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SUMMARY:R2AK Race To Alaska
DESCRIPTION:RACE TO ALASKA EXPLAINED\nStage 1 Race start: Sunday\, June 9\, 2024\, 5:00 AM\, Port Townsend\, Washington\nStage 2 Race start: Wednesday\, June 12\, 2024\, High Noon\, Victoria\, BC\nApplication Open: Wednesday\, November 15\, 2023 at noon\nApplication deadline: Tax Day baby! April 15 \n  \nThe inside passage to Alaska has been paddled by native canoes since time immemorial\, sailing craft for centuries\, and after someone found gold in the Klondike the route was jammed with steamboats full of prospectors elbowing each other out of the way for the promise of fortune. \nIt’s in the spirit of tradition\, exploration\, and self-reliance that Race to Alaska was born. R2AK is the first of its kind and North America’s longest human and wind powered race\, and currently the largest cash prize for a race of its kind. \nThis isn’t for everyone\nIt’s like the Iditarod\, on a boat\, with a chance of drowning\, being run down by a freighter\, or eaten by a grizzly bear. There are squalls\, killer whales\, tidal currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour\, and some of the most beautiful scenery on earth. \nThe hardest kind of simplicity\nYou\, a boat\, a starting gun. $10\,000 if you finish first\, a set of steak knives if you’re second. Cathartic elation if you can simply complete the course. R2AK is a self-supported race with no supply drops and no safety net. Any boat without an engine can enter. \n \nContact: info@r2ak.com
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LOCATION:R2AK\, 431 Water Street\, Port Townsend\, WA\, 98368\, United States
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SUMMARY:Texas 200 Race
DESCRIPTION:The 17 th Annual Texas 200 will be held from June 10-14\, 2024. After a number of years doing a 6-day event\, this year we’re going to do this thing in 5 days. Our theme this year is “Back to Basics”. Nothing fancy. No gimmicks. No alternative routes. No new camps. Just five solid days of sailing with new friends and old\, to a set of tried and true camps that have all been used on this event several times. \n The Texas 200 is a “Raid”-type event; that is\, it involves a scheduled gathering of small boats traveling more or less in company from Point A to Point B over a period of several days\, camping along the way.  The Texas 200 goes through the Laguna Madre and the bays of South Texas for five to six days and about 200 miles. Shallow draft boats will have options in terms of routes through the bays\, while deeper draft vessels will spend more time in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).  For any who may be unfamiliar with the ICW\, it follows the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from New Jersey to the southern tip of Texas\, providing a more or less protected waterway of canals and bays for commercial barge traffic\, an alternative to open ocean shipping. \nThe Texas 200 was established by Chuck Leinweber\, founder of the Duckworks website https://www.duckworks.com/.  Chuck competed in the Everglades Challenge (EC)  several years ago\, and wanted to do more of that kind of thing.  The Everglades\, however\, are a long trip from his home in Texas.  Chuck thought he could organize a modified version of the EC\, right on the Texas gulf coast. \n  Kim Apel “A Californian Does the Texas 200”  \n What the Texas 200 is:\n• A “rolling messabout” where people bring boats of all shapes and sizes and sail them on the south Texas coast.\n• A moving\, exhausting\, endurance test of boat\, captain\, and crew.\n• A chance to see areas of America rarely visited by man.\n• An exercise in planning\, preparation\, and problem solving.\n• A chance to make new friends and legends of the small boat world\nAndy Linn “Texas 200: Embrace the Suck” \nThe 2024 Texas 200 will be held the second full week of June 2024\, which means a start date of Monday\, June 10th.   Additional information including the start point\, finish point and all camps\, will be published on our website on or about January 1\, 2024.
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LOCATION:Port Mansfield\, Port Mansfield\, TX\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous will be held at Sucia Island State Park on July 12-14\nThis year marks the 21st anniversary of this annual Rendezvous\,  established in 2003!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKnown as the crown jewel of Washington State’s marine park system\, Sucia is almost the most northerly island in the San Juan island archipelago. It offers several bays for anchoring\, and several camping areas. Echo Bay on the east side offers docks and is popular with big boat sailors\, but this rendezvous is planned for the narrow strip of land separating Fox Cove from Fossil Bay on the southwest.  We will be using Fossil Bay unless a strong south-easterly wind makes it uncomfortable – it has the better beach for landing on. There are mooring buoys and two docks as well\, but these cannot be reserved and may be full\, so be prepared to anchor if you don’t want to beach your boat.  Fox Cove is an excellent place to beach too\, with a large shoreline almost entirely clear of rocks\, but the cove is a bit shallower and has less room to anchor. \nThere are campsites close to the beach\, and plenty of them all over the island.  The prettiest sites face Fox Cove and Fossil Bay.  We try to grab what we call “The Campsite” (campsite #15) at the back left corner of Fossil Bay to serve as our gathering place\, especially for evening campfires. If the first person to arrive could please claim The Campsite\, that would be great (campsites are not reservable).  Tent campers typically share the campsite.  We’ll have a fire in the evenings so bring along your sticks and marshmallows. You’re not camping if you don’t have burned sugar on your face! \nComposting toilets are located close to the campsites – these are clean and virtually odor free. There’s good water on the island but no garbage disposal — be prepared to take it home with you. \nWe have informal potluck gatherings around dinner time at the campsite (or at the picnic shelter if it’s available) and\, if the usual light winds and strong currents cooperate\, we will attempt a Round-the-island “race” Saturday at noon.  This is a unique race in that A) it’s not really a race and B) we never seem to make it completely around the island.  Those are the only two things that may distract from the main attractions\, which are mingling\, relaxing and enjoying the breathtaking beauty of Sucia.  The hiking trails and views are spectacular.  Wildlife abounds.  Orcas\, pelicans\, sea otters\, sea lions\, blue herons\, dolphins\, harbor seals\, deer\, bald eagles\, and gray whales have all been observed.  Explore the sandstone caves.  Look for fossils at Fossil Bay.  They’re easy to spot.  They date back 80 million years to the late Cretaceous era\, when dinosaurs ruled the world.  We found an Ammonite fossil last year.  Take a little side trip to explore nearby Matia or Patos island.  Or just relax. \nThis is a Rendezvous\, not an organized event. It is not sponsored or supported in any way by anyone.  Anyone with a “small boat” is invited to attend.  There are no signup sheets or dues.  Nobody is in charge of this rendezvous.  Your safety and well being\, and that of your passengers and crew\, is entirely your responsibility\, just as it always is whenever and wherever you operate your vessel.  Seek advice if you’re unfamiliar with sailing in these open waters. \n\nFor more info or advice: \nhe SSSBS groups.io message board:  https://groups.io/g/sssbs \nThe Port Townsend Pocket Yachters Facebook page \nMore information about Sucia at the Washington State Parks website. \nRead about Galen Piehl’s visit to Sucia.  Be sure to watch the video! \nSandy Point Marina – a nearby boat launch.  Caution: entrance to the marina is shallow and narrow with swift currents.  Best used at high slack tide.  Don’t even think about it at low tide. \nBellingham boat launches \nIf this Rendezvous  excites you\, check out our sister rendezvous – the Montague Harbour Rendezvous
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LOCATION:Sucia Island State Park\, Eastsound\, WA\, 98245\, United States
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