Ship's Log: Races

The Countdown Begins: 2026 Race Dates Announced

Mark your calendars—Race to Alaska and SEVENTY48 are back in 2026, and race dates and details have just been announced. SEVENTY48 launches first: Friday, May 29, 2026, at 7 PM from Tacoma. 70 miles, 48 hours, no sails, no engines—just you, your boat, and ...

WA360: The Race That Accidentally Made Everything Make Sense

By Jesse Wiegel, Race Boss Race to Alaska and SEVENTY48 are doing just fine, thanks. They’ve got international hype, a cottage industry of waterproof documentary crews, and a crowd of dedicated die-hards consistently finding ways to do it harder, ...

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SEVENTY48 2025: “Triple By-Pass” and the Row to Remember

By Oliver Laurence, Team Rhythm and Resilience Some races are just about distance.Others are about speed. The SEVENTY48 is about heart. About grit. About water, darkness, tides, and the quiet roar of your limits being redrawn. For us—two “...

Thank You, SEVENTY48 Volunteers!

Thanks From Volunteer Coordinator Tracy Thompson SEVENTY48 wrapped up on Sunday, and what an incredible gift of support our volunteers provided to this effort of grit and courage. A dozen folks traveled to Tacoma to help direct traffic, get teams ...

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There Goes the Neighborhood: WA360 “Welcomes” R2AK Veterans For a Lap Around Washington

R2AK Tracker Nation! It’s been a decade since R2AK’s first hold-my-beer and cross-your-fingers hoo-rah, where the rapscallion fringe launched into Alaska, history, and glorified oblivion. It was epic, again, and again, and again, and again, ...

Countdown to SEVENTY48 2025

By Jesse Wiegel, Race Boss Northwest Maritime exists for one reason: to get you on the water and mildly obsessed. Whether you're here to learn, mess around, build a career, or just see what it feels like to eat instant ...

WA360 Returns in 2025

The wait is over. We've been dropping hints, teasing the possibilities, and now it’s time to reveal the details of the next bucket list item that Northwest Maritime has cooked up for you: WA360. What? WA360 is a 360...

R2AK VIII: Race Preview

In 2015, the Race to Alaska was unleashed like a rubber duck in a tsunami. It grew from a wild dare to a testament of human grit and marine mastery, as intrepid souls raced from Port Townsend to Ketchikan with no motor, no support, and just enough sense to bring a poncho.

SEVENTY48 2024: Paddles Up, Community Strong

Since its inaugural splash in 2018, SEVENTY48 has evolved from a daunting challenge into a yearly beacon for the PNW paddling community. This isn’t just a race; it’s a rallying point where endurance meets enthusiasm, where paddlers gather not ...

Race to Alaska 2023. Get Ready.

By Jesse Weigel, Race Boss Somewhere between the harbour of Sydney, Australia (where one aspirant still hasn’t begun his solo ocean crossing to the start line), and a country lane just a stone’s throw south of Sherwood Forest (...