The Yukon River Marathon Paddling Association has voted to allow late registrations this year until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday.

The vote occurred as a result of several requests from teams that still want to enter the 2009 Yukon River Quest.

To register a team you must contact the the YRQ office at 867-333-5628 to request late registration and waiver forms for your team.

There will be an additional $50 charge per team in addition to the registration fees posted in the Rules. We are currently at 88 teams (as of Monday) so can accept up to 12 more.

The Yukon River Quest begins June 24 at noon. The start line will be by the gazebo in Rotary Park.

The maximum number of teams allowed to race the River Quest is 100. There are also limits on the solo categories, including 20 individuals in the solo kayak and 10 people racing in the solo canoe event.

Other categories include a tandem canoe or tandem kayak team events. The tandem group consists of two individuals, travelling down the river in the same craft.

A voyageur canoe team is made up of six or more people travelling in the same craft.

Individuals racing in the River Quest must be at least 15 years old in the team categories, while the minimum solo age is 19 years old.

The Yukon River Quest runs along approximately 740-km of the Yukon River. The course goes through remote northern wilderness areas from Whitehorse to Dawson City.

Competitors are required to have a river map.

The different checkpoints include:

1) Early Lake Laberge

2) Mid-Lake Laberge

3) Goddard Point

4) Little Salmon

5) Carmacks

6) Ft. Selkirk

7) Kirkman Creek

8) Sixty Mile

9) Dawson City (finish)