The Team
Wakatere Boating Club was founded in 1926 by an enthusiastic group of people with a passion for sailing. As of 2025, it continues to be run by a dedicated team that values the rich reward in participating in the sport of sailing and its connection to the community. They bring strong governance, experienced race management, health & safety guidance, sustainability focus and community connections. We are very fortunate.
Official Roles 2025/26
Commodore | Greg Salthouse |
Vice Commodore | Mat Dunne |
Rear Commodore | Andy Richards |
Treasurer | Andrew Mackay |
Secretary | Pip White |
Club President | Judy Salthouse |
Club Patron | Don Brooke |
Health & Safety | TBC |
Membership | Amanda Michel |
Sustainability | Delayne Salthouse |
Property | Graeme Milne |
Operation & Program Manager | TBC |
Head Coach | Gauthier Thomas |
Boat Storage | Emma Kandziora |
IT & Security | Mike Carryer |
Venue Hire |
General Committee
Responsible for governance, strategic plan, finance, health & safety, funding, membership, community liaison, venue hire, boat storage/allocation, and property maintenance.
2024-25 General Committee: Greg Salthouse, Mat Dunne, Andy Richards, Pip White, Andrew Mackay, Graeme Milne, Derek Snow, Amanda Michel, Mike Shannon, Delayne Salthouse, Emma Kandziora, Mike Carryer, John Ellingham. They meet monthly.
Sailing Committee
Responsible for the planning and management of all sailing events: annual club sailing programme, duty roster, regattas, sailing instructions, race recording, and results; processing documentation around on-water roles and responsibilities.
2025-26 Sailing Committee is chaired by the Rear Commodore, with a full representation of Class Reps. Class reps facilitate communication between the committee and members. They meet monthly.
Class Reps 2025/26
Optimist Open - Carey Gillies
Optimist Green - Alex Renall
P Class - Simon Brown
RS Feva - Club Coach
Starling - tbc
420 - tbc
Windfoil - Gary Hill
Zephyr - Julia Faire
Farr 3.7 - Derek Snow
Sunburst - Bruce Yarnton
OK Dinghy - Dean Coleman
A Class - John Kennett
Women's Sailing - Libby Jenkinson
Wakatere values
respect, heritage & pride, endeavour, safety & sustainablility, inclusiveness
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