How do you neatly wrap up a race that involved one team walking their boat by the halyard towards Olympia, another crossing overland on wheels that worked better once the tires were ripped off, crew who left the course to work a few days then came back to finish, human-powered craft leading for three out of the four waypoints?
As of this writing, Team Health Forces Sail is likely burning their dingy, massaging their inboard with Kroil oil while pouring snifters of cognac to celebrate the first time their motor makes combustion in two weeks. Paul and Alexander Brogger make up this duo and were the only team in WA360 to declare the dingy as their alternative propulsion to sail. Hence, the well considered fire.
WA360. A celebration. An adventure. 360 miles of engineless, unsupported boat racing, circling Puget Sound. We stole the framework of Race to Alaska, because the Canadians still won’t let us in, and twisted it into one of the toughest boat races ever seen on these waters. And bonus, it meets all COVID precautions offered up
Intro by Sonia Frojen, School Program Coordinator Real World Readiness (RWR) is a Northwest Maritime Center job-readiness program for adjudicated youth that encourages consistency, competency, and connection. One of our students arrived through the Jefferson County Juvenile Services referral a few years ago. After a year of Real World Readiness, he joined Bravo Team, a
A glimpse into the powerful project-based learning students will experience at south King County’s new Maritime High School starting this fall. Stephanie Burns is an educator with 25 years of experience serving learners of all ages, backgrounds, and strengths. After working as the Director of Education for Salish Sea Expeditions for three years, Stephanie is