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Crew: Zev Fort, Max Hanson, and Maddie Howell
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Vessel: Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2
Class: The Wind Division
Connect: Instagram
Get to know Team Luff of Bread
First thing first. Why race in WA360?
There may have been more productive ways to spend the start of our senior summer, but this one seemed like more fun.
What’s your connection to these waters?
Max and Zev have most likely spend more time on the Sound than on land over the past four years. Maddie was asked this question and answered “sometimes I swim in them, usually on purpose”.
Superpowers. Each crew member gets one. What are they and why?
Maddie is the one keeping the team from sailing straight into a kraken’s mouth just because someone thought it would make for better stories.
Max is basically the ship’s paranoid oracle who knows every bolt on board and has a contingency plan in case the anchor develops trust issues.
Zev, per his own words, is the “nocturnal sea goblin”, who thrives when he is running on three crumbs, a half gulp of water, and zero sleep.
Defend your vessel choice for WA360. What makes it so cool and worthy?
Max likes that it is very customizable. Maddie likes that it has a little cubby to curl up in, and Zev noted that it has less holes than the other options presented to him.
What are your adventure qualifications for WA360? What makes you (y’all) cool and capable?
Besides being trained in the art of boat shenanigans, a half-marathon or two, and some multi-week rafting and backpacking adventures where there are more bears than people, we have mastered the practice of splitting a protein bar in exact thirds, proving we can overcome any obstacle we throw at each other (including, but not limited to, water bottles, sails, the tiller, lines, and the occasional sandal). We thrive on a little chaos, just enough hygiene, and questionable sunscreen application. Yet, we still manage to tack clean, and cook pasta with a Jetboil in gale-force winds. Basically, if survival were a team sport, we’d already be on the podium sharing one third of the victory snack.
What is going to break?
Hopefully just our sleep schedules and not the rudder. But realistically: a headlamp, a dry bag that wasn’t dry to start, and someone’s dignity during a docking attempt. Oh, and our team unity the moment we realize we’ve been rowing in a circle for 45 minutes.