Stokes Bay Sailing Club's Administrator, Debbie Wood is retiring after 25 years of loyal and resolute service. Growing up in Alverstoke, Debbie joined SBSC as a cadet, and went on to serve numerous committees up to Vice-Commodore, and so her association with SBSC goes back more than 50 years. Debbie's depth of knowledge and experience has been indispensable in supporting some ten Commodores and their Committees, and likewise as Club Administrator where she has diligently served a membership that peaked to over 800-strong; handled a disparate array of questions and requests from our members; maintained our buildings and equipment (even to the point of heroically unblocking drains and urinals and beer pumps - though thankfully never all on the same day!); run all of our finances and accounts and for many years the bar; organised weekly sailing duty rotas; and countless other tasks. Furthermore, Debbie has organised and run hundreds of successful sailing events for Stokes Bay, from local regattas to class worlds. Simply put, what Debbie does not know about the world of dinghy sailing and SBSC is probably not worth knowing. Debbie is also known for her canine companions, from Archie the infamous beer drinking chocolate lab to her current partner in crime, Cedric the cockapoo.