Broughtons Bound
On a late June morning, Johnstone Strait was a mill pond. Bathwater calm. Sipping coffee, it was a perfect moment to reflect on previous trips through this same stretch of notoriously unforgiving water. My first taste was 46…
Video: R2AK 2024 Race Recap
Race to Alaska 2024 is in the books and as usual it brought forth a cast of characters and boats that couldn't be found anywhere else! Enjoy this wrap-up video and a few words from the Race Boss. DAY DONE: A LETTER FROM…
Big R2AK News and the Return of the WA360 Race
The bosses at R2AK high command recently announced the return of WA360 next summer and that the Race to Alaska will now run on alternate years. WA360 (pronounced Washington Three Sixty) is 360 miles of engineless,…
Video: Stories of the R2AK Soloists
For those who tackle the 750-mile Race to Alaska alone the experience is deeply personal, yet not always lonely... R2AK Field reporter Lynnette Oostmeyer interviews the solo teams that competed in this year's R2AK.……
R2AK UPDATES: A Fitting Finish to a Wild R2AK
Check back here for running updates and analysis of R2AK 2022... After a two year hiatus, R2AK 2022 was a wild and epic voyage... When Team Fix oder Nix and Team Sockeye Voyages rang the finishing bell in Ketchikan on…
WA360 Day One Feed
Stay tuned — we'll be posting updates from some of the amazing folks that began the new WA360 Race today! There are a number of great ways to follow the WA360, which began at 6:00 a.m. today in Port Townsend, and we hope…
How R2AK Changed My Life
Not your average race, R2AK has a habit of changing lives. As Team Bunny Whaler's Nate Rooks explains, "I was different after R2AK. Not just the deep tiredness and missing 15 pounds, but a sense of inner peace I'd never…
Cancellation of Beloved PNW Summer Boating Events Announced
Local Boating Organizations Have Made Final Decisions to Cancel Summertime Events With the summer boating season fast approaching in the Pacific Northwest and the effects of COVID-19 still bringing restrictions and…
Unlocking the New R2AK Puzzle
One Change, So Many Options From the March issue or 48° North, photos courtesy of Drew Malcolm When Race to Alaska (R2AK) teams hoist their sails outside of Victoria Harbour on June 11, 2020, some of them will be faced with…
Righting Moment Augmentation in Modern Sailing Yachts
In the last year, two major events in the Pacific Northwest crowned champions that sailed vessels utilizing a system of enhanced or assisted ballast—Team Angry Beaver won Race to Alaska aboard a canting-keel Schock 40; and…
