The Seaford Yacht Club Keel Club is an honorary society of SYC. The purpose is to honor Seaford Yacht Club members who have given extraordinary service to the Club over several years.
Seaford Yacht Club is proud to celebrate our members and their generous contributions. Within our clubhouse entryway, you can find a plaque with each recipients’ name inscribed. In addition, each member also receives an individual plaque to recognize their contributions. This award is presented annually but does not need to be issued every year.
Nomination Criteria
- To be nominated, a member must have belonged to SYC for a period of at least 10 years and be a member in good standing.
- Service should have been given to the Club in several areas, i.e., over and above requirements of positions held in the Club and over several years.
- A nomination letter should be sent to the Board of Trustees stating why this person should be recognized as a Keel Club member. Nominations will not be solicited or made by the Board of Trustees and need not be made on an annual basis.
Keel Club Recipients
| 1988 (Keel Owner) Jake Smith | Only two members, Charter Members, Cliff Collier and Jake Smith, are Keel Owners. They were instrumental in obtaining the present property for the Club. | 1988 (Keel Owner) Cliff Collier |
| 1995 – Dave Crossett | 1997 – Dan Smoker | 1997 – Art Dister |
| 1999 – Barry Shrout | 1999 – Lee Hudgins | 2001 – Otto Wagner |
| 2001 – Joe & Rosalie Mitchell | 2001 – Clay & Carol Strader | 2001 – Sherrill & Maria Steed |
| 2001 – Wendell & Ava Sparrer | 2001 – Nancy Shrout | 2001 – Eddie & Sandy Harris (Sandy Byrd) |
| 2002 – John & Jean LaRoche | 2002 – Gladys Wagner | 2004 – Bud & JoAnne Bell |
| 2005 – Mark & Nancy Hinman | 2005 – George & Ellie Mitchell | 2005 – Bill Small |
| 2006 – Bob & Sue Stallings | 2006 – Bill Reiser | 2008 – Donna Gilroy |
| 2008 – Tom & Lillian Downs | 2008 – Helmut Walter | 2010 – Eino Hirv |
| 2010 – Ginger Smith | 2011 – Bob & Janet Beilhart | 2012 – Al Cummins |
| 2013 – Nancy Mehegan | 2014 – Mike Webb | 2014 – Carol Collier |
| 2015 – Marlene Cummins | 2015 – Paul Blais | 2017 – Jim & Linda Blotter |
| 2018 – Sandy Hopkins | 2019 – Mike Brower | 2020 – Jeanette Webb |
| 2021 – Doris Smoker | 2022 – Tom Feldhaus | 2022 – Vikki & Cliff Collier |
| 2023 – Joan & Bill Edmonds | 2024 – Barbara & Cecil Adcox and Bill Willshire |