Committee Appointments

Listed below are the Officers most recent committee appointments across the whole range of HISC Committees and Representatives.

Club Officers

Commodore: Graham Williamson
Vice Commodore Sailing: Sarah Mitchell
Vice Commodore House: Sophie Costard

Rear Commodores:
Rear Commodore Finance: John Message
Rear Commodore Racing: David Hitchcock
Rear Commodore Cruising: Guy McBride
Rear Commodores Youth: Vacant

Membership Chairman: Rob Cruickshank
Trustees: Tim Hancock & Rod Carr

Committee Appointments 2025

Below are the most recent committee appointments across the whole range of HISC Committees and Representatives.

General Committee

Commodore - Graham Williamson
Vice Commodore Sailing - Sarah Mitchell
Vice Commodore House - Sophie Costard
Trustees - Tim Hancock & Rod Carr
Rear Commodore Finance - John Message
Chair of Membership Committee - Rob Cruickshank
Elected Members - Emma Toman, Helen Everest & James Yearsley
Note Taker - Secretary - Leah Brooks
Invited - General Manager - Henry Message

Sailing Committee

Vice Commodore Sailing - Sarah Mitchell
Rear Commodore Racing - David Hitchcock
Rear Commodore Cruising - Guy McBride
Rear Commodore Youth - Vacant
Elected Members - Rob Wilder & Fiona Sayce
Co-opt - Damon Repton (Safety)
Invited - Sailing Coordinator - Theo Galyer
Invited - Marine Manager - Sonnie Emeney
Co-opt - Championship Group - Simon Benson

House Committee

Vice Commodore House - Sophie Costard
Elected Member Vice Chair - Mark Darling 
Elected Member - Allison Rogers
Non-elected Members - Ossie Stewart & Nick Peters
Co-opted member - Estates Group Lead - Pete Bannister
Invited - House Manger - Nick Griffiths

Estates Group

Lead - Pete Bannister
Gardening Group Lead - Judith Williamson
Trustee - Tim Hancock
VC House - Sophie Costard
General Manager - Henry Message

Strategy Committee

Commodore - Chair - Graham Williamson
Rear Commodore Finance - Vice Chair - John Message
GC Elected Member - Helen Everest
GC Elected Member - James Yearsley
Trustee - Rod Carr
Invited - VC Sailing - Sarah Mitchell
Invited - VC House - Sophie Costard
General Manager - Invited - Henry Message

Membership Committee

Chair of Membership Committee - Rob Cruickshank
Non-elected Member - Vice Chair - Gill Browning
Non-elected Members - Gareth Edwards, Stephen Bannister, Anne-Marie Wood, Nicci Kilpatrick
Invited - Membership Secretary - Debs Standing 

Club Racing Committee

Rear Commodore Racing - Chair - David Hitchcock
Non Elected Member Chair of CCF - Spike Daniels
Non-elected member - Vice Chair - Nick Rawlings
Non-elected Members - Paul Childs, Adrian King, Jo Rushin, Mike Partridge
Invited - Sailing Coordinator - Theo Galyer
Invited - Marine Manager - Sonnie Emeney

Cruising Committee

Rear Commodore Cruising - Chair - Guy McBride
Non-elected Member - Vice Chair - Alli Wiltshire
Non-elected Member - Social Sailing - Norman Payne
Non-elected Member - Solent Sailing - David Dodgson
Non-elected Member - Roy Pine
Co-Opted Member - Justin Jones, Tony Button, Hamish Griffiths, Mike Tong 
Invited - Marine Manager - Sonnie Emeney

Youth Committee

Rear Commodore Youth - Vacant
Non-elected Member - Vice Chair - Lana Kelsey
Non-elected Members - Sarah Beale, Alex Brown
Non-elected Member - Mentee Programme - Rebecca Tuttle
Non-elected Member - Youth - Vacant
Non-elected Member - Youth - Vacant
Co-opt - 29er - Conrad Cockburn
Co-opt - Tera - Jamie Wilson
Co-opt - Feva - Annie Lewis
Co-opt - ILCA - Paddy Gamble
Invited - Joe Llewellyn
Invited - Marine Manager - Sonnie Emeney                                                                     

Finance Sub Group

Rear Commodore Finance - John Message 
Commodore - Graham Williamson
Vice Commodore Sailing - Sarah Mitchell
Vice Commodore House - Sophie Costard
General Manager - Henry Message 
Book Keeper - Invited - Cathy Harris-Liston

Championship Committee

Lead - Simon Benson
Commodore - Graham Williamson
VC Sailing - Sarah Mitchell
Non-elected Member - Michael Massey
Race Management - Tim Hancock
House - Sophie Costard
House Manager - Nick Griffiths

Chichester Harbour Representatives

Representative (Race Week Chairman) - Greg Wells
Representative - Graham Williamson

Local RNLI Representative - Sarah Mitchell

Child Protection Officer - Henry Message

Data Protection Officer - Henry Message

Guardian of the Rules - Helen Everest

Life Honorary Members

Sir Ben Ainslie, Michael Atkin, Ian Barker, Marie Bishop, Barry Blaydes, Norah Bright, Leah Brooks, Rod Carr, Belinda Cook, Irina Cook, Judy Covell, Paul Covell, Mark Covell, Frank Dunster, Tim Hancock, Colin Henry, Simon Hiscocks, Carol Letten, Pam Marrs, Eilidh McIntyre, Michael McIntyre, Gerald New, Iain Percy, Shirley Robertson, Patrick Veal, Ian Walker.