Members: Stu Roleston - Northern Ireland, Rab McAllister 

Team Name:    Niagara

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Race Goals:      To have fun, not to kill each other, complete the event in a respectable time, see the wild life and raise funds for charity. Plus get paid for doing the race - what a life, oh and one more thing - keep the boss happy, mind you a fur trapper sounds nice.

Stu: Started open Canadian paddling in Kenya for 5 weeks three years ago. Took it seriously last year when the boss told me the River Quest was all down hill with no bumps. Devizes to Westminster Race, PTI Plus Army 100 Shot. Do most of our training on Lough Neagh, the largest UK fresh water lake - only a pond compared to yours.

Rab: Started canoeing ages ago (Oct, 2001) same race as Stu but looked better than Stu. Breekds Rottweilers in his spare time, Army training instructor, loves golf more than canoeing, hopes to have a few rounds on the way down rver.

Members: Nigel Ryce - Toronto, Ontario, Paul Laperriere - Toronto, Ontario

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Race Goals:       We're aiming for 52 hours or less. The race, for us, is part of training and promotion for a cross-continental, multi-media supported canoe expedition to benefit environmental education. And, of course, we want to win.

Nigel Ryce has lead canoe and sea kayak expeditions throughout Canada and in Japan. While any races he has competed in have been smaller, and of a friendly nature, he has always placed well. He has paddled the Yukon before and knows the river well. 

Paul Laperriere has worked for years in the guiding industry. He has worked for a successful lodge on Vancouver Island, leading numerous trips and most recently headed Outward Bound Thailand, primarily teaching Kayaking. He is a phenomenal, determined athlete.

Members:  Bob Vincent - Dorchester, Ontario , Bob Bradford - Lapee, Michigan

Team Name:         The Old Guys 

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Race Goals:      Gold - less than 60 hours.

Bob Vincent: Yukon River Quest 2000 and Michigan Marathon.

Bob Bradford: Mississippi Race from mouth to start and Michigan Marathon.

Members: Allyson MacDonald - Ingersoll, Ontario
                 Stephen Tait - Ingersoll, Ontario

Team Name:     Paddlers, I Suppose

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Race Goals:      Primarily would like to finish race without hallucinating and doing it in under 60 hours a bonus.

Allyson MacDonald: I started marathon paddling 4 years ago with the 50 km Great Lake Race across Lake Ontario. Since then have done the 90 mile Adirondack Classic in both marathon and voyageur classes and have done the 70 mile General Clinton. 

Steve Tait: 35 years rec canoe tripping, Orca Level 2 Whitewater, 4 years of active marathon canoe training & racing - in a previous life marathon bike touring - now 3 kids and a job!

Members: Ken Lotze - Lakewood, Colorado

                 Carol Johnson - Lakewood, Colorado
 
 

Team Name:     Thin Air

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Race Goals:      Hopefully, but a definite finish. Reason - to see the fabled Yukon in all its moods round the clock, thus maximizing our days and work up a good appetite for Dawson City food.
 
 

Ken Lotze: with partner Carol, won meeker Rangely Canoe Race, (White River) 38 miles, 4 out of 6 times and 2nd place twice. Won Dotsero-Hanging Lake Canoe race 2 out of 4 times with 2 second places finishes (Colorado). Numerous adventure races with canoe & kayak sections up to 75 k in length. 

Carol Johnson: Partnered with Ken in the above races. Partnered with the race mind or mindless madman I may have to temper the steel and keep us on the course of a little fun in the middle of the pain.

Members: Larry Seethaler - Anchorage, Alaska

                 Brenda Forsythe - Wasilla, Alaska
 
 

Team Name:     15 X 0

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Race Goals:      Finish around last year's time; 
 
 

Larry Seethaler: Both Dyea to Dawson Races and all the Yukon River Quest races.

Brenda Forsythe: Dyea to Dawson '98 and 2000/2001 Yukon River Quest.

Members: Randy Stout - Corsica, Pennsylvania

                 Teresa Stout - Corsica, Pennsylvania
 
 

Team Name:     OT - 2 Canoe Club

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Race Goals:      Randy; I enjoy racing canoes but I'm a gold miner at heart. Teresa: I enjoy canoeing and want the see the wilderness. 
 
 

Randy Stout: Floated several rivers in Alaska marathon & some whitewater racing for 20 years. I enjoy paddling with my wife and hopefully will after the race.

Teresa Stout: I have been in several marathon canoe races and many other canoe races and like to stay in good physical shape and be outdoors.

Members: William Kleedehn - Carcross, Yukon
                        Catherine Pinard - Whitehorse, Yukon

Team Name:     Limp-a-Long Racing

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Race Goals: 
Do as good as we can!

William Kleedehn: Yukon River Quest 3 times.
Catherine Pinard: Recreational canoe trips, no real racing experience...yet!

Members: Peter Coates - Claremont, California
                       Thomas Coates - Claremont, California

Team Name:     Escape from Pelicans Again

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Race Goals:      To show that last year it was me doing all the paddling. I hope to finish the race in 62 hours 11 minutes or better.

Last year I entered with Thomas and finished in 62:12. This year is his first year of college, so we won't find the time to practice.

Members: Yvonne Harris - Whitehorse, Yukon

                 Patrcia McKenna - Whitehorse, Yukon
 
 

Team Name:     "Yukon Water Women"

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Race Goals:      To finish in the middle of the pack and arrive in good health and spirit. We hope to better the 2002 women's record of 71 hrs. currently held by Yvonne Harris and Sue DeForest
 
 

Yvonne Harris: This will be my 6th race from Whitehorse to Dawson, having competed in the 1997 & 1998 Dyea to Dawson & in 3 River Quests. The experience in these extreme events provides material material for my children's fictional books (eg. Back to the Klondike). I've skied, paddled & hiked for most of my life but paddling is the sport that heals the soul. 

Patricia McKenna: This is my first River Quest Race. I have hiked, climbed, kayaked, canoed (and made fabulous food!) all over the Yukon and into the high Arctic. I am paddling this race as a personal challenge towards emotional wholeness and strength.

Members: Erin Neufeld - Whitehorse, Yukon
                        Stephen Horton - Whitehorse, Yukon

Team Name:     Current Warriors

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Race Goals:      We plan to finish this race.... No, really, that's it!

Erin Neufeld: A young canoer with a dream, or should I say a young dreamer with a canoe. Previous canoe race: none

Stephen Horton: An avid cross country skier. I just wanted to sign on to spend time in a boat. Previous canoe races: none.

Members: Hank Timm - Tok, Alaska
                        Colleen Haney - Whitehorse, Yukon

Team Name:     Canoe Alaska/Yukon

Sponsors: 

Race Goals:      More sleep than any other top 10 finishers.

Hank Timm: Paddled 2001 YRQ & both Dyea/Dawson Races. "Canoe Alaska" business owner, instructor & guide.

Members: Steve Parsons - Skagway, Alaska
                        John O'Daniel - Skagway, Alaska

Team Name:     Skagway Alpine Club

Sponsors:   AP&T, Red Onion Saloon, Skagway Hardware, Skagway News Co., Wells Fargo, and WP&YR.

Race Goals:      This is more of an adventure for us than a race. We want to complete the River Quest in less than 4 days, arriving in Dawson City before the awards ceremony.

Steve Parsons: Participant in 1st Annual Southeastern Intercollegiate Downriver Canoe Race, Morganton, North Carolina. Participant in 1st Annual Style Magazine Downtown Whitewater Race, Richmond, Virginia

Members: Tim Hodgson - Whitehorse, Yukon
                        Paul Pageau - Toronto, Ontario

Team Name:     "Men of Constant Sorrow"

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Race Goals:      Paul and Tim are looking forward to a return to canoe raceing after many years absence. This is going to be a long, sorrowful sprint to Dawson.

Tim Hodgson: Sprint canoe racein the 80's, Canadian Champion in C-2, raced at JR World Championships in '85. Race War Canoe, a C-4, C-2 and C-1 @ Can Champs. Medalist from '84 to '89.

Paul Pageau: Former Can Sprint Champ. Paddled at 1992 Pan/Am games - Silver medalist. Paul was on the Canadian Olympic team in 1992.

Members: Debra Veal - Teddington, England
                        Bruce Parry - London, England

Team Name: Anything Yukon Do....!

Sponsors: Mobile Adventure and Nookie

Race Goals: To spend more time paddling the canoe than swimming beside it!

Debra Veal: Debra developed a keen interest in kayaking whilst at university, particularly white water. She qualified as a British Canoe Union Instructor and went on to teach kayaking in both the UK and US. She has since kayaked Grade 4/5 rivers in the UK and across Europe. In addition to white water kayaking Debra is also a keen s