Musher Details

2011 Iditarod » Mushers » Sebastian Schnuelle

Sebastian Schnuelle

Bib Number: 31
Hometown: Whitehorse, YT, CANADA
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Biography

Sebastian Schnuelle, 46, was born in Wuppertal, Germany, where “a long time ago” he earned a degree in Environmental Engineering. He now lists his occupation as “musher and business owner.” Sebastian began mushing in Germany in 1995 and moved to Canada in 1996 in search of “adventure…and a job!” While living in the Yukon, he operated Blue Kennels, his sled dog tour business, and ran the Iditarod and Yukon Quest a number of times. He was the Yukon Quest champion in 2009. He moved to Alaska in 2010 because of racing and business. Sebastian says, “After following the race on a snow machine for five years, I realized the Insider Crew gets as little sleep as the mushers. So I might as well trade the iron dog for a dog team one more time. My team is at a nice age, so I might as well enjoy the Iditarod Trail to Nome with them. Their nick name is ‘the Skunks’ named after their mother, Skunk, who now enjoys retirement on a couch. With wanting to take a bit of time for sailing and visiting family in Europe, I will not have the time to dedicate a whole winter for training. I am not running to be competitive, rather to enjoy the journey, meet friends in the villages, and spend two weeks of quality time with my dogs.” Sebastian lists his hobbies as sailing, photography and old cars.

Sponsors

Anita A Danielson/Proprietor of MsAnnasBooks on Amazon.com
Aaron Burmeister/Flat Dog Kennels, Nenana
Ten Squared Racing, MN
First Mate Pet Foods, CANADA
Rovema Packaging Group, GERMANY
Jona/Jon VanZyle
Moser Web Publishing, SWITZERLAND
Enviro Lube, YT CANADA
Gisela Houseman, TX
Bonnie/Jim Foster

Heinz Steinborn
Chris/Jim Rowe/Bering Air
Christian Schnuelle/HTU Consulting, GERMANY
Leuchtie GERMANY
Reichenback Spezialmaschinenbau, GERMANY
Pike Legal Group,PLLC, KY
Denali Highway Cabins
MacLaren River Lodge
Coastal Helicopters


2011 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/05 11:03:00 12
Willow 3/06 14:58:00 16
Yentna Station 3/06 18:57:00 16 3/06 19:01:00 16 0h 4m 3h 59m 11.30 45
Skwentna 3/06 22:05:00 16 3/07 00:44:00 16 2h 39m 3h 4m 11.09 34
Finger Lake 3/07 05:33:00 16 3/07 05:33:00 16 0h 0m 4h 49m 9.34 45
Rainy Pass 3/07 09:23:00 16 3/07 14:49:00 15 5h 26m 3h 50m 7.83 30
Rohn 3/07 19:04:00 15 3/07 19:16:00 15 0h 12m 4h 15m 11.29 48
Nikolai 3/08 09:15:00 15 3/08 13:09:00 14 3h 54m 13h 59m 5.36 75
McGrath 3/08 19:37:00 14 3/08 19:38:00 14 0h 1m 6h 28m 8.35 54
Takotna 3/08 22:16:00 14 3/09 23:20:00 14 25h 4m 2h 38m 6.84 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/10 01:55:00 14 3/10 02:03:00 14 0h 8m 2h 35m 9.68 ✔ 25
Iditarod 3/10 17:35:00 14 3/10 17:51:00 14 0h 16m 15h 32m 5.79 ✔ 90
Shageluk 3/11 04:02:00 14 3/11 04:08:00 14 0h 6m 10h 11m 6.38 ✔ 65
Anvik 3/11 07:52:00 14 3/11 07:56:00 14 0h 4m 3h 44m 6.70 ✔ 25
Grayling 3/11 10:48:00 14 3/11 18:48:00 14 8h 0m 2h 52m 6.28 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/12 02:35:00 14 3/12 06:38:00 14 4h 3m 7h 47m 7.71 ✔ ✔ 60
Kaltag 3/12 15:51:00 14 3/12 19:40:00 14 3h 49m 9h 13m 7.59 ✔ ✔ 70
Unalakleet 3/13 08:25:00 14 3/13 13:06:00 14 4h 41m 11h 45m 7.66 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/13 19:07:00 14 3/13 19:27:00 14 0h 20m 6h 1m 6.98 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/14 02:11:00 14 3/14 07:36:00 13 5h 25m 6h 44m 7.13 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/14 14:14:00 13 3/14 16:43:00 13 2h 29m 6h 38m 7.24 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/15 00:34:00 13 3/15 08:34:00 12 8h 0m 7h 51m 5.86 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 15:37:00 12 3/15 15:38:00 12 0h 1m 7h 3m 7.80 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 18:55:15 12 3h 17m 6.70 ✔ ✔ 22