Relevant Experience:
Bill: Multiple voyages up and down the Washington and Oregon coast, and as far south as San Diego. Skippered two round trip voyages to Hawaii, including one solo (2007). Over fifty years, on and off, sailing in Puget Sound and the San Juan/Gulf Islands. Several marathons, solo hiked the Oregon and Washington PCT (2013). Mostly, though, just a retired geriatric who enjoys sitt
ing in my rocking chair, thinking about the good old days. My plan is to get my crew, Ted, to do all the work while I sip Mai-Tais. (Don’t tell him!) When we get to Ketchikan, we plan to buy a set of steak knives and tell our families we took second place. Ted: Forged in the ultra-competitive crucible of Seattle's Duck Dodge, Ted has literally months of sailing experience. Besides a handful of extended bicycle tours as well as several voyages around Puget Sound and the San Juans skippering his Catalina 25, Ted can boast of having won a hot dog eating contest in the tenth grade and being more than a third of the way through Moby Dick on audiobook. What he lacks in salt and experience Ted plans to make up for with heart, brawn, and trust in the wisdom and good will of his elders.
