Canadian DN Champs Are ON For This Weekend!!!!
Still want to get some racing in? North of the border is the best bet for the weekend- Read the following from Peter Van Rossem up in Kingston, Ontario and stay tuned to this site for details-
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“We are going ahead with The 2019 Canadian Championships for this SUNDAY…FIRST RACE PLANNED AT 10:00.
Location, Kingston Yacht Club.
Registration is on site at KYC Sunday Morning between 8 and 9 on shore. Proof of insurance is mandatory.
If you want to sail Saturday you are welcome …we will be but winds are supose to be over 20 knots and we expect (Environment Canada)2 cm of snow.
Ice thickness measured in the Chanel off KYC Harbour is 12″ black as of this post.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Documents to follow when I am able.”
2019 DN World Championship Photos!
Can’t recall if these have been posted yet but if you want to see a million great shots by Gretchen Dorian from the 2019 DN Gold Cup click the link below-
Find your friends! Find yourself! Scope out the competition! Re-live the moments and / or vow to make more next year- And buy one if you like one!
Many thanks to Gretchen Dorian for schlepping out onto the ice to make us all famous-
https://www.gretchendorian.com/2019-DN-World-Championship/i-D6LMBw7/A
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1984 Gold Cup Photos
Henry Bossett had his camera on hand at the DN Worlds back in 1984 and shared some of these great shots on the IDNIYRA website.
Take a look at what must have been an amazing event! Marching bands, parachute-ists, helicopters, and more!
Click and Enjoy- thanks Henry!
Baikal…
Somewhere on Lake Baikal, Siberia….
Local Ice
Sounds like a few brave souls will be scouting Lake Nippenicket today- Stay tuned, will report on what we find….
Perfect Ice!
Randy Rice sends this shot of some PRIMO black ice…. Unfortunately it’s in Portage, Alaska.
If you know of anything closer let’s hear about it!
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News From Maine and MIT
From the CIBC site- very good news about future ice this season and also about the MIT Iceboating Club!
Base Ice…. Prognosis
Hello All- Welcome To March!
The last round of snow kind of put the lid on things for awhile but the good news is the cold weather has provided a serious base underneath in a lot of places-
This means once we get through a thaw-freeze cycle or two we will be back in business, possibly into April! Don’t even think about putting the boats away yet….
The gang in Kingston is optimistic for getting the Canadian Champs in this season, there are still NEIYA regattas to be done, maybe there is a Hard Way and / or Frolic in the cards on Winni, the guys in upstate NY are still on the hunt for sail-able conditions, Moosehead is probably a whole other story…. So plenty of racing and cruising to be done!
Stay tuned to this site for details and if you know of sail-able, safe ice anywhere let us hear about it on the NEIYA Ice-Reporting network!
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Upcoming Events / Races
Hello All-
The DN Gold Cup and North American Champs are in the books for 2019- Great races, lots of stories and will recap them all when I clear the pile of work off my desk!
In the meantime it’s pretty cold out- I’m hearing vague rumors about a Canadian Championship to be held in Kingston, ON this weekend- nothing definite yet but stay tuned…. If not maybe we can get an NEIYA event together-
Closer to home there must be some lakes in NE that are sail-able- If you have ice get on the Ice Report system and let us know about it!
Spring will be here before you know it so make it a point to rack up as many hard-water days as possible-
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New post 2019 Gold Cup Championship Photos by Cathy Firmbach
Cathy ain’t sailing but she is shooting up a storm! Click and take a look – think Ice!
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2019 DN North American Championship: Lake Wawasee, Indiana – DN North America
On the road again! From the birthplace of aviation to the land of Hoosiers (whatever a Hoosier is. I don’t think anyone knows for sure). Stay tuned!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/20/dn-north-america-lake-wawasee-indiana/
James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com
2019 Gold Cup Championship Photos by Jim Williamson – DN North America
Great pics!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/20/day-1-gold-cup-photos-jim-williamson/
James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com
2019 Gold Cup: Final Results – DN North America
Results and Michal’s speech- good times at the banquet!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/20/2019-gold-cup-final-results/
James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com
Michal Burczynski Wins 2019 Gold Cup – DN North America
Well done Michal!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/19/michal-burczynski-wins-2019-gold-cup/
James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com
DN GC Start Line
Great photo from Jay Whitehair, taken yesterday…
DN GC update
Four races yesterday, slightly sticky Ice and medium breeze. Great sailing! Poles and Germans leading the charge but a few yanks are hot on their heels….
Will see what happens today- no breeze at all right now but it can only build right? Stay tuned…. meanwhile photos and news will be on idniyra.org. Check there when you can!
In the meantime here is a shot of Steve trying to steal a pallet of Budweiser from the local gas station. We were able to stop him before he hurt his back!
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Day 1: Gold Cup Championship Photos by Debbie Parker – DN North America
Great pics from day one of DN worlds- Great Racing at the pointy end of the fleet and everywhere else! Stay tuned to idniyra.org for details!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/18/day-1-gold-cup-photos-debbie-parker/
DN Worlds Update
Hey Folks- been a hectic few days gettin here but greetings from Lima, Ohio where the DN world champs start in a few hours.
There is a good crowd here from several countries although there is some bad news for the Poles as several of their boats were stuck in Paris, France due to a shipping glitch and/or global IceBoating conspiracy, depending on who you ask.
I kid of course but this is a bummer for the Polish group. Good news is extra boats have been cobbled together from extra bits and pieces so at least they can sail “as tourist!” as one guy put it! They seem to be in good spirits in spite of the mishap.
Plenty of NE faces- NEIYA, Deep Creek, Ronkonkoma, Kewasa, and of course the Canadians from KYC and vicinity.
Ice looks ok on Indian Lake and so far there is a bit of breeze. Stay tuned for updates here and at https://www.idniyra.org/
Hope y’all are getting some good conditions out that way.
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Rural Ohio
Steve Madden, Co-pilot extraordinaire describing the scrambled eggs at the hotel breakfast.
Bob Crinion In The News
Hey Folks- Some of you may know Bob Crinion of Halifax-an avid and enthusiastic winter sailor to say the least! Anyone who has spends ten minutes with Bob will come away with at least one great story, probably more.
Great to see him getting some ink- and not on a “wanted” poster.
Click the link and enjoy a moment of fame for our good friend up north!
Ice Threat
Great photo stolen from the front page of Sailing Anarchy….
Have to wonder where this is and will that sea wall survive?!?
And of course how’s the plate on the other side look…
Out in Madison, WI, there’s this guy named Dan Hearn….
Dan is a big figure in the Madison DN scene these days, an interesting cat to be sure! Learn a bit about him and the Madison, WI iceboating scene here:
February Runner Tracks Available
The February issue of Runner Tracks is available online or in print- all kinds of good articles and photos- Take a look and enjoy the read!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/12/february-2019-runner-tracks/
DN GC/NA Champs Announcement
If you are planning on attending the DN Gold Cup and North Americans take a look at the latest bulletin below- also stay tuned to the IDNIYRA website for up-to-the minute details-
Looking forward to the event wherever it ends up taking place! Always an adventure…. Which is part of what makes this sport interesting!
https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/13/2019-gold-cup-update-weds-13-february/
Stay tuned….
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