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Crew: Fred Ames, Will Allen, & Olivia Hobson
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Vessel: Custom Peterson 27
Class: The Wind Division
Get to know Team Spare Parts
First thing first. Why race in WA360?
An interesting sailing adventure allowing Will and I to sail together with a purpose.
What’s your connection to these waters?
Trying to stay on the dry side of the water while sailing on boats out of Bellingham, Shilshole, Oak Harbor and other Puget Sound locations. Will works on boats as a rigger. Fred enjoys sailing with friends and colleagues.
Superpowers. Each crew member gets one. What are they and why?
Will – laid back experienced sailor and skilled MacGyver
Fred – laid back sailor willing to stretch the comfort zone to learn new things
Defend your vessel choice for WA360. What makes it so cool and worthy?
It’s the bestest boat available to us and composed mostly of spare and donated parts.
What are your adventure qualifications for WA360? What makes you (y’all) cool and capable?
We had such a great time in Alaska and Canada as part of R2AK race and return we wanted to try a new and similar adventure put on by the great team at Northwest Maritime.
What is going to break?
Pride and resilience records. We already broke sheer pins, head stay and rudder on the last adventure. If other parts break, we’ll MacGyver a fix on the water.