Step 1: Apply and Be Vetted.

Every team pays fifty bucks to throw their hat in the ring. This gets your application in front of the almighty Vetting Team. When you apply, You tell us everything we want to know about you, and The Team makes a decision. And yes, they know how to say no.

What are the Vetting Team looking for?

Cold hard facts that show that you:

• Know what you are getting yourself into. Race to Alaska is dangerous, and its pretty easy to tell when folks don’t take it seriously.
• Have the skills, experience, and mindset to survive the Inside Passage (or make the right call to bail)
• Are bring the boat, gear, and grit to match.

The Vetting Team generally gets their work done within two weeks of submission. If you are accepted, we’ll let you know. If you are denied, we will also let you know.

Step 2: Be Accepted and Register

If you are approved, you then officially register for this thing. This where the fees kick in:

• $50 per foot of boat length (measured LOA)
  • Teams only going to Victoria pay a flat fee instead: $300.
• After March 1, the Slacker Tax (our reverse-version of an early bird special) kicks in: $52 per foot.
  • Teams only going to Victoria get Slacker Taxed up to $400
• $75 per additional crew member after the captain
• Tracker fee: (Required)
  • $100 per team going all the way to Ketchikan
  • $50 for teams only going to Victoria

There is a deadline to Register, we’ll let you know when that is.

If you’re wondering, any profits made here go towards creating awesome maritime experiences for youth and adults by our parent organization, Northwest Maritime. So you can feel pretty awesome when you hit the Submit Payment button.

Cancellation and refund rules are here. Read ’em, and don’t get upset at us when we stick to our guns.