Yukon North Of Ordinary

Sports archive for July 5, 2010

Johnson sets solo kayak record at 2010 River Quest

July 5, 2010 at 3:33 pm

Carter Johnson slowly stumbled out of his kayak in Dawson City Friday afternoon after completing the Yukon River Quest in 42 hours, 49 minutes, setting the solo kayak record.

Seals, trains and helicopters batter River Questers

July 5, 2010 at 3:29 pm

The Steelbacks were complaining, the clouds were threatening yet another lightning storm, and Jean-Francois Latour was re-enacting an Arctic seal hunt on the Yukon River – kind of.

Kayaker Ingrid Wilcox powers past younger opponents

July 5, 2010 at 3:23 pm

The shore of the Yukon River was lined with spectators and well-wishers as Ingrid Wilcox glided through the final few metres of the Yukon River Quest on Saturday morning.