Well, the little 35-footer that carries a big stick is finishing pretty darn close to the big guys. While Longboard won’t have the fastest elapsed time (as she did in 2014), finishing this close to two TP52s and a Santa Cruz 70 is little short of amazing. Kudos to Peter Salusbury and crew, builder Jim Betts and designer Paul Bieker.
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. Currently he is a broker at Swiftsure Yachts. He has been Assistant Editor at Sailing Magazine and a short stint as Editor of Northwest Yachting. Through Meadow Point Publishing he handles various marketing duties for smaller local companies. He currently is partners on a C&C 36 which he cruises throughout the Northwest. He’s married to the amazing Abby and is father to Ian and Gabe.