Reflections on R2AK 2026

Being back home, the best thing we could do coming off Race to Alaska was get right back to the work that is the whole reason we were racing in the first place — getting out on the water with veterans, seniors, young adults, and folks with special needs, each of them stepping off the boat lighter than they got on. We've learned it twice now: the result was never the point. The effort is. The intention is. We sail for people whose everyday lives ask more of them than this race ever will — because everyone deserves a place that hands a little back. Life is hard. Give yourself a little grace, and keep pressing on. #R2AK #RaceToAlaska #DogsmileAdventures #TherapeuticSailing #Idaho