2014 Gulf Yachting Association Directory In Memory of Southern Yacht Club New Orleans, Louisiana Walter G. Chamberlain April 8, 1946 - November 20, 2013 The Gulf Yachting Association and all of those involved in the sport of sailing lost a true friend last November. During the last 40 years, anyone associated with the GYA during that time knows how much Walter contributed to this organization. In addition to his sailing accomplishments and being a Gulf Yachting Association foremost expert on the racing rules, Walter served as a Mrs. Janace Batty, Secretary/Treasurer judge, race officer, GYA parliamentarian and as 5171 Eagle Point Drive Grand Bay, AL 36541 Commodore of our association. We will truly miss him. GULF YACHTING ASSOCIATION The Gulf Yachting Association was organized to promote the sport of yacht racing on the Gulf Coast and in nearby areas. Founded in 1901 and reorganized in 1920, the GYA has grown from the original six clubs to over thirty member organizations. The GYA sanctions various yachting events, including interclub competition in one design and handicap rated yachts, and serves to coordinate the activities of its members. The GYA is a member of the United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the governing body of the sport in this country, and is recognized as a member “yacht racing association” (YRA) of that organization. As a member YRA, the GYA provides representation to US Sailing for its sailors, encourages participation in national championships sanctioned by US Sailing, and provides an Appeals Committee to decide appeals involving the racing rules. The GYA is one of four yacht-racing associations forming “Area D”, one of eleven areas in the United States. Areas are geographical delineations within the jurisdiction of US Sailing that serve many functions in the administration of the sport. Documents governing the activities of the GYA are the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any special rules of order adopted by the Board of Directors, the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, and various rules and regulations governing yacht-racing competition. Membership in the association is provided for in two classifications for yacht clubs and other organizations that promote yachting: General Membership, which carries full participation in GYA affairs and Affiliate Membership, which provides for participation on a reduced basis. There is also an Associate Membership for individuals and a Sponsoring Membership for corporations or other entities wishing to support the work of the GYA, neither of which carries voting rights within the GYA. The GYA is structured with a Board of Directors as the senior body, with full authority to govern the organization, an Executive Committee to run the organization between meetings of the Board, three councils that promote specific types of yacht racing, and various committees to accomplish the work of the organization. Gulf Yachting Association Archives A GYA Historical Records Collection was established in 1993 in the Special Collections Department of the John C. Pace Library at the University of West Florida in Pensacola (phone 850-474-2000). Currently the collection contains the Minutes of GYA Board Meetings from November 1920 through the Winter Meeting, January 7, 1996, and Winter Meeting, January, 2001 through Winter Meeting, January, 2005. The collection also contains the originals of Lipton Regatta results from 1920 to the present. www.gya.org 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GYA Officers and Directors Flag Officers .............................................................................................. 5 Executive Committee and Board of Directors ........................................... 5 Additional GYA Positions .......................................................................... 5 Meetings ................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations Used in This Directory ............................................................. 6 Jack and Flo Scheib Service Award ............................................................... 7 US SAILING Association, Inc. ........................................................................ 8 US SAILING National Championships Chairs ................................................. 8 US SAILING Regional Training Coordinator ................................................... 8 Interscholastic Sailing Association ................................................................. 9 Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North America ..................................... 9 Yacht Racing Associations in Area “D” ........................................................... 9 Standing Committees Appeals ..................................................................................................... 10 Bylaws ....................................................................................................... 10 Capdevielle ............................................................................................... 10 Judges ...................................................................................................... 11 Membership .............................................................................................. 11 Race Management .................................................................................... 11 Racing Rules ............................................................................................. 12 Sail Measurement ..................................................................................... 12 Schedule ................................................................................................... 12 Trophy ....................................................................................................... 12 USSA Championships .............................................................................. 13 Youth ........................................................................................................ 13 Councils Multihull Council ........................................................................................ 14 Offshore Council ....................................................................................... 14 Offshore PHRF Appeals Committee ................................................... 14 PHRF Rating Committee ..................................................................... 14 Area Handicappers .............................................................................. 14 One-Design Council .................................................................................. 16 Gulf Yachting Association Foundation, Inc. .................................................... 17 US SAILING Judges and Race Officers ......................................................... 18 Deceased GYA Commodores ........................................................................ 20 Living GYA Past Commodores ....................................................................... 21 Honorary Members .......................................................................................... 21 2 General Member Yacht Clubs ........................................................................ 22 Apalachee Bay ........................................................................................... 23 Bay-Waveland ........................................................................................... 23 Biloxi ......................................................................................................... 24 Birmingham ............................................................................................... 24 Buccaneer ................................................................................................. 25 Cypremort ................................................................................................. 25 Fairhope .................................................................................................... 26 Fort Walton ............................................................................................... 26 Grande Maumelle ..................................................................................... 27 Grand Lagoon ........................................................................................... 27 Gulfport ..................................................................................................... 28 Houston ..................................................................................................... 28 Jackson ..................................................................................................... 29 Lake Arthur ............................................................................................... 29 Lake Charles ............................................................................................. 30 Lake Forest ............................................................................................... 30 Long Beach ............................................................................................... 31 Mobile ....................................................................................................... 31 Navy .......................................................................................................... 32 New Orleans ............................................................................................. 32 Ocean Springs .........................................................................................