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.
It may be a little late to compete this weekend (I don’t really know) but I have to say this looks like the most fun you can have on a hot, light-wind weekend. The second most fun would be watching. I wonder if there are going to be any bets on which boats might sink…..
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.
Scheleen Rathkopf and her team are putting on the Whidbey Island Race Week for the last time before moving it to Point Roberts. Looks like there was one race in a Southerly in Saratoga Passage on Wednesday (yes, that has happened before) and lots of races the last couple of days.
I’ll try to get a report and Jan’s pictures out when the fat boy has sung. Charley Rathkopf is posting live results, so you can follow along tomorrow at work when you’re not working.
In the meantime, here are the results.Mad Dash and More Uff Da are dominating, but there’s close competition in the other classes..
If any of you folks have some pictures from the racecourse to share in the next couple days, please send ’em here, not just Facebook!
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.
Once again, Tacoma will make its waters the center of the PNW maritime world by hosting the Tacoma Maritime Fest this weekend. The Foss Waterway Seaport has figured all sorts of ways to keep sailors, and particularly prospective young sailors, busy. Besides, who doesn’t want a story read to them by a mermaid?
Maritime Garage Sale – Saturday 10am – 4pm in partnership with neighboring Foss Harbor Marina
Sunday, July 28, 10 am to 5 pm
Seaport Museum Exhibits and Activities
Dockside tours and viewing, day sails and on-board tours, food, beverage and entertainment
Port of Tacoma tours: The FREE Port of Tacoma boat tours are only available on Sunday, July 28th. While all tickets have been reserved, there will be a Standby line for each boat (9am, 10:30am, Noon, 1:30pm, 3pm, and 4:30pm) tour
All weekend long enjoy:
Seaport Museum Exhibits and Activities
Dockside tours and viewing, day sail and on board tours
Food Trucks and Entertainment
Activities for Kids:
Connect with Roving Pirates;
Build a model toy boat at the Toy-Boat Building booth
Sit with a storytelling Mermaid while she tells sea tales
Bounce in the Pirate Ship Bounce House
Ships in a Bottle Model & Ship Makers
Boats! Our docks will be filled with historical and industrial vessels including motor, sail and specialty boats – some are free for boarding
Get out on the water!
Maritime Art – Find the Urban Sketchers and various artists sketching throughout the museum
A Maritime Garage Sale – Saturday 10am – 4pm in partnership with Foss Harbor Marina
Enjoy live music both days
FREE water shuttles – On Saturday there will be a FREE boat shuttle from the 16th Street Pier. On Sunday there will bea FREE boat shuttle from the Museum of Glass during their Glass Festival.
Make That Boat Float
Cash Prizes of $80, $50 and $30 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Adult Single Passenger: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place fastest race times (races start on 7/27 at noon)
Adult Multi-Passenger: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place fastest race times (races start on 7/27 at noon)
Youth: 1st, 2nd & 3rd place fastest race times (races start on 7/28 at noon)
Best Sinking: (or closest to sinking) – 1 award
Interested?: Contact Wesley Wenhardt at 253-272-2750 ext. 101 or wesley.wenhardt@fosswaterwayseaport.org
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.
This one’s personal. I want to see the Laser continue on its class-driven as opposed to manufacturer-driven course. It’s up to vote of the International Laser Class (ILCA) membership.
I’ve been sailing Lasers since 1978. I’ve watched the Laser almost die a handful of times. Each time the quality of the design and concept withstood the bad decisions or incompetence of the people behind the boat. Yes, there are flaws. Yes, there are “better” boats now.
But, as was clear from the latest vote to keep the Laser in the Olympics, there is life left for this class. Its challenging enough for the world’s best sailors yet simple enough for the rest of us including especially young sailors.
Yet, the class members are faced with an important vote. To my way of thinking, a Yes vote gives the International Laser Class Association control of future of the class. A No vote gives inordinate power by virtue of the trademark rights to the largest manufacturer LaserPerformance, a company that shows no respect for the history of the class or to the needs of its North American sailors.
As so many things do these days, this battle has played out electronically on social media. And like so many things, it’s hard to know what to believe. I do not believe LP. I’ll let Dan Self of Australia explain it much better than I can:
The almighty Laser logo and associated trademark are at issue.
Dear Fellow ILCA Members, As you may all be aware, the ILCA has recently sent out a vote to remove from the Class Rules the requirement that a builder must have the rights to use a Laser trademark. This rule change has arisen from World Sailing’s need for all Olympic Classes to allow any interested and qualified manufacturer to build Olympic equipment. If there are any licenses required, those need to be issued to new builders on a a Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) basis. Until recently, the Laser has been built and supplied by three major builders; Laser Performance (LP), Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA), and Performance Sailcraft Japan (PSJ). Although simplified, these companies all own the rights to the “Laser” trademark and brand in the territories they supply – Japan and South Korea (PSJ), Oceania (PSA) and the rest of the world (LP). In order for the Laser to comply with the World Sailing FRAND policies, the three builders need to reach an agreement to allow other builders to sell boats called “Lasers” in their territories, for a licensing fee. They also need to reach this agreement by the 1st August. There are significant disagreements between the builders about the amount of the licensing fee. Put simply, PSA and LP are at loggerheads and have been fighting each other in and out of court for over a decade. The bottom line is, if the builders are not able to agree to a FRAND policy in the next three weeks, the Laser will be kicked out of the Olympics. There is, however, an alternative solution to the licensing fee conundrum. The Laser is a commercial brand, and the class rules require that a builder “has the rights to use the Laser trademark”. But what if we were to change that? This is what the most recent rule change is suggesting. If the rule change is passed, the following will be achieved; • New builders will be able to enter the market as they will not need to have a trademark agreement with the other builders. • Supply will be improved throughout the world as more builders enter the market. • Increased supply can encourage more people to sail the Laser, giving us more people to race against. • The Laser will be guaranteed to remain as an Olympic class, through compliance with World Sailing’s FRAND policies. So what’s the only downside to voting “yes”? The boats and equipment supplied by new builderswill not be sold under the brand name “Laser”. Will they still be able to race at all Laser events? Absolutely. Will they be 100% class legal? Absolutely. Will this mean that the name of the class and regattas will have to change from the “Laser”? Absolutely not. ILCA has recently signed an agreement with Laser Performance which will allow them to continue using the word “Laser” for all events, and matters relating to the class association into the foreseeable future. Now some of you might be asking, “why bother making all these changes just to keep the Laser in the Olympics?” Whilst I agree that the Laser would be a strong class without the Olympics, if the Laser were no longer in the Olympics, I can see at least 200+ Olympic campaigners ditching the Laser to pursue their Olympic dream in another class. Not only that, but the Olympic dream is one of the main drivers behind youth participation in the Laser. I’ll be the first one to admit that Olympic status was a big draw card for me taking up, and continuing in the Laser. I’m sure that many other youth and Olympic campaigners will say the same. If the Olympics were held in another class, eventually the WS Youth Worlds would adopt that class as their single-handed equipment, and the entire youth sailing landscape would shift slowly to that equipment. Further, the Laser is the only equipment which allows Olympic participation at a global scale. During the recent World Sailing Olympic Equipment decisions, a number of countries said that they would not be able to continue Olympic sailing without the Laser. In addition, Olympic status increases the amount of technique development and second hand equipment available around the world, leading to higher quality and more competitive racing for all. So my call to you, ILCA members, is to vote ‘yes’ to guarantee the Laser has a spot in the Olympics. If the rules are changed and the builders still reach an agreement, great, nothing changes, but a ‘yes’ vote is the only way to ensure our great class stays Olympic. Cheers, Dan Self Laser Sailor, Laser Dealer and Queensland Laser Association Vice Chairperson
Enjoying Thursday night Corinthian YC sailing off Shilshole in Seattle
There are things I’d like to change about the Laser, starting with the cost of new sails. But one thing I don’t want to change is to put its destiny into the hands of a corporation that has shown little regard for the history of the class or the welfare of all its sailors. Things change minute to minute in this debacle, and may in fact change before I hit the “post” button. But as of right now, “yes” is a vote in favor of the class having an option to move forward.
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.
We in the PNW get to give a big cheer for Team Hamachi. They sailed a great Transpac race and appears to have won the ORR division overall. Thanks to Jason Andrews who has supplied videos and reports to sailish.com leading up to and during the race. Mahalo indeed.
We did it. But the last 24 hours were really intense.
We were struggling to cover both Bretwalda 3, which was focused on sailing as fast as possible to Oahu, and Velvet Hammer, who was playing a tactical game. The Hammer was heading for the right corner to establish leverage on us, while we sailed more of a rhumb line to keep our VMG high. Squalls were rolling across the race course creating challenging wind angles and large wind holes. We struggled very early Saturday morning and watched the separation increase with Bretwalda, and our advantage decrease with Velvet Hammer. Hamachi had been atop the ORR overall standings since Wednesday morning, but all of us felt that lead slipping away.
Around 3am a series of squalls came through that increased pressure and improved wind angles which allowed us to start making gains on the competition. Then just after sunrise we gybed right on a favorable shift to cover Velvet Hammer and rode that for many hours. Sailing was slow in 12-15 kts of wind, even though they were forecast to be 20kts. Around this time we came into contact with Bad Pak (Pac 52) and Peligroso (Kernan 70), top sleds that started the day after us. Seeing these boats less than 200 miles from the finish made us start to comprehend the magnitude of our accomplishments.
The crew included Shawn Dougherty, Jason Andrews, Frederic Laffitte, Lucas Laffitte, Matt Pistay and David Rogers.
Unfortunately, as we entered the 200nm “Live Zone” our YB tracker battery died. We contacted Race Committee, but they were already aware of the situation and in the process of contacting us. Apparently our tracker went crazy and started pinging the Iridium network constantly, which burned its battery out. They instructed us to give manual updates every four hours, which made for a very stressful day for all you tracker junkies. It was equally stressful for us on board! In actuality, at no time during the last day did we surrender the lead, it just looked that way on Yellow Brick.
Around noon the wind was forecast to go right, which would allow us to get headed up to Molokai on the opposite board. Instead, the wind continued to clock left and remained light (12-15 kts). While this improved our tactical advantage over Velvet Hammer, it made our odds of catching Bretwalda worse, and all we could do was watch them sail to the finish around 2pm in the afternoon (local Hawaii time).
Based on the differences in our ratings, Bretwalda owed us approximately 13.5 hours on corrected time. So once they crossed the line a clock started and we had to finish within that time allowance. Unfortunately, we spent most of the afternoon rolling slowly downwind through swells in light breeze, 150 nm from the finish. We felt good about our ability to finish in front of Velvet Hammer, who was 45nm north and directly upwind of us, but were not so optimistic about Bretwalda 3. The team kept pushing and around 4pm the wind increased to 15 kts, and then by 6 pm it was 17 kts. The wind angle was still terrible but we gybed back on to port and headed to Molokai. The boat kicked up on a plane (Hamachi’s boat speed is about 2 kts less than the wind speed) and we started trucking south. The wind continued to increase to 20kts and clock slowly right and the whole team was focused on burning down the miles to the finish. We approached Molokai on a tear at 17-19kts and gybed right towards the infamous Molokai channel. Luckily it was fairly tame that evening and the team threw down six perfect gybes to get around Molokai, across the channel and lined up for Diamond Head. We power reached across the line at 16 kts at 2:21 am Sunday morning to complete the 50th Transpac in 8 days 16 hours and 21 minutes, which gives us a corrected time of 8 day 0 hours and 52 minutes. This time has been, so far, sufficient to put us in first place overall.
It’s been a hell of an adventure and one that will not be repeated anytime soon. We were fortunate to start on the “right day” and the high pressure materialized in a manner that allowed us to power reach the whole way to Hawaii in winds that averaged between 15-20 kts. We never saw winds above 22 kts except for a few minutes, and always between midnight at 2 am to make it more exciting. We couldn’t have asked for a better crew and having one additional crew member became a clear advantage in the heavier wind versus the other J/125s. It’s going to take several days to catch up on sleep and begin to process the magnitude of this adventure and accomplishment. We have really appreciated all the support from our friends, family and Pacific Northwest sailing community.
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.
Just in from Hawaii – Hamachi did it! There were some tracker questions in the final miles that confounded watchers, but on the water apparently it was all clear. We’ll wait for Jason’s report to hear the details.Janet Lafitte, who has been the point person on putting out the Hamachi reports, says the following:
Aloha!
Team Hamachi slayed the field of J125’s, Division 3, and finished the First Boat Corrected Overall. WIN. WIN. WIN. The boys came into the dock around 03:00AM and the Mai Tais flowed. Hence, you will have to wait for Jason’s onboard report.
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.
Hamachi continues to charge toward the finish line in the Transpac, and continues to lead the ORR fleet (and the three other J/125s) on corrected time.
They’ve sailed a tremendous race, and there’s only 188 miles to go. Here’s the latest from Hamachi. Tune into the tracker (4 hour delay)
Been a wild 36 hours. Things got tactical starting Wednesday and we went south to cover Velvet Hammer and Snoopy, who were heading south for more wind. We split the difference between them and Bretwalda and spent most of the day sailing in 20-22 kts. That evening the full moon was blocked by low clouds and we rocketed through the night at ludicrous speed in pitch black. The boat was barely in control launching off the tops of big waves and accelerating down troughs and up the other side. The speedo was often out of the water so boat speed was indeterminate but we saw at least 23 kts of SOG the next day. This subsided after a few hours and it was a relatively “calm” night with winds 17-20 kts.
Winds were down Thursday morning and Fred towed his Mahi Mahi lure behind the boat for an hour. Didn’t catch anything – too fast. Thursday was lighter in the morning (12-15 kts) with big seas. Then the squalls started and the wind picked back up, along with even bigger seas. The boat was back to rocketing along at 18-20 kts in 20-24 kts of wind.
We set our A2.5 spinnaker back on Sunday morning around 5am and it has been up ever since. It carried us 1500 miles across the Pacific through some wild conditions but at 10pm PDT last night it suffered one too many indignities at the hands of its crew and blew apart. We quickly pulled it out of the water and launched the A4, which we’d packed knowing we were pushing its limits.
It’s been inshore match racing for the past 500 miles, and will continue to the finish. We gybe on the shifts and have seen some crazy wind angles. Right now the GFS says the wind should be at 58mag but we are sailing 95mag directly at the finish. Aloha! We had the A4, then switched to the backup (older) A2.5. Navigating more squals and just trying to keep the boat and gear together while we sail fast! Winds have been lightening some so expected finish is around midnight Sat (PDT).
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.
With about 750 miles to go, Hamachi is in the running (actually leading) the race for overall ORR honors in the 2019 Transpac. PNW racing fans will want to be checking the tracker often for the remainder of the race.
I won’t be surprised if Jason Andrews and the gang are going to be too busy to send out updates. They’re well aware of their position and what’s at stake. But here’s their latest report. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed for a strong PNW finish!
Latest (last?) post:
Transpac
is a race within a race within a race. There are four J/125s, an above
average collection, who are competing with each other to be the fastest
J/125 on the west coast. Each boat has donated to a prize for the
first across the line. This was our main focus going into Transpac, as
it’s been a friendly rivalry and a great chance to meet other J/125
owners. All four J/125’s are racing within Division 3, which is highly
competitive and comprised of 13 boats. It’s a great honor to win your
class at Transpac, especially in a class this competitive. Finally,
there is an overall winner based on corrected time for all 92 boats.
For
Team Hamachi, we have been tracking the other J/125’s from the start.
After day 2 we started tracking other boats in our Division and were
both surprised and excited to see Hamachi climb our Division ladder.
Then on Tuesday Hamachi started trending towards the top of the overall
standings and now we’ve held the #1 in ORR (fastest boat overall) title
for 24 hours. The crew is ecstatic but a little uneasy.We like being a
pursuit boat, quietly seeking to pass the leader. We are not used to
being the boat everyone is watching and trying to take down.
So
needless to say the dance parties have stopped, along with the drone
flying. We spend every moment pushing the boat to go as fast as
possible. Living below is like driving your VW camper van down a black
diamond mogul run. We constantly pull weather and position reports, we
are gybing to find the best wind and wind angles. We are 920 miles from
the finish and SENDING IT. Our current 24 hours record is 336nm. Top
boat speed is 21.8kts (David Rogers).
Summary: This may be the last at sea update as time is now very short:
eat, sleep, sail fast, repeat…
If
you haven’t done so already, follow us on the tracker. Also, there is
usually a Transpac Race Summary on YouTube by Seahorse Magazine – Google
or look on the Transpac website. Thank you for your thoughts and
encouragement!
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.
The full story has yet to be told, but the bottom line early in this year’s Transpac Race is that the crew of the SC 70 OEX was rescued by Roy Disney and company aboard Pyewacket. All are safely back on shore, and OEX is apparently still afloat. Rudder post damage was the culprit.
From the Hamachi drone……
It seems a breezy race so far, judging from the updates from the PNW’s own Hamachi crew. Here’s the latest “Half Way” report:
Well, we don’t know if its EXACTLY half way but we have 1250nm to go and it seemed like a good excuse for a party (not that Team Hamachi ever needs an excuse to party). We gathered on the back patio to contemplate the race so far and pass our flask, which quickly devolved into a YMCA dance party with the drone circling the boat, all while doing 15-16 kts. Our objectives going into the race were: 1) be safe, 2) have fun, and 3) win. So far we are doing well in all three categories. Taking stock half way, here are some thoughts:
– Best Moment(s): Sailing away from our closest competition
– Crew Lowlight(s): Too many body fluids and damp socks in a small cramped cabin
Things We Have Plenty Of: – Food: The weight Nazis will cringe knowing we went to sea with four days of frozen food and enough snacks for 12 days. There was a calculus of carrying more weight on the reach to keep the crew happy and sailing fast versus taking every last ounce our of the boat. Despite this extra weight we’ve had amazing boat speed. – Dude Wipes: Great marketing on someone’s part. We can sail fast confident that our “dude parts” will stay clean to the finish. – Boat Speed: Of the four J/125’s, we are the only one with six crew. Despite this extra weight, and all of our frozen food, we seem to have great boat speed. In the last 24 hours Hamachi has covered 294nm.
Things We Need More Of: – Purell: clearly we should have thought this one through. We left with a small half empty container. Definitely need more of that. – Hot Cocoa: The key to a fast boat is a well-fueled crew. We have plenty of Starbucks Via but need more cocoa for our mochas. – Ventilation: use your imagination – Boat Speed: While we’ve got a lot, you can always have more…
– Kudos: 1) David Rogers has been crushing it as our Lieutenant Ohura. It was rough going (literally and figuratively) in the first 24 hours as he was making up for a sick crew member and doing all of the boat data collection and navigating. Over the past few days he’s stepped up the game and built tools to track the fleet, our performance and answer everyone’s questions. 2) The Cooks: We are four days in and still eating frozen gourmet food. Thank you Janet, Marian (and Jason) for doing all the cooking!
Are We There Yet? The days are blowing by and we are a little shocked its already half way. Normally its a 10-11 day race for a J/125 but this year we are on track to finish in around 8 days.
Up Next: Sleep. Eat. Sail Fast. Repeat.
Hamachi is currently leading Division 3 and they covered 313 miles in the last 24 hours. Oh my.
Comanche, the gun in a knife-fight. She only sailed 448 miles in the last 24 hours. Photo by Sharon Green.
We’re also keeping track of Peter Salusbury’s Longboard. They are not, repeat NOT humming along. Oh, they’re going fast enough, covering 281 miles in the last 24 hours, just not “humming.” Here’s the story. Designer Paul Bieker helped deliver the boat to California and was extremely bothered by a hum/howl noise that emanated from the keel when Longboard was going fast. Bieker reports “I couldn’t stand the idea of them doing Transpac with that so I rented two tanks when we hit the dock and spent ~2 ½ hours rasping/sanding the keel trailing edge. It was a pretty funny scene that no one could see – a lot of it was spent straddling the bulb as I worked – like Slim Pickens in Dr Strangelove. My shoulders were sore for a week after the effort. I didn’t give it a big chance of working 100% but I thought it was likely to help some.
And here’s skipper Peter Salusbury’s note to Paul from the Pacific as Longboard hit her stride:
Hey Paul – it’s amazing! NO KEEL HUM AT ALL!!!!!!!
We are proposing to the Prime Minister to make you an Honorary Canadian and be awarded the Order of Canada.
We are going real fast today – the boat is lit up and we are confident we will reel in some boats by the end of the week. Slow start as our small waterline length was a real issue against all the huge waterlines in our division. But it’s Longboard time now so we are making the best of it!
Thanks for all your hard work fixing the keel – can’t believe we didn’t do that sooner.
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.
