Actually, there’s no fire this time. The Seattle Fire Department was at Shilshole practicing. Alert liveaboard (and a quick one with a phone camera) Scott Malone explains: “The fire fighters were practicing for injured personnel removal from dock and boats with the backboard and extension ladder.”
Kurt grew up racing and cruising in the Midwest, and has raced Lasers since the late 1970s. 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.