I just put together the sailish.com Patreon site. If you’re not familiar with Patreon, it’s a simple online way for creators to fund their projects. You check out my presentation, then you can choose to do a monthly contribution by setting up a “patron” account and picking a level. It’s open to both individuals and corporate sponsors – my thought is that both appreciate and benefit from the site and will want to contribute. I’ve set up several modest levels from which to choose. Of course you can stop the monthly contributions whenever you want.
In the two+ years since I pushed the “publish” button, sailish.com has attracted a remarkable, engaged readership. So many of you have contributed photos and stories! And it’s been a labor of love for me – promoting sailing in the PNW is really my passion. It’s time to take sailish to the next level. 
My intention is to keep posting and expanding sailish.com without resorting to conventional advertising or a subscription model, but I’ll need help. I want to spend my energy on generating content you find relevant and promoting the sport. With support I’ll be able to develop sailish into an even more useful site for PNW sailors and, hopefully, get more folks on the water. There’s a huge potential for features (more each day) that we can integrate into the site.
After the energy I felt last year’s survey responses and the growing excitement I feel around the youth scene, I’m optimistic that PNW sailing will continue to grow and give our community the kind of amazing experiences only sailing can provide. I’ll do what I can to push that process.
Thanks for your help. Click here to help. And please pass this along.
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.