Commodores return

THE commodores of Hobart’s three major yacht clubs have been re-elected at their recent annual general meetings but there are some new faces on the boards of the clubs.

Tracy Matthews was reelected unopposed as commodore at the AGM of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, as were Stephen McCullum as vicecommodore and Richard Bevan as rear commodore.

Returning directors re- elected were Tony Cowley, Will Logan and Gavin Adamson while new directors are Peter Martin and Neil Shephard.

Fifty-year members announced at the AGM were Geoffrey Abell, Peter Bristow, Geoffrey Fader, Matthew Foster, David Gourlay, Ross de Little, John Mills, Greg Muir, Charles Rex, Barry Simpson, Nicholas Tall and Graham Woodward.

At Bellerive Yacht Club’s AGM commodore Graham Mansfield was re-elected commodore, Ian Marshall as new vice commodore and Richard Gilbert as rear commodore.

BYC board members are: Jeff Cordell, Danny Cunningham, Fiona Harvey, Stephen Knight, Drew Meincke, Penny Stewart and James Thorpe.

At the Derwent Sailing Squadron, Steve Chau continues as commodore, while Nick Connor is new vice commodore and Colleen McCulloch continues as rear commodore, as does Diane Barkas as treasurer. Board members include David Brett, James Bayly-Stark, Sue Allison-Rogers and Ron Bugg.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has a new commodore with Paul Billingham taking over the senior flag role from John Markos, who has completed his two-year term.