Board of Directors

Bill Kreysler

Chairman

Bill Kreysler

Chairman

Bill grew up sailing Sabots, Finn, Lightnings and Star Class boats in San Diego. Crewing for Don Trask in the Star Class the two won the North American Championships in 1966 and were 3rd in the world championships in 1967. They also placed third in the Star Class US Olympic Trials in 1968. After graduating from San Diego State University, he moved to the bay area where he was Executive VP for Performance Sailcraft Corp, manufacturer of the Laser Class dinghy and the J-24 class sailboats. Bill served as President of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation, has served on the St Francis Yacht Club Board of Directors, was chair of the Executive Race Committee, and race chairman for numerous major regattas including the Star Class world championships in San Francisco in 1992. In 1982 Bill founded and is currently owner and CEO of Kreysler & Associates Inc., a composite manufacturing firm in Napa CA pioneering the use of composite materials in the commercial construction industry. He has served as President of the American Composites Manufacturers Association, founded the Digital Fabrication Alliance, and is a fellow of the Facade Tectonics Institute as well as past chair of the Napa Valley Workforce Investment Board.

Bill Hoehler

Secretary-Treasurer

Bill races a J/105, is a past Commodore of the Tiburon Yacht Club, a past Officer of the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco, and is a retired attorney. Bill is also a Director and Officer of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation. He is one of the founders of TISC.

Bill Hoehler

Secretary-Treasurer

Bill Hoehler races a J/105, is a past Commodore of the Tiburon Yacht Club, a past Officer of the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco, and is Counsel to the Hanson Bridgett law firm in San Francisco. Bill is also a Director and Officer of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation. He is one of the founders of TISC.

Doug Smith

Doug is a director and treasurer of the AmericaOne Foundation and a senior legal advisor to corporations, boards and entrepreneurs. He was a founder and director of the AmericaOne team, St. Francis Yacht Club’s challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup. An avid Star sailor, Doug has been active in Star Class management for many years.

Doug Smith

Dave Guinther

Dave Guinther

Dave raced Highlanders, 470s, Lightnings and Snipes in the Midwest and East Coast where he also taught racing, rules and tactics at sailing clubs, Y’s and community boating centers. After Snipes and before rebuilding a ’78 vintage J/24 to race in Marblehead, Dave coached age-group soccer and was a junior high advisor and mission trip chaperone for church youth groups. He and his wife moved to California in 2003 to sail on San Francisco Bay and help raise two grandsons. He retired from hi-tech sales and marketing in 2012 to join the TISC Board of Directors where he was active in capturing the history of TISC and worked to preserve public access to Clipper Cove. In 2017 he and his wife moved to Bristol Harbor, RI, to help raise two more grandsons and race lasers in the winter, J/24’s in the summer.

Alex Francois

Alex has been volunteering and sailing at TISC for the past 8 years. He is an active sailor with Tradewinds Sailing School and has completed his ASA 101, and ASA 103 certifications. His goal is to utilize his resources and contacts to support TISC’s mission, become a sailing instructor, and expose as many people as possible to sailing. He enjoys sailing in Clipper Cove on the J-24’s and RS Ventures.

Alex Francois

Rolf Kaiser

Rolf was one of the founding members of the local Vanguard 15 dinghy fleet, which has been based at TISC since 2000, and he now competes actively in the San Francisco J/105 fleet. He is also the current president of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation.

Rolf Kaiser

In college, Rolf was a 2-time captain of the Stanford sailing team, and also served as the Vice President of the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association (now the PCCSC). He was one of the founding members of the local Vanguard 15 dinghy fleet, which has been based at TISC since 2000, and he now competes actively in the San Francisco J/105 fleet. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer of DigiPowers, Inc., a provider of marketing and technology development services to ecommerce companies.

Paul Heineken

Paul is a longtime competitive dinghy sailor, windsurfer, and supporter of junior sailing. A past Commodore of the St. Francis Yacht Club, Paul has been a leader of the Junior Committee and many other yacht club committees. He also has been the volunteer coach of the U.C. Berkeley Sailing Team for many years.

Paul Heineken

Paul is a longtime competitive dinghy sailor, windsurfer and supporter of junior sailing. A past Commodore of the St. Francis Yacht Club, Paul has been a leader of the Junior Committee and many other yacht club committees. He also has been the volunteer coach of the U.C. Berkeley Sailing Team for many years.