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Race to Alaska Escort Boat Service: PT to Victoria 6/4/15
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have to admit I woke up about every two hours to check and see what was happening. I am sure Marie thought--what is that crazy husband of mine looking at on the computer at 3 AM…. But at my age looking at it on the computer, is much more sane than being up there.

The question about making a documentary was brought up on SA. It would be an epic production--consider if one had a GoPro on each boat. The big bucks Volvo can afford that sort of thing, plus constant feed back to race headquarters via satellite. The idea of this race, is that anyone can afford it--even with a simple kayak….but fortunately all people so far have been very skilled. There is always a danger in the future, that less skilled folks were to enter--and there could be serious consequences.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amen on all points!! Including sitting in front of computer at all hours -shows sanity that (had better) come with "maturity".
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The next finisher appears to be Team Freeburd (Two brothers who are semi professional sailors, and both Eagle Scouts, sailing an ARC 22.) The ARC 22 is a light weight (415 lbs) 22' cat with a 38 foot mast (360 sq foot main and standard blade jib), and a huge asymmetrical spinnaker. This is the first catamaran to finish, and the first boat to not an any kind type of cabin and with only two crew! It is also a boat which is difficult for one person to sail alone--so these guys have had a couple of naps, but they are also going to be very sleep deprived!

Mail Order Bride Mentality, split the second place prize by giving half of the 8 steak knives (second place "trophy") to Team Por Favor, the Hobie 33, who finished less than half an hour later..
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The Open Canoe, six place outrigger variant, aka Soggy Beavers look to be next in, sometime within the next 10 hours. First all muscle, no sail finisher. They have a sail, but I believe it never got used. Gotta like that name if you are from Oregon, especially if you ever went to Oregon State! Go Beavs!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Team Soggy Beavers finished at about 5:25 PM PDT. Pretty impressive for paddling the whole way, and for the last several days, very little rest.

The next "super human" is Roger Mann, sailing an off the shelf Hobie Isand Adventure--he sailed/peddled (mirage drive) for over 40 hours non stop, and should finish in the next day or so. He capsized the boat in surf during one landing.

After this next group there is quite a gap of several hundred miles, of boats which have not yet crossed Queen Charlotte Straights. The two leaders of this group are a solo paddler in a 17 foot Kayak, and two guys rowing and sailing a Montgomery 17! There are several who have not yet transited Johnstone straits--having strong winds almost constantly for the last several weeks. The latter group is at risk of not completing the race, as the sweep boat will be transiting this area. A number of boats have dropped out. (22==but some never made many miles) If I counted correctly there are 18 boats either still in the race or who have finished.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Photos of the Soggy Beavers, in Ketchikan, Customs and all.
Thanks to "Live in Ketchikan".

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 2:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Roger Mann's saga. This is one tough mother. I am flabbergasted.

http://r2ak.com/daily-updates-2/june-21/
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AstoriaDave wrote:
Roger Mann's saga. This is one tough mother. I am flabbergasted.

http://r2ak.com/daily-updates-2/june-21/


Sweet biscuits! And unless I missed something, he did Johnstone Strait to Ketchikan without a GPS? What - he carried paper charts??? Took bearings??? While single-handing an open boat??? Holy Moly.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bill, I think he started with a GPS, but it got drowned somewhere south of Seymour Narrows.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In the saga as related, he went overboard in Seymore Narrows, and lost the GPS/chart plotter there because it got wet. It is not clear but in Port O'Neil, some gal took him searching for a new GPS he said there were none to be found, He then pitch poled the boat up near Cape Caution, and lost any Electronics he had left. Yes, he sailed from there on just using charts. I have to assume that they were waterproof, or laminated.

Roger Mann is a superhuman--he was boating 20 hours a day. Averaged no more than 4 hours sleep. I am sure that there were legs where he did not stop for 48 hours.

On the other hand, he has a lot of survival skills, as well as boating skills, and many have boated for a long time with no GPS. We assume that his compass was working--but even then, there are those who have the sense of direction to do this without a compass, and just charts. Or, even without charts. I don't find that at all unusual, what I do find unusual, is the ability to continue agains all odds. Broken tiller, broken mast, broken supports for the Amas, lost most of his food and some of his great. Hypothermia, dry suit filled with water, etc.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This was quit a race. I missed almost all of the last 2 weeks due to being in areas where I had no connectivity. I did make it to Ketchikan last week and saw some of the finishers boats. They did look different than when I say them in Port Townsend. I wish I could have seen some of the racers there.

Had a really great cruise to AK, but it was an outside trip so very little "Inside passage" time. Perfect weather though and ahhhh ....... way too much food.

Just getting back, and trying to catch up.

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