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Club History
Chelsea Yacht Club was organized in 1881 as the Carthage Ice Yacht Club, changing its name to the Chelsea Yacht Club of Chelsea on the Hudson in 1910. The change reflects a change in the name of the area in which it is located and the growth of its program to include summer sailing as well as winter boating.
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Past Commodores
Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course. Leaders who are good navigators are capable of taking their people just about anywhere - John C. Maxwell
We recognize and salute our leaders of the past for taking the helm, steering us on our proper course, and helping to shape and evolve our future
1881 Stephen Glass
1890 John Sturges
1901 B. Merritt
1902 Stephen Glass
1903-1904 Isaac DeGroff
1905-1906 S.S. Meade
1907-1909 Charles Merritt
1910-1912 F.F. Collyer
1913-1914 F.W. Pollock
1915-1916 M.W. Collyer
1917 I.H. Flood
1918-1920 F.F. Collyer
1921-1928 M.W. Collyer
1929 Clarence Jackson
1930 Paul Miller
1931-1932 Col. J.E. Dedman
1933 C. Barrett Bowne
1934 Harry W. Hopper
1935 Howard C. Secor
1936 Dr. E.K. Lee
1937 Robert Weston Doherty
1938-1939 Willis H. Thorn
1940-1942 Dr. F.C. Shaw
1943 F.F. Collyer, Jr.
1944 Dr. John F. McNeil
1945 Dr. A.C. Dumke
1946 Bruce Hegeman
1947 Dr. Thomas Proctor
1948-1950 Vernon Bowles
1951 Elmer Van Name
1952 William Menzler
1952 William Menzler
1953 Earl S. Smith
1954 Floyd C. Cooper
1955 Maurice Kenney
1957 John M. Keating
1958 Dr. H.M. Brockway, Jr.
1959 Dale Cooper
1960-1961 Edward Waters
1962 John Finn
1963 S. Szabronski
1964 A. VanderPloeg
1965 Dana Crumb
1966 Robert Williams
1967 Richard Armstrong
1968 Lewis Larson
1969 Wesley Pfirman
1970 Richard Bailey
1971 C. Blake Moran
1972 John Warner
1973 William Witkowski
1974 Frank Newman
1975 Robert Wubbenhorst
1976 Sam R. York
1977 Robert Bennett
1978 Sal Cerniglia
1979 Jack Ryan
1980 Matt Bingham
1981 Richard Stevens
1982 Linda Muller
1983 Al Califano
1984 Richard Berger
1985 James Jackson
1986 Robert Yacovanis
1987 Thomas Prizzia
1988 James Kennedy
1989 Frank Murphy
1990 Donald Hall
1991-1992 Christian Bunker
1993 Frederick Scott
1994 John Beal
1995 Todd Voltz
1996 Charles Strong
1997 Robert Dwyer
1998 Michael Doyle
1999-2000 Serge Cryvoff
2001 James Hyland
2002 John Ellison
2003 Moacyr Calhelha
2004 Joel Hanig
2005-2006 Thomas Smith
2007 Will Gordon
2008 Barry Meehan
2009-2010 Sharon Herring
2011 John Kimmerle
2012 Russell Polo
2013 Joanna Doyle
2014 Michael Aiello
2015-2016 Bruce Cohen
2017 Robert Brigham
2018 Chuck Thomas
2019 Steven Parker
2020-2021 Michael Colucci