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1078 viewsTeam 13 Big Guy and the Kid, Chris Olive and Ian Mockett, paddle thru the big ones



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1006 viewsTeam 97 the Haggard Desert Nomads from Nevada approach the right channel



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1023 viewsTeam 79 Kookas Kanoot gets a big splash in the boat



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972 viewsTeam 33 Paddlers Abreast steers toward the 3-footers



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956 viewsTeam 15 Kissynew with Whitehorse's Tim Hodgson in the bow powers through the finish line for a new course record of 39 hours, 32 minutes and 43 seconds.
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911 viewsTeam 15 Kissynew is greeted at the Dawson docking area



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833 viewsTeam 1 Texas takes second place in 40 hours, 5 minutes.



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840 viewsTeam 89 That's What I'm Talking About with Gloria Wesley and Gary Aprea are fourth into Dawson with a new mixed canoe record of 44:13.
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778 viewsTeam 17 Chasing Daylight Brad Pennington sets a new K1 record of 44:14.
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883 viewsDawson volunteer coordinator Kathy Webster goes over the final checklist with Brad Pennington
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831 viewsGloria and Gary celebrate being the first tandem boat to finish
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763 viewsTeam 62 The Bros slide into Dawson just after 5 a.m. on Saturday
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819 viewsTeam 33 is rescued by YRQ safety boats after running into the Yukon Queen while trying to move their canoe downriver after the finish
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745 viewsTeam 61 Yakumama Joanie Pelletier and Kari Johnston arrive, completing a Yukon sweep in women's canoe
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696 viewsTeam 83 Ninjas.. We're Everywhere from Quesnel fly the BC flag across the finish line
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723 viewsFor England! Team 68 Badger Bears finish Saturday morning
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686 viewsFor France! Team 95 French Canoection Jean-Francois Latour and Mathieu Genon arrive at the dock



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794 viewsTeam 73 Dangerous Turtles Louise Hamlin and Synthia Auligne hug after placing second in K2 women.



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676 viewsVolunteers watch for teams by the finish line banner on the dike.



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702 viewsK1 men's runner-up Steve Mooney and Lisa McGee of the winning K2 women's team talk with a volunteer



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736 viewsDanny Brady washes out boats with boat-loading uncles Bob Deitrick and Mike O'Daniel
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649 viewsTeam 92 River Bandits with 10-year veteran Tony Arcand and Terri Cairns nose into to docking area
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669 viewsTeam 50 Fight Club Cricket Butler and Christina Clarke from NC and Tenn. are happy to be in Dawson City.
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653 viewsLoading up Team 82 ASAP Jan Nyboer and Greg Tibbetts for the ride home to Alaska.



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664 viewsTeam 1234 Jean-Guy Sauriol finishes the race for the first time in four tries and secures the red stove award in the race for being next to last.



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