Highlights from the 2024 Annual General Meeting
The 2024 AGM was held on November 10th: the AGM folder on the website has a copy of the keynote and supporting handouts.
SSA’s committees highlighted all of the great work that has gone on this past season and presented the awards for 2024.
SSA Fleet Captain, Tom Shaw (far right) and Commodore Bill Krafft (far left) presented the 2024 Fleet Champion Awards to:
J/24 - Pat FitzGerald (Kelly FitzGerald, Mike Coe & Meredith Jacob not pictured)
Day Sailer – Matt White (Morgan Wittrock not pictured)
ILCA 7 – David Waiting (with special guest Emilia Burls!)
Snipe – Rob Vann
Soling – Karin Olsen-Campia accepting on behalf of Andy Dize (not pictured)
Thistle – Charlie Krafft (Cairn Krafft not pictured)
Lightning – Gary Hurban (not pictured)
J/22 – Jeff Hayden (not pictured)
ILCA 6 – Bob Tan (not pictured)
J/70 – Paul Green (not pictured)
Melges 15 – Alex Stout (not pictured)
Waszp – Daniel Draper (not pictured)
The AGM is also an opportunity to celebrate the ways that member service to the club is the key to its success and each year we give out awards to those members who have especially made a difference.
Race Committee Award - Gavin O’Hare, Lisa Pline and the Hinman Race Committee (not pictured)
Special Recognition - John McGrane
Alden Bugley Award - Brad and Melissa Milliken
Special Recognition - Lisa-Marie and Jim Lane (not pictured)
Laudeman Award - Steve Podlich (not pictured)
Outgoing Board Members for 2024 include Mike Colbert, Tom Shaw, John White (not pictured) and Past Commodore, Bruce Empey.
Eric Johnson led this year’s Nominating Committee and the 2025 Board of Governors consists of Commodore: Bill Krafft, Vice Commodore: Lisa Pline, Rear Commodore: Eric Reinke, Secretary: Devon Feusahrens, Treasurer: Lionel Phillips, Fleet Captain: Matt White, and Members at Large: Robin Richards, Chris Ryan and Jimmy Praley.