EXTRA! EXTRA!A highly incomplete investigation into Brett WillyardOpen the second brain →
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Cannon Beach, Oregon
Issue No. 001
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Brett Willyard in his University of Oregon team portraitARCHIVE PHOTO

THE COASTAL GENERALIST EXPOSED

LOCAL MAN
REFUSES TO
PICK ONE HOBBY!

Runner. Surfer. Magician. Maker. Honey interpreter. AI tinkerer. Sources say he may already be starting another project.

Oregon 4A state champion
1:52.59800m high-school best
4:05.81Indoor mile best
45.9°NHome latitude
SURFSKIMMAGICCAMERAS3D PRINTINGAIBOARDSTINY MACHINESHONEYCANNON BEACHSURFSKIMMAGICCAMERAS3D PRINTINGAIBOARDSTINY MACHINESHONEYCANNON BEACH
THE SURF DESKShould he paddle out? Data refuses to decide for him!
Live coast

Cannon Beach
water now

Modeled offshore conditions near Cannon Beach. Useful for orientation, never a substitute for looking at the ocean.

Open-Meteo marine model ↗
Combined waves ftLoading forecast
Primary swell ft
Modeled tide ft
Next turnCalculating
Field readReading the water…Live model data
PUBLIC RECORD / PUBLIC RECORD / PUBLIC RECORD

WE CHECKED THE RECEIPTS

Three verified chapters from the extremely searchable Brett Willyard cinematic universe.

THE SPEED YEARS

Five state titles! Then he ran for Oregon!

The Seaside middle-distance standout won Oregon 4A titles at 800, 1,500 and 3,000 meters before joining the Ducks.

Source: Oregon Athletics
MARKET MAYHEM

He was doing magic in the produce aisle!

Cannon Beach Farmers Market dispatches repeatedly list Brett as the magician entertaining children and adults.

Source: City of Cannon Beach
TASTE INVESTIGATION

Local man asks: what does Oregon honey know?

At the Stephanie Inn, a guided Pacific Northwest honey tasting turns flavor, place and bees into an hour-long story.

Source: Stephanie Inn
A colorful stained-glass-style 3D title made by Brett
FROM THE WORKSHOP

HE MADE
THIS THING.

Boards, Blender scenes, 3D prints, interactive pages, e-paper dashboards and tiny digital worlds: the output is less a portfolio than a trail of sawdust.

Investigate the project archive →
UNCONFIRMED BUT PLAUSIBLE

“I could probably build that.”

A sentence responsible for an alarming percentage of the open projects.

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS

Novelty appetite: extremely high

Current rotation includes coastal conditions, personal data, visual experiments, cameras and fabricated objects.

OPEN FILES

The second brain knows too much.

Records, timelines, patterns and follow-ups live behind the other door.

Enter archive ↗
LOCAL WEATHER OPINION

There is no bad weather—only unfinished gear research.

The Pacific Northwest continues to provide both conditions and excuses.

Haystack Rock and the Needles at Cannon Beach
HOME BASE!
235 FEET OF BASALT · 15–16 MILLION YEARS OLD

CANNON BEACH:
THE CO-CONSPIRATOR

The ocean supplies the variables. The town supplies the stories. Haystack Rock supplies an unreasonable amount of visual drama.

57+ RECORDS! 10 CATEGORIES! FAR TOO MANY TAGS!

YOU’VE SEEN
THE HEADLINES.
NOW SEE THE FILES.

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