Search:

August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025

Race to Alaska, The [Opens May 20 in theaters.] Great cinematography and gorgeous scenery dominate Zach Carver's gripping, educational, fascinating, entertaining, action-packed, humor-sprinkled, 89-minute, 2020 documentary that follows the highly-competitive participants in the Race to Alaska (R2AK), a grueling, dangerous 750-mile race whose rules disallow motors and outside support over each year's competition since its inception in 2015 from Port Townsend, Wash., to Ketchikan, AK, highlights the courage of the racers and their ingenuity in the design of the sailing vessels (even a standup paddle board [SUP]) and their repair skills when required, and consists of candid commentary by race founder Jake Beattie, race co-founder Josh Covlin, race boss Daniel Evans, Canadian Coast Guard regional supervisor Susan Pickrell, artist Max Johnson, and racers such as Ernie Baird, Katy Stewart, Haly Lane Boscolo, Anthony Boscolo, Wayne Gorie, Joanna Ludlow, Nels Strandberg, Emily Silgard, Todd Bryan, Roger Mann, Randy Miller, Colin Angus, Jeanne Goussev, Chris and Trevor Burd, Jennifer Vincent, Dan Iaacson, Tripp Bird, Karl Krüger, Phil Wampolo, Cameron Campbell, Anna Stevens, Allison Dalvadze, and Mathieu Bronnier.   Redhead: Year: 2022 Rating:  NR View Race to Alaska, The on the Internet Movie Database