Race To Alaska 2026

Get out the charts, tighten the bolts on whatever you’re calling a boat, and start apologizing to your boss now—R2AK is coming back in 2026. On Sunday, June 14, at 5:00 AM, the starting gun fires in Port Townsend, and a mixed bag of dreamers, daredevils, and maybe you will set off on the 750-mile, engine-free, support-less sufferfest north to Ketchikan. Two stages, same deal as always: (it ain’t broke.) Applications open November 15, 2025, and slam shut April 15, 2026. Between now and then: build/repair/buy/remove-from-the-bushes your boat, make a blood oath with your team, and make a covenant with whatever sea deity you prefer. Should you do this? Absolutely not. Will that stop you? If you’re even considering it, take a long walk, think it over, and flip a coin. If it lands on heads: do it. If it lands on tails: also do it. r2ak.com 🎥: Garret Weintrob