19 Jul 2024

Kiwis win Yukon 1000 - world's toughest race

From Midday Report, 12:46 pm on 19 July 2024

Two New Zealanders have won the world's toughest and longest endurance race; the Yukon 1000, paddling 1000 miles along the Yukon River through Canada and Alaska. The gruelling race winds through some of the most remote landscapes in the world, navigating river rapids, narow channels and rummaging bears. Marlborough-Tasman locals Sophie Hart and Nathan Fa'avae completed the race in six days and 23 minutes, the second fastest Kayak time ever. Charlotte speaks with Nathan Fa'avae at the finish line.