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The SeaGate Yacht Club was conceived and
formed at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island,
on Saturday, October 30, 1976. Charter members
were Sandy and Dewey Rudolph, Yvonne and
Pat Kelley, Rusty and Chuck Strigl, Elsie
and John Kohler, and Olive and Gordon Bishop. The
purpose of the Club was friendship and boating
opportunities.
In the beginning, monthly meetings were held in the homes of members, followed by BYOB socials. Members had to be sponsored by three couples already in the Club. They were invited to participate in an outing, and if a majority of members voted approval, the prospective member was invited to join. By February 1977, four meetings had taken place and the Club had grown to 50 members. Membership was made open to anyone who resided in SeaGate. A letter to the property owners' board resulted in approval of the SeaGate Yacht Club. From that time on, meetings have been held in the SeaGate Clubhouse. The Club is open to both residents and non-residents of SeaGate. Non-resident membership is limited to 40% of the resident membership, according to the current bylaws. The Club is now in its 29th year. Newsletters and web pages over these past years reflect many enjoyable social events and exciting boating adventures. The social calendar has grown to provide activities in each month of the year. Board meetings are held monthly, and a general membership meeting is held in October of each year. The web site was initiated by Gene Busby during his term of office. The URL for the web site is www.seagateyachtclub.com. Any suggestions or ideas for the web site should be addressed to the current Webmaster. The position of Webmaster was made a board position by Commodore Jim Woods. Membership in the Southern California Yachting Association (SCYA) was initiated by Tom McKnew prior to his term as Commodore. Interim status in the Southern California Yachting Association occurred during Tom's term. At the end of Jim Wood's 2003 term as Commodore, membership stood at 120 families. During this year a By-Laws Committee was formed to review and update our by-laws. Very few changes were made attesting to the forward thinking of our founding fathers. SGYC membership in the SCYA was moved from interim to permanent associate status by vote of the SCYA membership. |
| Staff Commodores | |||
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| 2007 | Bob Axel | ||
| 2006 | Mike Courtway | ||
| 2005 | Mary Shebell | ||
| 2004 | Dennis Kreil | ||
| 2003 | Jim Woods | ||
| 2002 | Tom McKnew | ||
| 2001 | Gene Busby | ||
| 2000 | Cliff Meier | ||
| 1999 | Oscar Brinket | ||
| 1998 | Jack Schulze | ||
| 1997 | Paul Kaplan | ||
| 1996 | Tom Ward | ||
| 1995 | Tony Flecklin | ||
| 1994 | Steve Metro | ||
| 1993 | Bill Thornburg | ||
| 1992 | Ed Davis | ||
| 1991 | Bob Garretson & Joe Smith | ||
| 1990 | Nat Pendleton | ||
| 1989 | Joe Smith | ||
| 1988 | Jim Johnson | ||
| 1987 | George Fee | ||
| 1986 | Jim Senske | ||
| 1985 | Keith Shelton | ||
| 1984 | Ken Baustian | ||
| 1983 | Tom Degnan | ||
| 1982 | Roy Jarvis | ||
| 1981 | George Smith & Susan Bishop | ||
| 1980 | Phil DeCaro | ||
| 1979 | Fred Wade & Harry Stevens | ||
| 1978 | Don Young & Ted Taylor | ||
| 1977 | Dewey Rudolph & Pat Kelly | ||
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