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Commonwealth Yacht Club Officers - 2010
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Kim was transplanted to the area from Kansas because of her love of water. (There is a shortage of it many years in Kansas.) She has been boating off and on since she was old enough to walk. In the 1990s she began scuba diving frequently and renewed her love of and desire to be on the water. Over several years she drug her daughter Rachel all over the United States while on vacations looking at boats until in 2005 they found and bought Salty Lady in Jeffersonville Indiana. They had never owned a large boat (their most recent boat having been a 19 foot bass boat) but had been preparing for this for years. So the day after they closed on the boat they headed off on their first solo cruise. They brought her down the Ohio River and up the Cumberland. After 4 long days of cruising and anchoring out on the Ohio River they finally ended up in Grand Rivers Kentucky. Rachel was glad to put on her swim suit and hit the pool after being the first mate through all those locks. Shortly after relocating the boat they joined the CYC and have gradually become more involved in the activities. After a year of commuting back and forth from Kansas they eventually relocated themselves to a small renovated cabin on Kentucky Lake so they could spend more time on the boat exploring the rivers. Kim hopes to one day throw off the lines for an extended period of time and explore the Great Loop including the Bahamas. Bev has been boating most of her life, but came into the sailing world with aHobie Cat in 1991 at Chickamauga Lake in Chattanooga, TN. After moving to Western Kentucky in 1994, Bev quickly movedto mono-hulls with a Hunter 23.5 and then to a Hunter 30. Bev hassailed on Lake Michigan, the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, theCaribbean, and also sailed in Puerto Cervo, Sardinia, where she metseveral of the crew from Alinghi in 2000. In 2002, Bevmarried her best friend, Harry Reed, who introduced her to racingon Kentucky Lake. They have since raced and cruised a numberof boats. They currently have 13 boats, ranging from 2Sunfish to their Offshore Yacht 54. While Bev’s passion issailing, she also has a love of her business, providing employeebenefits to employers. She has been in the insurance industryfor 26 years and has been employed by McConnell Insurance since2010 as a sales representative. In addition, Bev teachesseveral continuing education insurance courses for ProfessionalInsurance Agents of Kentucky. She is a former member ofInsurance Women of Marshall County and Insurance Women ofChattanooga. She holds her Chartered Property and CasualtyUnderwriter designation as well as her Certified InsuranceCounselor and Certified Insurance Service Representativedesignations. She holds a bachelor degree from Murray StateUniversity in Organizational Communication and is currentlycompleting her Masters Degree. Bev has alsobeen very instrumental in several non-profit and civicorganizations. She is former Secretary and a director ofKentucky Lake Sailing Club. She also handled thecommunication tasks and newsletter in the club as well. Bevalso has been very active in the Paducah Rotary Club, and iscurrently a member of the Murray Rotary Club, where she has beenthe chair of the Murray Rotary Ham Breakfast for several years. Shealso chaired the Soap Box Derby for 2 years, and wasCo-Chairman of the Membership Committee and AttendanceCommittees. She is also a Paul Harris Fellow. Bevformerly served as Secretary of St. Marks Anglican Church andserved as a Vestry member. A proudgrandmother of four, Peyton, 13, Hailey, 11, and Weylin, 6, andDevyn, 3 months. Bev also loves to ride horses and shares alove of living in the country with Harry. John Pinney - Fleet Captain,Sunfish Sailing Fleet
Ann Donnelly - RecordingSecretary Ann and her husband, Joe Donnelly, live in Jackson, Missouri and have been sailing out of Green Turtle Bay since 1995. Joe purchased their first sailboat a 27’ Chrysler back in 1995. Joe had prior sailing experience but Ann had never been on a sailboat nor ever thought about sailing or boating. After numerous “white knuckle” experiences for Ann and 3 sailboats later they are still at GTB sailing on Kentucky and Barkley lakes, together. They now spend most every weekend from March through October on their Hunter Passage, “Queen Ann”, (appropriately named). Queen Ann is located on Pier 4. They have been members of CYC since at least 1996. Their favorite activities at the lake include but are notlimited to: Happy Hour on Pier 4 every Friday night, visiting great friends at GTB, eating at the CYC, Dockers, attending CYC sponsored events and anchoring out on weekends at coves in the area. They have chartered boats out of Burnt Store Marina in Florida, sailed to Key West and sailed with friends in the Exuma’s. Enjoying each new adventure and learning more about the art of sailing. They have 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Hopefully you will see them at GTB for many more years to come.
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Diane and her husband Tom have been on Pier(formerly Jetty) 1, on their Beneteau 281 for since1999. They had spent many years as "motor boaters" beforecoming to GTB as sailors. They also enjoy crewing withfriends during the KLSC racing season. Tom and Diane enjoy spendingtheir vacations away from the Lake sailing. A highlight wasin the summer of 2008 they sailed the Adriatic, traveling from theGreek Island of Corfu to Venice, Italy. When not on the water,Diane is busy practicing law in Cape Girardeau. But when notoccupied with work or her boating life, she is spending time withher family. Tom and Diane have a grown daughter, Katherine,who is also a lawyer. Their son Matt, an EnvironmentalScientist, and his wife Kristie, are most importantly parents oftheir grandsons Samuel, born in October 2007, and Sean Patrick, whofollowed shortly thereafter in January of2009.
SharonBrown has served as secretary of CYC since its beginning in 1973,and in 2008 left that position behind to serve as the club’shistorian, a newly formed position.She retired in 2006 after havingbeen an art and humanities teacher in both Jefferson and MarshallCounties in Kentucky. During the 35 years she and her husbandhave lived in the lakes area of western Kentucky, along with theirchildren Alyn and Ashley, they navigated the lakes and the riversof the area in boats ranging from ancient fishing boats tohouseboats and cruisers, most often named Teacher’s Pet. WhenBob passed away in 2007, Sharon chose to remain in western Kentuckyclose to the beloved lakes and friends the family made whileboating.
She has servedas chairman of the Fine Arts Departments in the high schools inwhich she taught, most recently in Marshall County, which bordersKentucky Lake. She has also served on state and localcommittees involving the arts, both in education and within thecommunity. She has directed school and community theatreproductions, and has been active in local community theatre. Her training includes degrees and studies within the areas of Art,Ancient History and Writing.
More recently,she is a writer for a gardening website, occasionally for the NautiNews, and is currently involved in writing a book about the nativemedicinal plants of Kentucky.
As an artist,she does several commissioned paintings as time allows, and spendsmuch of her free time in her flower gardens, photographing,painting, and researching every bud and bloom. Other hobbiesinclude quilting, restoration of historic handmade furniture andfabrics, and photographical studies of the lakes and surroundingplant and wildlife. She is also director of the CourtroomGallery, an art gallery which shows the work of communityartists. It is located on the second floor of the historiccourthouse located on the square in downtown Benton,KY.
Alyn and Ashleygrew up and moved away, but both continue to live near the water inFlorida and in northern Illinois. They never forgot theirroots, nor the boating friends who influenced their lives. Sharon now has a 4 year old grandson, Ethan, who is not only madein her image, but is also the love of her life and an avidboater. She is looking forward to creating a scrapbook thatwill hold all the stories and photos that make up the history ofthe Commonwealth Yacht Club. More importantly, she looksforward to continuing friendships through theclub.
You will find David and his wife Janet Rittenhouse on pier 11 slip 1 aboard the DaJaRi II during much of the summer. As Professor of Computer Drafting Technology for Kaskaskia College career obligations result in much of the fall to spring spent in the classroom. Boating has been a part of our lives since 1986 with many hours of travel and skiing. As more leisure time became available, we began to visit the marinas, resorts and boat shows. Our conversation moved from ski boats to yachts. Barkley and Kentucky Lakes had long been favorite boating locations. We could anchor in a cove, walk the shoreline or cruise the waterways. We found good food, good accommodations and good friends.
Our friend, Tom Pape, gave some great leads and provided a positive insight about Green Turtle Bay Resort. The day we boarded the former “Special Lady” our interest grew the most and the 1986 Carver 4207 Aft Cabin was ours. Convenience of the pier was the primary consideration, but we quickly found that the friendly nature of the people at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes as well as GreenTurtle Bay Resort bring are what truly make the trips, the cost and the boating season worthy of our precious relaxation time. We have found that which we were seeking.
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