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Your adventure specialist for any kind of wilderness tours in Canada's Yukon Territory.

We wish our families, friends and guests of Yukon Wide Adventures a merry Christmas.All the best and a happy new year fo...
12/24/2023

We wish our families, friends and guests of Yukon Wide Adventures a merry Christmas.
All the best and a happy new year for 2024.
May peace, love and health accompany you in the coming year.
Thomas & family

We wish you and your families, our friends and guests of Yukon Wide Adventures a peaceful Christmas season. All the best...
12/21/2022

We wish you and your families, our friends and guests of Yukon Wide Adventures a peaceful Christmas season. All the best and a happy new year 2023 !
… and if you think it’s cold wherever you live, here’s our weather forecast for tonight:
“Ice fog. Wind south 20 km/h. Low minus 42. Wind chill minus 54 this evening and minus 59 overnight. Hazardous frostbite conditions.” Stay warm !!!
Thomas & family

10/12/2022
We finished the Yukon 1000 in 6 days 3 hours and 33 minutes. I, Thomas suffered from a serious injury which needed immed...
07/16/2022

We finished the Yukon 1000 in 6 days 3 hours and 33 minutes. I, Thomas suffered from a serious injury which needed immediately treatment. There was just not enough time to recover from my injuries from the YRQ. Therefore Gus and me decided for safety reasons to paddle through the night and skip the last rest period. We were aware that that may result in a penalty time. However, we did it! Thanks again to our Sponsors, The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Center, Quality Inn & Suites, North 60 Petro, Super Save Propane, Yukon Honda and PR Services to support us on this race. Thomas & Gus

Yukon Wide Adventure welcome to the Yukon 1000 family 👊💪🏼

07/16/2022
Count down is on for the Yukon 1000.Tomorrow morning at 7:00 am Gus and I starting on the world longest canoe/kayak race...
07/03/2022

Count down is on for the Yukon 1000.
Tomorrow morning at 7:00 am Gus and I starting on the world longest canoe/kayak race. 1000 Miles from Whitehorse to Dalton Highway in Alaska. Wish us luck and track our race on https://www.intbox.co.uk/yukon/2022/Yukon1k.html
Thank you again to our Sponsors, The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Center, Quality Inn & Suites, North 60 Petro, Super Save Propane, Yukon Honda and PR Services to support us on this race. Thomas & Gus

A quick feed back from our Yukon River Quest race. It was a hard race, despite the high water, mother nature showed up w...
06/30/2022

A quick feed back from our Yukon River Quest race. It was a hard race, despite the high water, mother nature showed up with all it got. From rain over thunderstorms to cold nights and hot days, tail and headwind, we had everything.
This years race was a bit different and not to our favor. Usually, to be very successful in the race you need to be able to read the current and the knowledge of the river, where to find the fastest channels and deepest water is more or less a key factor to win the race. This year we had so much water, that we were more or less just flushed through, doesn't matter where you paddle, it was fast even very close to the shoreline.
Our boat arrived 3 days prior to the race and there was just not enough time for us to customized the seats and steering for our needs. Gus and I suffered from rushes, blisters, wounded butts and swollen feet’s and legs.
We still have 3 days left to recover from our injuries and do a better boat setup before we start on the Yukon 1000, the longest canoe/kayak race in the world. Stay tuned !
Thomas & Gus
A big thank you to our sponsors, The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Center, Quality Inn & Suites, North 60 Petro, Super Save Propane, Yukon Honda and PR Services

Gus and I in Dawson City

06/22/2022

Tomorrow, Wednesday June 22nd at 12:00 noon, Gus and I, Thomas, will start the Yukon River Quest in the K II (Tandem Kayak) category.
We start under Team "Yukon Wide Adventures" with Bib 103.
714 km from Whitehorse to Dawson City
Thank you very much to our sponsors for your generous support !!!
The Sternwheeler Hotel & Conference Center, Quality Inn & Suites, North 60 Petro, Super Save Propane, Yukon Honda and PR Services
You can follow our race at https://share.garmin.com/feed/Share/YukonWideInreach1
Stay tuned for our start on July 3rd on the Yukon 1000. 1000 Miles from Whitehorse to Dalton Trail in Alaska, the longest Canoe/Kayak race in the world.

06/03/2022
12/24/2021

We wish all of our families, friends and guests of Yukon Wide Adventures a merry Christmas.
All the best and a happy new year 2022.
Thomas & family

On Wednesday, July 7th I will start on my own Yukon River Quest from Whitehorse to Dawson City. I will be at 12:00 noon ...
07/06/2021

On Wednesday, July 7th I will start on my own Yukon River Quest from Whitehorse to Dawson City. I will be at 12:00 noon at the start line to race without support. I trained for the race, I'm prepared and some serious racers may understand why I have to do this. I will try to paddle over night in one stretch to Minto Landing, take my mandatory break of 10 hours and continue to Dawson. I carry an InReach and you can track me on my shared page at https://share.garmin.com/YukonWideInreach1 Your thumb up will be my support. Thanks Thomas

Manage your Garmin Explore or inReach account. With Explore and inReach, you can communicate, map, track, and share your trek from anywhere on Earth.

On Wednesday at 12:00 noon, the 22nd Yukon River Quest will again take place. Due to COVID travel restrictions, only Can...
06/22/2021

On Wednesday at 12:00 noon, the 22nd Yukon River Quest will again take place. Due to COVID travel restrictions, only Canadian teams will be at the start.
This time I will start in the solo category with my Prijon Barracuda KI, bib number 16 and Team "Veni Vidi Vici". We have extremely high-water levels so it looks like a faster race.
You can follow the race via the YRQ Tracker at https://www.yukonriverquest.ca/yrq/app/entry8/tracker_results.php?race=21yrq
and our local radio station will be airing the YRQ start on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/THERUSHFM/

05/20/2021

Whitehorse’s canoe and kayak rental companies are shifting their focus to the local market for a summer without tourists.

Finally, spring arrived in the Yukon. After a hard and very long winter with record amounts of snow, we have the first s...
04/23/2021

Finally, spring arrived in the Yukon. After a hard and very long winter with record amounts of snow, we have the first sunny days with double digits in the plus.
This week I got my Prijon Barracuda out of the storage and officially open up the training season for the Yukon River Quest on the Yukon River.
Yukon Electric releases quite a bit of water from Schwatka Lake to prevent a spring flooding at Marsh Lake. The Yukon is open between the Whitehorse Dam and the bay below Downtown so far and I expect to paddle down to the Takhini by the end of next week. It feels great to paddle the first laps again.

We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new Year.All the...
12/24/2020

We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new Year.
All the best from the cold north. I was in the Arctic last week and checked - Santa is on his way ! Merry Christmas to all of you !!!

11/24/2020
11/24/2020
We hope you are all well and safe!We expect a lower tourism season this summer due to COVID-19 Situation and travel rest...
05/17/2020

We hope you are all well and safe!
We expect a lower tourism season this summer due to COVID-19 Situation and travel restrictions in some countries.
With Thomas’s chemistry education and more than 10 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry and Quality Management, we turned parts of our business in a production line for manufacturing and distributing Hand Sanitizer to our Yukon Communities, to help minimize the spread of the Virus in the Yukon.
We take precautions and are well prepared to safely deliver our products and services. This is mandatory for our safety and for the safety of our customers. By showing that we take safety measurements seriously, we give our customers the confidence, to be safe in our environment.
We are pleased to provide you with our "Yukon Hand Sanitizer".
Proudly produced in the Yukon, our product “Yukon Hand Sanitizer” is certified and licensed by Health Canada, under Natural Product Number (NPN): 80098771.
We have different sizes of bottles available for different applications.100 ml Fine Mist Spray bottles, 300 ml and 500 ml Dispenser bottles and 500 ml Dispenser bottle with wall bracket and vinyl sticker sign.
We also offer a recycle program for 300 ml and 500 ml bottles!
For more information please visit us at www.yukonstillworks.com.
Online orders will be available soon.
Take care and stay safe
Thomas

12/24/2019

A beautiful and eventful year is slowly coming to an end.
We wish you and your families a happy and peaceful Christmas!
All the best and health for the new year 2020 !
Happy new YEAR !!!!

Tomorrow, Wednesday June 26th at 12:00 noon I will start for the 6th time on the Yukon River Quest.It will be the last r...
06/26/2019

Tomorrow, Wednesday June 26th at 12:00 noon I will start for the 6th time on the Yukon River Quest.
It will be the last race with my Voyageur Team !
I'm looking forward to a great race with my teammates Gus, Pat, Spencer, Jason & Stephen.
We are out for the hunt by other teams, but we will do our very best to defend our first place from the past two years.
Wish us luck for the race. May the gods be with us...
Yukon Wide Adventures has 15 Teams outfitted with high quality canoe and kayak equipment from World of Kayaks, Prijon and H20. We have 36 racers at the start line. I wish you all a great experience and a successful race. See you in Dawson !!!

12/24/2018

We wish all of our friends a Merry Christmas!
May success, health and satisfaction accompany you in the new year!

We wish you all a happy new year 2019 !!!

..one more time! In less than 13 hours our team will start again on the 20th anniversary of the Yukon River Quest with b...
06/27/2018

..one more time! In less than 13 hours our team will start again on the 20th anniversary of the Yukon River Quest with bib number 1 in pole position. We will give our best to defend our title from last year. Wish us luck and follow us on the Yukon River Quest Race Tracker.

06/17/2018
Great success for us on the Lions Club Trade Show this weekend !!! We were pleased to present our newly arrived Prijon K...
05/06/2018

Great success for us on the Lions Club Trade Show this weekend !!! We were pleased to present our newly arrived Prijon Kayaks. We have now over 50 high quality german made Prijon Kayaks in stock. A huge selection of Creekers, Seakayaks, Tourkayaks, Allrounders, Kids-Kayaks, Tandemkayaks and SUP are waiting for you !

12/31/2017

We wish all of you a happy new year! May peace, happiness and time with family and friends be with us. Thomas & family

12/21/2017

What's Up Yukon

“Like all dreamers who come here, I sold everything I had in Germany ... flew to Vancouver, bought a Jeep Cherokee and 2 canoes and had less than $2,000 to run my business.” - Thomas de Jager, owner of , a 'passion to success' business: https://loom.ly/zjPEGU8
Yukon Wide Adventures Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon (TIA Yukon)

07/10/2017

We did it !
Team Yukon Wide Adventures places first in 2017 Yukon River Quest in the voyageur category and first overall with 42 hours, 47 minutes and 8 seconds.
Our motto was "we are in it to win it" and we did it!
Some people think this was arrogant to say, but you need to be confident in that what you do - and we wanted to win this race!
If you are not confident in yourself, you already give up before the race starts - you will never make it.
It’s the first time a voyageur canoe won overall since 2012 and the fastest time in the last four years. We also paddled the 10th fastest time in 19 years of the Yukon River Quest.
We are very proud with that what we have accomplished.
Now you know what happens when you put five kayakers and a rookie River Quester in a hand-built Texan voyageur!
A big thank you to our supporters, friends and families. Also thank you to Fraserway RV rentals, Yukon Honda and Inkspirations for their great sponsoring.

Please find enclosed some links to great media articles:

http://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/star-paddlers-power-voyageur-boat-for-lead-into-carmacks

http://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/local-team-continuing-to-push-for-yukon-river-quest-record

http://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/yukon-wide-adventures-wins-yukon-river-quest

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-river-quest-2017-finish-1.4189889

http://www.yukon-news.com/sports/yukoners-aboard-winning-boat-in-river-quest/

06/28/2017

Only 18 hours left for the Yukon River Quest start. Tomorrow on June 28th at 12:00 noon I will start for the forth time. This year I steer our Voyageur Team.
Gus will be the pacemaker, followed in seat 2 by Wayne. Pat in seat 3 and Dave in seat 4 are responsible for the huts. Stephen in seat 5 is my backup steering and I will be in the stern as the captain.
The weather forecast looks good and we are ready for the race. Wish us luck !!!

06/25/2017

The race is on .....
Our Voyageur Team is set and we are ready for the 19. Yukon River Quest Race.We start with bib 57, Team Yukon Wide Adventures. Follow us at the Race Tracker and wish us luck. We gonna go for it !

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102 Lambert Street
Whitehorse, YT
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