Ian Morris lives in Corolla, NC, where he manages an outdoor recreational business, Corolla Outback.  Born and raised in Norfolk, VA, he is a graduate of William and Mary with a BA in History.

Ian's great love is the outdoors, the water, and all that goes with it. He owns a center cockpit fishing boat that regularly runs miles offshore out of Oregon Inlet to catch marlin, sail, stripers, and whatever else is running that day. He has served professionally as mate on several megayachts and private sportfishermen.

Over Christmas and New Years, 2003/4 we visited Ian who was celebrating with Heather in Virginia Beach. On New Years Eve, Ian took me fishing off the Outer Banks. We caught 4 rockfish, each close to 40" and weighing 20-25 lbs. We froze the filets and delighted in the delicious dinners they provided.

In February, 2005, Ian flew to Georgetown, Exumas and spent a week aboard Celebrate. Although the wind had us socked in Elizabeth Harbour too long, we did make it out and he led the successful hunt for fresh meat! We caught two huge (for me) mahis, filleted them immediately, and had great grill that night. There's something about eating fish that was swimming less than four hours before! It's documented a bit in Bahama Daze!

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Roger Wistar lives in Lakeville CT, where he teaches math and computer science at the Hotchkiss School.  For the last four years he held a similar position at Northfield-Mt. Hermon in northwestern Massachusetts.  Roger grew up in Baltimore, and graduated from Duke University in 1998 with a BA in Computer Science.

Roger has been an outdoorsman forever, with camping, hiking, and skiing always a factor. When he was 13, he completed a 40 mile hike in a single day with his Boy Scout troop. Roger coaches JV Basketball, instructs golf, and serves as advisor to a lot of students.

In August, 2004, Roger and Marcie Pierce were married. It's all happened at Hotchkiss, a truly unique venue for the rehearsal dinner, the ceremony, the reception, and brunch on Sunday. We could not resist hanging a few off-topic pictures on our Down East Circle Loop Leg 5!

In March, 2005 they spent part of their spring break aboard Celebrate in the Exumas. That's covered in Spring Break.

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Jean and Chuck Wistar have lived in Williamsburg, VA, for over 28 years following his retirement after a career with Alcoa. She's a great bridge player, and he's a great golfer. Make sure you get strokes - he shot an 86 when he was 87! She wins $.25 lots of nights at the bridge table.

Over the years, the family has had many boats that were enjoyed on the waters of Barnegat Bay in NJ, and in the Thousand Islands region of New York. That's where I learned my own love of boating and the sea. What a legacy!

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