The Committee

Tim Rowley - Chair

First addicted to compulsive boat buying in the 1970s, I’ve gone from a Topper, through dinghies and cruisers, a catamaran and two trimarans, to my present Maxi 1050, Blue Horizon. She’s a lovely boat but not ideally suited to short, round-the-cans courses, whilst COGS gives her the chance to stretch her legs. I choose to race her in full cruising comfort and, with a great crew, enjoy the passage race format between welcoming yacht clubs. What’s not to like?

Having sailed for 50 years and raced for 30, I can honestly say that, for me, COGS is the best yet and I’m honoured to serve as Chairman with a great team.

Anthony Nathan - Vice Chair

Anthony sailed as a teenager, mainly on dinghies and occasionally on yachts. He restarted sailing in 2011, crewing on Jacobi, a J109. He bought his first boat, Yellowbird, a 5y old Hanse 315, in 2012 and started racing in 2018, two handed with Len Young. Bellissima, a 3y old Grand Soleil 34, replaced Yellowbird in mid/late 2021, and came 2nd in the IRC Offshore and a narrow 4th in the Coastal Series in 2022, and won both in 2023.

I was keen to help run COGS and keep it thriving, as COGS racing has become a major part of my sailing life, and working with a such passionate and enthusiastic team is a real privilege.

My major roles, apart from generally assisting Tim and the rest of the team, will be in commissioning and running the new club website, running aspects of our communications, especially email and WhatsApp, and in collecting, compiling and publication of the Race Results

Clive Tayton - Sponsorship and Prizes

Been sailing since my early 20’s initially laser 2000, laser3000 and Dart 18 Cat. Started to crew for friends on RORC races before moving to the SW in 1999 and getting my own yacht shortly afterwards. Raced my GK29 extensively in Plymouth then moved to Falmouth with her in 2017. Bought Blue Pearl (Oyster 395) during lockdown and this is my 3rd season of COGs racing with her. Really like the COGS format and was keen to get involved in helping to organise the series. My major role has been in securing the Sponsorship for the 2024 season and sorting out and ordering the various prizes and trophies.