In brewing, a carboy or demijohn is a glass or plastic vessel used in fermenting beverages such as wine, mead, cider, perry, and beer. Usually it is fitted with a rubber stopper and a fermentation lock to prevent bacteria and oxygen from entering during the fermentation process.
1 Alaskan musher Lance Mackey sets Iditarod record for most wins in a row. 2  Mackey, a throat cancer survivor, completes 1,049-mile race in just under nine days. 3  Mackey's father, 1978 Iditarod winner, says son likes to get the best out of his dogs.
Biography. Dallas Seavey, 28, current Iditarod champion, was born in Virginia and his family moved to Seward when he was five. He is a third generation musher who grew up helping his dad, Mitch, the 2004/2013 Iditarod champion, train his racing teams. He ran the Jr. Iditarod four times and in 2005, Dallas became the youngest musher in history to run the Iditarod.