{"id":29365,"date":"2025-04-02T14:10:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T18:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/?page_id=29365"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:09:07","slug":"about-fyc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/about-fyc\/","title":{"rendered":"History of FYC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29365\" class=\"elementor elementor-29365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b4765b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b4765b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cd7656\" data-id=\"2cd7656\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-75849dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75849dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-357cbd9\" data-id=\"357cbd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3123b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3123b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On this Page:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>The <a href=\"#History\">History<\/a> of Fanshawe Yacht Club<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The <a href=\"#Creation\">Creation<\/a> of Fanshawe Lake<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#Commodores\">Past Commodores<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>List of <a href=\"#Member\">Member(s) of the Year<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f51760\" data-id=\"4f51760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84391f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-search\" data-id=\"84391f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-search.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" class=\"search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/\">\n\t<label>\n\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Search for:<\/span>\n\t\t<input type=\"search\" class=\"search-form__field\" placeholder=\"Enter keyword search\" value=\"\" name=\"s\">\n\t<\/label>\n\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"search-form__submit btn btn-primary\"><i class=\"fa fa-search\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-152a09e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"152a09e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6682977\" data-id=\"6682977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"History\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ab206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41ab206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Fanshawe Yacht Club - Founded in 1953<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f733a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f733a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In December 1952, the Fanshawe Dam was completed to control the flooding of the Thames River, thus creating Fanshawe Lake &#8211; the home of our club. Learn more about the origins of FYC in the articles below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c6812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"24c6812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29365 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-post-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"24c6812\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jack McClatchie 1st sailboat on Fanshawe Lake 1953\" 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"24c6812\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"london-free-press-article-london-gets-yacht-club-1953-AUG-20-w1148\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Z5Yy5vbi5jYVwvd3AtdjFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA5XC9sb25kb24tZnJlZS1wcmVzcy1hcnRpY2xlLWxvbmRvbi1nZXRzLXlhY2h0LWNsdWItMTk1My1BVUctMjAtdzExNDguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMjRjNjgxMiJ9\" href='https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/london-free-press-article-london-gets-yacht-club-1953-AUG-20-w1148.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/london-free-press-article-london-gets-yacht-club-1953-AUG-20-w1148-370x265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2399\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2399'>\n\t\t\t\tNews Article 1953\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"24c6812\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"article-banner-fanshawe-lake-dam-aerial-view-upper-thames-1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2Z5Yy5vbi5jYVwvd3AtdjFcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA5XC9hcnRpY2xlLWJhbm5lci1mYW5zaGF3ZS1sYWtlLWRhbS1hZXJpYWwtdmlldy11cHBlci10aGFtZXMtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyNGM2ODEyIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-lake-dam-aerial-view-upper-thames-1.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-lake-dam-aerial-view-upper-thames-1-370x265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2698\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2698'>\n\t\t\t\tFanshawe Dam\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd8dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfd8dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Article by FYC Co-Founder Jack McClatchie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171255f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171255f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2764 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fyc-burgee-flag-red-white-trans-w150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p><h6>\u00a0<\/h6><h6>Original FYC Burgee designed by Jack McClatchie, one of the founders of the Club.<\/h6><p>By the end of\u00a0<strong>April 1953<\/strong>,\u00a0following the completion of the Fanshawe Dam in December 1952, Fanshawe Lake was a reality, and ready to use. On part of the west shore, there was a strip of sandy beach with a dock and a picnic park. This is where it all began.<\/p><p>The first boat to sail on the new lake was an 18\u2032 sailing canoe, sailed right off the beach in April 1953 by\u00a0<strong>Jack McClatchie<\/strong> (Pictured above).\u00a0\u00a0A few days later, <strong>Eric Skelton<\/strong>, a city engineer, put down the first permanent mooring for his dinghy \u201cPolly Wog\u201d. By the end of June, many more boats had joined the fleet on moorings.<\/p><p>During the summer, rather informal races were held on most weekends. By August, the fleet had grown to 18 boats with a friendly gang of skippers wondering how they could keep in touch through winter and make plans for the next summer\u2019s sailing. At this point, Jack invited the group to meet at his home, and talk about forming a club to represent them before the Conservation Authority.<\/p><p>A committee was appointed to explore all the shores of the lake. With the approval of the Upper Thames Conservation Authority, the committee chose the location which the Club now occupies.<\/p><p>Everyone enjoyed a summer of good sailing in 1953, but the club was so loosely organized that it existed in a hand-to-mouth fashion. No firm plan was in place to ensure the succession, or the relief, of the elected members burdened with the management of the club. The club was growing, but so was the reluctance of many members to accept a nomination for office.<\/p><p>On\u00a0<strong>Wednesday August 19, 1953<\/strong>, a well-attended business meeting was held. At this meeting, a more structured organization was formed, with the name of \u201c<strong>Fanshawe Yacht Club<\/strong>\u201d (FYC), and a formal staff of Flag Officers to be elected each year for a one-year term of office. A secretary, treasurer and a social convener were also elected that year and each year that followed.<\/p><p>And the rest, as they say, is history\u2026<\/p><div class=\"author-credit\"><div class=\"name-line\"><span class=\"sr-only\">By<\/span>\u00a0Jack McClatchie<\/div><div class=\"credit-lines\"><div class=\"line\"><em>FYC Co-Founder<\/em><\/div><div class=\"line\"><em>FYC Commodore 1956 &amp; 1957<\/em><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/news-article-1953-08-AUG-20-lfp_london-gets-yacht-club_with-notes.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong> to Read the 1953 London Free Press Article (pdf file) about the formation of FYC.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0895d34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0895d34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c881e\" data-id=\"d0c881e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"Creation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a5630a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a5630a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional History of Fanshawe Yacht Club - The Creation of Fanshawe Lake<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfddd10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfddd10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Information Exerpted from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FYC-History-1953-to-2013-by-Nina-Myers-compressed.pdf\">&#8220;Fanshawe Yacht Club 60 Years, August 19, 1953 to August 19, 2013&#8221; by Nina Myers<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>FYC owes its existence to flooding and to the vision of a far-sighted group of keen sailors.\u00a0 In 1937, the City of London suffered major flooding.\u00a0 At the Forks of the Thames, in the vicinity of Dundas Street (now named Riverside Drive) and Wharncliffe Road, the water depth was eight feet above the pavement.\u00a0 There was massive property damage and one life was lost.\u00a0<\/p><p>Following the flood, the City undertook preventive measures.\u00a0 Dikes were constructed in the vicinity of the Forks and along sections of the North and South Branches of the river. 1n 1947, there was threat of another major flood. The waters rose almost to the top of the dikes and overflowed the banks in other locations.\u00a0 \u00a0Farmers and city dwellers demanded action.\u00a0 Later in 1947, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) was formed.<\/p><p>The Authority swung into action to put flood control measures in place.\u00a0 Design of a dam for the North Branch of the Thames was undertaken.\u00a0 The site selected was a short distance east of Clarke Road.\u00a0 The Lake which formed behind the dam is approximately 3 miles long and almost half a mile wide.\u00a0 Fanshawe Dam was completed in December 1952.<\/p><p>See more about the formation of Fanshawe Yacht Club in the article by Co-Founder Jack McClatchie above.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2697\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2697 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens-1024x419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens-600x245.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-fanshawe-conservation-area-opens.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fanshawe Dam and Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf2498 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4cf2498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FYC-History-1953-to-2013-by-Nina-Myers-compressed.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to View \"Fanshawe Yacht Club 60 Years\" by Nina Myers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6db4339 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6db4339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f3955c\" data-id=\"9f3955c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"Commodores\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb8817 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb8817\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fff26e5\" data-id=\"fff26e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725f798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"725f798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/fyc-burgee-flag-red-white-trans-w150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2764\" alt=\"Original Burgee\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07e18a3\" data-id=\"07e18a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04e7c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b04e7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Commodores<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Recognizing Their Leadership and Volunteerism<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99fadc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99fadc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 *Original FYC Burgee above designed by our 1st Commodore, Jack McClatchie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f08ee0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f08ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac8171\" data-id=\"3ac8171\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f76b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83f76b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"role-item 2021\"><div class=\"payload\"><div>2023-2025<\/div><div>Stacey Vanderwerff<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2019 -2022<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2019\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"content\">Bonita Magill<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"role-item 2018\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2018<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jeff Eames<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2017\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2017<\/div><div class=\"content\">Chris Fogelman<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2016\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2015 \u00b7 2016<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jeff Eames<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2014\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2014<\/div><div class=\"content\">Brian Hurst<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2013\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2012 \u00b7 2013<\/div><div class=\"content\">Roy Elworthy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2011\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2011<\/div><div class=\"content\">Paul Chesman<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2010\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2010<\/div><div class=\"content\">Brian Hurst<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2009\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2009<\/div><div class=\"content\">Mark Anderson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2008\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2007 \u00b7 2008<\/div><div class=\"content\">Paul Chesman<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2006\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2006\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ralph Smith (1st part of season), John Bryant<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2004\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2005\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"title\">John Bryant<\/div><div class=\"title\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"title\">2004<\/div><div class=\"content\">Steve Currie<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2003\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2003<\/div><div class=\"content\">Carl Holland<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2002\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2002<\/div><div class=\"content\">Marc Lacoursiere<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2001\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2001<\/div><div class=\"content\">Anne McEwen<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2000\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2000<\/div><div class=\"content\">Gord Stewart<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1999\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1999<\/div><div class=\"content\">Les Pomeroy<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1998\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1998<\/div><div class=\"content\">Dave Thompson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1997\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1997<\/div><div class=\"content\">Harry James<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1996\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1996<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Hall<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1995\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1995<\/div><div class=\"content\">Doug MacKenzie<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1990\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56f4c9d\" data-id=\"56f4c9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb2b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb2b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"role-item 2021\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"role-item 1994\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1994<\/div><div class=\"content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Barry Sarazin<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1993\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1993<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jens Biskaborn<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1992\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1992<\/div><div class=\"content\">Scott Town<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1991\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1991<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Ballast<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div>1990<\/div><div>John Burgess<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2018\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1990\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"content\">1989<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1989\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"content\">Brian Perry<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1988\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1988<\/div><div class=\"content\">Rex Paget<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1987\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1987<\/div><div class=\"content\">Alex Crowley<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1986\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1986<\/div><div class=\"content\">John de Boer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1985\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1985<\/div><div class=\"content\">Steve Dietrich<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1984\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1984<\/div><div class=\"content\">Don Husson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1983\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1983<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ed Van Puymbroeck<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1982\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1982<\/div><div class=\"content\">Len MacDougall<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1981\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1981<\/div><div class=\"content\">Larry Minshall<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1980\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1980<\/div><div class=\"content\">Floyd James<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1979\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1979<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Rae<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1978\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1978<\/div><div class=\"content\">Hans Schaffner<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1977\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1977<\/div><div class=\"content\">Keith Watson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1976\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1976<\/div><div class=\"content\">Andrew Kertesz<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1975\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1975<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ken Stuart<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1957\"><div class=\"symbol\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9ec85e\" data-id=\"e9ec85e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435c67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435c67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"role-item 2021\"><div class=\"payload\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">1974<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1974\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"content\">George Dietrich<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1973\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1973<\/div><div class=\"content\">Philip Luno<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1972\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1972<\/div><div class=\"content\">Don Dool<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1971\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1971<\/div><div class=\"content\">Hasso Grasmuck<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1970\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1970<\/div><div class=\"content\">Graham Laing<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1969\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1969<\/div><div class=\"content\">Matt Goddard<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1968\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1968<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jack Wicks<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1967\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1967<\/div><div class=\"content\">Don Dynes<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1966\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1966<\/div><div class=\"content\">Bill Smith<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1965\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1965<\/div><div class=\"content\">George Foster<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1964\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1964<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Houston<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1963\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1963<\/div><div class=\"content\">Emerson Bright<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1962\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1962<\/div><div class=\"content\">John McGugan<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1961\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1961<\/div><div class=\"content\">Phil Harding<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1960\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1960<\/div><div class=\"content\">George Layton<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1959\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1959<\/div><div class=\"content\">Cliff Wingrove<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1958\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1958<\/div><div class=\"content\">Dave Schurman<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1957\"><div class=\"symbol\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1957 \u00b7 1956<\/div><div class=\"content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Jack McClatchie<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c551d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c551d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995-1024x419.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995-1024x419.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995-600x245.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fyc.on.ca\/wp-v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/article-banner-commodores-group-shot-1995.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Past Commodores 1995<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c42e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c42e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Front Row (sitting):\u00a0 \u00a0George Layton 1960, Rex Paget 1988, Steve Dietrich 1985<\/p><p>Middle Row (kneeling):\u00a0 \u00a0Barry Sarazin 1994, Don Dynes 1967, Len Macdougall 1982, Brian Perry 1989, Larry Minshall 1981, Scott Town 1992, John Ballast 1991<\/p><p>Back Row (standing):\u00a0 Don Dool 1972,\u00a0 Doug MacKenzie 1995, Cliff Wingrove 1959, Dave Schurman 1958, Jack McClatchie 1956 &amp; 1957, Andy Kertesz 1976, Alex Crowley 1987, Dan Husson 1984, John Burgess 1990, John Rae 1979, Hans Schaffner 1978, Phil Luno 1973, Floyd James 1980, Jens Biskaborn 1993,\u00a0 John Houston 1964<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbef701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbef701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9f0547\" data-id=\"c9f0547\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"Member\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca94779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca94779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Member of the Year Award<\/strong><\/h3><p>Fanshawe Yacht Club&#8217;s <strong>Member of the Year Award<\/strong>\u00a0honors the outstanding volunteer contributions made by its members in developing the club and the sailing school, and promoting the sport of sailing.<\/p><p>This prestigious annual award recognizes the\u00a0<strong>overwhelming time and effort<\/strong>\u00a0given by the recipients over multiple seasons, not solely in a single year.<\/p><p>Nominees are submitted and voted on at the end of each sailing season. In the past, the recipient was presented with the award at the <strong>Commodore&#8217;s Reception<\/strong> in the following year.\u00a0 In 2024, the Member of the Year award was given out at the annual <strong>FYC Banquet<\/strong> in November.<\/p><p>Our hearty congratulations and many thanks to all of the recipients over the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9bef1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9bef1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0592f24\" data-id=\"0592f24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d6be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d6be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>2024<\/div><div>Kate Easton &amp; John Santos<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>2023<\/div><div>Renata &amp; Franz Lohmann<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>2022<\/div><div>Rick Goldt<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>2021<\/div><div>Jeff Eames<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div id=\"award-recipients\" class=\"heading-basic centered-divider-heading lg divider-below\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2020<\/div><div>Mike Van Wiechen<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"heading-basic centered-divider-heading lg divider-below\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2019<\/div><div class=\"role-list w3 divider-below\"><div class=\"role-item 2019\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"content\">Bill Scott &amp; Mark Cole<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2018\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2018<\/div><div class=\"content\">Denise Kinting &amp; Nicholas Callender<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2017\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2017<\/div><div class=\"content\">Carleen Hone &amp; Jim MacKenzie<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2016\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2016<\/div><div class=\"content\">Mary Watson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2015\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2015<\/div><div class=\"content\">Rob Perquin &amp; Marc Lacoursiere<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2014\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2014<\/div><div class=\"content\">Bob Magill<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2013\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2013<\/div><div class=\"content\">Vera Eames<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2012\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2012<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jack Blocker<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2011\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2011<\/div><div class=\"content\">Nina Myers<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2010\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2010<\/div><div class=\"content\">Sue Goldt<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2009\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2009<\/div><div class=\"content\">Paul Chesman<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2008\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2008<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Bryant<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2007\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2007<\/div><div class=\"content\">Mike Wareing<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2006\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2006<\/div><div class=\"content\">Kevin Biskaborn<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2005\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2005<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ross Green<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2004\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2004<\/div><div class=\"content\">Bert Renes &amp; Josie Renes<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2003\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2003<\/div><div class=\"content\">Hans Schaffner<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2002\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2002<\/div><div class=\"content\">Mike Morris<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2001\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2001<\/div><div class=\"content\">Art Seager<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 2000\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">2000<\/div><div class=\"content\">Ralph Smith<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1999\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"payload\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0882f5f\" data-id=\"0882f5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4932db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4932db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"role-item 1999\"><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1999<\/div><div class=\"content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Otto Biskaborn<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1998\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1998<\/div><div class=\"content\">Doug Hairsine &amp; Chris Hairsine<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1997\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1997<\/div><div class=\"content\">Doug MacKenzie<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1996\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1996<\/div><div class=\"content\">Gus Andersen<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1995\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1995<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Ballast &amp; Lynda Ballast<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1994\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1994<\/div><div class=\"content\">John Burgess<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1993\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1993<\/div><div class=\"content\">Brian Perry<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1992\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1992<\/div><div class=\"content\">Philip Luno<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1991\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1991<\/div><div class=\"content\">Harry James<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1990\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1990<\/div><div class=\"content\">Rex Paget &amp; Linda Paget<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1989\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1989<\/div><div class=\"content\">Alex Crowley<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1988\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1988<\/div><div class=\"content\">Jack McClatchie &amp; Cliff Wingrove<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1987\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1987<\/div><div class=\"content\">John de Boer<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1986\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1986<\/div><div class=\"content\">Don Husson<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1985\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1985<\/div><div class=\"content\">Elmer Searle<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1984\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1984<\/div><div class=\"content\">Phil Harding &amp; Gertude Harding<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1983\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1983<\/div><div class=\"content\">Len MacDougall<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1982\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1982<\/div><div class=\"content\">Derek Innes<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1981\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"symbol\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\">1981<\/div><div class=\"content\">Josephine Scarlett<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"role-item 1980\"><div class=\"symbol\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"payload\"><div class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1980<\/div><div class=\"content\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Peter Wilkins<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this Page: The History of Fanshawe Yacht Club The Creation of Fanshawe Lake Past Commodores List of Member(s) of the Year History of Fanshawe Yacht Club &#8211; 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