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First stage completed yesterday
ABOUT RACE TO ALASKA
63 total teams. 41 teams are racing the full race, 22 teams
are racing in Stage One only. There are 135 total racers!

(FYI - there were sustained winds of 50 mph on the first stage and the first boat to cross the finish line in Victoria was a pair of French rowers.... leaving the sailors in their dust!)

In the last two years only 53% of the teams even finished!

I am sorry to report that this year there are no Alaskans racing to Alaska, as Team Uncruise was a late drop out.

Again, this race may not be for everyone.
The inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial, sailing craft for centuries, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune.

It’s in the spirit of tradition, exploration, and the lawless self-reliance of the gold rush that Race to Alaska was born. R2AK is the first of its kind and North America’s longest human and wind powered race, and currently the largest cash prize for a race of its kind.

It’s like the Iditarod, on a boat, with a chance of drowning, being run down by a freighter, or eaten by a grizzly bear.

There are squalls, killer whales, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and some of the most beautiful scenery on god’s green earth.

R2AK is based on the hardest kind of simplicity:
You, a boat, a starting gun.

$10,000 if you finish first, a set of steak knives if you’re second.

And, this year, we are rolling out the R2AK Buy Back Program. The first team to say yes within five minutes of finishing the race will be able to sell us their boat for another $10,000—no questions asked.

Cathartic elation if you can simply complete the course.

Self-supported race: no supply drops, no safety net.

Any boat without an engine can enter.

The race has two stages:
Stage 1: Proving Grounds

Port Townsend to Victoria BC (40 miles)
R2AK starts with an initial race across open water, two sets of shipping lanes, and an international border. The first stage is designed as a qualifier for the full race and as a stand-alone 40 mile sprint for people who just want to put their toe in.

If you want to be a part of R2AK but don’t have the time or inclination for the full race- join for a full day of all out racing across some of the biggest water in the course. Racers continuing on will clear Canadian customs in Victoria.

Stage one winners get to bask in the glory for a full day and a half.

Stage 2: To the Bitter End

Victoria BC to Ketchikan (710 miles)

Racers start in Victoria at high noon (today!!!) Sunday, June th and continue until they reach Ketchikan or are tapped out by the sweep boat.

Other than two waypoints at Seymour Narrows and Bella Bella, there is no official course. To quote the bard: You can go your own way.

To track the race participants click on the link here:
http://tracker.r2ak.com/


I am crazy about this race. Standing at the dock in Victoria waiting for the gun to go off as I post this!!!! I am probably going to post on it every day until it finishes. Bear with me folks. They are racing in some of the most beautiful waters of Cascadia.:heart:
 
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