The Race to Alaska, aka R2AK, is an annual sailing competition where teams sail through 750 miles of narrow channels, logs, rip currents, open ocean and titanic swells from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska on pure wind power, no motors allowed. The race also doesn't allow competitors to have outside support and team members that quit cannot be replaced. If you require help, the Coast Guard is nearly half a day away. It is so hard that nearly 50% of teams quit which makes this story...
Watch as Three Paralyzed Men Overcome Everything in Historic Race to Alaska
Hypebeast - 8 Dec 2016 23:51
The Race to Alaska, aka R2AK, is an annual sailing competition where teams sail through 750 miles of narrow channels, logs, rip currents, open ocean and titanic swells from Port Townsend, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska on pure wind power, no motors allowed. The race also doesn't allow competitors to have outside support and team members that quit cannot be replaced. If you require help, the Coast Guard is nearly half a day away. It is so hard that nearly 50% of teams quit which makes this story...
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