SOCIAL ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
Tricia Wolfbauer
social@scow.org

Tricia started sailing in 2010. Growing up in Metro-Detroit she had a natural love of boating and the water. Tricia met her first crew at the Annapolis Boat Show, while volunteering with CRAB (Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating). She gleefully started off as “weight” for the Race Across the Bay and raced on a few different boats that summer. It was at one of the famous post-race Tiki Bar parties where she met her next crew and began racing in the Women’s Frostbite Series in Solomon’s, MD, eventually moving up to the role of Trim. Tricia found and started sailing with SCOW in 2021 as a fun, outdoor, relatively “socially distant” activity, participating mainly in the Wednesday Night Racing Series. Unfortunately, she had to take a year off while working nightshift, but she was able to come back to SCOW in 2023, mainly for the Thursday Social Sails. This summer she completed the SCOW Skipper Class and is hoping to start tutoring sessions in the 2025 season. Tricia funds her sailing habit by “daylighting” as a General Engineer for the Federal Government. She is also heavily involved in ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) in roles from Communications Chair, VP, & President of our DMV section. Tricia loves giving back to the communities that invigorate herself and others.

TRAINING DIRECTOR
Allen Flanigan
training@scow.org

Allen Flanigan has served as SCOW's Training Director for the past two years. He grew up in Connecticut and got his first exposure to sailboats (Sunfish) on the Connecticut shoreline at a family picnic. While studying Physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from 1978-1982, he learned to sail lasers on Indian Lake in Worcester MA, and also spent 7 weeks doing a college project at Mystic Seaport Museum, surrounded by classic wooden sailboats, some of which he actually got to sail. A career at the US Patent and Trademark Office brought him to Alexandria, VA and the Potomac River.

Occasional boat rentals at WSM and while on vacation at Cape Cod led to his first boat purchase. Shortly after joining Hobie fleet 196 and becoming active in the fleet, long time SCOW member Bennett Ackerman and his wife Jean enlisted Allen's help with their Montgomery County Special Olympic sailing program. In 1999 Allen sailed with Virginia athlete Kirsten Stone in the Special Olympics World Games and went on to start a Virginia Special Olympic sailing program in Alexandria. His Patent Office career gave him the flexibility to pursue his sailing passion and other hobbies while raising a family. He joined SCOW in 2017 and lives a busy retired life. He can often be seen out on the Potomac on various sailboats, or at the marina working on his own boats or helping other people with theirs.

RIVER/BAY ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
Amy Singer
river@scow.org

Amy joined SCOW in 2023 where she is both a Flying Scot and Cruiser Skipper. Amy was thrilled to find a way to integrate sailing into her life and connect with others who love being out on the water after spending all her summers sailing growing up at Camp Seafarer in North Carolina. She learned to sail as a camper on Sunfish, Flying Scots, Lightnings, and Keelboats and then worked as a camp counselor and sailing instructor for several summers too. Amy moved to DC in 2020 after spending two years volunteering across the country with AmeriCorps. When she isn't sailing, Amy enjoys helping people through her work at FEMA, baking, and biking.

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR FLYING SCOTS
Dana Howe
scotmaint@scow.org

Dana first started sailing Flying Scots at the Pensacola Navy Yacht Club while attending Navy Photo School in the 1980’s. He joined SCOW in 2017 and adopted Sunset Song as his favorite club boat until he bought his own boat “Double D” (named after himself and his sailing partner Dick Kerr) in the Fall of 2019. He participates in the Flying Scot Wednesday Night Racing program and goes on the road occasionally to enter local area regattas.

MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR CRUISERS
Joe Caminiti
cruisermaint@scow.org

Joe says it would be an honor to serve as Cruiser Maintenance Director and be nominated to the SCOW's Board of Directors.  He ran numerous successful businesses and is a retired Sergeant of Law Enforcement with a comprehensive background in investigations and leadership positions. His first Law Enforcement job was being the Pilot of a Marine Unit in MD.

Joe is a product of two parents born on an Island so water is his life. Motor Yachting was his first love while in High School on the Chesapeake Bay as 1st Mate chartering on a 62 foot Chris Craft that he helped stretch out from its original 50 feet design. It has since been replaced by Racing Sailboats, Coastal Cruising and Off-shore Sailing in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Joe has successfully completed all ASA certifications on Monohulls and Catamarans, has obtained his International Yachtsman Certification and is a certified ASA instructor. He is actively seeking his Commercial US Coast Guard MASTERS License. Yacht Maintenance is a love of Joe's as he has learned from many great skilled craftsman and Captains. Engine repair & maintenance, Line/Sheet works, Sail fabrics, Canvas material repair, sewing, metal, wood & fiberglass work are just a few skills he has in his tool bag.  

RACING DIRECTOR
David Metcalf
racing@scow.org

David comes from a line of New England salts and began racing as a teen in San Diego. He kept up with sailing off and on, and until a few years ago spent his weekends chasing three children in travel soccer. In 2020 he rediscovered his love for sailboat racing and after participating in Wednesday Night Racing he bought his first Flying Scot. He is enthusiastic about sailboat racing which he calls “The great undiscovered sport” and hopes you will join him for WNR and for SCOW regattas. David lives in Centreville; he is a Civil Engineer with a specialty in transportation and works for Volkert Inc.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
Josh Morin
membership@scow.org

Josh did not learn how to sail until 2018 but has been all in since then. He became a SCOT skipper in 2020 and a cruiser skipper in 2021. In addition to being a member of SCOW he has been a member of a keel boat club on the Bay. He and his family have been on charter vacations on the Chesapeake and most recently in the Florida Keys. In addition to sailing, he enjoys scuba diving, swimming, fishing—basically anything in/on the water. Professionally he is an IT Director at a national non-profit and he knows the responsibility of the Board in maintaining the livelihood of the club.

SKIPPER DIRECTOR
Randy Rosenfeld
skipper@scow.org

Randy grew up in New Orleans, LA and has lived in the D.C. area since 1989. He retired in December 2023 after over 34 years of working for the U.S. Government.

Prior to joining SCOW, Randy he had no sailing experience.  He decided he wanted to learn how to sail while on a trip to Hawaii in 2005.  The next year, Randy joined SCOW.  Since joining SCOW Randy has learned to sail.  He has been a Flying Scot skipper for 18 years.  During that time, he has actively participated in SCOW Social Sails and Wednesday Night Racing.  Randy has been assistant Skipper Director since January 2023.  Randy has also rented Sunfish sailboats in his spare time.

Randy views sailing as a constant learning process.  There is always something new to learn.  Randy has found SCOW’s Flying Scots great sailboats for learning how to sail.