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Thirty Years of Commodores Sail

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Published 12:28pm on 10 Oct 2024

On October 4th in honor of the 30th Anniversary of OWSA there was a special commodore's only event -- an afternoon sail. Fifteen commodores were able to attend are pictured above in chronological order of service:

  • Gail Taylor 1997
  • Cheryl McNaughton 1998
  • Alice Patten 1999
  • Linda Wanitschek 2000
  • Donna (Krebsbach) Mac 2003
  • Sue Johnson 2004
  • Susan Estes 2006
  • Edie Felix 2008
  • Wendy Hatchadourian 2010
  • Kitty Church 2011
  • Ashley Paterson 2014
  • Laura Gadley 2022
  • Robin Smith 2024 (Rear-Commodore)
  • Julie Schumann 2024
  • Carolyn Morse 2025 (Vice Commodore)


Much appreciated was that three very special community sailboats & their skippers stepped up to make this event even more fabulous:

  • Crystal Swan - Jeanie & Tom Becker
  • Adios - Craig Shaw
  • Aiya - Kathy Souhrada.

Considering how far in advance the event was planned the weather and wind cooperated beautifully with blue skies with agreeably distributed cloud cover, a comfortable 65 degrees and a steady light westerly. All three boats raised their spinnaker or drifter sails to make their way together upriver all the way to the I-205 bridge. During the upwind return, Aiya shot off several celebratory "cannon" fire, leaving the crews of Crystal Swan & Adios wondering whether they were about to be boarded and plundered. However, they all made it back safely for friendly après-sail companionship and yummy Thai takeout in the RCYC clubhouse.

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