Life Members

Ten members have been awarded life membership of the club for outstanding services:

Neville HUNT (deceased)

Original Treasurer and Treasurer for many years

Crewed on catamarans

Ludwig TSCHRISCHONIG

Foundation member

Served as Commodore, Commodore, & Committee member

Skippered Lazy E, Sabre and crewed on Trailable yachts and Ocean Racers

Ray COLE

Served as Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore and Committee member

Built and sailed YW Diamond Keelboat, Lazy E's, TS16, Castle 650 and Bushranger 7m

Navigated and crewed in cruising and racing yachts on eastern and southern coasts

Ted KNIGHT

Served as Commodore and Committee member

Built and sailed TS 16s

Five times State Champion in that class

Peter DAVIES

Served as Commodore

Prepared design drawings for Club extensions to 1st floor and extensions of ground floor male change rooms and back balcony

Built and sailed, mostly with his wife Dale, Mirror Dinghy, Fireball, Sabre, Pacer, Paper Tiger

Graham MORRIS

Served as Commodore, Treasurer Secretary and Committee member
Instrumental in converting crown land to our title

Built and sailed Mirror, Fireball & Sabre

Instrumental in establishing the Sabre class (Originally called Carrum Sabre)

Ken BROADBENT

Served as Commodore and Committee member

Took over in an emergency as Commodore in 1969

Ken was a moving spirit in getting the 1st floor extension built

Skippered and crewed on Mantas and other catamarans

Skippered his own Mosquito cat

He has owned and skippered, Boomerang 20, Castle 650, and Noelex 25 Trailable Yachts

Lee PERRY

Long time Patrol Boat skipper and crew

Ken FARRELL

Long serving committeeman

Rescue boat driver / starter

Pacer sailer & measurer

Ian BLENCOWE

Served as Commodore, Vice Commodore, Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee Member

Bar Manager, Newsletter Editor

Sailed Careel 18 and Careel 22L

Sailed with wife Kathryn & family