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Race to Alaksa

June 18, 2015 by carrie_21153
Race to Alaksa
Summer Sailstice 2015
Event Type
Demonstration
06/04/2015 05:30 AM
Northwest Maritime Center

413 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
United States

53 teams departed Port Townsend, Washington on Thursday, June 4, at 5:30 am, headed for Victoria, BC in Stage 1 of the inaugural Race to Alaska (R2AK), an unique, non-motorized, 750-mile marathon geared toward long distance rowers, paddlers and sailors.  40 teams successully completed Stage 1, and 28 teams set out for Ketchikan, Alaska on June 7. 
 
Team Elsie Piddock was the first team to finish (in just 5 days, 1 hour, and 55 minutes) and won $10,000.  Second place, Team MOB Mentality, coming in 2 days later, was awarded a set of steak knives. As of mid-June, six teams have arrived in Ketchikan, with twelve teams still making their way up the Inside Passage.  You can watch their progress on a live SPOT tracker. Teams hail from all over the US and Canada. The race is being hosted by the Northwest Maritime Center.

To follow the race, visit http://www.r2ak.com

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