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 Officers and Committee Chairs

      2025 Officers
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Anita Clark
Commodore
Lake Beresford Yacht Club
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Tim Couty
(Amy)
Vice Commodore
Bay Point Yacht Club
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David Chandler
(Jeannette)
 Rear Commodore
Pensacola Yacht Club
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Rollin Cable
Fleet Captain
Bay Point Yacht Club
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  Mia Ottesen
(Esley)
Secretary
Navy Yacht - Pensacola
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Margaret Yaeger
Treasurer
Halifax River Yacht Club
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Pete Tyson
(Jeannie)
Immediate Past Commodore
Pelican Yacht Club
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Chairpersons
  
Bylaws
P/C Wayne Stewart
 Commodores Journal
 P/C John Slattery
Fleet Counsel
P/C Tim Burr
 
FCA Foundation
P/C Ray Dewrell
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Four-Star Commodores
P/C John Matthews
 Historian
A/M Lynne Reynolds
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Leadership Resources
P/C Sam Foreman
Nominating
P/C Pete Tyson
 
Quartermaster
Open
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W.A.V.E.
P/C Bob Sutton
 Communications Director
P/C John Slattery
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 Webmaster
P/C John Slattery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
Commodore - Anita Clark
  
 

My husband and I moved from Miami to DeLand on Lake Beresford in 1998. The Lake Beresford Yacht Club was directly across the lake from us and quite enticing which caused us to quickly join.

 

My husband passed away in 2006 and the Yacht Club was completely lost to a fire in 2007. It was a time of many adjustments for me. Good friends and great dining were still at the Club to help me through that period.

 

After the fire, it was suggested to me that I might join the Halifax River Yacht Club, which I did, while keeping my Lake Beresford membership. Halifax gave me quite an education concerning the formal happenings of a Yacht Club. I became an active member of the Commodears, the ladies’ group, and was chosen to be their Board representative, attending the Club's Board meetings, and returning to the ladies with a full report of the happenings. I served in that position for three years experiencing the leadership of three Commodores and their Boards which gave me a thorough knowledge of all the inner workings of a Yacht Club.

 

Lake Beresford had a long period of planning after the fire with the Groundbreaking not until May of 2013 and the Grand Opening not held until January of 2014, at which the Florida Commodores Association conducted a Sundowners Ceremony. That was another formal event of which I became aware.

 

All this led to a very active Yacht Club life for me. In May of 2013 I attended the International Commodores Association Academy of Officers & Professionals, in February of 2014 I was requested by Lake Beresford to serve as their Director to the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs and in November of 2015 I attended an FCA Leadership Seminar. The training and experience I received in all these opportunities greatly assisted me in 2017 as I became Vice Commodore of Lake Beresford and when I served as Commodore for 2018-19.

 

I am presently in my seventh year of service as Director for Lake Beresford Yacht Club to the Florida Council of Yacht Club. For the last four years I have served on the Council's Executive Board serving as both Parliamentarian and Membership Chair.

 

Vice Commodore - Tim Couty

Past Commodore Tim Couty has lived in Bay Point since 2015. He is a native of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Tim’s experience is quite diverse. He was the President and CEO of CSDP, Incorpo rated, a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq exchange from 1989 to 1994. CSDP’s focus is energy management busi ness. Tim also served as Vice President for Pure Serve International, Inc. from 1995 to 2001. Pure Serve is a restaurant equipment re He was President of Southern Roofing 2004 till 2013. Starting in 2016, he was elected President of the Board of Directors for Islandwood Con dominiums on Okaloosa Island and held that position until 2019. Tim served on the 2021 Board of Bay Point West following Hurricane Michael to help the community recover and get back on track. He was also a committee member on the Bay Point Architectural Review Board in 2021.

In 2022, Tim was nominated and elected by the membership of Bay Point Yacht Club as their Commodore. He and “Commodoress” Amy initiated a calendar of events that brought into the club many new members and new life following the difficulties of sur viving Hurricane Michael. Tim was also re sponsible for maintaining the traditions and courtesies of yachting during his tenure. Since 2014,

Tim has been President of Tim and Amy Properties investments, LLC. He and Amy own and manage several rental homes and beach front condos. Tim’s Life Partner is Amy Cline and they re side in Bay Point where they share their home together. He has two daughters. His oldest, Ansley, is a senior at the University of Georgia Pharma cy School and will graduate with a 4.0 GPA in May 4, 2023. She is currently the Pediat ric Pharmacist at Bay Medical in Panama City Beach. Bailey, his younger daughter, has her Master’s Degree, and is a Nurse Practitioner at Medical Center in Columbus Ga. She is the Charge Nurse over the pediat ric trauma center.  

Tim has a passion for cars. He was a Pro Driver for BMW 2001 until 2004. Today, Tim collects cars. He has a Rolls Royce and a Ferrari. 

 

 
Rear Commodore -David Chandler

Dr. Chandler joins the FCA Flag Officers while continuing in his 12th year on the Pensacola Yacht Club Board, where he is currently Commodore Emeritus. 
As PYC Commodore in 2023, he oversaw initiating and completing a remodel of the PYC Clubhouse kitchens, grille room, and bar. The project extended past its allotted time, and it took a lot of work to balance members' needs and event commitments to members and the community. 

The opening of the upgraded dining and bar facilities at the beginning of the week of Thanksgiving delightfully rewarded the members' patience. Simultaneously, Commodore Chandler led efforts to strengthen the Club's financial position by increasing entry fees, Club dues for the first time in eleven years, and fees for the PYC Marina and Dry storage areas for the first time in five years. 

PYC Sailing also flourished during Commodore Chandler's year. The sailing highlight that eclipsed all others was winning the Gulf Yachting Association Sir Thomas Lipton Cup for the first time since 1981! 

Dr. Chandler looks forward to supporting FCA's values in carrying out its mission and reaching its vision for the future. 


 
 Fleet Captain - Rollin Cable

Rollin Cable founded Florida Therapy Services, Inc., a Community Mental Health Center in 1994 in Tallahassee, Florida. Today, Florida Therapy Services is the largest Provider of Mental Health services in the Panhandle of Florida, with services spanning across 18 counties in District 1 and 2, and employing more than 150 staff members providing Psychiatric and therapeutic services. 

Mr. Cable has devoted 30 years of leadership helping others and his accomplishments include: 
• Past Mayor of Monticello, Florida 
• Served on the Advisory Board to the Secretary of DCF 
• Chaired the Community Redevelopment Board, appeals and variance board for Panama City as well as the employee pension fund for Panama City on the advisory board. 
• Served on the Advisory Board for YMCA 
• Past Commodore of the Saint Andrews Yacht Club in Panama City
• Director of the Florida Council of Yacht Clubs for the state of Florida 
• Current Director of the Bay Point Yacht Club in Panama City Beach


 Secretary - Mia Ottesen

 I joined the Navy Yacht Club seven years ago after moving to the area to take care of my parents. My father was a past Commodore of NYCP. My husband and I thought it would be a good way to meet people. I was quickly thrown into being the Secretary on the Bridge and served in that role for three years, then did three years as Vice Commodore.  Since being appointed Commodore in December 2023, I have worked to find a suitable meeting space for us since our building was destroyed in Sally. 

We have also worked to bring some fun back into the club, provide education at our socials and increase membership. I have gone out to meet boaters who live on base and to listen to their needs. I have been working with the County to have the channel dredged and markers replaced to alleviate safety issues departing and returning to the bayou. 

 

 
 Treasurer—Margaret Yaeger

Margaret and her first husband, P/C Andres E. Moynelo came to the Daytona Beach area in 1985 aboard their motor yacht “Lady Margaret” from the Chesapeake Bay.  After settling in Daytona Beach, they joined Halifax River Yacht Club in 1989.

In 2000, Margaret became an Active Member upon the death of her husband.  She served on the Finance Committee from 2001 through 2014, 2016-2017 and 2020-present.  From 2003-2005 she served as a Director; Secretary (2012); Rear Commodore (2013); Vice Commodore (2014); Commodore (2015) Immediate Past Commodore (2016); Chairman of the Planning Committee (2014) Planning Committee Member (2016); Bylaws Committee Chairman (2016-2017); and Director 2020 – 2022.

Margaret was recognized as a Four-Star Commodore by the Florida Commodores Association in 2016.

In 2001, Margaret met her second husband, Ted Yaeger III, at the Club.  They were married at the Club in 2002. 
 

Margaret attended the FCA Leadership Seminar in 2014 and again in 2021.

Margaret has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from American University in Washington, DC.  She has been employed with a public accounting firm for thirty-four years.

Other community activities include, Member Pilot Club of Port Orange (1987-2006) served as President (2005-2006); Member Pilot Club of Daytona Beach (2007- present) serving as President in July 2020 – June 2022.  Peabody Auditorium Foundation (2014-2017) served as Treasurer (2015-2017); Member of the Board of Directors of the Daytona Beach Symphony Society and President 2021 - present. 



Immediate Past Commodore -Pete Tyson

A native of Miami, Florida, Peter Tyson grew up around the water and particularly, fishing.  During high school years he worked on area fishing boats, earned his USCG Captain’s license and skippered a 50’ charter boat out of Miami Beach at age 18.  While receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology (BSc) at the University of Miami and pursuing a Masters at FAU (vertebrate physiology), he continued to operate charter boats in Florida and private fishing boats and yachts in Florida, the Bahamas, and Caribbean.  He still operates boats for friends and clients and enjoys fishing the flats and offshore from his own boats.  He still maintains his USCG license.

 

Well versed in the English language, he wrote regular columns for Go Boating magazine and Florida Fishing News and has had articles and photographs published in Salt Water Sportsman, Florida Sportsman, Pleasure Boating, Southern Boating, and in-flight magazines at Delta Airlines and BWIA.   He was co-founder and Editor of Tournament Digest Magazine.   Twice President of the world-renowned Miami Beach Rod & Reel Club, he is well known in local and international fishing communities having frequently taken teams to fish in South Africa, Central and South America, and throughout the Caribbean.   He has served on numerous committees at the Pelican Yacht Club, as well as several terms on the Board of Directors, Rear and Vice Commodore, and Commodore in 2012.  He was Member of the Year at the Pelican in 2014 and chairs the Annual Invitational Billfish Tournament at the Club.   He has been a member of the FCA for ten years and has been a Board Member of the FCAF from its inception.   He is also a Four Star Commodore in FCA – a great honor.

 

A constant traveler with many visits to the South Pacific, and particularly to New Zealand and Australia, he has made two around-the-world trips in the southern hemisphere, visited 68 countries and all 50 states. He maintains a library of over 500 books.  His hobbies include fishing, photography, reading, model trains, and stamps.

 

He has been in the specialized business of yacht insurance for 44 years and aviation insurance for 35 years.   He is a multi-engine instrument rated private pilot.

 

Peter lives in Vero Beach with his wife Jeanne.

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