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2006
Yukon River Quest
Team
Biographies
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01 |
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Team
Name: |
Northwestel High Speed |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Steve Mooney
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Whitehorse, YT, Canada
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43
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Male
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| Race
Goals: |
Work hard, have fun!
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| Bio: |
2004 and 2005 Yukon River Quest: lots of wilderness river experience. Stephen will
be paddling an Epic 18' Endurance with an Epic Mid Wing paddle from Up
North Adventures
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| Team
#: |
02 |
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Team
Name: |
Canadian Rangers |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
David Coupland (captain)
Stephen Ambrose
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Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
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39
35
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male
male
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| Race
Goals: |
To be in Dawson in time for last call on the 1st of July.
To make Dawson in time for last call by the 1st of July.
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| Bio: |
Yukon River Quest 2003: the Nahanni River in the NWT 2004, a bit of fast water canoeing.
Several week long trips of flat water canoeing with lots of wilderness experience.
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| Team
#: |
03 |
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Team
Name: |
The Ancient Brits |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Graham J. Sheward
Richard Clives |
Colchester, England
Kendal, England |
67
64 |
Male
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Graham Sheward - To finish under five days.
Richard Clive - To finish under five days.
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| Bio: |
Graham Sheward - Devizes to Westminster 126 mile International Canoe Race 1983-1992. World Quadrathlon Championships 1993-1997. World Triathalon Championships 1998-2004. Speights Coast to Coast 1995 and 2005.
Richard Clives - NA |
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| Team
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04 |
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Team
Name: |
Systemsnet |
| Class: |
Tandem Kayak - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Peter Sullivan (captain)
David Leslie |
London, England, UK
Great Totham, Essex, England |
40
51
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Male
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Peter Sullivan - Middle of the field completion.
David Leslie - To be in the middle of the field.
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| Bio: |
Peter Sullivan - Devizes to Westminster, long distance triathlons, mountain marathons, British Army survival training, adventure races, river kayaking.
David Leslie - DW, Triathlons, adventure racing: adventure racing. |
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| Team
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05 |
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Team
Name: |
Canjo |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| Steve Cannon |
Des Moines, Iowa |
40 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Steve Cannon - Top 10 solo kayak division.
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| Bio: |
Steve Cannon - Three years adventure racing and orienteering meets, two ultra running events, adventure race kayaking in the midwest USA.
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| Team
#: |
06 |
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Team
Name: |
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| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| William Reitzer-Smith |
Addison, Texas, USA |
46 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
William Reitzer-Smith - Finish! Within top 24 kayaks. Sleep before making irreversable decisions (ie. YRQ 2005 scratch).
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| Bio: |
William Reitzer-Smith - 2005 Yukon River Quest, Colorado River 100 miles, Mississippi "Phatwater Race" 45 miles, US Army, Wilderness Advanced First Aid.
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| Team
#: |
07 |
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Team
Name: |
BUCKSHOT |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Mixed |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Jim Buckingham (captain)
Linz Buckingham |
St. John's, NL, Canada
St. John's, NL, Canada |
43
17 |
M
F |
| Race
Goals: |
Goals: Jim - To finish the race and spend time with my daughter who has been away for the last year.
Linz - To finish the race and spend some time with my dad before he is too old to have fun. |
| Bio: |
Jim - No race experience, canoeing
rivers in Newfoundland and the Atlantic
Ocean.
Linz - No race experience, whitewater
kayaking and canoeing on various
Newfoundland rivers and canoeing on
the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Team
#: |
08 |
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Team
Name: |
2 Solitudes |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| Jean-Guy Sauriol |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
52 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Jean-Guy Sauriol - To finish the race irrespective of the time it takes.
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| Bio: |
Jean-Guy Sauriol - 2005 Yukon River Quest (scratched). |
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| Team
#: |
09 |
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Team
Name: |
Are We There Yet? |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Jeremy Hongslo (captain)
Todd Ebert |
Wasilla, AK, USA
Anchorage, AK, USA |
36
37 |
Male
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Jeremy Hongslo - To have a great time and finish the race.
Todd Ebert - To really go for it! I love this race...I am officially addicted.
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| Bio: |
Jeremy Hongslo - 2005 Yukon River Quest, various Alaskan rivers - Birch Creek, Nabesna, Tanana, Little Susitna, etc.
Todd Ebert - 2005 Yukon River Quest, various Alaskan Rivers - Birch, Nebesna, Tanana, Little Su, etc. |
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| Team
#: |
10 |
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Team
Name: |
Team WHOA |
| Class: |
Voyageur Canoe |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Patricia Clune (captain)
Susan McDowell
Glenna Fraumeni
Beth McIlroy
Robin McDowell
Marie Dunn
Christine Lundvall
Susan McVeigh
Bernadette Nagle
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Markham, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Geneva, IL, US
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada
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49
51
21
48
46
50
42
29
54
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female
female
female
female
female
female
female
female
female
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| Race
Goals: |
To finish happy and healthy with all team-mates intact. We are aiming
to get to Klondike Kate's before last call on Saturday night!
As a rookie, I want to finish and have fun.
To stay dry through Five Finger Rapids and enjoy the scenery on the
river.
To stay awake in the early mornings and paddle forward with my paddle
in the water.
To finish and have fun.
To complete on time.
To have fun and finish.
To thoroughly enjoy myself on the river and to keep my Gatorade
consumption at an acceptable level!
To be a participant in the 2006 Yukon River Quest and take the
shortest route possible.
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| Bio: |
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| Team
#: |
11 |
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Team
Name: |
Bones |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| Dr.Michael Faughey-Scraggs |
York, East Yorkshire, UK |
38 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Dr. Michael Faughey-Scraggs - To challenge myself and meet like-minded adventurous people and make new friends.
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| Bio: |
Dr. Michael Faughey-Scraggs - Regularly paddle 4/5 and 5 rivers in UK, extensive paddling in French Alps for the last 5 years, previously cycled unsupported solo through the Arctic Circle in Europe. Also am Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)provider.
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| Team
#: |
12 |
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Team
Name: |
Mattson/ Lodge |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Karl Mattson (captain)
Andrew Lodge |
Rolla, BC, Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
31
31 |
Male
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Karl - To finish the race as fast as we can.
Andrew - To finish the race as fast as we can. |
| Bio: |
Karl - No race experience, over 10,000 kms of remote wilderness paddling on northern Canada's river, lakes, and oceans.
Andrew - No race experience, over 15,000 kms of remote wilderness paddling on northern Canadian rivers, lakes, and oceans. |
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| Team
#: |
13 |
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Team
Name: |
Prairie Schooner II |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Dave McGee (captain)
Scott McGee |
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
52
20 |
Male
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Dave - To improve on our 2005 time and be the first wooden hull to Dawson.
Scott - To improve on last year's time and be the fastest wooden hull ever. |
| Bio: |
Dave - 2005 race finisher YRQ, multi-week trips in many areas of the Canadian Shield, Yukon River, and Oldman River.
Scott - Completed YRQ 2005, recreational paddling in Waterton Lakes, day trips on Oldman River. |
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| Team
#: |
14 |
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Team
Name: |
A Blonde Idea |
| Class: |
Tandem Kayak - Women |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Lisa McGee (captain)
Karla McGee |
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
19
23 |
Female
Female |
| Race
Goals: |
Lisa - To win our class and stay within 10 miles of Dad and brother's team.
Karla - To finish and come in before the wooden Prairie Schooner II (Dad and brother's team). |
| Bio: |
Lisa - Two years flatwater kayak racing in western Canada, Oldman River, whitewater course, and river trips.
Karla - Was the support crew for Prairie Schooner II in 2005 YRQ, Snake River, ID/WA, Oldman River, and western Canada lakes. |
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| Team
#: |
15 |
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Team
Name: |
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| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| Dave Treasure |
USK, Monmouthshire, UK |
59 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
Dave Treasure - To finish and feel good. Performed badly in 2005 - scratched at Carmacks - bad mistake!
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| Bio: |
Dave Treasure - YRQ 2005, and have spent winters mushing dogs in Yukon and Alaska.
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| Team
#: |
16 |
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Team
Name: |
Royal Marines 1 |
| Class: |
Tandem Kayak - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
David Hook (captain)
Matthew Skuse
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Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK
Putney, London, England, UK
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44
36
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male
male
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| Race
Goals: |
David Hook - To complete and finish in top third.
Matthew Skuse - To suffer in style.
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| Bio: |
David Hook - DW/2 day races, N4/ extensive wilderness experience as serving Royal Marine Commando.
Matthew Skuse - Have competed in various sea kayak and kayak sprint races in/off UK, but this will be the first race of this scale. Royal Marine Mountain Leader with a solid foundation of back country and wilderness experience including multi-day kayak and canoe touring in Scotland and USA. |
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| Team
#: |
17 |
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Team
Name: |
Lubbock Flower Power |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Female |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Ingrid Wilcox
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Whitehorse, YT, Canada
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58
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female
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| Race
Goals: |
To get to Dawson faster than in 2004 or 2005.
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| Bio: |
YRQ 2000, 2002-2005, assorted rivers in the Yukon, U.S., and South America.
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| Team
#: |
18 |
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Team
Name: |
Grandma Bun Bun |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Female |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Linda Bourassa
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Whitehorse, YT, Canada
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53
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female
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| Race
Goals: |
To finish and better my time, have fun, enjoy the paddle and walk away injury free!
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| Bio: |
Five Yukon River Quests (2 completed), plus 80+ hours of training on the river each year prior to each race.
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| Team
#: |
19 |
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Team
Name: |
Finishing Smile |
| Class: |
WITHDRAWN |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Danise Kimball
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Santa Monica, CA, USA
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34
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female
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| Race
Goals: |
Finish! |
| Bio: |
Yukon River Quest 2003-2005. |
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| Team
#: |
20 |
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Team
Name: |
Rogue's Passage |
| Class: |
WITHDRAWN |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
| James W. Thilenius |
Juneau, AK, USA |
40 |
Male |
| Race
Goals: |
To test my limits and finish the race in less than 60 hours. |
| Bio: |
No race experience, seakayaking experience in Virginia, Florida, Hawaii, Alaska, and New Zealand since 1991. Sea kayak guide in Juneau during the summer of 2005. |
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| Team
#: |
21 |
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Team
Name: |
Rocket Rob |
| Class: |
Solo Kayak - Male |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Rob Colliver
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Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
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41
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male
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| Race
Goals: |
To experience not being able to stand at the end of 450 miles - it was a unique experience after 125 miles! |
| Bio: |
Devizies to Westminster, New York and London Marathons, various 24 hour races, have been a modern pentathlete for 20 years. |
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| Team
#: |
22 |
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Team
Name: |
SE and NW |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Open |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Dieter Brenner (captain)
Markus Weber
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Whitehorse, YT, Canada
Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
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45
43
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male
male
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| Race
Goals: |
To finish within <60 hours.
To finish!
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| Bio: |
15,000 km partly as a canoe guide.
Tugela Challenge (South Africa) and local rivers in Austria.
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| Team
#: |
23 |
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Team
Name: |
15 x 0 |
| Class: |
Tandem Canoe - Mixed |
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Members: |
Name
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Location |
Age |
M/F |
Larry Seethaler (captain)
Brenda Forsythe |
Anchorage, AK, USA
Anchorage, AK. USA |
63
48 |
male
female |
| Race
Goals: |
To paddle like we have in the past.
To enjoy the river, the people, and life! To celebrate at Gertie's on Saturday. |
| Bio: |
Both Dyea to Dawson races and all the Yukon River Quests plus a lot of wilderness river experience.
Dyea to Dawson '98 and 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Yukon River Quests |
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| Team
#: |
24 |
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Team
Name: |
Water Wanderer |
| Class: | | | | | | | |
