Our intrepid rowers start out into notorious Johnson Straight, where they were surrounded by a pod of Dahl’s porpoises having a feeding frenzy. Leigh reports it was liking being in an episode of Blue Planet. Made camp in the Broken Islands after 49 miles. Into the Queen Charlotte Strait tomorrow!
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Through Seymour Narrows a day early! Thanks to a 5 mph following current that had them making 10 mph at times Leigh and Dameon arrived at Seymour Narrows with 50 minutes until low water slack tide. They decided to follow a fishing boat in the hopes it knew what it was doing. Lots of turbulence,
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Made 46 miles today, stopping at Air Force Beach campground near Comox, BC….need to fill water bags. Took a midday siesta in the channel between Hornby and Denman Islands. Pushing on tomorrow to stop short of Seymour Narrows!
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Dameon and Leigh continue to push on to the Georgia Strait. After laying up waiting for the tide to turn prior to rowing through False Narrows, Backwards AF threaded their way through Nanaimo Harbor without getting run over by ferries, float planes, or log booms. Making nearly 40 miles this day they camped on a
Day 5 to Gerald Island Read More »
View this post on Instagram That moment when these two were near the lead. The essence of R2AK. 📷 @spenceweber #r2ak #racetoalaska @uncruise @ortlieb_waterproof #ortliebwaterproof #mustangsurvival #livebeyondland #builtforthewild @ourfirstfed @fisheriessupply @racetoalaska #porttownsend #ketchikan @travelketchikan #uncruise A post shared by Race to Alaska (@racetoalaska) on Jun 7, 2019 at 9:18am PDT Leigh and Dameon make an
Day 4 to Wallace Island Read More »
We arrived in Victoria! 24 miles in 4.5 hours. Very challenging water, but Mursu performed well and we always felt in control. 3-6′ chop through much of it. Happy to be in BC celebrating with sushi! Out of 51 entries 36 made it to Victoria in time, 7 of those needing repairs. -Dameon
Victoria- A Small Taste of Victory! Read More »
View this post on Instagram The lighthouse keepers on Dungeness Spit have generously provided a spot for racers who are waiting for calmer weather. 📷 @r2ak_solveig_2k19 A post shared by Race to Alaska (@racetoalaska) on Jun 3, 2019 at 7:52pm PDT Only 11 am and we’re done for today….winds were ok this morning but picking
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Sometimes you are given an unexpected gift that fulfills a desire you barely knew you had…until the moment the gift arrives, and you instantly recognize it for what it is: the answer to that unspoken wish. We recently had that experience when our friend Wes presented us, in his very humble way, with the gift
A toast to Mursu…and friendship Read More »
Well, for some of us. 🙂 (I love you Dameon, even if you get to begin your adventure while I finish tying up loose ends here on the homefront.) Yes, Dameon is currently en route Port Townsend, somewhere in Iowa. Pictured above is everything we’ll take on the journey: food, clothes, camping gear, rowing gear,
The adventure has begun! Read More »
