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Organizing Committee

2008 Newport Bermuda Race Organizing Committee

The BROC is comprised entirely of volunteers from the two organizing clubs, Cruising Club of America and Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.

  • Chairman, Nick Nicholson 
  • CCA Commodore, Ross Sherbrooke
  • RBYC Commodore, Ralph Richardson
  • CCA Vice Commodore, Sheila McCurdy
  • BROC Secretary, Andy Burnett-Herkes
  • Awards & Trophies, Robert S. Darbee
  • Communications, Steven R. Thing
  • Database Management, Brin Ford
  • Finish Line, Eugene Rayner
  • Fleet Surgeon, Edwin G. Fischer
  • Gulf Stream & Weather, Frank Bohlen      
  • Historian, John Rousmaniere
  • Inspections, Bjorn Johnson
  • International Jury, Richard Kempe & Arthur “Tuna” Wullschleger
  • Newport Operations, Richard Casner & Edward S. Rowland, Jr.
  • Participation, Richie Shulman & John Osmond
  • Public Relations, Talbot Wilson
  • Qualifications, Henry F. Halstead & Joe Harris
  • Scoring, John Mendez
  • Safety at Sea, Peter “Rudi” Millard & Ron Trossbach
  • Technical, Bill Langan
  • US Coast Guard Liaison, John Brooks
  • Webmaster, Dorsey Beard  

 

  • 2006 Centennial Race Chairman, Bill Barton
  • RBYC Immediate Past Commodore: AndyCox 
  • RBYC Past Commodore, Brian Billings
  • CCA Past Commodore, Truman S. Casner
  • RBYC Past Commodore, Les Crane
  • Website Consultant, Rush Hambleton
  • RBYC Secretary, Donna Heslop
  • BROC Manual, Rob Leeson
  • Resource Development, Sheila McCurdy
  • RBYC Treasurer, David Notman
  • Participation, John Osmond 
  • CCA Past Commodore, Edward (Ned) Rowland
  • CCA Treasurer, Ross Santy
  • RBYC Race Chairman, Charles H. Tatem
  • CCA Secretary, Steve Taylor
  • Bermuda Inspections, B.W. Walker
  • Past BROC Chairman, John Winder