The Adventure Artists of R2AK 2023
Team We Brake for Whales at the start of Race to Alaska. Photo by Joe Cline. When the Race to Alaska fleet took to the water in Port Townsend on June 5, 2023, the sunrise was having a beauty face-off with the full moonset in…
Guest Dock: Worthy of the Fist
Race to Alaska competitors are still on the course and a trickle of finishers are ringing the bell in Ketchikan. Here's the latest update from Race HQ... Folks who spend a lot of time on the water like to refer to those who…
The Race to Alaska Documentary Now Available for Streaming
Now ready to stream nationally from the warm and dry comfort of home, the Race to Alaska movie captures the spirit of this wild adventure up the Inside Passage. Called "The best worst idea", this is the true story of the…
Advanced First Aid & CPR/AED for the Mariner Courses
Our NWMC colleagues are partnering with Backcountry Medical Guides to offer advanced training relevant to all mariners, including those thinking about Seventy48 or Race to Alaska next year. These unique training…
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…
R2AK Boat Show Tailgate On for February 5!
The Race to Alaska is back for 2022 — and so too is the R2AK Boat Show Tailgate! Free food? Free beer? Sounds good to us. Oh and it's located next to the Seattle Boat Show! The Race to Alaska crew is once again hosting their…
R2AK 2021 Canceled, But the News Isn’t All Bad…
There's no other way to break the news than to just say it: Race to Alaska (R2AK) 2021 has been canceled. Being a R2AK alumni and finisher in 2018, it's particularly disappointing to me because I know how amazing the race is…
Video: Reliving R2AK 2019 with Team Sail Like a Girl
Even though the Race to Alaska is a no go this year, it has been fun to relive races of years past via the R2AK Time Machine. Here's a look at how Team Sail Like a Girl pedaled and sailed their way north in 2019.