750 MILES OF 50 DEGREE WATER
You, a boat, a starting gun, $10,000 if you finish first, A set of steak knives if you’re second, 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 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.
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. What in the hell is this all about? Check it out.
