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Former BMS teacher to cross the Pacific

by Special to the Herald Times on May 24, 2012

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phMKbaroneteacher — Former Barone Middle School math teacher Rory Wilson in his custom-designed Kevlar and fiberglass kite and rowing vessel, KROS — kite, row, ocean, solar.

It was in 2006 that math teacher Rory Wilson began to build a boat that was strong enough to drag around, shallow and light enough to get into places other boats cannot, and strong enough to run with an ocean storm. Six years later, Wilson is ready to complete a solo…