Committees

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

  • Commodore
    Matthew Richardson
  • Vice Commodore & Chair
    Lisa Rochford
  • Treasurer
    Ian Richardson
  • Rear Commodore Sailing
    Mark Greenaway
  • Rear Commodore House
    Richard Konarek
  • Board Directors
    Caroline Barber
    Bronwyn Curtis
    Bob Llewellin
    Charlie Russell
  • Andrew Webster – Chair
  • Elleanor Draper
  • Samantha Love
  • Ian Richardson
  • John Rutherford
  • Paul Scott
  • Demian Smith
  • Mark Greenaway – Rear Commodore Sailing
  • James Ripley-Giles – Sailing Manager
  • Caroline Barber
  • Oliver Love
  • Mike Norton
  • Ellen Catherall
  • John Danby
  • Peter Hughes
  • Hannah Le Prevost
  • Judith Tan
  • Ian Wilson

Royal Southern Fundraising Team

  • Debera Clark – Co-Chair
  • Angela Godfrey – Co-Chair
  • Lisa Bradbury-Knight – Co-Chair
  • Fiona Konarek – Secretary
  • Sheila Hulme – Christmas Fayre Coordinator
  • Jane Pyle – Treasurer
  • Jane Atkinson – Publicity
  • Helen Thwaites – Insignia
  • Angie Janssen
  • Nicky Gardner
  • Jo Ward

Welcome to the Fundraising Team

The Fundraising Team is a big part of Club life, bringing members together through a fun and interesting mix of events and social gatherings. We’re all about creating great experiences while raising money for fantastic causes—both local charities and Club enhancements. With the support and enthusiasm of our members, we can make a real difference.

Our Goal

For 2025, we’ve set ourselves the challenge of raising £25,000 for great causes. This year, we’re supporting Mountbatten Hampshire, Wetwheels Hamble, Dementia UK, and Macmillan Cancer Support, along with fundraising for Club enhancements. It’s an ambitious target, but with a fantastic line-up of events, socials, and—most importantly—your support, we know we can achieve it!

How We Work

The Fundraising Core Team oversees the planning and delivery of our annual fundraising programme, creating events and ensuring that our events run smoothly and successfully. To share the workload, we have three Co-Chairs leading the team, supported by our newly introduced Helping Hands Team (HHT).

The HHT is a fantastic way for members to get involved on a more flexible basis, offering support as and when they can. Meeting quarterly over coffee and cake, the HHT provides a relaxed space to:

  • Share ideas and insights
  • Plan and discuss upcoming events
  • Confirm volunteer support and contributions

Get Involved

Whether you’re keen to help organise an event, lend a hand on the day, or simply support our fundraising efforts by attending our socials, we’d love to have you on board. Every contribution, big or small, helps us reach our goal and make a difference.

If you’d like to join the Fundraising Core Team or the Helping Hands Team, please contact Lisa Bradbury-Knight, our New Members Liaison, or speak to one of the Chairs.

Stay tuned for updates on our events and thank you for your continued support and generous contributions.

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

  • Pat North – Chair
  • Michael Lithgow
  • Rebecca Butler
  • Bryan Hughes
  • Kenneth Munro
  • Charles Russell
  • Dudley Stock
  • Margaret Widdop

Subsection of Sailing

  • Caroline Barber (Chair)
  • Charlie Russell (Splash Lead)
  • Peter Hughes (Junior Academy Lead)
  • Samantha Love (Academy Lead)
  • Matthew Richardson – Chair
  • Samantha Love
  • Charles Russell
  • Jane Vose
  • Andrew Webster
  • Sporting Clays Captain & Representative
    Richard Konarek
  • SUP Representative
    Rebecca Butler
  • Bridge
    Nicky Gardner & Patricia Aspinall
  • Golf Captain & Representative
    Paul Scott

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