2015 schedule will be similar as the schedule below. Look for an update in early 2015.
16th annual Yukon River Quest
Saturday, June 7
Ice Breaker Race: Marsh Lake dam to Schwatka Lake (28 kms)
Meet at Schwatka Lake parking lot beginning at 9 a.m. Up North boat and paddler shuttle leaves parking lot at 10 a.m. Race begins at approximately 11 a.m. Hosted by Yukon Canoe & Kayak Club and Sponsored by Up North Adventures.
Saturday, June 21
Afternoon – Yukon River training run : Whitehorse-Burma (30 kms.)
Put-in next to Kanoe People at 1st and Strickland. Free shuttle available for registered racers at Burma Road pullout at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. to bring teams and boats back to Whitehorse. Sponsored by Kanoe People.
Sunday, June 22
Afternoon – Yukon River training run : Whitehorse-Takhini (20 kms.)
Sign up at Up North Adventures on Strickland near river. Free shuttle available for registered racers at Takhini River pullout TIMES TBA to bring teams and boats back to Whitehorse. Sponsored by Up North Adventures.
Monday, June 23
Afternoon – Yukon River training run : Whitehorse-Takhini (20 kms.)
Put-in next to Kanoe People at 1st and Strickland. Free shuttle available for registered racers at Takhini River pullout at 1 and 4 p.m. to bring teams and boats back to Whitehorse. Sponsored by Kanoe People.
6-9 p.m. – YRQ Meet & Greet welcoming reception at the MacBride Museum , 1st and Wood. Appetizers available. Free museum access, race DVD presentations.
Tuesday, June 24
11 am -2:30 p.m. – Registration, Boat Measuring and Gear Inspection on lawn behind Yukon Visitor Information Centre, 1st & Hanson. Hosted by Yukon Tourism & Culture with beverages Sponsored by Northland Beverages/Aquafina
3:00-3:45 p.m. – Mandatory pre-race briefing for All Support Crews in Yukon Visitor Information Centre theatre.
4:00-4:45 p.m. – Mandatory pre-race briefing for All Voyageur Teams in Yukon Visitor Information Centre theatre.
5:00-5:45 p.m. – Mandatory pre-race briefing for All Solo and Tandem Teams in Yukon Visitor Information Centre theatre.
Wednesday, June 25
7:30-10:30 a.m. – Positioning of boats & final inspections at Rotary Park.
IMPORTANT –Volunteers will be coordinating vehicle access to avoid congestion. Voyageurs will be launched by number and moved to their starting locations on the river beginning
at 7:30 a.m. Then solo and tandem boats will be lined up by groups of numbers every
half hour in their shore launch positions per the schedule below. After boat/gear are in
starting place and vehicle is moved, then there will be a final inspection with paddlers
Voyageurs (by number): 7:30-8:30 am
Single and double canoes/kayaks:
#1-25 8:30-9 am
#26-50 9-9:30 am
#51-75 9:30-10 am
#76-100 10-10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction of Teams – All teams need to be at starting line under YRQ banner in middle of Rotary Park at 11:30 a.m. Pre-start includes brief speeches by Yukon dignitaries and all teams are introduced along with their bib sponsors at the starting line. Hosted by City of Whitehorse Parks Dept.
12 Noon – Start of 2014 Yukon River Quest – Listen for the SS Klondike whistle!
Teams run from the banner to the Canada Trail and down to the launch area. Each
team may have 1 support person assisting them for the launch. Great views of teams
on river downtown, and at Takhini River, Burma Rd., and Policeman’s Pt. checkpoint.
Thursday, June 26
2:00 a.m. – Teams must be by CP3 Lower Lake Laberge to remain in the race.
6:00 a.m. – Carmacks checkpoint opens at Coal Mine Campground, about 2K past the bridge (for drivers), on the right just before the Campbell Hwy. intersection.
Friday, June 27
6:00 a.m. – Carmacks checkpoint closes. All teams in race must depart by this
time.
12 noon – Dawson City Finish Line checkpoint opens on Yukon River dike between gazebo and historic CIBC bank building. After teams finish, they will be directed to docking area downstream on the right.
Saturday, June 28
Evening – Diamond Tooth Gerties (1 drink ticket for each racer), 4th & Queen. Sponsored by Klondike
Visitors Association.
11:59 p.m. (or sooner) – Dawson Checkpoint Closes. Cut-off time for official finish is 11:59 p.m. Checkpoint will shut down at midnight or earlier.
Sunday, June 29
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Awards banquet at Robert Service School (3rd & Queen). Banquet tickets added to racer packets. Extras may be purchased from YRMPA at registration. Catered by Percy De Wolfe Society and Northland Beverages.