Hall Of Fame:
Brenda and Don Andrews - United Kingdom

Brenda and Don Andrews were introduced into the Hall of Fame at Lyme Regis during the opening ceremony of the World Championship in the UK 2023

Following around 10 years as secretary of the British Class Association, Brenda Andrews took over as Secretary of OKDIA from 1990 to 2002. She took over at a difficult time for the class, with financial problems due to non-payment of dues and building fees and general apathy in the class. Together with the new Treasurer Ron Parkin, Brenda brought the situation under control and introduced better administrative control and is widely regarded as having saved OKDIA from bankruptcy and further problems. She maintained tight control over the management of the class for 12 years and oversaw the introduction of the World Championship levy, which greatly improved the finances, as well as a new Constitution in 1993.

Don Andrews was Chairman of the British Class Association for a number of years before becoming Chairman of the OKDIA Technical Committee from 1988 to 2001, the longest serving Chairman up to that time. He was rigorous in keeping the Class Rules up to date and diplomatically handling the many ideas from national associations for change.

Brenda and Don were the face of OKDIA during the 1990s, traveling together to most events and not charging expenses other than a flight to Australia or New Zealand every four years, which was considered the honorarium at the time. It is widely considered that without their dedication and exacting standards for finance, events and class rules, the OK Dinghy class would have taken much longer to recover from the difficult times at the end of the 1980s.