Seven Bellingham teams among 70 entrants in biennial 750-mile Race to Alaska
The Race to Alaska (R2AK), a 750-mile engineless watercraft race from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, begins June 14. Of the 70 teams competing, seven are from Bellingham. The race, started in 2015 by Northwest Maritime, has shifted to a biennial format after running annually through 2024 (excluding a COVID hiatus). The race is wind- and human-powered, with prizes ranging from $10K to a set of steak knives, and features a 'grim sweeper' for the last-place team.
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Race to Alaska, a legendary engineless watercraft race, starts at 5 a.m. this Sunday, June 14 in Port Townsend and doesn't end until the final team staggers into port at Ketchikan, Alaska, 750 miles and untold weeks later.
Of the 70 teams attempting the challenge, seven hail from Bellingham.
Known in the sailing community as R2AK, Race to Alaska was started by the Port Townsend nonprofit Northwest Maritime in 2015.
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$10K or a set of steak knives at best, 'grim sweeper' at worst in this wind- and human-powered race to Ketchikan
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