011, Commodore Ann Santry negotiated the donation of 9 Reacher class fibreglass training dinghies from East Fremantle Dinghy Sailing Club. These dinghies had for many years been the mainstay of junior dinghy sail training at East Fremantle and were now to provide that role at Sun City. The generous donation by EFSC was a stepping stone for the yacht club to expand into Australian Sailing sanctioned Start Sailing courses and from 2014, several club members completed the courses required to qualify as dinghy sailing instructors. A Start Sailing course was run in 2014 at Sun City with the support of Ian Conboy from Hillarys Yacht Club and Start Sailing courses have been provided by SCYC instructors since 2017.

For many years, small aluminium dinghies with 10 to 18HP outboard motors provided support for the sailing dinghies. While wonderful within the marina, these small ‘tinnies’ were only safe outside

the marina in very mild conditions and the club had for a number of years looked jealously at the Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB’s) utilised as support and rescue boats by other clubs but could not afford the generally significant expense to purchase one. A chance meeting between former Commodore Wayne Hartas and Yachting WA Presidente Rob Rooke led to the heavily subsidised purchase in 2019 of a RIB from Australian Sailing and that quickly led to new opportunities and more frequency of dinghy sailing outside the marina.

2019 was a busy year for the club in terms of new boats and later that year, SCYC acquired four Pacer class sailing dinghies, together with two Laser class dinghies, on very generous terms from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club – the Pacers are one of the most popular training dinghies in Australia and particularly suited to adults where the Reachers are better suited to the smaller juniors. This allowed the club to better provide for both junior and adult dinghy sail training, including several ‘She Sails’ course run by club instructor Mariska Van De Capelle.

Whilst dinghy sail training became a mainstay of club activities from 2014, dinghy racing within the marina continued with occasional forays beyond the marina, including the reintroduction of the Spot Race in 2017 after a hiatus of 40 years. This race takes dinghies from a start inside the marina to a mark 2 nautical miles south, opposite the popular surfing location known as The Spot, and back to a finish inside the marina.

As the marina filled with new pens in 2020, and with the support of the club RIB, the club has taken the opportunity to race outside the marina more frequently, perhaps in keeping with earlier years in the club’s history.

1st Race 1975

Chris Coves – early 1980’s

Mudlarks in the marina early 1980’s

2001 – at the marina launching beach

Catamarans on Two Rocks beach - late 1990s or early 2000’s – courtesy Sarah Knapp

2005 Dinghy Training Course – the graduates, L to R Max Orford, Gemma Orford, Steven Bird and Odette Dowling

Commodore Ann Santry with John Tissot, General Manager at East Fremantle Sailing Club and the newly donated Reacher dinghies - 2011

Two of the new Pacers – September 2019

Club RIB – 2019

APPENDICES 3) Club Committees SCYC Committee 1974-75

Position Name Commodore John Fitzhardinge Vice Commodore John Pelham Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Vacant Secretary S Schofield Captain (Sail) Colin Herbert Captain (Power) Robert Cook Committee 1 Peter Rattigan Committee 2 Morgan Humby Committee 3 Alan Stone Committee 4 Robert White Committee 5 Keith Donovan Committee 6 A Ruse Committee 7 Vacant

SCYC Committee 1975-76

Position Name Commodore John Fitzhardinge Vice Commodore Alan Notley Rear Commodore B Leary Treasurer Anthony Ruse Secretary Martin Maloney Captain (Sail) Tony Harrison Captain (Power) Colin Herbert Committee 1 Peter Hutton Committee 2 Greg Donovav Committee 3 Joe Humby Committee 4 Sandy Schofield Committee 5 Gary Gaunt Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Fitzhardinge Vice Commodore A Notley Rear Commodore B Leary Treasurer Vacant at election; K Graham took on role Secretary K Graham Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 C Herbert Committee 2 G Best Committee 3 A Harrison Committee 4 John Berichon Committee 5 R Chivers Committee 6 J MacCosham? Committee 7 B Coves Committee 8 Harold Northwood

SCYC Committee 1977-78*

Position Name Commodore John Fitzhardinge Vice Commodore R Chivers Rear Commodore Kevin Graham Treasurer Sue Bartle Secretary Brian Coves Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Harold Northwood Committee 2 H Hall Committee 3 A Harrison Committee 4 R Bell Committee 5 J Berichon Committee 6 G Best (resigned 9/3/78) Committee 7 C Herbert Committee 8 H Truepenny

*The 1977 Americas Cup (with Challenger representing SCYC) was sailed in September 1977 during this committee’s year


Position Name Commodore R Chivers Vice Commodore K Graham Rear Commodore Harold Northwood Treasurer S Bartle Secretary K Graham (accepted as temporary role) Captain (Sail) Tony Harrison Captain (Power) John Elkington Committee 1 Murray Bartle Committee 2 J McCosham Committee 3 Brian Cove Committee 4 Rob Bell Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Kevin Graham Vice Commodore M Bartle Rear Commodore M Phillips Treasurer P Harrison Secretary Mrs G Keele Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 L Pratt Committee 2 John Elkington Committee 3 T Harrison Committee 4 P Hunter Committee 5 R Bell Committee 6 B Crane Committee 7 V Lawson Committee 8 Charlie Bell


Position Name Commodore Brian Coves Vice Commodore Bob Bell Rear Commodore Mike Philippe Treasurer Murray Bartle Secretary Alan Moody Captain (Sail) John Clarke Captain (Power) Vic Lawson Committee 1 Tony Arnold Committee 2 John Clarke Committee 3 Bert Crane Committee 4 Tony Harrison Committee 5 Alan Moody Committee 6 John Elkington Committee 7 Gunnar Clauson Committee 8 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Brian Coves Vice Commodore T Arnold Rear Commodore Nick Nicholson Treasurer M Bartle Secretary Alan Moody Captain (Sail) Mike Theissen Captain (Power) Vic Lawson Committee 1 M Phillipe Committee 2 John Elkington Committee 3 A Burrows Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Kevin Graham Vice Commodore Vic Lawson Rear Commodore Mike Theissen Treasurer Brian Coves Secretary Alan Moody Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 John Elkington Committee 2 A Jeffries Committee 3 T Riciardo Committee 4 B Pavlovich Committee 5 T Arnold Committee 6 M Philippe Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Brian Coves Vice Commodore S Greenhow Rear Commodore John Elkington Treasurer Vacant Secretary KSue Jew, replaced by D Kennedy Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 B Carpenter Committee 2 M Theissen Committee 3 N Nicholson Committee 4 T Riciardi Committee 5 V Lawson Committee 6 B Meyers Committee 7 R Henderson


Position Name Commodore Kevin Graham Vice Commodore V Lawson Rear Commodore John Elkington Treasurer S Wade Secretary D Kennedy Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 G Campbell Committee 2 L Isitt Committee 3 R Morris Committee 4 K Peterson Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Kevin Graham Vice Commodore John Elkington? Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Vacant Secretary Vacant – acting R Mossis Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 L Issit Committee 2 R Morris Committee 3 M Theissen Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Kevin Graham Vice Commodore Karl Grohmann Rear Commodore M Theissen Treasurer Kay Graham Secretary Vacant – Acting Mrs Kay Graham Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Ursula Grohmann Committee 2 M Cable Committee 3 John Elkington Committee 4 L Issit Committee 5 R Morris Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Chas Maizey Vice Commodore P Jinman Rear Commodore Mike Theissen Treasurer Kay Graham Secretary Shirley Maizey Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 John Elkington Committee 2 Kevin Graham Committee 3 Bob Morris Committee 4 Ursula Grohmann Committee 5 L Issit Committee 6 Karl Grohmann – co-opted 10th Dec 1987 Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Chas Maizey Vice Commodore Karl Grohmann Rear Commodore John Elkington, replaced by Sean Watson from

8/12/88 Treasurer Bob Mirams Secretary Shirley Maisey Captain (Sail) Ray Lamey Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Kevin Graham Committee 2 Mike Theissen Committee 3 Phil Norton Committee 4 Bob Morris Committee 5 John Etchells Committee 6 Ulla Grohman Committee 7 Olly Olsen


Position Name Commodore Chas Maizey Vice Commodore Ursula Grohmann Rear Commodore Sean Watson Treasurer Bob Mirams Secretary Doug Kennedy Captain (Sail) Ray Lamey Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Mike Theissen Committee 2 Milton Rowles Committee 3 John Elkington Committee 4 John Etchells Committee 5 Kevin Graham Committee 6 Oliver Olsen Committee 7 Ed Daniell


Position Name Commodore Ursula Grohmann Vice Commodore Chas Maisey (Resigned 15/03/1991) Rear Commodore Michael Theissen Treasurer Miles McNaughton Secretary Victor Wheatley Captain (of Juniors) Raymond Lamey Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 John Elkington Committee 2 Karl Grohmann Committee 3 Shane Lindsay Committee 4 Ollie Olsen Committee 5 Ron Watts Committee 6 Geoff Reynolds Committee 7


Position Name Commodore Ursula Grohmann Vice Commodore R Watts Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Robert Bean Secretary I McKinlay Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Karl Grohmann Committee 2 Oliver Olsen Committee 3 R Bennett Committee 4 John Etchells Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Robert Bean Secretary Sean Watson Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Ron Bennett Committee 2 Oliver Olsen Committee 3 Geoffrey Olsen Committee 4 Joan Willis Committee 5 Ursula Grohmann Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Daniel Simms Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Lis Wildish Secretary Peter Grimmer Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Ursula Grohman Committee 2 Kerry Wildish Committee 3 Oliver Olsen Committee 4 Joan Willis Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Treasurer Secretary Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 Committee 2 Committee 3 Committee 4 Committee 5 Committee 6 Committee 7


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Treasurer Jennifer Hayes Secretary Peter Grimmer Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 Committee 2 Committee 3 Committee 4 Committee 5 Committee 6 Committee 7


Position Name Commodore Don Wright Vice Commodore Jack Woodcock Rear Commodore Ray Knapp Treasurer Ray Knapp – co-opted Secretary Ray Knapp – co-opted Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 John Etchells Committee 2 Peter Grimmer Committee 3 Ursula Grohmann Committee 4 Stephanie McConnell (resigned Sept 1996) Committee 5 Committee 6 Committee 7


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore Jack Woodcock Rear Commodore Kevin Jowett Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Sarah Knapp Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 John Collier Committee 2 Roy Graham Committee 3 Jackie Drury Committee 4 Sandra Graham Committee 5 John Etchells Committee 6 Gary Price Committee 7 Chris Sloan Committee 8 Peter Grimmer


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore Jack Woodcock Rear Commodore Carol Sloan Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Sarah Knapp Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Kevin Jowett Committee 1 John Collier Committee 2 Roy Graham Committee 3 Sandra Graham Committee 4 Jackie Drury Committee 5 Gary Price Committee 6 John Etchells Committee 7 Chris Sloan


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore Roy Graham Rear Commodore Carol Sloan Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Sarah Knapp Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 John Collier Committee 2 Sandy Graham Committee 3 Jackie Drury Committee 4 Gary Price Committee 5 John Etchells Committee 6 Chris Sloan Committee 7


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Ray Knapp Rear Commodore Carol Sloan Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Sarah Knapp Captain (Sail) Jackie Drury Captain (Power) Committee 1 Chris Sloan Committee 2 Janine Thompson Committee 3 Pam Annesley – co-opted Committee 4 Pat Annesley – co-opted Committee 5 JJ Kurandy – co-opted Committee 6 John Collier Committee 7 Ron Connor Committee 8 Russll Drury Committee 9 John Etchells


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore John Etchells Rear Commodore Carol Sloan Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Sarah Knapp Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 Rob Barton Committee 2 John Collier Committee 3 Chris Sloan Committee 4 Alex Little Committee 5 Jackie Drury Committee 6 Pat Annesley Committee 7 Pam Annesley


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore Stephanie Rust Rear Commodore Jackie Drury Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Janette Arndt – co-opted Captain (Sail) Captain (Power) Committee 1 John Etchells Committee 2 Rob Barton Committee 3 Alex Little Committee 4 Ken Watson – co-opted Committee 5 Committee 6 Committee 7


Position Name Commodore Ray Knapp Vice Commodore Stephanie Rust Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Sarah Knapp Secretary Janette Arndt Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Rob Barton Committee 2 Steve Owens Committee 3 S Arndt Committee 4 John Etchells Committee 5 John Bird Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Etchells Vice Commodore Stephanie Rust (Peter Howard stand in for part

of year) Rear Commodore Ray Knapp Treasurer Sarah Knapp (resigned Aug 2004, replaced by

Rob Barton) Secretary Janette Arndt (resigned Dec 2004 but stayed on

committee, replaced by Ann Santry) Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Siegfried Arndt Committee 2 Peter Howard Committee 3 Tim Robertson Committee 4 Bill Rust Committee 5 Ken Santry Committee 6 Janette Arndt (after resigning as Secretary) Committee 7 Vacant


Position Name Commodore Brian Gurney (till Oct 2005), replaced by Ken

Santry (originally elected as Vice Commodore) Vice Commodore Brian Gurney (originally elected as Commodore,

swapped with Ken Santry) Rear Commodore Ray Knapp Treasurer Vacant (Rob Barton as acting Treasurer) Secretary Ann Santry Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Siegfried Arndt Committee 2 John Bird Committee 3 P Howard (resigned Dec 2005) Committee 4 Rob Johnson Committee 5 Aaron Tink Committee 6 Michael Tokelove Committee 7 John Etchells


Position Name Commodore Ken Santry Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore John Chapman Treasurer Rob Barton Secretary Ann Santry Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 S Arndt Committee 2 John Bird Committee 3 Andy Orford Committee 4 Damian Callaghan Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Chris Waddell Vice Patron Vacant?


Position Name Commodore Ken Santry Vice Commodore Andy Orford Rear Commodore John Chapman Treasurer Harold Morris Secretary Ann Santry Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 John Bird Committee 2 Sandra Evans Committee 3 Colin Evans Committee 4 Terry Foy Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Chris Waddell Vice Patron Alan Tough


Position Name Commodore Ken Santry Vice Commodore Andy Orford Rear Commodore John Bell Treasurer Howard Morris Secretary Ann Santry Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Robert Andrews Committee 2 Sandra Evans Committee 3 Terry Foy Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Vacant


Position Name Commodore Ann Santry Vice Commodore Terry Foy Rear Commodore Lew Nyeholt (resigned March 2010) Treasurer Vacant – Debbie Tudisco acting Secretary Ann Barton (resigned March 2010), replaced by

Jane Dowling Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Rob Barton (resigned March 2010) Committee 2 Colin Evans Committee 3 Sandra Evans Committee 4 Ken Santry Committee 5 Sarah Knapp Committee 6 Chris Nyeholt (resigned March 2010) Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Ann Santry Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Peter Todd Treasurer Debbie Tudisco (resigned May 2011) Secretary Jane Dowling (resigned April 2011) replaced by

Corinne Scott) Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Ann Bishop Committee 3 Ken Santry Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Peter Todd Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Donelle Utley Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Ann Bishop (resigned during year) Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Tim Robertson Committee 3 Andy Andross Committee 4 Brian Bishop Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Peter Todd Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Donelle Utley Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Sharyn Powell ? Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Tim Robertson Committee 3 Brian Bishop Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Peter Todd Vice Commodore Donelle Utley Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Sharyn Powell Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 John Utley Committee 3 Bill Ausling Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Alan Tough Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore John Utley Vice Commodore Paul Miles Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Sharyn Powell Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Vacant Committee 3 Vacant Committee 4 Vacant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Vacant


Position Name Commodore John Utley Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Alexandra Utley Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Dana Queisser Committee 3 Brian Bishop Committee 4 Gordon Grant Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles MLA


Position Name Commodore John Utley Vice Commodore Vacant Rear Commodore Dana Queisser Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Alexandra Utley Captain (Sail) Wayne Hartas Captain (Power) Vacant Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Hans Queisser Committee 3 Brian Bishop Committee 4 Sonet Coetzee Committee 5 Steve Appleton Committee 6 Ann-Maria Coleman Committee 7 Vacant Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles MLA


Position Name Commodore Wayne Hartas Vice Commodore Dana Queisser Rear Commodore John Utley Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Alexandra Utley Captain (Sail) Nathan Prince (resigned during year) Captain (Power) Hans Queisser Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Sonet Coetzee Committee 3 Chelsea Prince (resigned during year) Committee 4 Brian Bishop Committee 5 Roger Wing Committee 6 Nina Campbell Committee 7 Stephanie Rust Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles

2017-18 Committee

Photo: 2017-18 Committee plus patrons_cropped.jpg

Left to Right; Nathan Prince, Chelsea Prince, Sarah Knapp, Shelly Miles, Sonet Coetzee, Mayor Tracey Roberts JP, Hans Queisser, Alexandra Utley, John Utley, Dana Queisser, Wayne Hartas, Roger Wing, Paul Miles, Stephanie Rust, Brian Bishop (Nina Campbell absent)


Position Name Commodore Dana Queisser Vice Commodore John Utley Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Alexandra Utley Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Hans Queisser Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Sonet Coetzee Committee 3 Sharyn Powell (resigned during year) Committee 4 Brian Bishop Committee 5 Roger Wing Committee 6 Nina Campbell Committee 7 Stephanie Rust Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Dana Queisser Vice Commodore John Utley Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary Vince Rogers Captain (Sail) Vacant Captain (Power) Hans Queisser Committee 1 Sarah Knapp Committee 2 Sonet Coetzee Committee 3 Brian Bishop Committee 4 Roger Wing Committee 5 Vacant Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles


Position Name Commodore Dana Queisser Vice Commodore Peter Todd Rear Commodore Vacant Treasurer Shelly Miles Secretary John Utley Captain (Sail) Wayne Hartas Captain (Power) Hans Queisser Committee 1 Sonet Coetzee Committee 2 Brian Bishop Committee 3 Roger Wing Committee 4 Campbell Hartas Committee 5 Abbey Hartas Committee 6 Vacant Committee 7 Vacant Patron Mayor Tracey Roberts JP Vice Patron Paul Miles

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