The Van Isle 360 is only a year away, and Jeff and Sylvia Motley are making sure skippers and crews start lining up their ducks now. I’ve only done half this race as a crew, and can attest that the logistics are both challenging and a big part of the fun of the race. They’ve put together a planning guide to help out, just click on it to download: Van Isle 360 Planning Guide.
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.