Audacious, adventurous or just nutty? Racing to Alaska on stand-up paddleboards

Erdogan Kirac, left, and Luke Burritt of Bellingham are planning to compete in the Race to Alaska on twin boards including this one. (Tom Banse / NW News Network)You probably have seen standup paddleboarders along your local shoreline. But can you imagine paddling one of those boards for 750 miles up the Inside Passage to Alaska?
Three experienced paddleboarders who are in the field of sail or human-powered vessels signed up to compete in this year’s Race to Alaska. The starting gun for th