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Executive Committee

  1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Commodore as Chairman and the other Officers. The Executive Committee shall act as a coordinating committee for all Standing Committees which report to it and shall carry out such duties as set out in these Rules.
  2. The general management of the affairs of the Club shall be entrusted to the Executive Committee subject to the supervision of the Board of Governors. The Executive Committee shall nominate a candidate for appointment by the Board of Governors to the post of General Manager of the Club.

Executive Committee

Name

Rebecca Roberts

Title

Commodore

Rebecca is an active sailor in the J105, J80 and loves big boat Ocean Racing. She has previously been a member of the International Sailing Events Committee before moving to the Board of Governors. Rebecca was the Chair of the Nominating Committee until Spring of 2023. Rebecca joined the Executive Team as Vice Commodore in April 2023. She became the Club's third female Commodore on 1 January 2024. The Commodore leads the Club's Executive Team.

Name

Jennifer Burland Adams

Title

Vice Commodore

Jennifer joined the Executive Team in January 2021 having previously been part of Membership and House Committees. Professionally she works with the Third Sector. Jennifer was Rear Commodore, Sailing for three years, ending in December 2023. As of January 2024 she is the Vice Commodore of the Club. The Vice Commodore chairs the Membership Committee and supports the Commodore.

Name

P/C Jonathan Corless

Title

Rear Commodore, International Sailing Events

Jon was Commodore of the Club in 2018 & 2019 having come up through the ranks as RC Sailing and Vice Commodore. He rejoined the Executive Team in January 2021 to take over chairing the International Sailing Events Committee (ISEC). Not surprising, he loves sailing. He's competed in the J24 and J105 classes in Bermuda and has represented the RBYC at the NYYC Invitational Cup and RYS Bicentennial Regatta.

Name

Hal Kempe

Title

Rear Commodore, Sailing

Hal spent two years as the Rear Commodore, Docks ending in 2023. He is an avid sailor and you can find him out sailing on the J80, Lix, or in many of the other local classes: J105s and IODs. In January 2024, Hal moved to the Rear Commodore, Sailing role. The RC Sailing overseas the Domestic Sailing Programme which includes Domestic Racing, the Sailing Academy and Contest III, the Club's Bermuda Fitted Dinghy.

Name

Galen Brislane

Title

Rear Commodore, House

Galen is an active boater and sailor. He joined the Executive as Rear Commodore, House in 2022, having spent the last few years as a member of the Sailing Committee. Sustainability and Green initiatives are very close to his heart. He chairs the very busy House Committee which overseas everything from archives to infrastructure of the property.

Name

Jeff Roach

Title

Rear Commodore, Docks

Jeff joined the Executive Team in January 2024 having been a member of the House Committee. Jeff brings his engineering and technical background to oversee the Club's Marina. The RC Docks chairs the Docks Committee and works closely with the Club's Marina Manager to maintain the Club's extensive marina environment including berths, floating docks, hardstand and all the assets that are stored in the marina.

Name

Stephen W. Kempe

Title

Honorary Secretary

Stephen has been an active member of the RBYC since 1966 and took on the Honorary Secretary position in 2022. He has always been an active sailor and boater. He currently heads up the Bermuda Operations side of the Newport Bermuda race and sits on that Organising Committee. He is also a longtime member of the CCA. Stephen overseas matters of governance of the Club; both internally and externally.

Name

Mark Smith

Title

Treasurer

Mark deals with the fiduciary and financial aspects of the Club. He works very closely with the Club's Controller, Lorraine Bridges and his Finance Committee to ensure both short-term and long-term running of the Club is successful.

Name

David Furtado

Title

General Manager

David joined the RBYC in 2005 as General Manager and overseas the day-to-day running of the RBYC with his management team. He knows members by name and is always happy to listen to recommendations and suggests from the Membership about their Club. Please feel free to contact him with any thoughts, suggestions or concerns.