Registration is done.

Your form is in and you’re now officially part of the 2026 Race to Alaska fleet. That’s big. Like, “maybe start training?” big.

Here’s what you need to do next:

Read the 2026 Racer Packet Again

This is the Bible. The sacred scroll. The duct-taped manifesto of everything we’re legally, ethically, and karmically obligated to tell you.

Inside:

  • Race rules (Subject to Change)
  • Logistics (Subject to Change)
  • What happens in Victoria (Subject to Change)
  • Where to sleep in Ketchikan (Subject to Change)
  • What to do if you dismast 12 miles off Cape Caution (We Have No Idea)

Read it. Share it. Tattoo a helpful diagram on your forearm. You’ll thank us later.

Waiver Up

You, Captain, need to get the rest of your team to go fill out an individual 2026 R2AK Waiver. You did it as a part of the registration, but consider this your first *job* as skipper.

Click Right Here For That Link

Go Buy Stuff At Fisheries Supply At A Killer Discount

Welcome to the good stuff. Now that you’re registered, Fisheries Supply wants to give you pro-level discounts on almost everything they sell.

Here’s how to get it:

  1. Create an account at Fisheries Supply and log in
  2. Visit this page to enter your code and read the rules
  3. Use code Gothedistance to unlock your discount
  4. Buy smart. Buy stuff. Just don’t share the code—it’s for racers only.

Stay in the Loop. Create the loop.

Facebook may be a trash fire, but it’s our trash fire—and it’s where the community lives. If you’re not there, you’ll miss gear swaps, boat transport threads, dubious weather theories, and memes that explain the rules better than we do.

Go to The R2AK Racer Forum.

But here’s the other thing: we want to see what you see.

If you’re documenting your journey—training, building your boat, testing gear, dramatic footage of something almost breaking—post it, and tag us.

Tag @racetoalaska on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
Use #R2AK2026 so we can find you.

Have you read the Race Packet and still have questions? You can reach out to the Race Boss at raceboss@r2ak.com. If the answer was in the Race Packet, he will berate you. If not, he might have an answer.

For registration help, email Verity at registration@r2ak.com