Committees

The Royal Southern Yacht Club is run by a General Committee (the Executive Committee), which also forms the Board of Directors.

  • Commodore
    Gordon Craigen
  • Vice Commodore & Chair
    Matthew Richardson
  • Honorary Treasurer
    Eleanor Draper
  • Rear Commodore Sailing
    Demian Smith
  • Rear Commodore House
    Fred Ward
  • Board Members
    Mark Greenaway
    Richard Konarek
    Tanya Robinson
    Lisa Rochford
  • Dirk van Beek – Chair
  • Charlie Ellis – Vice Chair
  • Demian Smith – Rear Commodore Sailing
  • Caroline Barber
  • Mike Lithgow
  • Oliver Love
  • Mike Norton
  • James Ripley-Giles – Sailing Manager

Royal Southern Ladies Committee

  • Marion O’Malley – Chair
  • Debera Clark – Vice Chair
  • Jo Ward – Vice Chair/Christmas Fayre Coordinator
  • Nicky Gardner – Secretary
  • Ann Girling – Treasurer
  • Helen Thwaites
  • Angie Janssen
  • Pat North

Socials, Funds and Charities

The Ladies Committee is a busy, vibrant and co-operative team that is involved in many ways in the life of the Royal Southern. We deliver social events and special fund-raising activities. The funds support each year’s chosen charities and also provide items to enhance the Club for the benefit of all members.

Our major fund-raising event is the Christmas Fayre that also opens our doors to the public. The Dementia Coffee Morning and Macmillan Coffee Morning are also regular annual events open to the public. We have donated more than £43,000 to charity and spent over £30,000 for Club items over the last 5 years. Some of the charities supported in the past include Wetwheels, Hamble Lifeboat, Hampshire & IOW Air Ambulance.

The items purchased for the club include the outside terrace furniture, the River Room Terrace umbrella and many new dining room chairs.

Subsection of Sailing

  • Mike Norton – Chair
  • Tim Pyle – Vice Chair
  • Jane Pyle – Secretary
  • Douglas Fisher
  • Tim Roe
  • Rebecca Butler – SUP Representative
  • Richard Konarek – Representative and Captain of the Sporting Clays Society

Subsection of Sailing

  • Maggie Widdop Chairman
  • Pat North Vice Chairman
  • Ann Arscott
  • Adam Greig
  • Bryan Hughes
  • Dot Jones
  • Mike Lithgow
  • Ken Munro
  • Dudley Stock

Subsection of Sailing

  • Mark Greenaway
  • Jane Saunders
  • Vicky McPherson
  • Chris Russell
  • Peter Bowyer
  • Richard Faulkner
  • Sporting Clays Captain & Representative
    Richard Konarek
  • SUP Representative
    Rebecca Butler
  • Bridge
    Ann Hardy & Annie Campbell-Walter
  • Golf Captain & Representative
    Paul Scott

1837 – 1843 J. Weld Esq.
1843 – 1847 The Marquis of Conyngham
1847 – 1868 The Earl of Cardigan
1868 – 1871 W. C. Humphrys Esq.
1871 – 1874 Sir Bruce Chichester
1874 – 1880 Lt. Col. J. P. Sanderman
1880 – 1888 Hans Sloane Stanley Esq.
1888 – 1922 Col. The Hon. Sir Harry Crichton
1922 – 1925 The Lord Sackville
1925 – 1931 The Rt. Hon. Earl of Birkenhead P.C.
1931 – 1933 Colonel J. A. Cole
1933 – 1934 N. Clarke Neil Esq
1934 – 1941 H. A. Andreae Esq
1941 – 1949 F. A. Richards Esq
1949 – 1950 Air Commodore J. C. Quinnell C.B. D.F.C
1950 – 1952 Commander R. ST.A. Malleson R.N. RTD
1952 – 1955 Dr E M Turner
1955 – 1957 Sir Owen Aisher
1957 – 1958 Dr. E. M. Turner
1958 – 1960 Lt. Col. H. M. E. Bradshaw M.C
1960 – 1962 S. W. Frost Esq
1962 – 1964 J. R. Evans Esq
1964 – 1966 T. D. Mitchell Esq
1966 – 1968 K. A. Purser Esq
1968 – 1970 A. R. Lightfoot Esq
1970 – 1972 D. S. Cottell Esq
1972 – 1974 M. J. Rowe Esq
1974 – 1976 R. M. Davis Esq
1976 – 1977 G. H. R. Watson Esq
1977 – 1979 D. E. W. Stevens Esq
1979 – 1981 R. F. Ingoldby Esq
1981 – 1983 M. C. Richardson Esq
1983 – 1985 N. G. Ramseyer Esq
1985 – 1987 C. D. Letson Esq
1987 – 1989 G. N. Lightfoot Esq
1989 – 1991 P. G. Aylward Esq
1991 – 1993 R. Rogers Esq
1993 – 1995 Captain F. C. Murphy
1995 – 1996 D. J. Pepper Esq
1996 – 1998 A. R. Davidson Esq
1998 – 2000 T. L. C. Richardson Esq
2000 – 2002 R. A. Lovell Esq
2002 – 2004 C. J. Hall Esq
2004 – 2006 J. B. Peddley Esq
2006 – 2008 Mrs A.M. Newton
2008 – 2010 J.M. Beardsley Esq
2010 – 2012 M. A. J. Inkster Esq
2012 – 2014 H. L. D. Mead Esq
2014 – 2016 C. R. Mansfield Esq
2016 – 2018 Mrs K. Henderson Williams
2018 – 2020 Mr G. Nixon Esq
2020 – 2022 Mr R. Vose