Dear Sailish Readers,
I’ll make this short. This site needs your financial support. Without that support the site cannot continue as it has been. I’m trying to maintain it with a combination of broad-based corporate and reader donations. An advertising model would completely change the character of the site (think many flashing ads and mostly regurgitated national stories), and a subscription model doesn’t seem feasible.
Please log into my Patreon account (click onto the big “Support Sailish” block to your right) and sign up for a monthly donation of 3, 5 or $7. Perhaps it will also motivate the marine industry to follow suit with more meaningful sponsorship.
I’d like Sailish.com to continue providing regional sailing coverage and support for our youth and community sailing programs. Thanks to those who have already stepped up.
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.