Provided by Amy Kenny

Yukon River Quest

Ten records were set at the 2022 Yukon River Quest, with an overall record that Race Director Mia Lee says will be tough to break going forward.

Something Else Entirely, a four-canoe team made up of paddlers from the Yukon and Ontario, crossed the finish line in Dawson City in 39:08:12. This beats the previous record of 39:32:43, set by the Kisseynew team in 2008.

Additional new records were set in women’s tandem canoe, mixed four-person canoe and stand-up paddle board (SUP). Australian SUP racer Lincoln Dews broke the previous SUP record by over four hours. Three-time Australian SUP champion Dews landed in Dawson on Friday afternoon after paddling for 47 hours, 46 minutes and 32 seconds. The previous record, set by Bart de Zwart in 2017, was 52:16:06.

The high, fast water played a part in the faster times this year, but it also created some tough conditions. Several boats tipped over on Lake Laberge because of the headwind. One in seven boats were dropped at Five Finger Rapids, where seasoned riders said the waves were higher than ever. More wind and rainstorms Thursday night and Friday afternoon soaked some crews and slowed others, but a total of sixty-two boats completed the 715-kilometre race from Whitehorse to Dawson. Race marshal Stephen Mooney said the number of runners who dropped out this year was comparable to previous years.

A full list of the best finishers:

stand up paddle board

Men’s SUP NEW RECORD

1 – Lincoln Dews (Lincoln Dews) 47:46:32

2 – Halfway to Cina (Davide Cina) 49:28:11

3 – Standing room only (Jason Bennett) 50:23:54

SUP for women

1 – Type 2 fun (LouAnne Harris) 62:36:12

2 – Shara Dubeau (Shara Dubeau) 65:34:50

Solo canoe

Men’s solo canoe

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – A perfect half-storm (Gaetan Plourde) 47:59:34

2 – Dog Paddle (Matthew Smith) 59:47:00

Solo kayaking

Men’s Solo Kayak

1 – Wunnumut (Jeff Brainard) 44:10:35

2 – Golden Retriever (Wayne Anderson) 45:43:00

3 – Estonian Vikings (Mart Reimann) 48:46:32

Kayak solo woman

1 – Victorious Secret (Mirjam Fleming) 53:43:02

2 – Rough Diamond (Patricia Jones) 55:46:34

Tandem canoe

Men’s tandem canoe

1 – Soggy Bottom Boys 43:13:36

2 – The Spirit of the Yukon 44:36:28

3 – Calgary Canoe Club 45:42:20

Women’s tandem canoe

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – The love of boating 47:43:24

2 – The girls next door 56:51:23

Mixed tandem canoe

1 – The Bickersons 46:18:53

2 – Mennonites do not tip 50:49:31

3 – Fermentation tank 53:43:17

Tandem kayak

Men’s tandem kayak

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – www.tyreorder.com Elite Team 40:05:43

2 – Yukon Wide Adventures 45:01:00

3 – World of Kayaks Team Estonia M&M 50:20:16

Women’s tandem kayak

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – Huum Sauna 43:44:39

Mixed two-seater kayak

1 – Schaay Ventures 47:39:15

2 – RBA 62:28:13

Canoe for four people

Four-seater men’s canoe

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – Something Else Entirely 39:08:12 (new overall race record)

2 – Quickblade Team 43:13:04

Women’s four-seater canoe

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – Every child counts 50:23:11

2 – Sea Wings 57:22:08

4-seater mixed canoe

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – Delta Heat 43:17:01

2 – VIP bucket list 46:25:05

Traveler

man traveler

1 – Pagunpogo 40:05:43

2 – Hatchet Lake 42:35:37

3 – Buckwheat Howlers 46:40:05

Mixed traveler

1 – High Voltage 54:17:00

Half Quest

NEW REGISTRATION

1 – Eddyline (men’s tandem canoe) 24:38:54

2 – Paddlers Abreast (traveller) 25:00:40

3 – The Crisis and the Commando (mixed tandem kayak) 26:07:11

Editor’s note: Jeff Brady was named to the Great River Club with 5,005 km paddled in the Yukon River Quest.