The CYC Honor Roll of Champions recognizes members who have won national or international championships or have achieved honors of an equivalent level. The Honor Roll was created in 1995 by the Monday Lunch Group – with instructions to be as inclusive as possible. The Honor Roll of Champions should evoke memories, pride, chuckles, tales and lies for those who check it out. Let as many as possible have their day in the sun. Members are elected by the Board, taking several elements into consideration, including the event and depth of field, both numerical and sailing strength.
Honorary Life Members
The CYC Bylaws
simply state that an Honorary Life Member is “One who is so elected by the
unanimous vote of the Board; there may not be more than ten Honorary Life
members at any one time.” While the Bylaws do not set out any particular
criteria for this honor, a review of those few who have been so recognized are
those individuals who have
selflessly given of their time, energy, and fiscal support of the Club without
any expectation of reward. These members are the outlier achievers who are
frequently the first to volunteer for any project or event and/or are widely
recognized for extraordinary sailing accomplishments. These individuals
have clearly demonstrated long term and/or exceptional service to the CYC
Seattle and/or the greater yachting community.
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Honorary Members
Wayne Balsiger
Carl Buchan
William E. "Bill" Buchan
Jonathan McKee
James C. "Jim" Miller
Dick Rose
Derek Storm
Carl Sutter
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In Memoriam
Baird Bardarson
Irene Buchan
William S. "Bill" Lieberman
Richard Marshall
Thomas C. "Tom" Nylund
Hans Otto-Giese
George Trusk
Ed Von Wolffersdorff
Eustance "Sunny" Vynne, Jr.
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Honor Roll of Champions
Preamble: "This Honor Roll lists
all known national and international championships and other honors of an
equivalent level earned by CYC members since the club’s founding in 1945.
Displayed is the name of each CYC champion, the title or award earned by the
member, and the year in which it was awarded."
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2023
Dieter Creitz, first youth RS Aero 6 Worlds
Dan Falk, RS Aero 9 World Champion
Charles Hill, Van Isle 360 Division 2 winner
Marc-Andrea Klimaschewsi, California Offshore Race Week, 1
st Overall
Jonathan McKee & Libby Johnson McKee, Tasar US
Nationals Champions
Jonathan McKee, ORC Double-Handed World Champion
Dick Rose, awarded the Beppe Croce Trophy by World Sailing
Bill Weinstein, Swiftsure Cape Flattery Race overall winner
Keith Whittemore, J-24 World Champion
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2022
Jonathan McKee, US Sailing Hall of Fame
Jonathan McKee and Alyosha Strum-Palerm, Race to
Alaska winners
Dalton & Lindsay Bergan, Tasar World Champions
Dalton Bergan, RS Aero 7 World Champion
Dieter Creitz, RS Aero 5 World Champion
Dan Falk, RS Aero 9 World Champion
John & Della Hoag, Hobie 18 North American
Champions
Peter Nelson, Grand Masters Hobie 16 World Champion
Jacob Posner, Junior Sabot Nationals Champion
Alex Simanis, Callifornia Offshore Race Week, 1st Overall
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2021
Carl Buchan - National
Sailing Hall of Fame
Dick
Rose - National Sailing Hall of Fame
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2020
TBD
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2010s
2019 Dalton Bergan – RS Aero North American Champion
2019 Dalton Bergan – US Sailing Championship of
Champions, 1st Place
2019 Mark Bradner – San Juan 24 North American Champion
2019 Shawn Dougherty – TransPac Race, 1st Overall
2019 Mats Elf – Race2Alaska Winner
2019 Michael Goldfarb – J-70 United Kingdom Nationals
Champion
2019 Michael Goldfarb – Melges 24 US Nationals Champion