In the past, several people told me I should enter my Faering Cruiser in the race to Alaska. My thought was - my mother's crazy son lives in California.

Fortunately, there's a pair of crazy guys in Victoria, BC, Canada who are taking it upon themselves to relieve me of having to cravenly avoid freezing in storm-tossed icy waters. They are Andrew Akehurst and Trevor Bennet, Team Wee Free Men, and they have built a second Faering Cruiser which they've entered in the R2AK.

They have a kickstarter campaign video and a progress report video, in case anyone is interested. They are also planning on more videos to document their achievment, however it turns out. Plus, they are looking for more sponsorship.

One thing that's sort of funny is how they went on about lapstrake in their R2AK page, yet built the boat smooth-hulled. Other differences from the original FC is the sloop rig instead of the balanced lug. They also plan a crew of 2 for the entire trip - one in the cockpit working and the other in the cabin sleeping and alternating watches.

It's a very pretty build and I'd post some pictures, but I don't want to do that without their permission and have yet to get hold of them.

I wish them all the luck in the world,

Laszlo