Race to Alaska Video – Team FreeBurd
This professional quality 30 minute video tells the tale of Tripp and Chris Burd's experience in the Race to Alaska in a 22ft beach catamaran. Two of their friends followed them, where possible, in a special van and used a drone to get some great footage. Team FreeBurd came in 4th.
Tales from the R2AK
Tales from the R2AK, Piper and Norton in Nanaimo and how they may (or may not) have brought cat fir into Canada. more here...
Photos from Day 1, R2AK
Click any image to open slideshow. All photos by Sean Trew.
Race to Alaska June 10th Update
RACE TO ALASKA JUNE 10 UPDATE from Ann Husaini on Vimeo.
Team Hexagram 59 Suffers Boat Problems in R2AK
Piper and Norton are working to fix their leaking Hobie 20. From R2AK's Facebook page... From Small Craft Advisor blog ... Conditions were challenging enough today that several teams (PT's Team Turn Point Design custom catamaran, Team Pure & Wild's proa, Team Real Thing's L-7 tri among others) facing mechanical difficulties dropped from the race completely, and many others like Soggy Beavers in their OC-6 and Team Barefoot Boats in their open monohull tucked into harbor for extended rest. Team Hexagram 59, Piper and Norton’s Hobie 20, up near the front of the pack all day, struck a [...]