Moore 24 Hall of Fame
| Ron Moore (2021) | Ron and his wife Martha built all ~150 Moores - a class that continues to flourish after 50 years. | |
| Sydnie Moore (2021) | No single person has contributed to making this fleet what it is more than Syd. She is our most devoted cheerleader to whom we can largely attribute our fleet's ongoing turnout: by taking everyone's logistics upon herself. You will not be wondering where you'll stay when racing in Santa Cruz, or be left without a spot to camp at Huntington lake. You will be well fed, and have a full crew! She is the honorary 'mother' of the fleet and works tirelessly to keep us going, while campaigning her own boat #84 Nobody's Girl for decades. | |
| Michael O’Callaghan (2021) | Mike has more Moore 24 racing under his belt than any of us, over the course of the last four decades. He can tell you about the 1982 Farallones race, last year's Delta Ditch Run, or any of his very many podium finishes in this very competitive fleet. He is the original owner of hull 51 and a force to be reckoned with out on the water. | |
| John Siegel (2021) | John owns hull 77 and is featured here only because he’s likely the oldest member of the fleet. | |
| Joel Verutti (2021) | Joel began his Moore infatuation in Lake Tahoe in the early 80s. As the original owner of hull 55 Mercedes, he brought to life a lasting legacy: the Roadmasters series, inspiring sailors from all up and down the west coast to tow their boats to an incredible array of destination regattas, from high altitude lakes to the pacific swell, inland rivers, and the world class cityfront of SF. Joel regrettably left us way too early in 2011. His daughter Josselyn continues to race Mercedes to this day. | |
| Webb Chiles (2024) | Completing an incredible westbound circumnavigation on Gannett (hull #40) in 2014-2017, Webb and his Moore have seen places the rest of us can only dream of. While the boats have proven to be a great oceangoing platform for Pacfic Cup race from SF to Hawaii, Webb is a Voyager - one attracted to the very analog experience offered by these boats. His experiences have brought visibility to the fleet from a much broader sailing community. | |
| Bill Betzer (2024) | Bill is an original Moore owner from San Diego. He continues to race on Valkyrie (hull #46). | |
| Gary Tracey (2026) | Garskey was a fixture in the fleet in the 90s and early 2000s. He owned hull 127, Bruzer. He was a fiberglass craftsman who worked on many Moores. He's best know for introducing the open transom of Bruzer. Unfortunately, Gar sadly left us over 20 years ago. | |
| Buzz Ballenger (2026) | Buzz has run Ballenger Spar Systems since the early 1970s. He is a master rigger and spar builder. He has built and/or repair spars for nearly the entire fleet. | |
| Craig Smith (2026) | Craig, another local boat craftsman, runs Elkhorn Composite Services in Watsonville. Craig has spent years doing rpairs and upgrades to our Moore 24s. | |
| David Hodges (2026 | Long-time sailmaker, David Hodges of Larsen, Santa Cruz, and Ullman Sails has built more sails for the fleet than any other sailmaker. He's also won nearly every regatta we've ever run: serval national championships, numerous PCCs and Roadmaster championships, and along with Scott Walecka owned the Doublehanded Farallones races during hte 80s and 90s. |
John Siegel, Ron Moore, Syd Moore, Josselyn & Tina Verutti, Mike O’Callahan