Thank you to all the friends and supporters who came to our presentation at the Belfast Free Library. Public speaking is a lot more daunting to us than a 50-mile row, but it was made as painless as possible by the warm and welcoming audience. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, click here […]
Presentation on our 2019 R2AK Read More »
The local paper put our a short article about our Race to Alaska…it’s a little wonky on some of the details, but, in the words of our good friend Laura, it’s “cute.”
Article in Belfast’s Republican Journal Read More »
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
Great Article From R2AK Read More »
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:
Day 21-Over the Finish Line! Read More »
Our team is in cell range again with the latest update: “Was pinned down Thursday in Grenville Channel due to winds. Friday managed to dodge the winds, wait thru the worst on a protected beach, and found a cabin on Rachael Islands after a sunset dash after the winds died down. Today headed for the
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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
Day 19-Into Malacca Passage Read More »
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
Day 18-Windbound in Grenville? Read More »
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
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Our team has been making good time up Princess Royal Channel, up over 5 knots at times. No worries on getting lost or needing to make decisions in this narrow passage that’s 50 miles long and 1 mile wide. As of late afternoon they’ve made 40 miles, we’ll see how far they get. Below is
Day 16-Through Princess Royal Channel Read More »
