inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th and was won by Team Elsie Piddock.

First up: Denny Brausen, Team Noddy Noggins. Denny and B-I-L Simeon Baldwin are doing Leg 1 to Victoria

BC in and 11ʹ 11ʺ SCAMP sailboat.

Second: Dan and Heather, Team Coastal Express – Sailing a 1971 16ʹ Mirror Dinghy with 2 rowing stations.

Third: Stephen Marcoe, Team Golden Oldies. Sailing a 1985 Lock Crowther 38ʹ x 24ʹ catamaran with 2 rowing

stations.

Today’s podcast is 3 interviews I recorded on June 3rd in Port Townsend, WA – the Prep Day for the

inaugral R2AK (engineless race) which began June 4th.

First up: Marty Loken – builder, restorer, cruiser extraordinaire – commentary on the first ever R2AK.

Second: Quill Goldman of BarefootWoodenBoats.com – Entered in the race as “Team Barefoot Wooden Boat”.

Sailing a freshly built 19ʹ transomless sloop.

Third: Denee Chaney – Entered in the race as “Team Un-cruise. Sailing an F25c trimiran (carbon over balsa – so

yeah, there’s some wood there :D).

Today’s podcast is a Race to Alaska (R2AK) interview with Jake Beattie (Race Brainchild) of the NWMC in

Port Towsend, WA.

HOWB 141 is the first interview with Jake about the R2AK’s inaugural event scheduled for June 4, 2015. In

today’s episode we get an update on the amazing boats and people that have officially entered (registration

closed now) the Race. The race has every vessel imaginable from a SUP (stand up paddleboard) to a Kite Surfer

to a foils boat, and crews which hold Olympic gold medals, and world records in endurance events.

There are approximately 60 entries, and of those about 38 are taking the first leg only option (Port Townsend to

Victoria, BC). That leaves 22 vessels/crews to gut out 750 miles of cold water to Alaska.