Spirit of the Yukon Award (sponsored by Raven Ink):
Team #2 solo kayaker Dave Hutchinson for stopping to get a fire going for canoe team Team #51, which had capsized, and then making up his time to finish third in his class. Special thanks to others who assisted from Team 87 and Team 31 and to videographer Allan Cole’s boat crew which brought the team to Little Salmon.
10-Year Awards
Larry Seethaler of Team #18 and Tony Arcand of Team #92
Top Yukoners (sponsored by Chilkoot Brewery):
Men: Tim Hodgson of #15 (VC), Steve Mooney of # 23 Enerconnex (K1), and Matt Landry of #38 Pipe It Up (VC)
Women: Jane Vincent of #88 Combined Hemispheres (C2) and Dianne Villeseche of #38 Pipe It Up (VC)
Fastest Seniors – oldest team 55 and over to finish: (sponsored by Inanda Images):
Foolish and Feeble #27, Bob McBeath and Dan Cantrell (C2)
Fastest Women’s Team (sponsored by Skaguay News Depot & Books):
Liz Bosely and Pat McKenna, #69 Yukon Water Women 2 (C2)
Red Stove Award for winning the end of the race (sponsored by Haywire Industries and Griffith’s)
Jean-Guy Sauriol, #6 1234 (solo kayak), finished in 68:40, about 3 hours ahead of #81 Deisleen Shaawat
Fastest Overall Team (free entry in 2009 YRQ):
Voyageur Team #15 Kisseynew, Martin Bernardin – captain (new voyageur and course record of 39 hours, 32 minutes, 43 seconds)
CLASS WINNERS – Prize Money
Solo Kayak Women
1st. Team 31 Ingrid Wilcox, 57:44 – $1400
2nd Team 41 Susan Dunsmore, 65:41 – $600
3rd. none
Solo Kayak Men
1st. Team 17 Chasing Daylight, Brad Pennington, 44:14 (new record) – $1400
2nd. Team 23 Enerconnex, Steve Mooney, 45:28 – $600 and $500 for being the Top Yukon Kayak
3rd. Team 2 Time To Go, David Hutchinson, 47:25 – $300
Solo Canoe Open
1st. Team 16 Alberta Beef Kevin Mellis, 53:03 (new record) – $1400
2nd Team 37 Team B Joe Evans, 53:56 – $600 (donated to Paddlers Abreast in memory of his wife)
3rd. none
Tandem Canoe Men
1st. Team 67 Moose and Jim, Steve Wallick and Jim Bates, 47:08 – $1700
2nd. Team 27 Foolish and Feeble, Bob McBeath and Dan Cantrell, 48:41 – $800
3rd. Team 54 Latvian Canoe, Jurijs Seieznous and Jevgenijs Blazevics, 50:05 – $500
Tandem Canoe Mixed
1st. Team 89 That’s What I’m Talking About, Gloria Wesley and Gary Aprea, 44:13 – (new record) $1700
2nd. Team 88 Combined Hemispheres, Bodo Lenitschek and Jane Vincent, 46:44 – $800
3rd. Team 39 740 Under 50, Jim and Pam Boyde, 49:53 – $500 and $500 for being the Top Yukon Canoe
Tandem Canoe Women
1st. Team 25 Yukon Water Women II, Elizabeth Bosely and Patricia McKenna, 50:24 – $1700
2nd. Team 61 Yakumama, Joanie Pelletier and Kari Johnston, 54:52 – $800
3rd. Team 87 The Lady Bums, Meghann Leigh-Willard and Laura Sly, 57:22 – $500
Tandem Kayak Men
1st. Team 20 RBSI Make It Happen, Robert Cassin and Carl Clinton, 47:07 – $1700
2nd. Team 42 Kutsua, Lyndon Anderson and Simon Knapper, 48:00 – $800
3rd. Team 65 Checkpoint Zero, Paul Cox and Allen McAdams, 48:09 – $500
Tandem Mixed Kayak
1st. Team 78 All In One, Peter Mygil and Vibe Sandbery, 54:33 – $1700
2nd. Team 86 Sea Joiners, Ugis Gutmanis and Ilze Plakane, 57:25, $800
3rd. Team 76 Fisherman’s Friend, Briana Wood and Benoit Bernard, 58:39, $500
Tandem Women’s Kayak
1st. Team 60 The Incredigirls, Lisa McGee and Kim Petherick, 53:55 (new record) – $1700
2nd. Team 73 Dangerous Turtles, Louise Hamlin and Synthia Auligne, 58:39, $800
3rd. none
Voyageur Class Open
1st. Team 15 Kisseynew, (Martin Bernardin , Tony Bond , David Dahl, Dennis Fosseneuve, Tim Hodgson, Paul Pageau) 39:32:43 (new record) – $3200
2nd. Team 1 Texas, (Richard Ameen, John Qualls, Liam Price, W. Grady Hicks, Jerry Cochran, Pete Binion , John Hoffart, Pete Binion) 40:05 – $1200
3rd. Team 59 Hatchet Lake (Bart Tsannie, Jamie Tsannie, Nap Kkaikka, Ernest Joseyounen, Andy St. Pierre, Christopher Denechezhe, Charlie Tssessaze, Gordon Moise), 44:01 – $700
Top Mixed – Team 3 Adirondack Voyageurs (Kerry Newell, Celia Evans, Paul Repak, John Ders, Phillip Bridgman, Mike Trump) 45:03 – $1,000
Top Women – Team 33 Paddlers Abreast (Linda Rapp, Cindy Gilday, Maralyn Rogers, Faye Swerhun, Asa Berg, Karin Stephens, Claire Desmarias, Lynn Rice-Rideout, Dawn Fralick) 53:56 – $1,000