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The Yukon River Quest was created in 1999 by canoeists in Whitehorse who thought it would be fun to host a canoe marathon event. It has evolved into a world class, international event. It is hosted by the Yukon River Marathon Paddlers Association. 2016 was the 18th Yukon River Quest. Teams from 14 countries competed in the event.
Yukon Quest: The 1000-mile dog sled race through the Yukon and Alaska. Lost Moose Publishing, 1998. Whitehorse, Yukon. pp. 260–273. Killick, Adam. Racing the White Silence: On the Trail of the Yukon Quest. Penguin Global, May 2005. Yukon Quest International. "2014 Yukon Quest Media Guide" (PDF), Yukonquest.com. Accessed Sept. 3, 2014.
The Junior Yukon Quest, or Junior Quest, is a 135-mile (217 km) race for mushers older than 14 but under 18. [149] Unlike the Yukon Quest, the Junior Quest does not change locations and always starts and ends in Fairbanks. [28] It is billed as an opportunity for young racers to experience a mid-distance sled dog race.
Damien Gabet travelled into the wilderness to wet his tresses and let the frost style an up-do worthy of the Yukon’s International Hair Freezing Contest ... won the Yukon Quest, a 1,000-mile ...
The Yukon River in and around Whitehorse provides many opportunities for kayaking and canoeing. [ citation needed ] Whitehorse hosts the beginning of the Yukon Quest , an annual dog sled race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska .
Canoe marathon is a paddling sport in which athletes paddle a kayak (double-bladed paddle) or canoe (single-bladed paddle) over a long distance to the finish line. The International Canoe Federation states standard distance races are at least 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) without an upper limit, while short distance races are between 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi), and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi). [1]
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The previous record was set in 2008 during the Yukon River Quest, [4] with a total elapsed time of 49 hours 32 minutes set by a 6-person canoe. Colin and Steven took 50 hours 50 minutes in a rowboat with one rowing station, missing the record by 1 hour 18 minutes, making them the fourth fastest in history for total elapsed time, and the only ...