Registration opens for 2009 Yukon River Quest
The YRQ is open to recreational racing tandem and solo kayaks and canoes, as well as the big voyageur canoes of six or more paddlers.
Photo by Harry Kern, YRQ
Teams must finish the YRQ in 60 hours to receive prize money, but many do the race for the personal satisfaction of staking their claim to a coveted finisher pin in historic Dawson City. Aside from two mandatory layovers at Carmacks (7 hours) and Kirkman Creek (3 hours), teams paddle non-stop in a true “Race to the Midnight Sun.” Last year, paddlers from a dozen countries signed up for the event. It is supported by more than 120 volunteers.
The Yukon River Quest is one of the premier events in the north and the paddling world. It has been featured on the BBC and CBC, in numerous paddling and adventure magazines around the world, on the Sleepmonsters.com website, and in the National Film Board of Canada’s critically acclaimed “River of Life”.
For more information, view the pre-registration instructions, rules, and numerous paddler preparation links on the race website.
Team 59 from Hatchet Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada round a bend toward the midnight sun on the beautiful Thirty Mile section of the Yukon during the first evening of the 2008 River Quest.
Photo by Harry Kern, YRQ
The race is organized by the Yukon River Marathon Paddling Association, based in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Major logo-level sponsors in 2008 were the Whitehorse Star, Canadian Rangers, Yukon Emergency Measures Organization – Whitehorse, Faro and Carmacks SAR, the HMCS Whitehorse, Kanoe People – Clipper Canoes, Air North, yukoninfo.com, Northland Beverages – Aquafina Water, Norcan – Klondike Motors, Up North Adventures – Spirit of the North, and the Klondike Visitors Association – Diamond Tooth Gerties.
The YRMPA will be holding its Annual General Meeting at Sport Yukon at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2008. New members are welcome to attend.
If anyone is interested in joining or becoming a volunteer for the event, please contact the race organization at info@yukonriverquest.com or call 867-333-5628.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jeff Brady, info@yukonriverquest.com
| Posted on Sun Nov30, 2008, 1:48 AM by Jim Boyde |
| This registration process is already confusing |
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