Yukon 1000 Canoe And Kayak Race

The Yukon River 1000 is a new long endurance paddling event that is provisionally scheduled to be held starting Monday 20th July 2009. This race will be the longest canoe and kayak race on the calendar, knocking other long races into a distant second place.

The race will be open to tandem canoes and kayaks, voyageur canoes, and pairs of solo canoes and kayaks. Solo boats must travel together and must camp together each night. The river is too big and the race too lonely to allow solo competitors.

KiwiBird signed up for the race with her friend Dawn and now days they are getting ready for it

All confirmed. Dawn (aka SandyBottom) and I are all signed up for the inaugural 2009 Yukon 1000 Canoe and Kayak Race. July 20, next year, as Team BubbaGirl, we should be sitting in our already-rented Seaward Passat G3, Greenland paddles in hand, rearing to go.