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Friday, June 24, 2016
Race to Alaska to begin this Sunday: 750 miles, no motors, no support.
Race to Alaska endurance boat race will kick off this Sunday
June 26th at noon. "750 miles, no motors, no support" all the way
from from Victoria, B.C. to Ketchikan, Alaska. This race is not for
everyone! Last year 35 boats started the race and only 15 finished. This
year 65 boats will participate, the first place team winning $10,000.
Second place wins a set of steak knives.
Courtesy of Race to
Alaska:
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.
You can track the race online, here: http://tracker.r2ak.com/
