Bill Bertrand "Determined" J/29

Bill has sailed and raced keelboats at Carlyle since 2007.  His first keelboat was the J/24 “Just So”, which still sails with the CYC fleet.   He currently owns the J/29 “Determined” formerly known as “TBD”.  He served as Race Fleet Captain at CYC for many years.  

His youth was spent in, on, under and, by salt water.  He learned the use of charts and dead reckoning navigation and by age 12.  Bill holds a US Patent in Celestial Navigation with Computer Vision. (US 10621741) and was a presenter at the 2018 ION (Institute Of Navigation) Joint Navigational Conference for the US Military in Long Beach CA.

Bill is a veteran of 6 Chicago – Mac races, all with the role of Watch Captain.  He is a US Sailing instructor, SLC license holder for chartering in countries around the globe and has chartered in Newport RI, Palm Beach FL, Trogir Croatia and Greece.

Favorite quote:  "The best thing about sailboat racing is it keeps you coming out, otherwise you might mow the lawn or something."  -- Glenn Carr

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Karen Gibbons

Karen has been sailing at Carlyle Lake since 1987.  With her husband, Mike, she sails "AnnaPolis", a Hunter 356, and enjoys chartering in the Chesapeake and the BVI.  Although Karen is not a racer, she fully supports the racing community and the overall SOCIAL aspects of The CYC. 

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Tim Schwab

I started sailing in 1992 when my best friend said, "hey let's go sailing at Lake St. Louis" and then Creve Coeur Lake, then Carlyle.  Since then I started sailing on a Sunfish, then moved to a Force 5, then a Catalina Capri 14.2 (which I capsized in a bad storm at Carlyle in 2001).  Took a few years off after the capsize, then decided that I wanted to get back into sailing.  I rented a 18' Catalina from CSA and went out for a sail on Carlyle in more than average winds, survived and never looked back.  Since then I have restored a Hunter 170, then moved to a Catalina 250 (Broken Compass) and now sail a Hunter 295 (Broken Compass 2).  

My wife and I spend most weekends throughout the season camping at Carlyle, mostly at Dam East (McNair).  I also help promote the annual "Carlyle Lake Lighted Boat Parade" and many events on the lake.

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Warren Marchessault

The water always holds a special place for Warren and it brings up wonderful times with family and friends.   Leaving the water restricted San Antonio in the Spring of 2023 for St. Louis and Lake Carlyle has been a great experience.   Looking forward to racing and cruising alike.

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Kara Pierce

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Lori Grewe

I started sailing in 2013 and am an avid racer.  I have a Capri 14.2 that I race at Creve Coeur and enjoy my crewing role  on Determined, a beautiful J29.

As a board member and long time racer,  I have had the privilege of getting to know many of the people on the lake.  What a joy it is when spring finally arrives and I get to spend time with my Carlyle family of friends.

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Cal Guthrie

I came to sailing and CSA in 1979, looking for something else I could do in or on the water. After a
couple of years with a very strange fixed keel boat I bought a San Juan 21 and the rest as they say is
history. I first sailed with my wife until our son convinced us he didn’t want to be on the boat and since
have sailed with my brother. I’ve owned as many as five San Juan 21s at one time, finding older boats in
need of some TLC and refurbishing them as best I can and finding new homes for them where they
continued to be sailed. Currently, I sail a boat named OZ with the sail number 1000. It is a boat that I
know the entire history of from first being sold by the dealer to Galen Freeman of Nashville in 1974.
Along the way I started crewing for Bill Bertrand, first on the J-24, Just So and now on the J-29,
Determined.