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WYC Chief System

Chiefs are experienced members who enforce club rules and hold absolute authority in all matters regarding the safety of all club operations. They are the only people who may give skipper ratings.

That said, chiefs are friendly people who are out to help you have fun safely. Any chief at the WAC can issue "temporary" ratings, signing out members in conditions where they normally wouldn't be allowed to sail, which is a great way to get more practice time on the water before taking a test to get your next rating.

Chiefs are some of the most experienced sailors in the club and are usually happy to give you feedback, teach you how to rig boats and even issue ratings on the spot. Remember, chiefs are not out to fail you!

Most club chiefs hold hours by appointment, or they simply announce on the WYC info list that they will be at the WAC. But one person, designated the club Ratings Examiner, holds regular hours at the WAC to help members get ratings.

Chief/Ratings Examiner/Open Sailing Hours

 DateTimeChiefComments
Sorry, no hours are available in the near future

Club Chiefs

All chiefs are qualified to give out all SH and DH dinghy ratings.  Some chiefs can give out additional classes of ratings. (Chiefs: If you do not appear on this list, it is because your membership has not been updated in the database--please contact the Program Director to fix this.)

C=Catamaran K=Keelboat S=Sailboard W=Whaler

Student Chiefs
Eric Brown   evb@u.washington.edu
Alexia Fischer  C alexialfischer@gmail.com
Mario Jaspers Faijer  W mario.jaspers@gmail.com
Kerem Karadayi   keremkerem@gmail.com
Jasmine Lee-Barber   lbjasmine@gmail.com
Abigail Plawman   aplawman@u.washington.edu
Nate Verge   nwverge@uw.edu
Benjamin Whiddon  C bwhiddon@u.washington.edu
 
Associate Chiefs
Evan Abramson  CK evan@ess.washington.edu
Dennis Bogh  K Dennis.Bogh@ge.com
Kate Bogh   kate.bogh@gmail.com
Dan Callahan  CKSW dcallahan@speakeasy.net
John Courter  CKSW cal40john@gmail.com
Ross Fleming  CSW ross@renoun.net
Craig Harris   craig_s_harris@comcast.net
Ralph Jackson  W ralphj@u.washington.edu
Adrian Johnson   adriancjohnson@gmail.com
Ellis Johnson  CW ellisjohnson@gmail.com
Jay Kenney   jay@audiologicinc.com
Steve Leidel  C sleidel@comcast.net
Rebecca Linde  CKS rebe@u.washington.edu
Matthew Newlin   newlin42@gmail.com
Kregg Philpott  K kreggp@u.washington.edu
Matthew Probert  CW wyc-contact@musicengine.net
Andrew Roberts  CW arobs@u.washington.edu
Roy Ward  KW royward@u.washington.edu
Brandon Whitehead  W whitehbr@u.washington.edu
Sam Wilson   sam.wilson@gmail.com
 
Chiefs Out To Sea
Some chiefs are not in the local area.  While they do remain WYC chiefs, these folks will not be available for signing out students, giving ratings, etc.
David Banks   crashtack_99@yahoo.com
Eric Blumhagen  W blumhagn@juno.com
Bruce Davis  K bruce68@u.washington.edu
Justin Fallstrom  W NA
Rich Gile  CW rgile@mselectron.com
Eric Howell   ebhowell@u.washington.edu
Glenn Klute  C gklute@u.washington.edu
Rainer Leuschke  CS rainer@u.washington.edu
Claudette Meyer  W meyerc@u.washington.edu
Jerry Morin   jmorin@cac.washington.edu
Christopher Peragine  KW not currently listed
John Pyles  CW lucemcapio@gmail.com
Josh Rusk   jsr3@u.washington.edu
Andy Sack  KW papillon@mselectron.com
Heather Squires   not currently listed
Robert VanderPol II  CKSW trysail@hotmail.com
Geoff Wales  C unctuous.monkey@yahoo.com
Eva Wong   evawong@u.washington.edu