June 2019

Great video on Leigh and Dameon’s adventure. Our team is embarking on a much easier trip down the Inside Passage aboard an Alaskan State ferry. Below Dameon nestles Mursu next to their friendly competitor, Solveig, on the car deck.

Great article on our team from the R2AK site: 2019 Day 18: Team Backwards AF turns around 24 Hour Fact Sheet Clip of the Day photo: Team Backwards AF by Drew Malcolm Even if you’ve spent time rowing crew in college, training for the bobsled team, or drawing the short straw for your part in

Leigh and Dameon will not sleep another night on a rocky shore. They are pushing to the finish in what will be their biggest mileage day. After making it to mainland Alaska last night they are less than an hour from Ketchikan and rowing hard. They are in! Here’s the video:

Our intrepid duo made their way out of Grenville Channel out into Malacca Passage in the face of northerly winds. Fortunately the strong winds of morning slacked, but Leigh and Dameon took extended breaks on small islands just east of Porcher Island and are still pressing on at 2100, one of their latest runs of

Dameon and Leigh have not left their campsite as of 1430 today, perhaps due to the 17 knot winds pointed straight down the narrow Grenville Channel. Or did then hike up to a nearby lake to sunbathe and swim for the day? In any case, Team Solveig, a similar open rowing boat but with a

After spending the night on the mainland across from Gribbell Island Leigh and Dameon continued through Grenville Channel and have made good time, exceeding 6 knots at times. Certainly tidal currents in a channel 50 miles long and a half mile across are playing a role. Three quarters of the way to Ketchikan, they are