Race to Alaska team stops into Port McNeill for a beer and shower

Race to Alaska team stops into Port McNeill for a beer and shower

Friday morning (June 19), after battling 30-knot winds and heavy seas on the passage from Telegraph Cove, via the back side of Malcolm Island, to Port McNeil, the Northbound Nutters docked at the local marina to wait out the winds until midnight. They still had 358.7 nautical miles to go to the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, but were enjoying lunch, refreshments, and a World Cup game at Gus’s. The Kelòna, a 32-foot F-32SR trimaran, is crewed …