Emeryville Yacht Club at the helm
Bob Bigsby, Commodore
Bob became a member of the Emeryville Yacht Club in 2020 and served as Treasurer since 2023. A lifelong boating enthusiast, Bob began with small runabouts before transitioning to power cruisers in 2003. Over the next 15 years, he explored the Great Lakes extensively. A major highlight was the Great Loop voyage he completed with his wife, Lenore, aboard their 1966 41’ Hatteras Twin Cabin. Their yearlong journey (2015–16) covered 5,600 miles and 110 locks, beginning in Lake Michigan and traveling through the inland rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the East Coast, New York, Canada, and back to Michigan. After one final cruise around Lake Michigan in 2018, they decided to sell their beloved “Miss Hattie” and relocate their boating life to California to be closer to their grandchildren.
Recently, Bob and Lenore called Valparaiso, IN, their home but now have made the move to California permanent. Bob and Lenore enjoy boating with the Emeryville Yacht Club. A retired professor from Indiana University School of Medicine, Bob has a rich background in biomedical research and teaching. He keeps busy remodeling their boat and home, woodworking, skiing, and enjoying time with family and friends on the water.
Myron Stephens, Vice Commodore
Myron joined the Emeryville Yacht Club in 2018. He has enjoyed many years sailing on the San Francisco Bay and beyond on his parents' Alberg 30 and his Tartan 3700, Savvy. Myron teaches art and resides in the Sacramento area where he is an exceptionally talented artist with a modern narrative approach. His paintings are a blend of nostalgia, text fragments, and trompe-l'oeil realism that reveal his personal experiences while inviting speculation. He has exhibited his paintings extensively throughout California and has won numerous awards for his contemporary perspectives.
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Myron is an avid sailor who is frequently accompanied on Cruise-Outs with his adorable pooch, Bailey.
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Michelle Prior Alameda, Rear Commodore
Michelle Prior Alameda is an image consultant, author, and avid sailor known for her book Michelle’s Guide to a Perfect Capsule Wardrobe & the Art of Quiet Luxury. With over 20 years of experience, she has coached women leaders in fields like medicine, law, and politics, helping them enhance their personal brands through a strategic approach to appearance and self-presentation. Michelle’s love for the ocean and her boat, The Alfred, intertwines her personal style and professional goals with the maritime lifestyle.
As an active board member of the Emeryville Yacht Club, Michelle shares her passion for mentoring women, and to inspire others through her dynamic blend of expertise and nautical enthusiasm.
Tim Mueller, Treasurer
Tim is an accomplished sailor who, with his wife Shahnaz, have made several voyages to Alaska, but now call Emery Cove their home port. Tim sails a 47-foot sloop(?), Nessie II.
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Jörg Schwarz, Secretary
Jörg (“Joe”) has been boating on and off on the Bay for 25 years with powerboats. He and Brenda currently operate Delfine, a 41-foot express-cruiser style motor yacht docked in Emery Cove.
Jörg works in Healthcare IT at a global SaaS company and also teaches graduate classes in Business Data Analytics at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. When not cruising on the Bay, Brenda and Jörg live in El Dorado Hills, CA.
Andrew Jesaitis, Director
Andrew Jesaitis grew up sailing dinghies, fostering a lifelong passion for being on the water. After moving to San Francisco in 2017, he started sailing J/24s and deepened his love for the Bay’s vibrant sailing community. In 2021, he took the plunge into boat ownership with the purchase of Solar Wind, a 1984 35-foot Wauquiez Pretorien. Since then, he has been hard at work refitting the boat and getting out on the water whenever all the nuts and bolts are tight.
TBA, Staff
More information to be announced.