U.K. kayakers 1st into Dawson City for Yukon River Quest

A tandem kayak team from the U.K. were the first paddlers to cross the finish line in the 2014 Yukon River Quest over the weekend.

Team "Two Numbnuts" arrived in Dawson City at 7:30 p.m. Friday with an official time of 45:30:32.American solo kayaker "Time to Go" came in second just before 9 p.m.

The first Yukoners to finish the race was voyageur canoe team"Ts'alvit" (meaningArctic loon in Gwitchin). They paddled into Dawson around 10:45 p.m.

The final teams to finish arrived at around 7 p.m. Saturday.

Teams got off to a rough start, as five boats were swamped while travelling through high winds and white caps on Lake Laberge.

There were 66teamsrepresenting 13 countries competing in the world's longest canoe and kayak race, covering 715 kilometres down the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City.