Freedom GBE 27 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Looking forward to following this race again. I wonder if Dragon will make the start line? Looking through through the line up this is my favourite. https://r2ak.com/2018-teams-full-race/team-waterworld-impending-2/ Team WaterWorld ImpendingMore biosTeam members: Mark DixHometown: Seattle, Washington, USARace vessel: Tornado BeachcatLOA: 19.8′Human propulsion: custom pedal/prop systemThe first year of the R2AK was bonkers. We launched the event with 9 months notice, and other than a shared “moth to the candle” fascination with the idea of an engineless unsupported race to Alaska, the common thread between us and the racers was a “We’ll make the parachute on the way down” strategy to making sure we were collectively ready for showtime. Year one had people building their boat on the boat ramp, looking at charts for the first time, and chain smoking in order to quit. Everyone had the jitters, but especially that guy. As soon as the starting gun went off the racers ran face first into 30 knots. It was mayhem. Boats broke, sunk, scattered across the 40 miles of saltwater everywhere between Port Townsend and Victoria’s Stage 1 finish line.In the mayhem of carnage and shattered dreams we lost track of the most vulnerable, a lone windsurfer sailing under the enigmatic moniker of “Team The Windsurfer.” Mission control hit the big red button, sirens blared, we scrambled the air wing, and everyone scanned visible horizons and tracker screens praying for the best and expecting the worst from the cold waters and freighter traffic. We were one phone call away from putting him on milk cartons when we widened our search area to include the area in front of the fleet. There he was. We breathed easy and then gasped in a single, awkward respiratory impossibility: Mark was better than ok; he was in front, way in front. We lost track of him because he was so far in front that he was a couple of virtual horizons in front of even the raciest of the multihulls—skipping from wave top to wave top and killing it on the smallest “boat” in the fleet.Mark is back with a new name and an actual boat. Four years after “Windsurfer rising,” Team WaterWorld Impending is heading to Ketchitown on a Tornado, a boat that would only sound like a reasonable choice for the R2AK if your last vessel was a windsurfer.For the uninformed, Tornados are like a Hobie 16 after its third doping scandal. This 20’ roids rage of a beach cat ripped itself out of the mold back in 1967 and was the Olympic multihull for 30 years. To the catamaran set, Tornados still hold legendary status as a high powered twitchy sleigh ride that is as fun as it is upright. To this day it’s spoken about with fear and awe. Do not taunt a Tornado.Welcome to the show Team WaterWorld Impending, please don’t hurt us, and keep your boat on a leash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Dragon not there until next year. My dream is to be there in 2021. Need a boat and fellow nutters first though. A few drunken discussions underway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I remember in the 70’s Seaspray magazine had an article on a cruising pod for a tornado Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I remember in the 70’s Seaspray magazine had an article on a cruising pod for a tornado Rapidly heading off topic sorry, but do I remember pics of Tim Clissolds Viper(?) beach cat cruising the gulf with a nifty tent? You got any pics kicking around Tim? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 And back on topic, last year the R2AK was won by 3 brothers in the NZ built 8.5m tri called 'Mama Tried'. Second was about 6 mins back in a Farrier 31 I think. I read a list of what every winner has done in the previous 3 editions and it is quite interesting Every winner had: -3 crew -multihull (2 x tri, 1 x cat) -didn't stop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Charleston would be a pretty good boat for this race. sailing north brrrrr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 143 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 And as luck would have it, Charleston is for sale... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Isnt that lucky... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 343 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 And they are off! Light wind start http://tracker.r2ak.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 some dude is doing it on a paddleboard, that's pretty wild! It's an awesome concept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 not just a duck - pretty awesome story behind the guy https://r2ak.com/2018-teams-full-race/team-torrent-2/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That's a cool story, I actually assumed it was the guy who did it last year - https://www.supthemag.com/features/core-commentary-karl-kruger-race-2-alaska-sup-2017/ 50 miles a day is pretty impressive, you'd certainly be praying for winds from the aft quarter, they're such dogs of things in a headwind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 some dude is doing it on a paddleboard, that's pretty wild! It's an awesome concept. And one without even a paddle! https://r2ak.com/2018-teams-full-race/team-extreme-sobriety/ Though I don't see him on the tracker, so maybe reality intervened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timberwolfy 62 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 prone paddleboard bro pulled out, sadly he went aground and re-injured some old injuries, I think? he's 64, so the fact that he made it anywhere at all is SO impressive. I'm totally in love with this race, and super keen to do it sometime as well. if anyone is putting a team together, let me know! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freedom GBE 27 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Go girls Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timberwolfy 62 Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 they did it! so good. I'm so happy and proud of them and I seriously want to install a pedal drive... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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