The finishing results of the 2010 Yukon River Quest held on June 29th to July 3rd.





Here are the names and times of the top 3 in each of the kayak categories for the 2010 Yukon River Quest.

Solo Kayak

Women K1
1st  #66 Merrel / Akali - Robyn Benincasa – 51:43
2nd #78 Kria - Louise Hamelin – 58:48
3rd #61 Light On Water - Aly Morham – 58:48

Men K1
1st #30 Merrel/ Akali Huki - Carter Johnson – 42:49 (new K1 record)
2nd #2 Paddling Forward - Shawn Corrigan – 50:31
3rd #4 Sidley Austin - Bruce Dailey – 54:18

Overall Solo
1st #30 Merrel / Akali Huki - Carter Johnson
2nd #2 Paddling Forward - Shawn Corrigan
3rd #66 Merrel / Akali - Robyn Benincasa

Tandem Kayak

Women K2
1st #51 Pees in a Pod - Martha Taylor / Connie Lebrun – 66:11

Mixed K2
1st #71 SofA - Janice Mason / Robin McFee – 56:31
2nd Two Bucks - Mike Buck / Teri Buck – 58:05
3rd Marriage Prep - Sarah Wilson / Nathan Hall – 63:12

Men K2
1st #13 The Dung Beetles - Colin Burden / Nicholas Burden – 49:59
2nd #72 Halifax Explosion - Wally Woodbury / Jodi Isenor – 50:25
3rd #58 Quick Quokkas - Paul Gill / Brendan Wilkinson – 50:53

Overall K2
1st #13 The Dung Beetles - Colin Burden / Nicholas Burden
2nd #72 Halifax Explosion - Wally Woodbury / Jodi Isenor
3rd # 58 Quick Quokkas - Paul Gill / Brendan Wilkinson

Special Awards
2010 Yukon River Quest Awards

Top Yukon Kayak – #2 Paddling Forward: Shawn Corrigan
Top Woman – #66 Merrel/Akali: Robyn Benincasa
Spirit of the Yukon – #9 Quokka: Adam MacDonald / Brendan O’Shannassy for for stopping and helping team #82 to build a fire, get some warm liquid into them and making sure they were OK

To see the original pre-race feature article talking about the 2010 Yukon River Quest click here and for the Canoe results go to CanoerootsMag.com

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