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PAST COMMODORES

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​​2025 69th Todd Stowe
2024 68th Josh Schott
2023 67th James Nutt
2022 66th Shawna Doran
2020-21 65th Erin “Tank” Morris
2019 64th Brian Patrick
2018 63rd Stacey Canaday
2017 62nd Jason Berry
2016 61st Chris Canaday
2015 60th Bill Damude
2014 59th Brandy Gray
2013 58th Dan Thompson
2012 57th John Gentry*
2011 56th Bob Bible
2010 55th Sheri Little
2009 54th Wilmot Schott
2008 53rd Les Brediger
2007 52nd Erin Dean
2006 51st Keith Cummins*
2005 50th Richard Norris
2004 49th Marvin Morrison
2003 48th Geordie Madlinger*
​2002 47th Scott Seelhoff
​2001 46th Ed Saxon
2000 45th Craig McTeer
1999 44th David Tempel
1998 43rd Michael Yoakum
1997 42nd Charles H. Steinmeyer
1996 41st Kevin D. Cuppia
1995 40th Frank O. Plair
1994 39th Mark A. Buskirk
1993 38th Lowell Keene
1992 37th Danny Charpentier
1991 36th Edward Wise
1990 35th W.K. “Pete” Pillow
1989 34th Ronald Tanner
1988 33rd D.R “Rusty” Simpson
1987 32nd Hutson “Buster” Davis, Jr
1986 31st J Lee Bollman
1985 30th George B Brown
1984 29th Duncan Fordham
1983 28th Skeet Von Harten
1982 27th William C Robinson
1981 26th James Williamson*
1980 25th Claude E Surface, Jr*
​1979 24th Owen Hand
1978 23rd Ed Duryea
1977 22nd Fred Kuhn*
1976 21st George Goldsmith*
1975 20th Curt Copeland*
1974 19th John M.Finn*
1973 18th James G Thomas*
1972 17th Thomas R Garrett*
1971 16th Don Perry*
1970 15th Robert Welden*
1969 14th Elrid Moody*
1968 13th Arthur Horne*
1967 12th W. Henry Jackson*
1966 11th Colden R Battey, Jr.
1965 10th C.R. Powell*
1964 9th R. Ray Kearns*
1963 8th Henry V Boyce, Jr*
1962 7th Marvin H. Dukes*
1961 6th Robert G McDowell*
1960 5th Roy Smith*
1959 4th Mrs. Mazie Terhune*
1958 3rd Sammy Gray*
1957 2nd Ed Pike*
​1956 1st John M. Bigbee*


*Deceased

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER FESTIVAL

The Annual Beaufort Water Festival…10 incredible days of Lowcountry fun & memories that last a lifetime.
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  • ABOUT
    • LETTER FROM THE COMMODORE
    • MEET THE CREW
    • THE PIRETTES
    • PAST COMMODORES
    • CLEAR BAG POLICY
    • F.A.Q.
    • HISTORY
    • FESTIVAL INFO >
      • DIRECTIONS
      • WHERE TO STAY / EAT
      • COVID-19 INFORMATION
  • EVENTS
    • PURCHASE TICKETS
    • SPORTS AND WATER & AIR
    • FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
    • RIVER & STREET CLOSINGS
  • SALES & REGISTRATION
    • REGISTRATION >
      • SPORTS >
        • ARCHERY TOURNAMENT
        • GOLF TOURNAMENT
      • WATER & AIR
      • ART & CRAFT MARKET
    • CRAFT MARKET APPLICATION
    • SC LICENSE PLATE
  • SPONSORS
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