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,…

Race to Alaska Podcast Introduces this Year’s Awesome Nutcases, Um…Er, Racers

The R2AK team is at it again, giving fans a deeper, podcast-ier window into the lives, perspectives, and personalities of 2024's slate of racers. Whether you're a casual fan or an enthusiast who wears out your mouse button…

Application and Race Dates Announced for Seventy48 and R2AK

The fine folks at SEVENTY48 and Race to Alaska HQ recently announced application and race dates for 2024, along with a new/old wrinkle for R2AK. Deciding to participate in either of the Northwest Maritime Center's adventure…

The Adventure Artists of R2AK 2023

Team We Brake for Whales at the start of Race to…

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…