| Past Commodores -
1996 - Shannon Childs -
1997 - Jane Aldridge -
1998 - Garrett Fleury -
1999 - Kevin Aldridge -
2000 - Dave Miller -
2001 - Jeff Johnson -
2002 - Jeff Johnson -
2003 - Larry Dubia -
2004 - Larry Dubia -
2005 - Sheila Miller -
2006 - Christina Childs -
2007 - Greg Tiefer -
2008 - John Sherlock The Original Louie Banner- 
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How it all started:
1996, a small group of boating enthusiasts were gathered together on Bainbridge Island to watch the Super Bowl. The group, unaware of their soon-to-be-place in history, was in a celebratory mood, and the game as usual was boring. Thoughts turned to the upcoming boating season, when out of the blue, someone said, “Hey, let’s start a yacht club!” A lengthy discussion followed and in turn seemed to bog down over the possible choices for a name. How could we, being from so many geographical areas, come up with a name that would serve us all? Then, prophetically someone said, “Hey, what about Louie Louie?” It was like someone fed us the human equivalent to cat nip. The place went crazy and the enthusiasm has not diminished since. We were thinking of a non-pretentious, fun-loving Club, and now we had a name that said it all. But why the name Louie Louie you might ask? Because Louie Louie symbolizes fun times, reminding many of The Good Ole Days growing up here in the Northwest; and others of watching their parents sing and dance to this classic song. Besides, did you know that the lyrics refer to a girl who has gone to sea, and the boy who longs to find her? So friends, the song is not only the name of our Club, but the theme as well. We call ourselves Louies, and hope you caught the vision. Did you know? As of 2003, the Louie Louie Yacht Club and it's members have been featured in "Sea Magazine" and "West Sound Home and Gardon Magazine"! |  Richard Berry author of Louie Louie passed away January 23, 1997, the birthday of our first commodore Shannon Childs. |
