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Crew: Alexa Rust, Peter Ledochowitsch, Joel Zylberberg, and Greg Field
Hometown: Friday Harbor, WA
Vessel: Reynolds R33
Class: The Wind Division
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Get to know Team Ravenous
First thing first. Why race in WA360?
Alexa: I need the sea time and it sounds like fun!
Peter: Gotta shake down that R33 before R2AK.
Joel: Things on land aren’t looking so great right now and this will be an excellent excuse to get outside and focus on the wind and the tides and everything else that makes life worth living.
Greg: Racing sailboats is new to me, but something I’ve long wanted to do.
What’s your connection to these waters?
Alexa: I was raised taking long summer cruises to the San Juans and Gulf Islands with my parents on their Baba 35’ cutter, Starshine. As a young adult I lived on my Davidson 40 Snook at Shilshole. I have sailed in raced on Lake Union and the Puget sound. Now, I live on San Juan Island.
Peter: I lived on a boat in Lake Union, sailed all sorts of boats, dinghies, cats, and keel boats on Seattle’s Lakes and the Puget Sound, and then of course: R2AK in 2018 and WA360 in 2021
Joel: I lived for several great years in a little house on Beach Drive in West Seattle. These waters were my back yard. I have paddled on them, sailed on them, dove beneath them, and emerged shivering from their depths. I love the PNW and the Salish Sea that lies at her heart..
Greg: I attended college in at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and spent many summer afternoons sailing with one of my physics professors. I attended graduate school at the University of Washington and kayaked frequently around the Sound near Seattle. I grew up in the PNW and spent my young adulthood there. I live in Los Angeles now, but love the Seattle area.
Superpowers. Each crew member gets one. What are they and why?
Alexa: Sleeping while out on trapeze (demonstrated in Johnstone Strait, R2AK 2018)
Peter: Holding on for dear life on the same tack for 9 hours (demonstrated in Hecate Strait, R2AK 2018)
Joel: Team-building. I spent a lot of my youth doing outdoor adventures with other like-minded kids and I learned to be supportive and upbeat when the going got rough. Sometimes a pat on the back and an offer of help (or of coffee) can make all the difference in the world.
Greg: Determination.
Defend your vessel choice for WA360. What makes it so cool and worthy?
Ah, the Reynolds R33—infamous, fast, and sketchier than your buddy’s Tinder dates. Sure, the narrower 14ft version flipped more times than pancakes at IHOP, got banned from ocean races, and ignited legendary flame wars on Sailing Anarchy. But ours? Wider beam (16ft) and shorter mast (because we prefer our adrenaline without Coast Guard helicopters).
After surviving WA360 on a Hobie Miracle 20—basically a floating trampoline with commitment issues—we decided sleeping four sailors below decks sounded luxurious. It’s a Hobie on steroids, with room to make better bad decisions.
What are your adventure qualifications for WA360? What makes you (y’all) cool and capable?
Alexa: R2AK 2018 finisher, WA 2021 finisher (Team Ravenous)
Peter: R2AK 2018 finisher, WA 2021 finisher (Team Ravenous)
Joel: I spent a lot of my youth paddling whitewater canoes in the remote Canadian wilderness (all the way up to James Bay in the Arctic Ocean). More recently, I have done many multi-day hiking and kayaking trips and have single-handed my C&C 27 sailboat for long distances (and, at times, in quite sporty weather). If it means that adventure is afoot, I am content with being tired, hungry, wet, cold, and isolated. We call that “type 2 fun” and that’s where I find inner peace.
Greg: I enjoy physical challenges, whether they are long hikes, extreme yoga, or running brain experiments throughout the night.
What is going to break?
Alexa: Old blocks
Peter: Human propulsion? Definitely human propulsion!
Joel: Everything but our spirit.
Greg: The border separating the USA and Canada.