Brooks Price

1) How long have you been sailing?
Started racing sailboats when I was 9 – so 41 years.

2) Have you been in any other sail boat races?
I probably race 55-60 times a year on San Fran. Bay (primarily buoy races) in four different types of boats.

3) What's your main job on the boat if not one specific one which one's your favorite?
Depending on what boat I’m racing in I’m either a Tactician, Trimmer, Grinder or Helmsman.

4) Personal Motto?
I guess I don’t really have one… but I kind of like –> “I am not young enough to know everything.”

5) Age?
50

6) Do you have a sailing career?
No – but I’m sure it feels like one to my wife.

Curtis Takemoto

1) How long have you been sailing?
My first real sailing adventure was in 1996. So, 14 years.


2)Have you been in any other sail boat races?
No. This is my first race.


3)What's your main job on the boat if not one specific one which one's your favorite?
I was just asked to be one of the navigators. But my favorite job is "nap taker"

4)Personal Motto?
"No bubbles, no troubles"

5)Age?
33


6) Do you have a sailing career?
No.

Hannah McMullin

1) How long have you been sailing? My whole life!!

2) Have you been in any other sail boat races? This is my first one!

3) What's your main job on the boat if not one specific one which one's your favorite? The media specialist and race blogger.

4) Personal Motto? :) Eat our Bubbles!

5) Age? 11 (youngest crew member ever to sail to Bermuda)

6) Do you have a sailing career? Not Yet!!!

Douglas (Doug) Elwood Bywater

1) How long have you been sailing? Sailing for about 39 years.

2) Have you been in any other sail boat races? The first race was the Annapolis to Newport race on the Ginny Lee. We came in next to last. The second was the Governor’s Cup race on Wing where we came in the middle of the pack

3) What's your main job on the boat if not one specific one which one's your favorite? Skipper

4) Personal Motto? Since the world is 2/3 covered by water we should spend 2/3 of our time on the water

5) Age? 67 and proud of it

6) Do you have a sailing career? No, But sometimes I wish I did.

Virginia (Ginny) Lee Bywater

1) How long have you been sailing? I have been sailing for about 39 years.

2) Have you been in any other sail boat races? I haven't ever been in a race. We have gone to Bermuda following the race to bring Ginny Lee, our old boat, and Wing home. It is a fun trip

3) What's your main job on the boat if not one specific one which one's your favorite? Usually I am the cook in the galley. Sometimes I take regular watches too. My favorite job is making sure everybody is comfortable and playing with kids on the boat

4) Personal Motto? Never complain!

5) Age? 63, Can you imagine?!

6) Do you have a sailing career? Hmmm... a sailing career? Just in the summer...

The History Of Wing

Wing is a MacGregor 65. Developed by Roger MacGregor for competition in the TransPac race. There were about 125 of the model's manufactured. They were built in Costa Mesa California. We purchased the boat in 1989. Jim Tate and I traveled to California to visit the plant and take a trial ride on a MacGregor 65. We were sold. We bought the boat and had it delivered to Annapolis by truck. We drove over to Annapolis to see it come into the marina. It was quite a sight. The first summer we took the boat to New England, including Maine. It was a great trip.

Wing then traveled to the Virgin Islands for charter during the winter. Jim and a crew took the boat down and then in the spring we went to St. Thomas and brought the boat back to the US.

Wing was entered in a previous Annapolis to Bermuda race with Jim as Skipper. She placed somewhere in the middle of the pack.The only other race Wing has been entered in was a Governor's Cup race that goes from Annapolis to St. Mary's (the two cities that have been the Capitol of Maryland).

Wing has been as far North as Halifax, Nova Scotia and as far south as Grenada. Wing has been to the New England area several times over the years.

All of our family have had great times on Wing. It has been a wonderful boat for great family times.

On this upcoming Bermuda Ocean Race, all of the crew will be related to one another in some way. We will have three generations on board.

This last year saw a lot of reconditioning of Wing. Her topsides were painted, the mast and boom completely redone and painted, and we are in the process of making some nice interior upgrades. We added a new staysail to go along with the new Genoa that was added last year. She will look better than ever.

New Paint Job

Pictures Of Wing

Pictures Of the New Paint Job Continued

Pictures Of Wing

Here are some neat Pictures Andrew and Grandma took of the new paint job. Another thing, keep checking the blog because pretty soon Andrew and I will have some ideas for the vinyl for the boat. We want everyone to vote for their favorite! Hannah :)