CQBHA committee members

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The current members serving on the committee are profiled below

	Jonathan Saunders - Chairman After 51/2 years of being afloat and enjoying many challenges and adventures Jonathan has now sold Castaway and she has left these shores for Norway. This year he plans to take time out to think about boating plans and catch up with some jobs that just wouldn't go away! He is a keen as ever on keeping up with changes in the boating world and as Chair of the Bertholders will still be around and about. Do stop him and say hello when he is about especially if you have a marina issue you want to raise. Alternatively you can contact him by e.mail and he will happily get back to you.
Mike Brine - Vice Chairman and Social Secretary Has berthed at Cobbs Quay for 10 years. Joined CQBHA in 2005 and voted onto committee in 2006. Can be found on C44 aboard his Sealine 310 POSEIDON.
	Carol Turner - Association Secretary Carol experienced dinghy sailing as a teenager but didn't like getting wet feet - so moved on to cruising yachts for a few years. For the past 20 years she has been involved in motorboating with her partner Ivor Moorhouse. At Cobbs Quay since 1995, their first Channel crossing in 1999 was with CQBHA and through the association they have made many new friends. Cruising in company greatly increased their confidence and they now regularly visit France and the Channel Islands. They have also navigated the River Seine to Paris and the River Rance to Dinan. Carol can be found aboard Solaris on C35.

Kevin and Linda Butler - Cruising Secretaries

Joined the association in 1996, "in order to widen our cruising experiences and meet new people." They have been at Cobbs Quay since 1987. Although as Linda would say, Kevin has been mucking about on the water for ever, from canoeing, windsurfing, water skiing to finally a small cruiser. Their two children have grown up at the marina, meeting new friends and gaining confidence whilst cruising and of course playing.

"Our aim is to help others in the same way we were helped, to achieve that distant challenge and daunting journey, but in the company of others. If you would like to talk to us about cruising then please come and see us on A13."

	Ian Jordan - Webmaster Ian joined the committee this year with the task of maintaining the Website. Ian's been boating for 18 years or so, and this will be his 6th Season at Cobbs. Come the weekend he'll be aboard Ohana on A7
	Val Grant - Member Secretary Now in the ninth season at Cobbs Quay and on the third Sealine! Val can be found most weekends on Spindrift, C41.
Roger Squires. 2009 Cruising Secretary. Roger has had various boats on and off at Cobb's Quay since the late 70's.An enthusiastic scuba diver who usually carries his kit with him when cruising with the association. Along with wife Marjorie rarely misses a weekend aboard Clearwater moored at A90. Very keen to hear from members as to what they want from the cruising section so please feel free to pop along and have a chat.
	Jennie Higson - Treasurer A reluctant second mate on board POSEIDON - until last year when she along with her husband (Michael Brine) joined CQBHA. Can also be contacted on C44 aboard POSEIDON.
Peter Hayton - Editor Accomplished marine watercolour artist, Peter has lived in Poole all his life and has never been far away from the sea. In 1976 he took up scuba diving and skippered inflatable dive boats and steel work boats up to a 75ft for over 20 years. Started sailing in 1984 and moved into to powerboats and Cobbs Quay in 1996. Peter can be found most weekends of the year on 'Work of Art', berth C24.
Ian Wateridge - has special responsibility for Merchandising With an increasingly popular range of clothing and accessories available this year, Ian has a busy job filling all the orders on your behalf. Ian skippers Blue Equity on C26.
	Jim Reynolds - Member Communications Jims introduction to boating began in his teens when his father purchased what he describes as the 'African Queen on a Meccano trailer'. Since those early days he's owned a succession of trailer boats, but eventually wanting to spend more time on the water, moved to Cobbs during '98 where he berths his 'thirsty' Bayliner Trophy Sports / Fisher. Frequently boating with his wife Steff, or fishing mates, you'll often see him burning fuel out to marks in the bay. Now on F163 he's always keen to swop experiences about boating or the one that got away.
Clive Snow Clive is the guy you want to know when and if you have a problem. He is the local Sea Start representative and can fix almost anything, or knows someone who can! He skippers Girl Fisher, which is our long distance cruise safety vessel, and is married to Gill a founder member of the Association.

PONTOON REPRESENTATIVES


	Roger and Marjorie Squires - A Pontoon Representatives We have owned boats which we have kept in Cobbs Quay on and off since the late seventies. Currently we enjoy a Fairline Corniche kept on berth A90.

	Bob and Gayna Field- A Pontoon Representatives Members since 1993 Bob and Gayna have cruised extensively with the Association in their Sealine S23 and have much experience of handling a smaller craft on long passages. They can be found on Shammi berthed at A14.

	Ian Wateridge - C Pontoon Representative Ian skippers Blue Equity on C26

	Alan Weatherall - D pontoon representative. Alan Skippers Bombay Blue a Fairline Targa 40 on D23

	Jim Reynolds - Dry Stack representative. Jim skippers a Bayliner Trophy and can be found on F163,

	Richard Nicholls - Davis's Boatyard representative. Richard has been at Davis's since 2000. You'll find him on Silver Princess which is berthed on S43.