Committees

Cath Hurley

Commodore

Grant Dow

Vice Commodore

Andy Holmes

Rear Commodore

Brett Heath

Honorary Treasurer

Paul Jackson

Club Captain

Keith Badger

GC Member

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Murray Cowdell

GC Member

Karen Johns

GC Member

Simon Lynch

GC Member

Bronwyn McIlveen

GC Member

Paul Tadich

GC Member

RBYC Strategic plan

Sailing Sub Committee

  • Club Captain Paul Jackson (Chairman)
  • Colin Burgess (Secretary / Sailing Office)
  • Peter Robson
  • Rod McKenna
  • Michael O’Brien
  • Geoff Adams
  • Paul Pascoe
  • Brett Bowden
  • Andy Holmes
  • Brendan Jukes
  • Damon Cook
  • Glen Ferguson

Cruising Group

  • Terence Frankham (Secretary)
  • Peter Gebhardt
  • Brenton Smith
  • Tony Garvey
  • Rob Hurrell
  • Peter Strain
  • Jo Walker

Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group

RBYC’s Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group is an advisory group reporting to the General Committee.

The role of the Group is to support organisational change to enable the club to be an exemplar for inclusion and diversity.  It provides guidance and recommendations to the Club on matters related to diversity and inclusion, including access and equity issues that impact on the workplace environment and on the Club as a membership organisation.

  • Niesje Hees (Chair)
  • Marike Koppenol
  • Josh Stuchbery
  • Lallie Leckey
  • Cassandra Treagus

Yachting Foundation Sub Committee

  • Commodore Cath Hurley
  • Vice Commodore Grant Dow
  • Past Commodore Peter Demura

Assets & Maintenance Sub Committee

  • John Mooney (Chairman)
  • Niesje Hees
  • Peter Strain

Aquatic/Iceberger Sub Committee

  • Scott Buchanan (Chair)
  • Cath Hurley
  • Ingilby Dickson
  • Kathy Roberts
  • Sheree Reynolds
  • Stella Voules
  • Sarah Golding

Cleaner Sailing Sub Committee

RBYC Cleaner Sailing Terms Of Reference

  • Kalpana Raghunathan- Merrett
  • Andrew Merrett
  • Jenny Pascoe
  • Kirsten Mitchell
  • Peter Demura

Social Sub Committee

RBYC Social Committee Terms of Reference

  • Karen Johns (Chair)
  • Sue Drummond
  • George Henderson
  • Karen McCloskey
  • Jennifer McGuigan
  • Jacqui Provis
  • Margaret Rowe
  • Kenn Williamson

Marina & Attenuator Advisory Panel

Terms of Reference

  • John Mooney
  • Bryan Drummond
  • John Paterson
  • Geoff Brewster
  • Phil Hall
  • Niesje Hees 
  • Peter Strain