Ship's Log

“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea.” – e. e. cummings Guys, it’s the final push!! Transformative maritime experiences are happening right before our eyes! If we’ve said ...

Welcome to WA360 Daily Update 11, or is it 12?  If you know without counting, you’re doing better than us—and for sure better than the five blistered and bleary-eyed teams still slogging it out on the course. Here at ...

Most adventure chasers can recall their first big journey with crystal clarity—the one that left the weekend warrioring, even the full week funfest, bobbing in the wake of this escapade’s scale. Being out for 10-plus days is a ...

Alright everyone it’s Monday! Week two! The racers that remain have been out there for NINE whole days—that’s a long time to survive on pure grit and energy bars! 52 teams have finished, two have won themselves some ...

As the Race Boss of WA360, I’ve been finding myself continually at the edge of tears seeing the deep effect this race is having on competitors. I keep hearing stories about people connecting more deeply with their home waters—...

When I first saw that Liam Pareis (aka Team Fairly Fleabag II) was entering a Sid Skiff in this year’s WA360, I did a double take. The sleek 13-foot open boat—designed by my friend Ray Speck—is a ...

Big love and a huge thanks to our incredible media team—the folks bouncing around the course on boats owned and skippered by badass volunteers, running on PB&Js and caffeine, dangling boat hooks over the water to pass ...

Humans are adaptation machines. On multi-day journeys, especially physically demanding ones, there’s a threshold beyond which that unusual thing you’re doing starts to feel normal, like you were made to do it.  Day One: This is new ...

Tis the season of “who knows what will happen" weather, and Tuesday decided that gale warnings should be on the menu across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, creating a decision point for teams heading south after the Point Roberts ...

The first team to finish in WA360 is a bit like a second start. A moment that reminds the rest of the fleet that the finish line is out there. It’s real, and it’s waiting.  At 5:24 AM, Team ...