Race to Alaska starts next week
Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2023 12:51 pm The Race to Alaska is back for year seven with 39 teams registered to depart from the Northwest Maritime Ce...
Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2023 12:51 pm The Race to Alaska is back for year seven with 39 teams registered to depart from the Northwest Maritime Center on June 5. No motors or support are allowed — organizers say the Race to Alaska (R2AK) is about the physical endurance, saltwater know-how, and bulldog tenacity that it takes to navigate the 750 cold-water miles from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska. The first-place prize is $10,000; second place receives a set of steak knives. Teams embark on Stage 1, 'The Proving Ground,' from Port Townsend beginning at 5 a.