Team Pure and Wild, aboard a 44-foot Riptide monohull, sailed into Ketchikan’s Thomas Basin harbor Monday afternoon.
"Thomas Basin Harbor"
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Team Pure and Wild Freeburd wins 2017 Race to Alaska
Four days and 700 miles after departing from Victoria, British Columbia, Team Pure and Wild Freeburd sailed into Ketchikan, making them the winners of the 2017 Race to Alaska.