Mush Mon! Jamaica Dogsled Team to run the Iditarod
Wasilla, AK
June 29, 2009
On Saturday in Wasilla, Alaska, Newton Marshall of the Jamaica Dogsled Team (JDT) officially signed on to test his skills on the 2010 Iditarod.
Three-time champion Lance Mackey, who will be training Marshall as he prepares for the race,was on-hand in Wasilla to deliver the required documentation. He was noticeably excited to have the opportunity to partner with JDT....”
The Jamaica Dogsled Team Limited is pleased to announce it has hired Outside the Cube to handle marketing support and sponsorship development. This will result in the further development of the teams Marketing and Communications plan and will see increased benefits for team’s sponsors.
NEWTON MARSHALL's INTERVIEW WITH CBC AFTER COMPLETING THE YUKON QUEST
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NEWTON MARSHALL FINISHES 13th IN YUKON QUEST
Steel drum music began to filter over the river bed as the crowd awaited Jamaican musher Newton Marshall. The film crew that has been following him for over a year was on hand as well as a number of other media outlets. Champion musher Hans Gatt who has been training Newton watched the river for the familiar bob of a headlamp and the sound of his dogs. Newton rounded the bend and the crowd cheered and applauded as he came down the chute. When asked how hard his journey had been he stated that many things in life are hard and he was proud. It was an emotional finish for Danny Melville the founder of the team. "I can hardly believe it" he said "he has come so far." Newton shared a long hug and private conversation with Hans. He was smiling and waved as he headed off for the dog yard and a well deserved rest.
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Jamaican Musher Qualifies for the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race
Glen Allen, AK
JANUARY 19, 2009 ----------------------------------------------
Newton Marshall, the Jamaica Dogsled Team’s long-distance musher, successfully completed Alaska’s Copper Basin 300 and by doing so has become the first Jamaican to qualify to run in the 26th Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race. He came in 13th in a field of 27 starts. His time was 61hrs and 41mins. Newton’s coach Hans Gatt, three-time Yukon Quest winner and previous Copper Basin 300 champion, finished second. Lance Mackey, Yukon Quest and Iditarod champion finished first.
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Jamaica Dogsled Teams to Compete in 2009 IFSS World Championships and the Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race on Road to the Yukon Quest 1,000-Mile International Sled Dog Race
OCHO RIOS, Jamaica
JulY 08, 2008 ----------------------------------------------
The Jamaica Dogsled Team is the first team to have entered the 2009 International Federation of Sleddog Sports World Championships in Daaquam, Quebec, January 16-25. More than 400 teams and 2500 dogs from 5 continents are expected to participate this year. Jamaica Dogsled Team musher Damion Robb will be racing in the 6-Dog Class for the first time as well as the Adult 4-Dog Speed Class in which he is currently ranked 13th in North America on snow by the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA).
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Jamaica Federation first to enter 2009 IFSS World Championships
Duluth, Minnesota
July 3, 2008 ----------------------------------------------
The Jamaica Sleddog Federation is the first IFSS (International Federation of Sleddog Sports) member to send in its entries for the IFSS World Championships in Daaquam, Quebec Canada, January 16-25, 2009. Jamaican Damion Robb will be competing in the 4-dog and 6-dog sprint classes with dogs from the Elfstone Kennel of Ken and Donna Davis in Duluth, Minnesota USA. ...
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Jimmy Buffett hits the snow with a sled dog team in Quebec
After rooting for the young mushers of the Jamaica Dogsled Team all winter, Jimmy Buffett, the team godfather hit the snow with a sleddog team at Mont Tremblant, Quebec to the tune of "Mush Mon." "Now I can swap 'mushing' stories with Newton and Robb on my next visit to Jamaica," said Buffett
