DOC FELLOWS REGATTA ON FOR SATURDAY
OK Gang, it’s on….
The Doc Fellows Regatta is ON for Saturday, Feb 29 2020, maybe another regatta (Maine States?) Sunday. Sounds like Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, ME is in decent shape.
Wind forecast is good for Saturday and a little more promising for Sunday. The ice looks decent, reports from the site give it a 6.5 out of ten. Not exactly miles of perfect black ice but let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good!
Temps will be in low 30’s during the day, with clouds on Saturday we should be able to sail pretty well. Sunday will bring sun so slush runners might be handy- Will be interesting to see what we can get away with!
Launch will be out of
Damariscotta Lake Farm
15 Bunker Hill Rd, Jefferson, ME 04348
Take Lake Farm Circle down to the beach to rig and launch, DO NOT drive on the grass! The folks at The Farm have been very iceboater-friendly and we don’t want to do anything to sour that relationship.
We can’t stay at The Farm but lodging available at the Senator Inn And Spa in Augusta about 30 minutes from the launch. Web site is here: https://www.senatorinn.com
Skippers Meeting Saturday AM at launch, 9:30 AM
First Race at 10:30 AM
Be sure to have your insurance with you!!! NO EXCEPTIONS
Regular iceboating rules apply- familiarize yourselves with them at
https://www.idniyra.org/racing/rules-safety/
NOTE- some iceboating Right Of Way rules differ from soft-water rules so read them closely-
IF three of any class show up and want to race they will get a start and races of their own- all welcome!
In the DN Class a Vintage / Classic trophy will be awarded to the boat and skipper that has a certain combo of age / wear and tear / battle scars / character / and results!
We are looking for volunteers to run and score races- earn some karma and volunteer!
If not no big deal, we can use the Maine system (Regatta Chair runs first race, from there on whoever wins a race gets to run and score the next one. Average points awarded for the races missed. I think. Will figure it out when the smart people get there)
Feel free to contact me with any questions or to let me know what I’ve forgotten- t_thieler
Stay tuned to NEIYA site for details and updates!
Think ICE and LINE ‘EM UP!!
Doc Fellows Roll Call…
Sounds like momentum is building for the Doc Fellows Regatta tomorrow- so far we know of four sailors on the way from Montreal, at least two from Kingston, four from RI, and who knows how many from everywhere else- looking forward to a good event(s)! See everyone tomorrow- the more the merrier-
Would love to have some help with RC and scoring duties- if you or someone you know wants to help out contact me at t_thieler@yahoo.com
Think ICE! See y’all tomorrow in Maine…
DOC FELLOWS REGATTA IS ON FOR SATURDAY!!
OK Gang, it’s on….
The Doc Fellows Regatta is ON for Saturday, maybe another regatta (Maine States?) Sunday. Sounds like Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, ME is in decent shape.
Wind forecast is good for Saturday and a little more promising for Sunday. The ice looks decent, reports from the site give it a 6.5 out of ten. Not exactly miles of perfect black ice but let’s not let perfect be the enemy of good!
Temps will be in low 30’s during the day, with clouds on Saturday we should be able to sail pretty well. Sunday will bring sun so slush runners might be handy- Will be interesting to see what we can get away with!
Launch will be out of
Damariscotta Lake Farm
15 Bunker Hill Rd, Jefferson, ME 04348
Take Lake Farm Circle down to the beach to rig and launch, DO NOT drive on the grass! The folks at The Farm have been very iceboater-friendly and we don’t want to do anything to sour that relationship.
We can’t stay at The Farm but lodging available at the Senator Inn And Spa in Augusta about 30 minutes from the launch. Web site is here: https://www.senatorinn.com
Skippers Meeting Saturday AM at launch, 9:30 AM
First Race at 10:30 AM
Be sure to have your insurance with you!!! NO EXCEPTIONS
Regular iceboating rules apply- familiarize yourselves with them at
https://www.idniyra.org/racing/rules-safety/
NOTE- some iceboating Right Of Way rules differ from soft-water rules so read them closely-
IF three of any class show up and want to race they will get a start and races of their own- all welcome!
In the DN Class a Vintage / Classic trophy will be awarded to the boat and skipper that has a certain combo of age / wear and tear / battle scars / character / and results!
We are looking for volunteers to run and score races- earn some karma and volunteer!
If not no big deal, we can use the Maine system (Regatta Chair runs first race, from there on whoever wins a race gets to run and score the next one. Average points awarded for the races missed. I think. Will figure it out when the smart people get there)
Feel free to contact me with any questions or to let me know what I’ve forgotten- t_thieler@yahoo.com
Stay tuned to NEIYA site for details and updates!
Think ICE and LINE ‘EM UP!!
Atlas Obscura Ice Boating Article
Hey Gang- Check out this well written (if slightly depressing) article in Atlas Obscura….
The Bittersweet Thrill of Iceboating in a Warming World
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Sailing / Racing This Weekend….
Hello All-
Optimism reigns in our little world- It may be on the warm side here in RI but just a few miles to the north the forecast is for some very cold nights, could have things ready to go by the weekend, especially the latter part…
Could be Winni…. Could be Dammy…. Some lake just over the border….
IF we find sailable ice we are hoping to have a regatta (Doc Fellows? Easterns? Canadian Champs?) so stay tuned to this site for details and updates. And if you have ice for the love of God let us know at ice@neiya.org
Think ICE! T
Where It All Begins
IDNIYRA Secretary Deb Whitehorse is still in Europe, now reporting on the folks who are sailing the boats that started it all-
Click the link and get an idea of how this all started, how it looked, and the people who are keeping the tradition going. Think ICE!
https://www.iceboat.org/2020/02/27/where-it-all-began-part-one-the-club/
Fast Kids….
How long until we can send some NE kids to one of these things?
IDNIYRA Secretary Deb Whitehorse stayed in Sweden to cover the European Junior champs (rough duty but someone has to do it…)
She sends these reports and photos- both very worth a look!
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/17/2020-junior-ice-sailing-world-championship-day-1-pm-update/
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/18/2020-junior-ice-sailing-world-championship-day-2-pm-update/
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/19/2020-junior-ice-sailing-world-championship-day-3-pm-update/
2020 IDNIYRA World Champ AMAZING Photos
Want to see what it’s like to travel from Montana to Sweden via Germany and back again?
Sean Heavey is a professional photographer, videographer, and artist who ran into the iceboat crowd when we invaded his town of Glascow, Montana for the 2020 DN NA champs. He did an amazing job out there (he is the real deal, not like the rest of us wanna-be photographers snapping away with our smartphones) and decided to follow it up by coming along with the group headed to Europe for the World Champs.
The result is an extraordinary account / travelogue of what a DN trip to Europe is like for a bunch of scruffy Americans- It also shows what an amazing two weeks you’ll have if you get kidnapped by Jorg Bohn and his unbelievably hospitable group of friends in northern Germany. Once you are in the care of Jorg, Ulrika, Torsten, Daggie, Stefan, Beatu, and the rest of the gang the fun doesn’t stop. We cannot thank all of them enough! Great food, great restaurants, great drinks, great scenery, great coffee, great stories, vans, ferries, possibly small planes, and even the occasional mishap. But hey, who said that “comedy is tragedy over time?” Mark Twain maybe? All good for a laugh a few hours or days later.
Oh yeah, there is a big regatta in there somewhere. Sean has photos of that too!
One of the great (do I need a thesaurus or what?) things about iceboating is all the characters you get to know- Sean is certainly one of them- Many thanks to him for pitching in with all the travel chores and being just as entertaining as the grizzled veterans in the group!
So with all that said check out Sean’s work here. Jorg is always reminding me to round up more Americans and bring them over for the Gold Cup and other regattas over there- Take a look at the photos here and give it some thought…. You won’t regret it!
Get a cup of coffee, a comfortable seat, a big screen, and enjoy the photos-
2020 IDNIYRA World Championship
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Racing / Sailing This Weekend?
Hello All-
We are getting some positive reports from the other side of the St Lawrence- Could be some racing up near Kingston this weekend, stay tuned! Details here as they emerge….
Seems that it has been chilly around New England, have to think that there will be some more local options as well- Again, stay tuned, more details here-
If you have an ice report or know a lake that has potential let us know! Sharing is everything….. Email ice@neiya.org if you have a report to share- Remember, playing with others is way more fun than playing with yourself!
Stay tuned and Think ICE!
Heading Home…
With the Euro Champs called off (dangerous ice, no time, no breeze…) we loaded up and hit the road south. Drove all day through Sweden, picked up a ferry in SW Sweden which will take us overnight to Germany. Saves a lot of driving.
Cool ferry- This bad boy is LARGE….
Here is nearly empty parking deck
One of the hallways
Some boat data
Cheesy decal in shop
Screen grab from my plotter app…
Half of the restauran
2020 European Championship Cancelled – DN North America
Dang…
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/15/2020-european-championship-cancelled/
Lukasz Zakrzewski P155 Wins 2020 Gold Cup! – DN North America
Regatta done!
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/13/lukasz-zakrzewski-p155-wins-2020-gold-cup/
Postponed…
No breeze so far today. Taking a nap in the truck…. IceBoating teaches one to make the best of any situation….
2020 DN Worlds: Day 3 PM Report – DN North America
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/12/2020-dn-worlds-day-3-pm-report/
Close One…
If the bronze fleet got one race in today the GC woulda been done and Luckaz Zakrewski would have been crowned World Champ.
BUT… no wind all day, and a teaser of a bronze race that saw two laps completed before the wind faded out again means we sail again tomorrow.
This will add a throw out to the scoring matrix and no doubt some interesting position shuffling will take place- stay tuned!
In the meantime here is Ron Sherry heading in the Swedish sunset.
And some obnoxious American’s DN
AM PM
Wasn’t able to get any action photos yesterday but here is a shot from the morning and one from the afternoon- not bad scenery!
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Sweden AM / PM
No action photos from yesterday but here is one from the morning and one from the evening…
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WC 2020 Second day results – IDNIYRA – Europe
Light breeze today, keeping speed up in rough patches was the key! Take a look at results so far-
WC 2020 First day results – IDNIYRA – Europe
DN Worlds Results So Far
Check out how things are going in Sweden!
Wild conditions- light air, howling wind, everything in between, all in one race- being able to shift gears was key….
DN Worlds Pt 7
Some shots of some boats on the wet ice in the pits….
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DN Gold Cup Part Six
Day one complete- awesome racing, breeze up and down and a little shifty, very smooth ice with anywhere from a film to ankle deep water on it- see photos!
Driving in Sweden…
The pub/restaurant at the campground in Orso.
Passed my rules test!
Have to come to Sweden to find this stuff
The little cabin- view from my bunk bed
More to come, stand by. Need to hang laundry to dry out!
“Daniel Hearn honored by PZŻ for the Fair Play gesture” – DN North America
Good karma for Dan Hearn!
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/06/daniel-hearn-honored-by-pzz-for-the-fair-play-gesture/
Another Place, Another Time Again
Bob Crinion sent this from Nova Scotia- sadly it was about two weeks ago and that gorgeous ice has been covered w snow. But must have been great while it lasted!
Another Place And Time…
I was in a coffee place in CT a few months ago and this issue of “The Rudder” was on a table- thought everyone would enjoy the advertising….
New England Ice Yacht Association 