Team Don’t Make Me Turn This Boat Around

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Paul Kolesnikoff, Fern Knobel, Won Choi, Michael Rivers, and Dirk GrunwaldHometown: Port Angeles, WAVessel: 1985 Kirie Elite 30SClass: The Wind Division Connect: Website, Facebook Get to know Team Don’t Make Me Turn This Boat Around First thing first. Why race in WA360?Always wanted to sail through Tacoma

Team Water World Impending

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Mark DixHometown: Seattle, WAVessel: Tornado Sport Version Class: The Wind Division Get to know Team Water World Impending First thing first. Why race in WA360?I always want to become a better sailor. Entering will commit me to the process. Being singlehanded means I need to do everything

Team Yes!

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Aaron Bandstra, Phil Burns, Jill Burns, Jeremy Noet, and Tracy DahlstedtHometown: Bellingham, WAVessel: Hobie 33Class: The Wind Division Get to know Team Yes! First thing first. Why race in WA360?As our team captain, Aaron said at our last meeting, “We got it going on!” We are all

Team Excellent Adventure

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Bill Gifford, Lee Warnecke, and Samuel HendrixHometown: Tacoma, WAVessel: Montgomery 17Class: The Wind Division Connect: Facebook Get to know Team Excellent Adventure First thing first. Why race in WA360?Among us, we’ve done two R2AKs, and over seven Seventy48s. Now we want to see what the WA360 has

Team Quark

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Troy DonaldsonHometown: Mulino, ORVessel: Ultimate 20Class: The Wind Division Connect: Instagram Get to know Team Quark First thing first. Why race in WA360?Since R2AK moved to every other year I thought WA360 would be a good event to prep for R2AK. I like to challenge myself and

Team Salmon Hat

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Kristina Cizas, Bill Cirino, Josh Van Natta, Jason Speich, and Nate SpencerHometown: Seattle, WAVessel: S2 7.9Class: The Wind Division Connect: Facebook, Instagram Get to know Team Salmon Hat First thing first. Why race in WA360?Because it’s there, right there, where we live. The Salish sea, its arms

Team Paddle On… Paddle On

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Melissa LovejoyHometown: Tacoma, WAVessel: NC Kayaks NC19 ExpeditionClass: The Muscle Group Connect: Website, Instagram, Youtube Get to know Team Paddle On… Paddle On First thing first. Why race in WA360?How will I ever know how far I can go if I don’t try? Really, this is the

Team Common Loons

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Christian Phillips, Brady Wagstaff, Michael Crisler, and Corey SwansonHometown: Oak Harbor, WAVessel: Catalina 25Class: The Wind Division Connect: Website, Facebook Get to know Team Common Loons First thing first. Why race in WA360?Because it’s there. We could be content to sit around, eat cheetos, and talk about

Team Wilderfather

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Matt PruisHometown: Cle Elum, WAVessel: Gig Harbor Boat Works Salish VoyagerClass: The Wind Division Get to know Team First thing first. Why race in WA360?It’s the perfect way to spend quality time with my blistered hands, the gnawing fear of capsizing, and the confounding realization that the

Team Shaka

← WA360 Home ← 2025 WA360 Teams Crew: Tim Duncan, Ian Duncan, Jonathan Kaplan, and Jacob KaplanHometown: Inverness, CAVessel: Santa Cruz 27Class: The Wind Division Connect: Instagram Get to know Team Shaka First thing first. Why race in WA360?Like many racers before us, we watched the R2AK documentary, and said, “Let’s do it.” Rich Treadwell