In June, 2015 the inaugural boat race from Port Townsend, WA to Ketchikan, AK takes place. The rules are simple: no motors allowed, anything else goes. Below is a breakdown of some the records to be broken, and the contenders in each category. After the race, we will rank the boats in order of completion:
2015 Race To Alaska Racers (R2AK)
Fastest Boat Overall
All boats are contenders
Fastest Boat with Sail as Primary Propulsion (Auxiliary Human Power)
Team Barefoot Wooden Boats: 19’ Tad Roberts wood sloop
Team Defiant: Montgomery 15
Team Discovery: Hobie Islander Trimaran 16’ 10”
Team Excellent Adventure: Montgomery 17 with sliding seat rowing station
Team Hexagram 59: Hobie 20
Team Kohara: 29’ Beach Cat
Team Mau: Nacra 570
Team Por Favor: Hobie 33
Team Puffin: Wharram Tiki 21
Team Pure and Wild: Paul Beiker Proa
Team Real Thing: 24’ L-7 Trimaran
Team Scott: Custom designed trimaran with sliding seat rowing station
Team Sea Runners: Wharram Hitia 17
Team Seawolf: 17’ Windrider Rave (hydrofoils)
Team Super Friends – San Juan 21
Team Turn Point: Turn Point 24
Team Un-Cruise: Farrier 32
Fastest Boat with Muscle as Primary Propulsion (Auxiliary Sail)
Team Angus: RowCruiser 19’ rowboat with sailing rig and outriggers
Team Canadian Currach Crew: West Kerry Naevog
Team Hartman: 17 Triak (kayak with sailing rig and outriggers)
Team John: Easy Rider Kayak and outrigger and sailing rig
Team Lattuca: 16’ dory with sailing rig
Team Soggy Beavers: 6 person outrigger canoe with sail
Fastest Exclusively Human-Powered Boat
Team Serendipity: 22’ open water rowboat
Team SUP St Louis: Yup, a SUP
Fastest Multihull Sailboat
Team Discovery: Hobie Islander Trimaran 16’ 10”
Team Hexagram 59: Hobie 20
Team Kohara: 29’ Beach Cat
Team Mau: Nacra 570
Team Puffin: Wharram Tiki 21
Team Pure and Wild: Paul Beiker Proa
Team Real Thing: 23’5” L-7 Trimaran
Team Scott: Custom designed trimaran with sliding seat rowing station
Team Sea Runners: Wharram Hitia 17
Team Seawolf: 17’ Windrider Rave (hydrofoils)
Team Turn Point: Turn Point 24
Team Un-Cruise: Farrier 32
Fastest Monohull Sailboat
Team Barefoot Wooden Boats: 19’ Tad Roberts wood sloop
Team Defiant: Montgomery 15
Team Excellent Adventure: Montgomery 17 with sliding seat rowing station
Team Por Favor: Hobie 33
Team Super Friends: San Juan 21
Fastest Kayak
Team Hartman: 17 Triak (kayak with sailing rig and outriggers)
Team John: Easy Rider Kayak and outrigger and sailing rig
Fastest Rowboat
Team Angus: RowCruiser with sailing rig and outriggers
Team Canadian Currach Crew: West Kerry Naevog
Team Lattuca: 16’ dory with sailing rig
Team Serendipity: 22’ open water rowboat
Fastest SUP
Team SUP St Louis: Yup, a SUP
Fastest Canoe
Team Soggy Beavers: 6 person outrigger canoe with sail
Fastest Solo
Team Discovery: Hobie Islander Trimaran 16’ 10”
Team Hartman: 17 Triak (kayak with sailing rig and outriggers)
Team John: Easy Rider Kayak and outrigger and sailing rig
Team Lattuca: 16’ dory with sailing rig
Team Scott: Custom designed trimaran with sliding seat rowing station
Team SUP St Louis: Yup, a SUP
Oldest Person
To be determined
Youngest Person
To be determined
Smallest Boat
To be determined
First Man
To be determined
First Woman
To be determined