Team members: David Gauci, Richard Smeenk, & Cooper Scullion-Smeenk
Hometown: Campbell River, BC, CAN
Race vessel: Melges 24
LOA: 24′
Human propulsion: Pedal (Prop)
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Living in Campbell River, just a short daysail from the maw of Seymour Narrows, Agile Racing will be sailing a Melges 24 with a 5th-place R2AK past (thanks, 2019 Team Educated Guess), and bringing the kind of optimism that lets you book a hotel in Ketchikan before the race even starts. Bold move. Nothing like tempting fate with non-refundable reservations.
The Race to Alaska Podcast
Episode 2: Team Agile Racing, Team Lost But Don’t Care, Team Aloha
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What’s going to break first – and what’s your plan when it does?
We will be at our most vulnerable at night. Massive deadheads litter the course putting our keel and rudder at most risk. To minimize this, our first mod is a headlight affixed to the tip of the bowsprit. In the meantime, I already have aluminum plates to reinforce the pintle and gudgeons as well as water storage that can double as flotation bags in a worst case scenario.
What’s the one piece of advice you’re absolutely going to ignore?
I’ll probably ignore any advice on working the back eddies up Disco and Johnstone Strait. I think I know it all in that respect but we’ll see.
Luck/Skill Ratio
70:30
Confidence Level
99%