John grew up racing Sabots and Lasers in Southern California, he was Co-Captain of the Harvard Sailing Team and a two-time All-American, and benefitted from the Foundation’s support during his 1996 Laser Olympic Campaign. John is now part of the reigning World Champion Skeleton Key J/111 team.
Walt grew up sailing scows at Lake Okoboji, IA and other Midwest lakes. These days he races ILCA’s (aka Lasers) in Masters and open regattas both in the SF Bay Area and around the world while splitting time between Northern California and La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico.
Elizabeth is a recreational sailboat racing enthusiastic with a career in ethics and legal administration, and a lifelong commitment to volunteerism. She is an outgoing Director of the StFYC having been involved with, and lead, various Club committees.
Kimball is a lifestyle sailor and sailing writer with an ethic of service to the sport. His interests range from youth development to Olympic support to the history of yachting, especially the history of yachting in California. On the racecourse, he catches an occasional lucky shift. He is past Commodore of St. Francis Yacht Club and current Chair of St. Francis Junior Committee.
Al is a lifelong sailor that’s competed nationally and internationally, mainly in Lasers, Vanguard 15s, J/105s, and J/24s. A four-time national champion, Al is now an Opti dad and support his son’s efforts on the national and international circuit while carving out time for Laser masters regattas.
Mike has an extensive career in high performance sailing. He is a multiple world champion in both the 505 and the Australian 18 Foot Skiff classes, and was the Director of Rules and Umpiring for the 34th America’s Cup. Mike also races foiling kiteboards out of the St. Francis Yacht Club. He is a product development engineer by day.
Bill Hoehler is one of the original directors of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation. He has been sailing and involved with sailing for over 50 years. He currently sails a J/105 because talented young people are still willing to race with him. He is Past Commodore of the Tiburon Yacht Club, a director and secretary of the Treasure Island Sailing Center Foundation and a director of Friends of Laguna Honda. Bill is with the St. Francis Sailing Foundation because he believes that competitive sailing is a powerful tool to teach basic life lessons, including mental discipline, responsibility and teamwork.
Pam grew up sailing on SF Bay. She won a Bronze Medal at the ’92 Olympic Games in the Women’s 470 crewing for JJ Fetter. Pam has served on the Board of Directors at both the San Francisco Yacht Club and the St Francis Yacht Club, and is an advocate for inclusion, diversity and pathways for women in the sport. A world champion sailor, Pam has held the prestigious Yachtswoman of the Year titles at both the St. Francis Yacht Club and the San Francisco Yacht Club.
Peter has been a yacht racing enthusiast for many years and has owned and raced boats large and small. He has been associated with the Foundation as board member and advisor, and was the architect of the Foundation’s investment strategies. Peter has over 20 years of experience as a technology industry entrepreneur.
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.