How different can two soloists be? Listen up. And temper that with a hot bunking extravaganza at four boat-feet per-person.

After a week hiatus, the R2AK Pod is back with tales of revenge and some dudes trying to be cooler than their kids.

First place, last place, and very much everything in between. Check out the many versions of R2AK, all in one episode.

A rebuilt boat that once tried to unzip itself, a team powered by an automatic “yes,” and a couple trading fair-weather sailing for something far less forgiving.

It’s a dive into the specific gravity of bad decisions, covering everything from 15-foot oars and 3D-printed pedal hubs to the tactical abandonment of dental hygiene in the name of weight savings.

Checking in with two returning soloists still chasing their first finish in Ketchikan; a multihull team, and 2024’s recipients of the “Under 20 Award” who decided this year’s lineup would include Dad; and a rowing crew arriving with fresh confidence after landing on the SEVENTY48 podium.

A solo racer returns for a third shot at outrunning the Grim Sweeper, a four-person crew comes back looking for payback after the currents wrecked their last run, and a brand-new team joins the race from the doorstep of one of its nastiest features: Seymour Narrows.

A returning pair of brothers bring their dad and some unresolved history, a carbon weapon shows up with a crew that knows just how fast is too fast, and a team named after a classic rock song leaves the motor behind and leans all the way into suffering.

Three teams, three strategies: iterative mistakes, spreadsheeted muffins with contraband wine, and one soloist moisturizing for battle with his own brain.

A couple of hard hitting seasoned R2AK vets grill the new chum, and the Race Boss gets curious about hot dish.

Commune with nature, learn new skills, eat much peanut butter. All the way to Alaska.

R2AK vets grill an aspiring Disney hero and two sailing duos on why they’re signing up, what they think is about to happen, and how wrong they might be.

A Melges, a Corsair, and a Rowcruiser walk into a bar…

Get to know Team Fly Girls and Team Apple Bottom Boy—ne’er were there two more dissimilar teams on one podcast.