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2026 CHANGE OF WATCH and AWARDS CEREMONY
The Change of Command Dinner for the 2026 Bridge and Board was held on January 15th at the Rockport Country Club. The evening began with a social cocktail hour as members gathered and connected while recalling the past year and discussing the upcoming year’s agenda.
Rose Resendez led the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Invocation by Ed Lippe. After dinner the awards were presented and the Change of Watch was officiated by former Commodore Butch Engle as the 2026 Bridge and Board was introduced to the club members. They are as follows:
Commodore: Ed Lippe, Elected to serve for 2026
Vice Commodore: , Elected to serve for 2026
Rear Commodore: Guy Rivera, Elected to serve for 2026
Treasurer: Shannon Carney, Elected to serve for 2026
Secretary: Sandra Gusler, Elected to serve for 2026
Director, Place 1: Bill Coxwell, Term: 01/25 to 12/26
Director, Place 2: Will Westbrook, Term: 01/26 to 12/27
Director, Place 3: Terry Godbold, Term: 01/25 to 12/26
Director, Place 4: Leslie Krenek, Term: 01/26 to 12/27
2025 Sunfish Port A to Rockport Harbor Distance Race
The 2025 Port A to Rockport Harbor Sunfish Race is officially in the bag. What a day as the wind shifted, waned and gusted to bring most finishers finally into the Rockport Harbor. Over 20 boats entered and only 14 finished. There was a little bit of damage done but all sailors were safe and there were no injuries.
The Award Ceremony followed after all of the boats had finished and a full BBQ meal from the "Shack's" Smokehouse & Seafood was enjoyed by all. The awards went out to Guy Lindig / 1st place Youth and Overall Winner, Gerilyn Hibbler / 1st place Womens and to Josh Rubin / 1st place Mens.
Congratulations to all and a huge thank you to the Rockport Yacht Club for hosting the race.
2025 Clubhouse Repairs
Spring brought about some time to clean up and rebuild some of the club's areas such as the dock area. Some of the club members joined together for a few days of construction and replaced the dock facing to prepare for the 2025 sailing, boating and regatta season. Kudos to Bill Coxwell, Darrell Humphrey, Bill & Lolly Overton, Norm Roof, George Krapfel, Mike Gusler, Will Westbrook, Keith Whitted and Ed Lippe.
3rd ANNUAL CRUISE TO COASTERS
On February 8th the Rockport Yacht Club was joined by the Aransas Pass Yacht Club for a social gathering at Coasters Restaurant in Aransas Pass at Conn Brown Harbor.
The event was attended by members and friends of both clubs and numbered around 40 to 50 people. Some arrived by boat while others chose to drive to the location. It was a great time enjoying the company of new and old friends with some really good food and drinks.
2025 FULTON OYSTERFEST PARADE
The 46th Annual Fulton Oysterfest Parade was held on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 and saw upwards of 100 plus floats and vehicles. The Rockport Yacht Club had 2 floats. One advertising the 2025 Nautical Flea Market and the second just advertising the Club itself and was themed as
'Gilligan's Island". Decorating began at 08:30 in the morning and the parade was at 11:00 down Traylor Blvd and culminating at the fair grounds on Fulton Beach Road. Everyone had a great time and the Club and upcoming Nautical Flea Market got some great exposure to the public.
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