THE BLAZER PARTY

The Blazer Party only happens on R2AK years, folks – and this ain’t one of ’em. But come for the 2026 RACE DECREE at the Wooden Boat Festival Adventure Stage at 6pm on September 5, 2025.

Celebrating Race to Alaska at the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend

It’s a celebration, reunion, and awards ceremony all wrapped into one!  And everyone is invited to join in.

In as much formality as we can muster, we’ve spent a year buying up the best/worst thrift store blazers that will be issued to any racer that attends. Non-racers, spectators, hangers-on, and general no-goodniks in attendance are encouraged to wear anything awesome that is not a blazer. We leave that honor to the racers.  (Alaska racers who completed the full race get to keep both sleeves of their blazers—volunteers with scissors are standing by for racers whose race ended south of Ketchikan.)

The Blazer Party is like Monte Carlo, except less gambling and yachts and more dogs, SPAM, and peanut shells. It’s a James Bond retirement party after he already blew his 401-K. This is an event no adventure race fan wants to miss!

It’s the R2AK Blazer Party.

An annual event to bring lovers of the race and racers together to share stories of this year’s race and start plotting for when the next race rolls around.

That’s right, information before the internet gets it. Also:

  • A presentation by Race High Command
  • Awarding of highly prestigious Awards, including:
    • Dirt Bag Award – least money sunk into the race
    • Most in Need of a Stiff Drink – Presented by Admiralty Distillers
    • And maybe more
  • A celebration of new World Records.

Buy a ticket for admission and get a free drink and fistfuls of finger food.

At the Northwest Maritime Campus during the Wooden Boat Festival. Tickets cost money, unless you’re a racer and qualify for a discount, then they are a little less.