Shevaun Bruland (President) 

Shevaun Bruland has been on the board of Australian Sailing since 2019 and prior to this served on the board of Yachting South Australia for five years, including the last three years as President.  Since 2020 she also contributes to World Sailing as a member of World Sailing’s Equipment Committee and Safety Commission.

Shevaun has board experience as a non-executive director of not-for-profit organisations and family businesses, and is a scholarship recipient and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Shevaun has a professional background as a Physiotherapist with a Masters in Public Health, with experience in occupational health and safety and medical practice management.  

Shevaun is a keen sailor, having learned to sail as a young adult, and over the past 25 years has raced in double-handed dinghies, sports boats, one-design keelboats, classic yachts and offshore ocean races.  She has successfully completed three Sydney to Hobart races and for a number of years campaigned her Mills 45 keelboat with her husband in both inshore and offshore races and regattas around the country.  Shevaun also enjoys recreational kiteboarding and kitefoil racing and is a parent of two teenage daughters who both sail. 

Heather McCallum (Vice President)

 Heather McCallum is a Chartered Accountant, AICD graduate, experienced company Director. In 2012 she was awarded Tasmanian Female Sailor of the year and remains a keen sailor today as an active keelboat racer, cruiser and offshore competitor.

 McCallum was previously Rear Commodore of Tasmania’s Derwent Sailing Squadron and has a background in private enterprise, digital startup, advisory, public accounting, and social housing infrastructure.

 McCallum brings a wealth of experience in innovation and digital strategy as a previous CFO and shareholder of a digital media company, with an understanding of how technology can enhance sports administration and engagement. Heather was part of the team that built the original Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht tracker and subsequently consulted to companies undertaking R&D in surfboard design, composite masts, kite surfing foils and boards.

Grant Simmer OAM

Grant Simmer is a four-time America’s Cup winner and America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductee. He has a   mechanical engineering   degree and was co-owner of North Sails Australia for 17 years.

The Cup veteran competed in 11 America's Cup cycles as crew or team leadership for four wins, including his   role as Navigator   on Australia II’s historic victory in 1983. He helped design the winning 2003 and 2007 boats for   Alinghi before joining Oracle   Racing for the 2013 and 2017 campaigns. A member of Ben Ainslie Racing in 2017,   Grant was CEO of INEOS Team UK through   to the completion of the 2021 Americas Cup in Auckland.

 Grant previously served on the Australian Yachting Federation board, finishing that stint in the year 2000.   Before joining the   AYF Board Grant led the Australian Offshore Group which looked out for the interests of offshore sailing and influenced the   formation of the AYF’s Offshore Committee.

Richard Hudson

Richard Hudson is a well respected chartered accountant with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South  Wales. Richard is a devoted sailor and life member at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on his Farr 45,   he is also a member at  Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Richard has competed in more than 135 Category 1 & 2   Offshore races, including 13 Sydney to Hobart Races. He has acheived 20 overall wins in Offshore races,   including 5 Brisbane to Gladstone, 4 Sydeney to Mooloolaba and 3 Sydney to Gold Coast. 

 Richard has an extensive background of serving on boards including a directorship with Yachting New South Wales. He has also   been vital to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club's Youth Development program which has trained   hundreds of youth sailors in the   past 20+ years. His accounting and sailing knowledge combined, have also   assisted Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club to develop   asset replacement policies.

Rich Wormald

A Chartered Accountant, Rich Wormald is an experienced Executive Director, with leadership experience across a range of industries including Retail, Consumer Goods and Financial Services. He currently leads Mastercard’s businesses in Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific and has led the business to become market leader over the last five years.

Richard is a keen sailor and member of Sandringham Yacht Club, from where he sails keelboats, and Royal Brighton Yacht Club where he coaches foiling windsurfing in the iQFOiL class.

Luke Paterson

Luke Paterson is an experienced commercial and corporate lawyer with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, venture capital and private business. He is also a longstanding committee member and flag officer at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, having served as a member of their General Committee from 2012-18 and 2020 to present and as the Rear Commodore (Sail) from 2016-18.

An active sailor, Paterson currently sails Etchells and Flying Fifteens and is part of a team working towards the 2024 Fremantle Etchells World Championships in Fremantle.

Liz Savage

Liz is an experienced Company Director with governance roles in ASX-listed, private & not-for-profit entities in travel, tourism, hospitality, workforce & sport. This builds on an executive career anchored in the aviation industry, including C-suite leadership roles at airlines easyJet and Virgin. Liz is passionate about developing organisations sustainably and the central role of people, culture, data & customer as drivers of high performance.  
 
Liz has been a keen sailor since young, has owned and campaigned multiple sportsboats and is a current member at RQYS. When not on the water, Liz trains in triathlon and recently completed her first full Ironman.