Peter Hayton: Class Captain, Cruise Booking Organisation Planning & Website Manager
Peter, a marine artist, and his wife Anne, an accomplished marine photographer, have lived in Poole all their lives and have never been far away from the sea. In 1976 Peter took up scuba diving and skippered inflatable dive boats and steel work boats up to 75ft for over 20 years. He started sailing in 1984 and moved into powerboats and Cobb’s Quay in 1996 where he cruised, and helped with the cruising program, organising trips and running the CQBHA website and cruise booking system. Over the 24+ years of power boating, Peter & Anne cruised along the English South Coast in their Mariah 250, and across the channel and South Coast in their Bavaria 29 Sport-boat.
In the 2018 Peter & Anne bought a 43 year old Westerly Centaur ‘Kailani’ which they sailed, along with motor-boating and leading the CQBHA cruises until 2022, when they sold their Bavaria 29 and now fully enjoy sailing again. Peter loves working with the PYCCS Cruising Section committee and helps organise the cruises and runs the PYCCS Cruising website. Peter would love to hear from members with interesting articles or information for the website and who would be interested with the Cruising Section.
Ken Wilding: Classic Boats Captain
Ken has been a long time member of Poole Yacht Club, owning various yachts and enjoyed sailing firstly with the Classic Boats Section, and later with the Cruising Section. As the Classic Boat Section lost members Ken felt it would be better to merge with the Cruising Section to strengthen both sections and work closer together as both sections had a lot of common ground.
Ken has wonderful skills with wood working and a great knowledge of sailing, and happily passes on his knowledge to others if needed. Ken is in charge of the Classic Boats Sections programs and organises the Laying Up, and Fitting Out Suppers and fun evenings, along with the odd skittle evening and other aspects of the section when needed.
Keith Askew: Treasurer & Training
Keith has been sailing and a member of Poole Yacht Club for many years, owning various yachts including a 40ft Atlantic Ketch. He has a built up a great knowledge of sailing and yachts over the years and happily passes on his knowledge to others if needed. Keith is in charge of the sections finances and training programs and, as is always his way, helps in the background with many other aspects of the section.
He was also one of the early members that ran the Poole Yacht Club’s Nightwatch Scheme and has helped behind the scenes on a lot of projects relevant to the operational running of the Poole Yacht Club. Since joining the section, Keith has become a very keen member of the Cruising Section and enjoys sailing his Countess 33 ‘Skyva’ on the cruises to various destinations.
Dave Butler: Cruise Venue Booking & Cruising Social Events Organiser
Dave is very well known in the club and cruising circles, and, as an avid sailor he has been a very active member of the Cruising Section. Now, with his great organisational skills, and wide knowledge of sailing venues has offered to help with the cruising events, and social bookings organisation to help take the load off the committee member’s involved with this job, using his skills on the phone and venue organisation he is a great help with setting up the years rallies and eateries in the marinas we go to.
Wendy Davies: General Committee Member
Wendy has been a member of Poole Yacht Club for 36 years, and has been involved with racing a YW Day B0at, and with her husband Roy, have planned and sailed on many trips along the South Coast of England, and across the Channel to the Channel Islands and North coast of France.
Wendy & Roy have regularly cruised on our cruising in company trips and has now offered the use of her skills to help the cruising committee with any duties on the cruises and arranging our winter walks that so many members enjoy.
Section Secretary, Cruise/Events Communicator, & Membership Administrator
