2003 Yukon River Quest
Entrants

CANOE CLASS
TEAM #
Team Name
Entrants
Home Town
Age
Gender
1 Jericho Ken Stanick North Vancouver, B.C.
32
M
Dave Ross 
39
M
2 River Vikings Rob Leef Austin, Texas 29 M
Joe Milliet Dallas, Texas 47 M
3 Team Unknown Guy Rogers St. Martins, Guernsey Channel Islands
24
M
Andy Alford  24
M
4   Jim Broad Glos, UK 38 M
Peter Oldham London, UK 38 M
5 Flying Ducks Greg Tibbetts Anchorage, Alaska 55 M
Larry Seethaler 60 M
7 Yogi-Tours Dirk Rieken Hanover, Germany 35 M
Jurgen Buschner Hohenhameln, Germany 35 M
13 NorthwesTel - Frontec Louis Pelletier
Whitehorse, YT 
 39 M
Francis Roy
Whitehorse, YT 
 38 M
14 The Potato Barge
Kent Fenton
 Dewinton, AB  32 M
Rick Brown
Whitehorse, YT 
 31 M
15 Skagway Alumni John D. O'Daniel Skagway, AK  51 M
David Brena Skagway, AK  51 M
16   Mike Vincent
Regina, SK
 38 M
Fiona Vincent
Regina, SK
 38 F
18 River Bandits Tony Arcand Whitehorse, YT 41 M
Kevin Mellis Whitehorse, YT 29 M
20 M&M John Morton Soldotna, AK 45 M
James Maher
Agana, Guam
 47 M
22 Men of Constant Sorrow Tim Hodgson Whitehorse, YT 35 M
Paul Pageau Toronto, ON 31 M
23 Perpetual Motion Mike Perreault Ottawa, ON 39 M
Will Bruce Ottawa, ON 44 M
24 Canadian Rangers Paul Burke Yellowknife, NT 36 M
David Coupland Yellowknife, NT 36 M
25 Limp-A-Long Racing William Kleedehn Carcross, YT  43 M
Catherine Pinard Carcross, YT  28 F
32   David Innes Mill Valley, CA 55 M
David Crockett Glen Ellen, CA  66 M
SOLO KAYAK CLASS
TEAM #
Team Name
Entrants
Home Town
Age
Gender
8   Steve Van Vlaenderen Selkirk, Manitoba 53 M
10   Carole Lundy Port Dover, ON 38 F
11  Schick Xtreme 3 David Zietsma Toronto, ON 32 M
12 Lubbock Flower Power Ingrid Wilcox Whitehorse, YT 55 F
19 Heinz Heinz Rodinger Gramastetten, Austria   M
21 Necky Jerome Truran
North Vancouver, BC 
 47 M
27 Grandma
Bun Bun		 Linda Bourassa Whitehorse, YT 50 F
30   Briana Wood Langley, BC  24 F
31   Rick Amschler Spruce Grove, AB     
TANDEM KAYAK CLASS
TEAM #
Team Name
Entrants
Home Town
Age
Gender
9 Whiskey Galore Richard Verreydt Aberdeen, Scotland 32 M
Andy McGowan West Lothian, Scotland 30 M
26 Clune Sisters Elizabeth McIlroy Toronto, ON  45 F
Patricia Clune
Toronto, ON 
 46 F
28 DNR Jessica Reynolds Toronto, ON 27 F
David Nash Toronto, ON   M
29 ABD2 Danise Kimball Santa Monica, CA 31 F
Linda Labyerse Santa Monica, CA 33 F
33 Should've Gone Fish'n Jeff Raymond Vancouver, BC 34 M
Katja Rademacher Vancouver, BC 34 F
VOYAGEUR CANOE
TEAM #
Team Name
Entrants
Home Town
Age
Gender
6
 Maine Yahoos to the Yukon Bruce Cough Maine, U.S.A. 48 M
Ron Muir 52 M
Ralph Robertson 47 M
David Blaney 24 M
Jen O'Donnell 20 F
Randy Walls 16 M
Neil Phillips 55 M
Phil Cole 42 M
17
 Paddlers Abreast Dawn Olli Whitehorse, YT 52 F
Linda Rapp   F
Claire Desmarais 53 F
Faye Swerhun 54 F
Lynn Rice-Rideout 30 F
Janet Moore 50 F
Robyn Findlater 29 F
Michele Genest 47 F


Team Biographies

Below are brief bios for the teams.

Team Name:
Jericho
Members:
Ken Stanick  - North Vancouver, B.C.
Dave Ross - North Vancouver, B.C.
Race Goals:
To "Experience the Yukon and be as competitive as we can."
Previous experience: Ken-Have raced outrigger for a number of years and some experience in kayaking.
Dave-7 years outrigger canoe racing; recreational kayak paddler.
Team Name:
Team Unknown
Members:
Guy Rogers - St. Martins, Guernsey Channel Islands
Andy Alford - St. Martins, Guernsey Channel Islands
Race Goals:
To "Finish in about 80 hours, not get lost. Make some new friends and get sponsorship for special needs children.
Previous experience: Guy-Walked the Appalachian Trail in 2002 and looked for new adventure. Has kayaked round Guernsey, spends free time doing water sports and generally keeping fit.
Andy-Walked Appalachian Trail in 2002, also looking for a bit of adventure. Very keen diver and sportsman in general. Has done some canoeing and kayaking in the past. 
Team Name:
River Vikings
Members:
Rob Leef
Joe Milliet
Race Goals:
To "Finish in 75 hours."
Previous experience:

Rob-Completed 2001 Texas Water Safari, 260 miles; 1995 Brazos River Challenge; 2001 Texas River Marathon; 2002 Swinging Bridge Marathon.

 Joe-Completed the 2001 Texas Water Safari (260 mile race - San Marcos, TX to Seadrift, TX) with Rob. Other canoeing experience: Delaware River (PA, NJ), Snake River (WY), and Buffalo River (AR), completed 2001 Texas River Marathon.
Team Name:
Members:
Jim Broad
Peter Oldham
Race Goals:
To complete the course in less than 4 days. To go the extra mile in long distance racing in an amazing environment.
Previous experience: Jim-Experienced canoe guide and wilderness canoe traveler, much solo. Marathon canoe racer including two Devises to Westminster Marathons (200+ kms)

Peter-Over 200 miles canoe touring; two times Devises to Westminster Canoe Marathon.
Team Name:
Flying Ducks
Members:

Greg Tibbetts
Larry Seethaler

Race Goals:
Finish fast and not drown on Lake Lebarge.
Previous experience: Greg-Three previous River Quests; several Alaska wilderness classics.

 Larry-Both Dyea to Dawson City races and all the River Quests.
Team Name:
Yogi-Tours
Members:
Dirk Rieken
Jurgen Buschner
Race Goals:
Finish the race. Have fun before, during and after the race. Enjoy the Yukon and the experience to take part at a race like this.
Previous experience:

Dirk-Only a few experience by canoeing (some day trips in Norway on lakes). My job is only to take care of Jurgen and my aim is to finish less than 96 hours.

Jurgen-Canoeing since 1995 in BC, Ontario, New Foundland and the Yukon. Enjoy the Canadian wildlife and nature as often as possible and during all season.
Team Name:
Whiskey Galore
Members:
Richard Verreydt
Andy McGowan
Race Goals:
To introduce some Scottish style and panache to the event. See some nice scenery and bears; complete