I have entered stage 1 of the Race to Alaska, with the intent of trying to row my Walkabout 40 miles across the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Port Townsend to Victoria on June 4. This would not be the perfect boat to win the race, but in decent weather I think it can make it across. Winds are usually light in June but if they pick up the direction will most likely be from the west, against the ebb current and against the race direction. If I get caught out in strong wind, it will be wind on tide

Proafile - multihull design concepts and review

I crewed on "Team Noddy's Noggins" for the first leg of the Race to Alaska 2017 (R2AK.com), Port Townsend to Victoria, a 40 nautical-mile diagonal crossing of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in a boat with no motor. NODDY is a 12’ SCAMP, a sister-ship to my LUNA, built and captained by Simeon Baldwin,…

I'm designing a very light 19 foot cruising trimaran for the Race to Alaska (R2AK, http://racetoalaska.com) and for minimalist cruising for 1 or 2. See drawings attached. I've read fair amount, but have never sailed a multi-hull, let alone designed a tri before, so I'm sure I have lots to learn. I will appreciate suggestion of reference materials as well as specific design ideas. A few particular questions: - Amount of Amas to be immersed at rest, balanced, when calm. Current drawings

http://www.sardineboats.com/voiliers/sardine-run-19/ http://u.jimdo.com/www400/o/se431b7486de65ebe/img/i15a041b5e5b2cf06/1430731681/std/image.jpg http://u.jimdo.com/www400/o/se431b7486de65ebe/img/i2005a5a69bebcf1a/1430733661/std/image.jpg Note how the crossbeam on the port side slides past the one on the starboard side. This allows the beam to be narrowed to 2.5m for towing. A really neat solution, better than complex folding arrangements or dis-assembly for towing. Here's the hull

Renders sent by DNA Performance Sailing , click images for HQ...

In June of 2012, we sailed up the West coast of Vancouver Island to just North of Tofino. Part 2 covers sailing from Port Townsend Washington across the Stra...

Hello Gorgeous, a 36 ft sloop was tossed up onto the beach in Port Townsend during high winds.

R2AK 2017 Team Nomadica is ready to tackle the Race To Alaska by Northwest Maritime Center. Safety check complete - two thumbs up! A big thanks to...

After seeing 'ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ ɐʇʇno ʇɥƃᴉɐɹʇS' in an R2AK email, we knew we had to follow the links and find out what what was going on.

Part of the motivation behind our efforts to design the sailing version of the RowCruiser came from the Race to Alaska (R2AK).  As competitors in the race, we wanted something that was fast by oar and sail and could be raced non-stop for more than one week by two people. We feel this overall concept will also make a fu

For days, there had been speculation about what the early-June weather would do, and big conditions seemed likely. Most of the teams gathered here for the 2019 Race to Alaska (R2AK) were already on the water, and only a handful of smaller craft like ours were still in the final preparations to launch. The pier next to the Northwest Maritime Center was crowded with spectators and race-tracker junkies who had turned out to support the 50-odd teams of crazies. The race, on paper, is straightforward enough: Navigate a boat without a motor and with no outside support from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska. Simple, right?