Video Coverage from the 2012 New England’s
Thanks to Peter DiPrinzio for shooting the well produced video coverage of this years New England’s. One has to wonder if the on-board video equipment contributed to parasitic drag. Enough talk, look below for today’s show.
2012 New England DN Iceboating Championships from Peter DiPrinzio on Vimeo.
2012 New England’s Official Results
If you missed the 2012 New England Champs you missed a good one!
Paul Gervais once again found us all a great sheet of ice on outer Mallet’s Bay and Mother Nature was kind enough to provide light to medium breeze. There was a bit of light snow in the ice but insert runners and full sails were the combo.
Eric Anderson, in addition to his many duties as commodore, did some work on his boat and got her going well enough to take third. Chad Atkins was moving well in the light stuff to take second and Greg Cornelius had enough of an edge to take first. Racing was close with many lead changes and close finishes all day long.
Bob Crinion and Art Samson made it down from Nova Scotia, Dave Fortier tested the water (no harm to boat or skipper- thanks to Chad for providing the main-sheet to pull him and his boat out), and we had Peter DiPrinzo and his girlfriend Stephanie on hand shooting video, pics, and writing an article about the regatta- Better yet, they kept score! Many thanks to them for that and we look forward to seeing the pics and finished article.
Many laughs at dinner at some pizza place I can’t recall the name of- Safe to say a good time was had by all! Thanks to everyone who made it possible.
Stay tuned for the next regatta….
James “T” Thieler
NEIYA Race Chairman
New England’s launch site
Launch is at the Mallets Bay Boat Blub on Vt Rt 127 (Lakeshore Drive) Colchester VT Be very careful very icy driveway.
Take rt 89 exit 17 to rt 7 South to Rt 127
Call the hotline for better directions
Cheers Eric
The New England Championships is ON for this weekend
The New England Championships is ON for this weekend
Load up the car, it is time to race!
Location Mallets Bay VT Date: January 21-22 2012
Updated directions to the launch will be posted by tomorrow evening. We are considering 2 launch sites.
Registration opens at 10 Am at the Launch site
Start Time: 11 AM if conditions warrant.
A minimum of 3 races must be completed to be an official regatta. If 5 races are completed, competitors can discard their worst score. There is no Maximum number of races.
Last race will start no later than 30 min before sundown. (4:30 PM Eastern Standard time).
This is a NEIYA event and all competitors must be NEIYA members. (Membership forms available on site, dues = 20$) No Dues, no racing. Period.
Parking brakes required.
Competitors must have liability insurance coverage of 300,000$ (usually a homeowners or renters policy), and sign a waiver prior to racing.
**** Note: The conditions for this event are likely to be good. Currently there is a large sailable area(outer Mallets Bay) hard clear black ice a bit rumbly in spots no snow on it presently up to ½” expected between now and Sat
Forecast for Sat is a high of 21° F with winds 4-7 Saturday and more breeze Sunday
I will try to update directions to the launch this evening
Commodore NEIYA
2012 NEW ENGLAND DN CHAMPIONSHIP NOTICE OF RACE
NEIYA Regatta Chairman
401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com
And the Winner Is…
Official final results for the 2012 Don “Doc” Fellow Regatta
The 2012 Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta was sailed Sunday, January 8 on Missisquoi Bay on Lake Champlain, just south of the Canadian border.
Saturday was a wash due to light winds, drizzle, and a very unfriendly game warden who threw us out of the parking lot at the launch site. We plan on complaining to the mayor, governor, and maybe even the President. He was by all accounts a real gem.
The issue was resolved within an hour as Paul Gervias, who must be the most connected-guy in Vermont found us a launch site on the other side of the bridge- thanks and well done Paul! Dinner was in St. Albans at the Federal One restaurant- great to get the gang together and get caught up over some good food.
Sunday was the day- medium breeze with some good puffs and snow-covered ice, plus a bit of snow coming down made the day interesting for everybody and provided some great racing. Snow plates and medium-draft sails seemed to be the weaponry of choice.
Eric Anderson was going well enough with his hot-out-of-the-autoclave CSI rig to take 4th, Steve Madden put in a solid 3rd with decade-old mast and sails, Chad Atkins had a consistent day with his new CSI rig and almost new boat to take second, and “T” Thieler had a few things go his way to take 1st. Complete results are on the way- stay tuned….
Thanks to all who helped get this one in the books- Eric Anderson, Paul Gervais, Bob Schumacher, Kate Morrone (volunteered to score Saturday), Andy Sajor (scored Sunday), and everyone who set and moved marks. And, of course, everyone who showed up and raced!
New England Champs on the schedule for January 14 and 15- clear you calendars and prep your boats! See ya’ll there-
Think Ice!
James “T” Thieler
NEIYA Regatta Chairman
2012 Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta
The 2012 Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta was sailed Sunday, January 8 on Missisquoi Bay on Lake Champlain, just south of the Canadian border.
Saturday was a wash due to light winds, drizzle, and a very unfriendly game warden who threw us out of the parking lot at the launch site. We plan on complaining to the mayor, governor, and maybe even the President. He was by all accounts a real gem.
The issue was resolved within an hour as Paul Gervias, who must be the most connected-guy in Vermont found us a launch site on the other side of the bridge- thanks and well done Paul! Dinner was in St. Albans at the Federal One restaurant- great to get the gang together and get caught up over some good food.
Sunday was the day- medium breeze with some good puffs and snow-covered ice, plus a bit of snow coming down made the day interesting for everybody and provided some great racing. Snow plates and medium-draft sails seemed to be the weaponry of choice.
Eric Anderson was going well enough with his hot-out-of-the-autoclave CSI rig to take 4th, Steve Madden put in a solid 3rd with decade-old mast and sails, Chad Atkins had a consistent day with his new CSI rig and almost new boat to take second, and “T” Thieler had a few things go his way to take 1st. Complete results are on the way- stay tuned….
Thanks to all who helped get this one in the books- Eric Anderson, Paul Gervais, Bob Schumacher, Kate Morrone (volunteered to score Saturday), Andy Sajor (scored Sunday), and everyone who set and moved marks. And, of course, everyone who showed up and raced!
New England Champs on the schedule for January 14 and 15- clear you calendars and prep your boats! See ya’ll there-
Think Ice!
James “T” Thieler
NEIYA Regatta Chairman
Doc Fellows Update
No races Sat. Light air until late. 16 boats registered Every state in New England except Maine represented. We got thrown out of the launch site by VT fish and game.
Launch site has moved 1/2 mile West. cross the bridge on rt 78 and look for Bayview Berry Farm. That is the new launch site
Tomorrow we will have first start 10 am.
Race Site received a small amount of snow overnight.
Cheers
Eric Anderson US 5193
The Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta is ON for this weekend Updated info
Location Swanton VT Date: January 7- 8 2012
Take RT 89 to Swanton VT Exit 21 Follow signs to RT 78W. Stay on 78 untill you see the bridge on Lake Champlain. The launch is immediately before the bridge on the right side at a state fishing access
Registration opens at 11 Am at the Launch site
Start Time: 12 AM if conditions warrant.
A minimum of 3 races must be completed to be an official regatta. If 5 races are completed, competitors can discard their worst score. There is no Maximum number of races.
Last race will start no later than 30 min before sundown. (4:10 PM Eastern Standard time).
This is a NEIYA event and all competitors must be NEIYA members. (Membership forms available on site, dues = 20$) No Dues, no racing. Period.
Parking brakes required.
Competitors must have liability insurance coverage of 300,000$ (usually a homeowners or renters policy), and sign a waiver prior to racing.
**** Note: Current NOAA forecast for Sat not as promising New wind forecast is light in the moring south winds at 6-8 in the afternoon, Sunday 12-15 from the west Currently there is a sailable area 1 X 2.75 miles hard black ice with 1.5” snow on top. Forecast for Sat is a high of 40° F
We have considered postponing the Regatta, but the long term forecast is not that promising for new ice formation for the following weekend and snow and sleet are in the forecast for much of New England, so we are going to take what we can get.
Commodore NEIYA
Tis the Season…
This morning started out great with my water bottle was half frozen in the car and ice around the shoreline of Holly Pond (Stamford, CT). The pond is tidal so it takes more than one cold evening to set up.
At 4:00 pm unmelted tidal ice still clung to the rocks, showing hints of the coming hard water season.
Best news of all came from the boys in Maine via the Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club’s website iceboat.me. If you have not visited it yet, you should. Bill Buchholz and Lloyd Roberts skated Howe Hill Bog. Even better they are planning to sail Plymouth Pond (Plymouth, ME) tomorrow. Its early and conditions are not confirmed. Translation, who knows what will happen. Sailing, no sailing or just good stories and watching as the ice thickens. Read for yourself at iceboat.me and find out what happens tomorrow.
Think Ice,
John
DN5023
2011 Annual Tune-up Recap
Sparks were flying at this year’s Tune-up.
We had a great turnout. The afternoon flew by with old ice tales, great food compliments of Steve Lamb and of course, hands-on boat work.
Runner profiling and belt sharpening techniques were covered by Eric Anderson. Always nice to have a well set up belt sander and light box to work with. Next stop, chock alignment and mounting. Too bad there was no ice out back to see if the blades run true.
The Annual Tune-up has and continues to be a great way to get ready for the season. Special thanks to Steve for lunch, his shop and another successful Tune-up.
Think Ice!
Let the 2012 Season Begin
With another successful Annual meeting and swop meet behind us. More on that later. It is time to look ahead to the upcoming season. There will be activities every weekend that winter allows check the hot line at 508-481-1011, this website, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook for details.
Below are this seasons official NEIYA events and DN Regattas.
NEIYA 2012 Season Regattas & Events
- November 12nd – Fall Tune Up Clinic at Steve Lams Shop in Canton, MA
- January 1st or 2nd – Scratch racing if suitable site is ready
- January 7th or 8th – Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta
- January 14th or 15th – New England’s
- January 29th through February 5th – DN Gold Cup and Europeans
- February 11th and 12th – Big Boat Rally and Cruise. All boats are encouraged to come from a Lockley Skimmer to the Jack Frost and everything in between.
- February 25th through March 3rd DN North Americans
- TBD – DN Easterns
Foreshadows of the the upcoming season? Ride home from NEIYA meeting. Westbound Mass Pike back to Stamford, CT.
Results, DN Eastern Regional Championship
New Venue For Eastern DN Championship
ALERT VENUE CHANGE
The launch site for the Eastern DN Championship has been changed.
The directions to the new site are: Take Exit 23 off of I-93 Take Route 104 to Meredith, NH Take Route 25 to Center Harbor Turn left at the second light onto Dean Road (heading toward Sandwich) Travel approximately 2 miles, and take left on High Haith Road, which leads to the launch on Squam Lake.
Best regards,
Eben Whitcomb
Eastern Region Commodore
860-304-6319 (cell)
Eastern DN Championship ON for Sunday
The Eastern DN Championship Launch Site will be the town of Holderness, NH Town Beach at Squam Lake, NH.
From I-93 North, take Exit 24 onto Route 25 S (towards Ashland/Holderness/Squam Lake). Follow Route 3 into Holderness. From Holderness, follow Rt 113 (Squam Lake Road). Take a right off of Rt 113 onto “Dirt Road” (this is the name of the road), leading directly to Holderness, NH Town Beach.
Sunday, registration will be at the launch area at 9am , with racing to follow promptly at 10am.
Best regards
Eben Whitcomb
Eastern Region Commodore
860-304-6319
Eastern DN Championship is on for March 13th
The Eastern DN Championship will be held on Squam Lake in New Hampshire on Sunday, March 13.
I will post launch information Friday evening. Lake will be sailed on Saturday to verify site. Check the IDNIYRA web site, the NEIYA web site and hotline 508-481-1011, and the Yahoo Groups web site for updates.
Best regards,
Eben Whitcomb
Eastern Region Commodore
860-304-6319
DN New England Champs Report – So Close…
Robbed from Yahoo Iceboats group but im sure that T will understand.
…and yet so far!
Sebago Lake was the place- ice was rough but not too bad, the skies were clear
and the wind was HOWLING on Saturday morning. Snow blowing everywhere, the snow
equivalent of dirt devils all over the lake.
Most sailors didn’t even bother to unload their boats but a few brave souls
ventured out to see what was happening in the main part of the lake- no
surprise when the report was that it was even windier further out from the
launch area.
One DN did bump a ridge and sustained some minor damage. Sailor was OK, boat
was fixed at Dave Fortier’s shop and flophouse.
Racing was not even considered for the day.
Sunday the forecast was for more moderate winds and 13 DN’s went out to the
starting line to find out that the forecast was WRONG!!! It was howling yet
again but it seemed like we could get some races in. Course was set, starting
positions drawn, boats on the line, the flag was up, and… a freaking EPIC
gust comes rolling through. It was impressive to say the least. Boats hiking
and bouncing around, sails making a ton of noise, and eyes bugged out behind
goggles all the way down the line. We decided to hold off at the last second-
Good call, it was out of hand. Everyone pulled pins and dropped the rigs on the
ice to save wear and tear on sails….
What a sight that was… Anyway the breeze never moderated and one or two
practice laps confirmed that things were too twitchy for racing. That said, it
was pretty exciting going downwind.
There was some minor damage to a boat or two but all bodies and souls made it in
safely. We didn’t get the regatta in (YET!) but it was a heck of a weekend and
a good time was had by all. Many thanks to everyone who showed up to race (esp
Bob Crinion and Art Samson from Nova Scotia), Henry Capostato for almost running
races and scoring, Eric Anderson and Eben Whitcomb for setting up the course,
and Dave Fortier for opening up his house and shop.
Keep checking the hotline, this season ain’t over yet! We are hoping to get the
Easterns and the New Englands in, and the Maine States are up for grabs too…
Best,
James “T” Thieler, NEIYA Race Chairman
DN US 5224
Newport, RI 02840
New Englands update Sat PM
No racing today. Ice is OK and we will race tomorrow 9 am skippers meeting. See post below for more detail on location. 9 people sailed today in quazi nuclear conditions. one plank torn off epoxy is flying in the fortier shop. Viva West systems epoxy.
cheers,
Eric Anderson
The New England’s are ON for Saturday Feb 19th.
The primary site for the New England’s will be Nasons Beach, Sebago lake, ME. Based on the weather we don’t think Watuppa will be sailable
At this point, Sebago seems to be the most likely location to weather the warm weather. There is about 12” of ice, The top layer is hard snow ice, with some snow patches remaining up to ¾ of an inch. . This should be gone by Friday given the warm weather. There is a possibility of rain there on Friday, less the 1/10th of an inch. Hopefully the snow ice will allow it to drain without creating drainholes. It will have to be carefully checked Sat Morning. If we can’t race sat, we will race Sunday. This is admittedly a risky call weather wise, but it is all we have and the season is getting late so we are going to go for it.
Registration opens at 9:30 Am at the Launch site
Start Time: 10:30 AM if conditions warrant.
A minimum of 3 races must be completed to be an official regatta. If 5 races are completed, competitors can discard their worst score. There is no Maximum number of races.
Last race will start no later than 30 min before sundown. (5:01 PM Eastern Standard time).
This is a NEIYA event and all competitors must be NEIYA members. (Membership forms available on site, dues = 10$)
Competitors must have liability insurance coverage of 300,000$ (usually a homeowners or renters policy), and sign a waiver prior to racing.
Directions: Launch is Nason beach off of Rt 114 on the east side of Sebago lake on the main body of the lake. Race area will be determined on site.
Check back for a Friday evening update, before starting travel, we will update if necessary.
Drive safe and pack your slush runners.
Eric Anderson Commodore
Jim “T” Theiler Race chair
As of Thursday Afternoon
Forecast for Sebago Lake Follows from Noaa.gov
| Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 27. West wind between 6 and 10 mph. Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a west wind between 10 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. |
Forecast for Fall River
Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Friday: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind between 6 and 13 mph.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 33. West wind between 10 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 17 mph increasing to between 23 and 26 mph. Winds could gust as high as 46 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear and blustery, with a low around 21.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Big Boat Sail-in is on Feb 12 & 13
Sail-in is on for this weekend Feb 12-13. Location: Long pond Lakeville/Freetown Ma. Info on the NEIYA hot line 508-481-1011 Google Map
Some of us will be getting a jump on the weekend and will be sailing on will be sailing on Friday before the main event. Ice conditions are said to be good overall by those who have sailed it on have sailed it on Thursday.
Start time for this event around 10;00 event around 10;00 AM Sat. We will sail all weekend weather permitting.
VC Brian Langley
Eastern Region DN Regatta Postponed
The Eastern Region DN Regatta will next be attempted on the be attempted on the weekend of weekend of February 26 – 27.
Stay tuned to this site, the NEIYA website and hotline 508-481-1011, and Yahoo Iceboating Group Forum for further updates. Final call will be made Thursday, February 24, 2011 by 8pm.
Thank you to all ice spotters who have been checking sites and reporting in. Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Eben Whitcomb
Eastern Region Commodore
The Tide has Turned
Great sailing was reported on Cape Cod this weekend. Club members Vice Comodore Brian Langley and Jeff Browne of Ice Board and Yahoo IceReports fame reports made us all jealous.
Temperatures above freezing today and tomorrow and a snap freeze tomorrow night and beyond. We are back in business!
Documented by by NOAA Northeast Weeks Forcast
Check out the NEIYA Hotline for where the fun is (508) 481-1011
Let the good times glide on blades of steel…
%#$*ing Snow and more Snow!
Snow, snow and more snow 2011 has been an ice challenge. The Eskimos have 128 words for snow. At this moment I have but one. Go ahead and guess…
The DN North Americans were called earlier today. Just nowhere to play.
Good news is all this snow is slowly compacting on top of what we know to be very solid black ice.
On the CT shoreline I scraped more than 1/4 of ice off my car this morning. Driveway was all ice. Love my studded snows. But know some of us got pounded with more snow.
How did the rest of New England fair? Ring in click comment below.
Safe traveling to all pilots returning home from the DN Worlds.
2011 Gold Cup Day Preliminary Results
The DN Worlds are finished. All races for the Golf Cup have been completed.
Link to the IDNIYRA bulletin board with preliminary results. Nice showing “T”
With the storm rolling through will the committee find a venue for the NA’s?
Either way safe travels home to all pilots.
New England Ice Yacht Association 