About me
While attending helicopter flight school, Korey learned two things from his instructor: (1) how to fly and (2) how to sail. Boats won in the end. He graduated from the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in 2014 and dove head first into a carbon fiber composites start-up. “Ocean rowboats are unique in that you’re building someone’s actual lifeboat and home for months at a time. Most new builds go race or cruise or involve spilling lots of beer on deck. These boats crossed oceans unassisted soon after leaving the shop. It was important to do good work and get it right.” Seven rowboats later and three as lead boatbuilder, Korey branched out to work independently in the local boatyard and eventually landed at Haven Boatworks for three years. During his time at Haven, he worked on several notable northwest yachts including the 65-foot 1917 MV Carlisle II, the last of the working mosquito fleet of the Puget Sound, the 97-foot 1941 MV Sea Wolf, an expedition charter vessel, and two Ted Geary-designed fantails, the 96-foot 1928 MV Blue Peter and 120-foot 1930 MV Thea Foss, as well as many other interesting boats. He views his time in the boatyard as a formative experience and plans to carry the love of problem solving and the yard’s work ethic through his teaching.
