The Committee
The CUYC Committee is organised in the standard yacht club structure of Flag Officers (Commodores), Officers, Skippers and Instructors. By the CUYC Regulations, CUYC Officers are elected for a maximum term of one year, and CUYC Skippers and Instructors sit on the CUYC Committee ex-officio. All CUYC Officers have a vote at meetings.
Click on any of the Officers, Skippers or Instructors to see the current person in that role and their job description.
We need you - Join the Committee!
CUYC elects new officers as needed, usually at the beginning of each term. And we are pretty much always in need of new Committee members! If you are interested in a position (either vacant or filled) in the CUYC Committee then please e-mail the Commodore. Getting involved will give you a chance to work within an enthusiastic and very well organised Committee of one of the most active clubs in Cambridge - and provide you with another excuse to go out regularly.
Officers
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Commodore Daniel Lloyd-Davies |
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Vice-Commodore Sailing
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Vice-Commodore Training
Annabelle Wurmser |
Vice-Commodore Racing
Molly Williams |
Vice-Commodore Operations
Bethan Morris |
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Cruising Officers
Claudia de Greef Limia Claudia de Greef Limia |
Practical Training Officer
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Racing Officers
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Pursers
Edgar Cifuentes Eleanor Guo Hanna Hawa Alexander Kögel Lidia Ripoll Sánchez |
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Social Officer
Margaux Forner |
Theory Training Officer
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Secretary
Ben Taylor |
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Skipper Development Officer
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Bosun
Stefan Rogers-Coltman |
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Quartermaster
Eve Slater Stewart |
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Publicity and Sponsorship Officer
Franz Fuchs |
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Website Admins
Joe Dolphin Lidia Ripoll Sánchez Philip Sargent |
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Chief Instructor Jordan Billiald |
RYA Principal Jordan Billiald |
Senior Treasurer Florian Urmetzer |
Instructors
| Jordan Billiald | Chris Cane | Callum Henderson |
Skippers
Alumni Skippers
| Povl Abrahamsen | Pippa Alcock | Oliver Beardon | Jordan Billiald | Sebastian Boehm | Rob Glew |
| Hanna Hawa | Felix Pinkert | Tom Playford | Hywel Room |
The Current Committee
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H I'm Dan, a medical student who loves to spend time outdoors and I think sailing is one of the best possible ways of doing so! I've had such a great time through all my experiences with CUYC so far and met so many great people. Commodore Job description: Head of the Club: Overall responsibility for all the activities of CUYC; authorises all activities, finances and external communication on behalf of the Club. Safety: Overall responsibility for ensuring the correct discharge of duty of care and Club safety policy implementation. Committee Chair: Chairs all meetings of CUYC Committee and General Meetings of the Club. Development: Organisation of long-term development plans for the Club. Elected until: January 2027 Email: commodore@cuyc.org.uk |
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I got convinced to come cruising on a pub crawl in May '24, and very quickly became hooked on sailing as a way to adventure outside in a different way. Vice-Commodore Operations Job description: Operations Section Management: Authorises the activities of all Operations Officers and ensures they have details of their responsibilities and that they are properly informed and supported in their positions. Legal: Ensures CUYC obtains and sustains insurance policies appropriate to Club activities. Monitors details of charter agreements. Manages contractual disputes with charterers. Liaises with Club legal contacts. Documentation: Ensures CUYC Regulations, CUYC Crew Register, Safety Policy, Skipper Manual, Agenda and Minutes of Committee Meetings and any other key Club documentation stay up-to-date. Elected until: January 2027 Email: vc-operations@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Vice-Commodore Racing Job description: Organises all of the Club's Racing Activities; including team selection for BUSA/BUCS Yachting Nationals and Varsity matches; organises racing on Club Boats and promotes Racing through RORC and JOG participation. Elected until: January 2027 Email: vc-racing@cuyc.org.uk |
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Hey, I'm Annabelle, a third-year PhD student in stem cell biology. I love sailing and look forward to making training as accessible as possible, both theory and practical. Just shoot me a message if you have any questions! Vice-Commodore Training Job description: Management and delegation of tasks to the Practical Training Officer and Theory Training Officer. Development and Evaluation of the CUYC Training Scheme and courses run within the scheme. Ensuring compliance with RYA and CUYC standards as set out in the training section of the CUYC Manual and in the RYA regulations. Liaises with Instructors to ensure effective implementation of the Training Programme. Elected until: January 2027 Email: vc-training@cuyc.org.uk |
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Hi everyone! I'm Edgar Cifuentes, a PhD student in Plant Sciences deeply fascinated by tropical forests and equally passionate about travel. I've been sailing with the club since last year and recently achieved my RYA Day Skipper certification. Now on my way to becoming a RYA Yachtmaster. Looking forward to many more adventures at sea. Hope to see you onboard soon! Purser Job description: Financial management: Processing all payments and receipts for activities and permanent funds. Upon completion of events ensures expenses are collated in liaison with the Event Organiser. Preparing the Budget, Half Year Report and End of Year Summary of Accounts. Membership: Management of membership. Elected until: January 2027 Email: purser@cuyc.org.uk |
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Hi! I am Claudia, a final-year medical student that loves sailing :) Cruising Officer Job description: Assists the Vice-Commodore Sailing in the organisation of cruising trips Elected until: January 2027 Email: cruising@cuyc.org.uk Cruising Officer Job description: Assists the Vice-Commodore Sailing in the organisation of cruising trips Elected until: January 2027 Email: cruising@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Purser Job description: Financial management: Processing all payments and receipts for activities and permanent funds. Upon completion of events ensures expenses are collated in liaison with the Event Organiser. Preparing the Budget, Half Year Report and End of Year Summary of Accounts. Membership: Management of membership. Elected until: January 2027 Email: purser@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Purser Job description: Financial management: Processing all payments and receipts for activities and permanent funds. Upon completion of events ensures expenses are collated in liaison with the Event Organiser. Preparing the Budget, Half Year Report and End of Year Summary of Accounts. Membership: Management of membership. Elected until: January 2025 Email: purser@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Purser Job description: Financial management: Processing all payments and receipts for activities and permanent funds. Upon completion of events ensures expenses are collated in liaison with the Event Organiser. Preparing the Budget, Half Year Report and End of Year Summary of Accounts. Membership: Management of membership. Elected until: January 2027 Email: purser@cuyc.org.uk |
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I have been sailing motor-boats and yachts since I was a kid. I joined CUYC in the second year of my PhD and since then I’ve been joining on training and sailing sessions. As the purser and web admin for CUYC I help improving the website and running the finances of the club. Feel free to email me with any questions. Purser Job description: Financial management: Processing all payments and receipts for activities and permanent funds. Upon completion of events ensures expenses are collated in liaison with the Event Organiser. Preparing the Budget, Half Year Report and End of Year Summary of Accounts. Membership: Management of membership. Elected until: January 2025 Email: purser@cuyc.org.uk Website Admin Job description: Database, Website and e-mail lists development and administration. Control and maintenance of style, scripts and code validity. Liaison with SRCF host: ensuring compliance with data regulations and other regulations and maintenance of filespace. Elected until: January 2026 Email: webmaster@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Secretary Job description: Takes minutes at meeting and handles paperwork and our archives. Elected until: January 2027 Email: secretary@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Social Officer Job description: Social programme: submission of dates for socials to the Vice-Commodore Operations, and planning of socials, including end of term dinner. New & potential members introduction: acting at socials to welcome new & potential members and inform them about Club activities. Elected until: January 2027 Email: social@cuyc.org.uk |
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Biography not yet supplied. Bosun Job description: Boat maintenance. Preparation of CUYC yachts so that they are ready to be safely sailed when required for CUYC trips. Providing Skippers of CUYC yachts with information to allow them to make safe decisions about sailing. Long-term management of CUYC yachts so that they continue to be safe to sail and retain their value. Elected until: January 2027 Email: bosun@cuyc.org.uk |
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Hi all, I'm Eve a third year Veterinary student intercalating in Zoology. I first sailed in the summer of 2022 for DofE after I had finished sixth form and have been hooked ever since! Please feel free to email me if you have any questions about the club and if you have any fun trip pictures :) Quartermaster Job description: In charge of spares and gear on Kestrel and the club's garage in Cambridge. Elected until: January 2027 Email: quartermaster@cuyc.org.uk |
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I am a PhD student in Semiconductor Physics. I joined the club in 2013 and became involved in the Club's committee as a Practical Training Officer. I have been actively involved in the Club ever since. My favourite places to sail are in the Mediterranean and of course the east coast of the UK! RYA Principal Job description: Management and delegation of tasks to the Practical Training Officer and Theory Training Officer. Development and Evaluation of the CUY Training Scheme and courses run within the scheme. Ensuring compliance with RYA and CUY standards as set out in the training section of the CUY Manual. Training Programme; ensuring submission of dates to the Vice-Commodore Sailing for all training activities, with regard to the advice given in the Training section of the CUY Manual. Overseeing the editing and expanding the website training section. Management of the RYA Practical and Shorebased training centres. Email: rya-principal@cuyc.org.uk Chief Instructor Job description: The head instructor. Email: chiefinstructor@cuyc.org.uk |
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Though I learned to sail as a teenager out of Ipswich, I got hooked again doing the 2022 CUYC summer programme. Now I have passed my Yachtmaster and so hopefully will be skippering soon. I am a 3rd year PhD student at Sidney Sussex Website Admin Job description: Database, Website and e-mail lists development and administration. Control and maintenance of style, scripts and code validity. Liaison with SRCF host: ensuring compliance with data regulations and other regulations and maintenance of filespace. Elected until: January 2027 Email: webmaster@cuyc.org.uk |
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I am a PhD student at the Department of Computer Science and Technology conducting research on secure systems. I am is developing mitigation mechanisms for a novel class of attacks as well as pioneering new hardware-software solutions. I did some sailing in Germany, but only got really started here in Cambridge. I am looking forward to this year filled with loads of fun sailing adventures with the club. Publicity and Sponsorship Officer Job description: Organises publicity articles & campaigns: Organising Freshers' Fair and Squash as well as ongoing publicity throughout the year. Collation of photos from events. Manages relations with alumni. Elected until: January 2026 Email: publicity@cuyc.org.uk |
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Having just come along for the theory course, Philip found himself welcomed in to the club and subjected to intense training whereupon he was rather surprised to discover himself a club skipper. It was probably just so that the white hair did not give rise to any mistaken impression that he was actually competent, that it was safer for all concerned that he did acquire a modicum of expertise. Website Admin Job description: Database, Website and e-mail lists development and administration. Control and maintenance of style, scripts and code validity. Liaison with SRCF host: ensuring compliance with data regulations and other regulations and maintenance of filespace. Elected until: January 2028 Email: webmaster@cuyc.org.uk |
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Is working in the Institute for Manufacturing, Dept. Engineering. Being close to the water is in my family’s blood. My family has been in shipping and managing harbours. I actually came to sailing by a need rather than anything else. A local fire brigade needed additional people to fill in a spot to do a sailing licence. So a friend and I have been happy to help out. By friend as a result bought a yacht and we sailed together for years in the Baltic Sea. Senior Treasurer Job description: Senior Treasurer of CUYC. Email: sentreasurer@cuyc.org.uk |
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RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and former Commodore of CUYC. I have worked in a variety of locations, including instructing in the Solent and more recently as a luxury charter skipper in the Bahamas. I enjoy short-handed and offshore sailing in particular, and have spent the last couple of years restoring my own boat (an Elizabethan 30, cruiser-racer built in 1977). |
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Cruising skipper with a love of distant shores. |
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Yo. I joined the club in December 2015 on their chilly Christmas and New Year trip. I jumped through all the RYA and CUYC hoops and am now a CUYC skipper, getting to take Skylark out whenever I like! That's awesome! Really looking forward to running more trips and doing some exciting things! The type of sailing I like is adventurous - going to crazy places and doing big passages. I really like crazy weather. I was the Commodore of CUYC in 2018 and now help the club out with trips and maintenance. I'm a recent graduate of atmospheric science at King's and I now work as an environmental consultant in the shipping industry - so I sometimes have to travel to pollution incidents without much notice. Grew up on boats and I bloody love the sea! |
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I'm a 3nd year PhD student. I joined the club a couple of years ago, having never sailed a yacht before, but absolutely threw myself into it and learned as much as I possibly could. I'm looking forward to leading the club this year and keen to get many more new sailors on board Skylark to introduce them to the sport. |
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Engineering undergraduate, radio amateur, keen sailor. Mostly a cruising character, occasionally to be found in a dinghy. |
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Sailing with the club on and off since 2009. Still can't quite believe to actually have become a skipper now, and is looking forward to running more trips. Is also looking after the behind-the-scenes parts of running the club, as VC Ops and Webadmin. Has mixed feelings about pronouns. |
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I am an Engineer and enjoy going out sailing when possible. I have been involved with the club for many years and keen to share my passion with others. |
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I've been sailing with CUYC since 2019 and have been addicted ever since. I have an abusive relationship with the unforgiving British waters, and love braving an angry sea, any kind of adventure, and seeing strange and new places. I've recently developed an equally passionate love for quiet anchorages, sun, and a drink with a little umbrella in it. My biggest fear is a boat without booze or snacks. Also big fan of celestial navigation, so I'll probably have my sextant on me. |
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I'm a postdoc @ UCL but living in Cambridge where I did my PhD. I grew up sailing dinghies and yachts and love being out on the water. I’ve sailed across parts of Europe, North America and South America - my favourite being Antarctica! I qualified as a skipper in 2023 and have since run several delivery trips and summer programme weeks in Norway and Spain. |
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In my spare time I teach Economic History at Cambridge. I have been living in Cambridge for a long-time but I grew up between Rome and Venice in Italy. I then moved to the UK for a PhD (Oxford I am afraid) and then got stuck. Fortunately CUYC came to the rescue ... |
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Hi, im Jake - a recent engineer graduate from Clare College. I've sailed mostly on the west coast of Wales, but learning to love the east coast of England too. |
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Hi! I'm Florence. I have my Yachtmaster Offshore, and have been skippering for the club since 2023. |
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Hi, I’m Luke, a Masters in Entrepreneurship student. |
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My day job includes doing research in very cold places on large ships - but I also enjoy slightly warmer sailing in the UK. I finally completed my Yachtmaster Coastal in 2015 and Offshore in 2018, and hope to do a bit more skippering in the future. |
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Good friend to the committee and happy to help wherever possible. |
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Oliver is hopelessly addicted to sailing, even (and against his better judgement) when it's cold and wet. However he particularly enjoys sailing to remote islands in the summertime and, best of all, playing with helicopters! |
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Hi there, I am a former Post-Doc of the Cambridge University and worked there as Virologist/Immunologist. The time with CUYC was of course the best time in Cambridge, and I still try to be active in the CUYC, and help out on week-trips as good as possible even though I am back in Germany now. It always has been, always is and always will be great fun with you guys! |
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I'm a second year Engineer at Queens'. I've been sailing almost as long as I can remember, starting in dinghies and then moving up on to bigger things. I first got on a yacht during my gap year in 2014 when I was working at Deloitte in London, they have a fantastic sailing club and it really inspired me. Since then I've competed at Cowes week twice and sailed in Sardinia, Gibraltar, Brittany and the UK. |
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Ahoi! I caught the sailing bug during my studies at St Andrews, when I cruised a Hobie 17 cat and a 420 dinghy up and down (a small stretch of) the East coast of Scotland. I've got into bigger boats when I moved away from living right at the beach, and joined the club in 2016. I've since been on plenty of trips, e.g. as first mate on the Stavanger-Ipswich return trip of the 2017 summer programme, and qualified as Yachtmaster Coastal in 2018 and co-skippered two trips in Finland in 2019. |
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I did most of my sailing as a teenager and undergraduate, crossing the channel, then Biscay, the Indian Ocean, North Sea and Atlantic. I did my Yachtmaster Ocean at 18 and then arrived at Cambridge and started organising for everyone else to go sailing! Since then I've collected all the instructor tickets and am now more on the sidelines with training, having seen numerous instructors and skippers come after me... So my main job these days is fixing Kestrel and Puffin when all you guys break them.... Perhaps in a few years the boats will finally be up the scratch and I'll have nothing left to do... :-S |
