No, I am south of the start point, and was out of the area when it started. Interesting race though.

There is an all woman team attempting to row the whole 750 mile distance.

"Even though sailing is allowed, that’s not how one team of eight women planned to race. Team “Kraken Up”, mostly from the Seattle area, plans to row the whole way. The team’s captain says it’s a dangerous race, but the women know what they’re doing. They are a group of athletes and professional mariners."

http://www.king5.com/features/750-mile-race-2-alaska-underway/253732285