DN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPS ARE ON!
OK Gang, it’s on….
DN New England Champs are ON. Sounds like Winni is in very good shape, wind forecast is light for Saturday but a little more promising for Sunday. That said, the ice looks smooth enough that we mail be able to race in very little breeze…
Launch will be out of Ellacoya State Park
280 Scenic Dr, Gilford, NH 03249
Lodging available at the Fireside Inn and Suites just a few minutes from the launch- ask for the iceboat group rate of $109 per night-
http://firesideinngilford.com/
Skippers Meeting Saturday AM at launch, 10:00 AM
First Race at 10:45 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-
Stay tuned to NEIYA site for details and updates!
Think ICE and LINE ‘EM UP!!
Regatta ON This Weekend
Hey Gang- Race Chair Mr T here, calling on a Regatta (Let’s say the New England Champs) for this weekend-
Looks like Winnipesaukee is the best option- big, centrally located, has been sailed, places to launch…. Will have more details soon-
In the meantime plan on loading up and heading up (or down, depending on where you are)
Make sure you have valid insurance etc- IF three or more boats of any class show up we will give you a start and races of your own-
The very subjective and almost arbitrary Classic/Vintage Division prize will also be awarded to the pilot sailing the boat that is oldest / most beaten up / has most character / or some certain je ne sais quoi that will be decided on the spot. So even if you don’t have a bleeding-edge high tech boat plan on showing up anyway!
ALSO if anyone is interested in helping out with RC/Scoring duties let me know!
James T Thieler, RC Chair (the guy with the marks and scoring clipboard)
Dammy Is ON
From the CIBC site- could be good for the weekend! Also rumors afoot that Winni may be a possibility as well…. As always proceed with caution and use your head. Never sail alone!
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Sailing Anarchy Front Page
Check out our own Karen Binder on the front page of Sailing Anarchy- Great shot!
https://sailinganarchy.com/2020/01/28/moving-to-montana-2/
Lots more photos of her and all the other boats and scenes here
https://www.seanrheavey.com/2020_indiya_north_american_championship?fbclid=IwAR2mksRnI_cy9GZJyHwAH3IjRhm8O8Mg-Hga9_PTyhXp3POaeBUPNPujj-A
DN NA Champs Photos
Very well done photos from the Montana Extravaganza- click and take a look!
https://www.seanrheavey.com/2020_indiya_north_american_championship
Top East Coastahs
Atkins, Thieler and Anderson- tired but psyched!
2020 DN North American Champs
The DN North Americans are in the books! As always, it was an adventure but this one was out there; literally.
The big weather was difficult- finding a lake was nearly impossible but Tim Ogrinc scouted his home lake of Fort Peck, Montana in some bitterly cold temps, sent a good report to regatta chairman Dan Hearn, and the show was on!
It was a long trip for a lot of people but well worth it- the scenery out there is extraordinary and the sailing was good too-
Day one saw good breeze and soft ice with patches of snow. Resisting the urge to sheet in too hard and point too high upwind paid dividends and using 95 or 100 degree runners and a full sail seemed to work for the top sailors. Aggressively steering around the snow patches and working the mainsheet in the puffs was essential. It made for exciting sailing and a great workout!
At the end of the day in Gold Fleet Chad Atkins was in the lead with T Thieler in second and Ron Sherry in third. Only the Gold Qualifier race was run on day one for the Silver fleet so there was everything to play for on the next race day…
Warren Nethercoate of Halifax NS won the Gold qualifier with RI rookie Karen Binder hot on his heels in second. Well done!
Two days of no wind tested the fleet’s patience and nerves and finally the breeze filled in on Saturday. Cold temps had solidified the snow drifts and made for wild, rodeo style sailing! It was fast, furious and down to the wire…. Avoiding the big bumps and rough ice was key, almost as important as staying in the boat and keeping the boat in one piece! Thieler took the first race, Ron Sherry took the second and the committee wisely called racing off as the wind was building to unsafe speeds-
The math was tough (for iceboaters anyway) as the scores were close but when the tabulation was done for the Gold Fleet it was Atkins in 3rd w 11 points, Sherry in 2nd with 10, and Thieler hanging on by the skin of his teeth to take 1st with 9.
In Gold the Eastern Region put in a good showing ith four sailors in the top ten- Thieler in 1st, Atkins in 3rd, Eric Anderson in 9th and Peter Van Rossem in 10th. Well done!
In the silver fleet Bill Bucholz was top easterner in 5th, Mike Webber was next eastern sailor in 7th, Charlie Blair made a great return to the hard water world with a 10th, and Colin Duncan in 11th. Well done gang!
Thanks as always to the RC, the scorers, all the support personnel, and the competitors for making the trip!
As I said, it was memorable for all the right reasons. (I’ve already forgotten about the rain squall that turned the launch area into a mud pit just in time for the load-out). Great scenery, great racing, great group!
Results here:
http://dniceboat.org/2020/na.html
Look here for Day One and Two drone footage- you’ll be glad you did!
https://www.idniyra.org/
20Twenty DN North American Video from Day 1 – DN North America
Some cool Montana drone vid from yesterday- Click and have a look!
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/01/23/20twenty-dn-north-american-video-from-day-1/
Big Sky, Big Grin
They call this Big Sky country and that’s no exaggeration- Really something to behold. Of course the picture doesn’t do it justice but you get the idea-
And we see Atkins, grinning like a guy leading the regatta- which he is!
Stay tuned…
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Sailwave results for IDNIYRA 2020 NORTH AMERICAN DN CHAMPIONSHIP at Fort Peck Lake, Fort Peck, Montana 2020
Here it is so far- New England representing well w Atkins in the lead, Thieler in second, Anderson almost top ten, and Binder the rookie in the Gold Fleet!
Breeze and challenging ice made for great racing-
Check results here and stay tuned!
Race Day
Heading to the launch for 2020 NA day one….
Action photo from the van. Emotions ranging from nervous to excited to marveling at scenery….
Bit of breeze, bit of snow, should be an interesting day…. stay tuned!
Hope you all get some miles on the big new ice out East!
Toledo Plants The Flag
Hard to say who got here first after the Great Migration to the NA champs- BUT Jodi, Peter and Trey were the first to plant the flag at the launch site- not a bad Neal Armstrong impersonation!
As Trey paraphrased JFK at breakfast: “We choose to go to Montana not because it is easy, but because it is hard!”
Cool Photo
This is from Peter Van Rossem and Colin Duncan, somewhere in Montana… look at the shadow and look in the rear view…. nice….
Sights From The Road
Oh sure, when you do these long trips you see all kinds of wildlife, scenery, stars, weather, people…. that’s one thing.
But you are sure to see these too. Nothing like a fresh hotel waffle to start your day….
Not Massachusetts
Jeff Kent sends this photo from somewhere south of Rapid City, SD. Big Country indeed.
Jan 18 PM Update: Twenty20 DN Championship Called ON for Fort Peck, MT – DN North America
It’s ON! Take a look- even if you aren’t attending you’ll live Dan Hearn’s prose…
Meanwhile Back In NJ…
…we see Jim Hadley training hard to blaze off the line at the next event in our time zone!
Go Jim! Drive with the knees! Give those kids a ride they won’t forget!
Jan 15 PM Update: Twenty20 DN Championship – DN North America
Hello All- Here is the latest on the DN NA champs- the weather is making things interesting to say the least….
One thing I like about IceBoating is it’s a good excuse to see places you’d otherwise never think of visiting; seems like we may be doing a bit of that!
Click for info and stay tuned…
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/01/15/jan-15-pm-update-twenty20-dn-championship/
Latest Word On DN NA Champs
DN National Championship: What’s Up? – DN North America
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NEIYA On SCUTTLEBUTT
NEIYA Secretary Karen Binder getting some internet-ink from the folks at Scuttlebutt- Glad to see them giving our sport some attention and we thank them for that!
Re-read the article here:
Too hot, Too not, or Just right >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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More Wing
Thanks to Deane Williams for more photos of Gervolino’s Wing. Have to love it!
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Best Wing Ever
Have to hand it to J.P. Gervolino for the job he did on this wing mast. Not only is it well engineered and built, but the paint job and fighter-plane wing motif wins style points galore! Note the fuel fill and machine gun barrels…. I have to wonder if they are functional….
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Quabog Pond 1/8&9 | Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club
Nice report and photos from Quaboag- thanks to the CIBC scribe Bill Bucholz for posting-
Quaboag 1-9-20
Whizzes, J-14’s, DNs, a Lockley Skimmer, and a bunch of Freeskates had a great day on Quaboag Pond- ice was good all around except where the creek flows in-
Congrats to newbie MacKenzie Reeser for getting her DN out for the first time!
No doubt people will be sailing there tomorrow- if you go take all precautions and have a blast!
New England Ice Yacht Association 