We were campground and dock hosts on Sucia Island for Washington State Parks last June and followed the race online and even saw a few of the boats go by. A friend was in the race with an Idaho boat and crew. They had a rafting type rowing frame on the sailboat in case they were dead in the water, and believe me, they were dead in the water in a few spots. The key was planning for water stops and dehydrated backpacking meals were the thing for them. Lots of energy bars. They had ample harbors for resupply but some kind of power (oaring, paddling) was needed for sure. One solo sailor washed up on the rocks because he didn’t have any non-motorized power besides the sails. Another kayaker ended up with a kidney failure because he didn’t have enough water and seriously became dehydrated. I think he had to be rescued. My friend and his crew miss-timed the currents a few times and one time of Patoes Island was stranded for 12 hours. It’s a tough race. Sails like a Girl, the team that won, had two types of non-sail power - a type of rowing frame and also a bicycle pedaling system that operated some sort of paddling power. No motors allowed at all. Some of the boaters in the past have mentioned that stopping in the remote islands and coves for water was scary because of the bears. It’s an interesting race and there is a website that gives you a lot of information, videos and crazy stories. When the race is going you can follow each boat and where they are. That’s really fun. Each day or so a race official posts of video of one of the boats competing on how they are doing. See https://r2ak.com Hope this helps. Pete Winter Sky (Zimowsky) outdoors writer and photographer www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com <http://www.getoutdoorsnorthwest.com/> Twitter: @zimosoutdoors "Be with Tahlequah" Tahlequah, you did this. From the day you lost your baby in the summer of 2018, then your 17-day tour of grief, you've brought the KEY crucial issues to the world to help us save your Orca family.
On Mar 31, 2019, at 3:13 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
"Beer is food" - saying I learned from forest service fire fighters/smoke-jumpers.
But seriously...they have to figure out how to fit it on board, one way or another. Maybe do some fishing; learn what to harvest from the sea as well is an option.
There are places the first part of the journey to stop and get supplies, I don't think there's any rule against that. But at some point, it's a fair stretch of self-support. Water I have heard is obtainable along the way, but might be from creeks on the coast and you would need to treat/purify it.
cheers, John
On 03/31/2019 01:49 PM, Les Schuldt wrote:
Simple, don’t waste any of that precious space on food and water. Les M17 Poppy
On Mar 31, 2019, at 1:37 PM, Steve Trapp <stevetrapp@q.com> wrote:
Does any M-boater know how an R2AK participant in a small boat such as an M-15 know how the competitors get enough food, water, and beer to complete the long journey from Port Townsend to Alaska? Thanx, Steve M-15 # 335
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