In 2018 Ian was honoured as Clubman of the Year for “…outstanding service above and beyond to the Club…”. It was fitting recognition of his selfless contributions to the Amateurs during that year and the previous three decades.

Ian has long epitomised the SASC’s ethos of volunteerism. He’s spent countless hours as ‘captain of boats’ maintaining the starters boat and tenders; serving as Honorary Secretary and board Director; attending working bees, lending carpentry and wiring expertise, turning out BBQ sangers, and driving the tenders…even carving the Christmas party hams with seasonal aplomb.

Although he joined the Amateurs in 1985, Ian’s life of ‘messing about in boats’ in Mosman Bay goes back more than 70 years. It started with the Sea Scouts and then at the Mosman Amateur Sailing Club (aka the Green Shed). That was also where he met his wife Wendy, the prelude to their decades of voyaging together.

The intervening years, whether racing or cruising at home and much further afield, have been underscored by the Anstee family’s shared love of sailing and the sea.