The two leading teams in the Race to Alaska took different routes around Vancouver Island. One sailed into Ketchikan on Monday, winning by a wide margin. The other suffered what a race organizer described as a 'catastrophic log failure.'
They took different routes. Pure and Wild turned right coming out of Victoria, British Columbia, sailing up the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean. Malolo turned left, going up the traditional inside route east of the island. And that made the difference.
“I made the decision last night around 11 to get a plane ticket and come up here for the finish just to surprise my husband and to just be here as part of his triumph,” she said.“I have spent countless hours on Facebook, on Instagram and on the tracker, and I’ve gotten very little done over the last few days. I haven’t been able to tear myself away — 11 o’clock at night, still checking the tracker,” she said.
McKee said it was a slow start for Pure and Wild and the two other teams who decided to take the outside route.
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