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Officers & Staff

Chris Arscott
Commodore

Since 2019

Adrian Gray
Vice Commodore

Since 2022

Jerry Lock
Rear Commodore Sail

Since

Joan Melville
Rear Commodore House

Since

Nick Woodmansey
Treasurer

Since

Sam Hannaford
Board Member

Since 2022

Peter Wanstall
Board Member

Since 2019

Peter Noaks
Board Member

Since 2019

Richard Michael
Board Member

Since 2019

Claire Farrant
General Secretary

Staff Member

Previous Offices

    • HRH The Princess Royal GCVO

    • Dame Naomi James DBE

    • Mr P Goss MBE

    • Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

    • Professor E H T Whitten

    • Professor Captain F Weeks

    • Dr Robin Wallace

    • The Admiralty Board of the Defence Council

    • The Brethren of the Corporation of Trinity House London (April 1854)

    • The Council of the Royal Yachting Association

    • The Flag Officer Sea Training

    • The Queen’s Harbour Master Plymouth

    • The Brigadier 3 Cdo Bde RM

    • The Lord Mayor of Plymouth

    • The Lord Bishop of Plymouth

    • The Naval Base Commander Devonport

    • 1834 Captain Superintendent Ross CB RN

    • 1838 Sir Thomas Dyke Acland Bart

    • 1842 The Rt Hon The Earl of Morley

    • 1844 The Rt Hon The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe

    • 1861 The Rt Hon The Earl Vane (later Marquis of Londonderry)

    • 1875 HRH The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)

    • 1901 The Rt Hon The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe (Wm Hv 4th Earl)

    • 1919 HRH The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

    • 1937 The Rt Hon The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe

    • 1949 The Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH MP

    • 1972 Sir Francis Chichester KBE

    • 1973 Lieut Colonel A J Odling-Smee OBE

    • 1977 H S Williams Esq

    • 1981 Lieut Colonel J S Dacre RA

    • 1985 Captain J A F Lawson RN

    • 1989 Commander L R R Foster RN

    • 1993 Vice Admiral Sir Robert Gerken KCB CBE DL

    • 1997 M S H Heseltine Esq

    • 2001 Prof E H T Whitten

    • 2003 Commander N J K Crews RN

    • 2004 B R R Butler CBE

    • 2008 C R Arscott CEng MICE

    • 2012  Major J Lewis RM

    • 2015  C P Thomson Esq

    • 2019  C R Arscott CEng MICE

    • 2023 C R Arscott CEng MICE

    • 1962 The Rt Hon The Earl of Morley

    • 1963 W B Waterfall FRCS

    • 1966 Dr N Beaton

    • 1969 Lieut Colonel A J Odling-Smee OBE

    • 1972 Commander F W B Edwards RN

    • 1973 H S Williams

    • 1976 J H Trafford

    • 1979 Lieut Colonel J S Dacre RA

    • 1981 A J R Miller-Williams

    • 1984 A J Summers

    • 1987 L C Lovick

    • 1989 D C H McDonald

    • 1992 A C Williams

    • 1996 Mrs A Hosken

    • 1999 Prof E H T Whitten

    • 2001 Prof Captain F F Weeks

    • 2004 R Gateshill

    • 2007 D Searle

    • 2010 C Thomson

    • 2012  L Thomas-Keeping

    • 2015 A Nichols

    • 2018 C Arscott

    • 2019 D Searle

    • 2023 A Gray

    • 1962 W B Waterfall FRCS

    • 1962 Dr N Beaton

    • 1963 Dr N Beaton

    • 1963 H J Collins

    • 1965 H J Collins

    • 1965 J Eliott

    • 1966 J Eliott

    • 1966 H S Williams

    • 1967 H S Williams

    • 1967 Lieut Colonel A J Odling-Smee OBE

    • 1969 Commander F W B Edwards RN

    • 1969 D H Cundy

    • 1972 R R I Morley

    • 1972 A J R Miller-Williams

    • 1973 J H Trafford

    • 1976 J R Trahair

    • 1978 Lieut Colonel J S Dacre RA

    • 1979 R C Harding

    • 1981 Air Cdre T R Pierce CBE RAF

    • 1982 A J Summer

    • 1984 Captain J A F Lawson RN

    • 1984 L C Lovick

    • 1985 D C H McDonald

    • 1987 A C Williams

    • 1988 Lieut Commander R R Metherell RN

    • 1990 Mrs A Hosken

    • 1991 P C Durbin OBE

    • 1993 M S H Heseltine

    • 1994 G R J Walker

    • 1996 Prof Captain F F Weeks

    • 1997 C R Arscott

    • 1999 Mrs E Collins

    • 2001 D J Warren

    • 2002 R Gateshill

    • 2004 R Fletcher

    • 2004 P Carpenter

    • 2005 C Arscott

    • 2007 Mrs P Stewart

    • 2008 R Irvine

    • 2009 C Thomson

    • 2010 Mrs L Lehmann

    • 2011  A Nichols

    • 2013  Mrs J Avery

    • 2013 N Dunkley

    • 2017 Mrs J Sheldon

    • 2017 K Davies

    • 2019 A Gray

    • 2022 Mrs J Melville

    • 2022 J Lock

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