Race to Alaska
Race to Alaska Film
Director Zach Carver’s documentary Race to Alaska has won a spot in the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival (viff.org). The film follows the five-year history of the 750-mile race, also known as the R2AK, and is being heralded as “bracing, immersive and ...read more
A Tricky 750-mile Race in the Pacific Northwest
The Bermuda Race, the Fastnet, the Sydney-Hobart, the Transpac and the Transat, the Route du Rhum and the Vendée Globe—these are the classics of bluewater racing, with epic destinations, famous waypoints and treacherous bodies of water that have to be traversed. Now there is a ...read more
A Tricky 750-mile Race in the Pacific Northwest—Slide Show
A weird and wonderful collection of boats and sailors tackle a tricky 750-mile race in the Pacific Northwest “It’s therapy, I need this breath of fresh air. I’m 67 and who knows how many times I get to do this.” — Bill Gifford (Team Excellent Adventure). Read Dieter Loibner's ...read more
Race to Alaska: The Klondike Spirit
In the Pacific Northwest, sailing can be an adventurous affair. Take, for example, the inaugural Race to Alaska, which starts June 4 in Port Townsend, Washington, and runs 40 miles to a one-day pit stop in Victoria, British Columbia (read: the shakedown qualifier), before ...read more