Newfound lake updates
Ice hazzards:
The lake has not been thoroughly scouted but there are a few know issues. Between Mayhew island and the eastern Shore is open water. Hug the Western Shore when leaving the launch harbor. There is also a working seam on the west side of Mayhew. I marked an open spot with a branch but if you stick the Western Shore you are fine.
There are some small pressure ridges on the large part of the lake but they are avoidable and crossable with care.
Launching site:
86-130 Shore Dr
https://goo.gl/maps/HK2FmhGFrZs
There is also a secondary public launch with more park a little further up the western Shore on West Shore road
Manor Estates Dr
https://goo.gl/maps/EHXs9zT1V4v
Lodging:
We are staying at the Pilgrim Inn and cottages in Plymouth NH.
(603) 536-1319
There is also an econolodge accross the street.
(603) 536-2330
Plymouth is a 25 minute drive from the lake. There are some pricier b and b options on the lake for those so inclined.
New England’s on Newfound Lake
The New england championships are ON for Newfound lake in Bristol New Hampshire. We have a good sized race course with no known issues. Seven inches of grade 7 to 8 hard snow ice. Launching will be from the Bristol town beach on Shore road at the very southern tip of the lake. Skippers meeting will be at 10 sharp at the launch site. There is some open water between one of the island and the Shore on the way to the main part of the lake that is easily avoidable but make sure to to not leave the pits without being briefed.
There is tons of ice for cruising and racing alike so let’s have a good spring event. If any other club members beyond the DN class wish to race we are happy to run an open division on the race course.
We are also looking for a volunteer to keep score. They will be rewarded heavily with praise and adulation.
Giddy up!
Oliver Moore
NEIYA Regatta chair
US 5469
Weekend Update
There are lots of options for sailing this weekend. Melvin bay was sailed today. There are significant holes so be careful. Leavitt’s beach was also sailed and sounds very good but again there are some open spots so use caution. Squam is sailable but bumpy.
I will leave the Maine report to team Chickie. I am sure they will be posting something soon:
iceboat.me
Inner Mallets bay was also sailed today and the ice is good. There is access from the public ramp. Outer Mallets maybe an option but we need to scout it tomorrow.
Regatta update:
Leavitt’s beach right now looks like our best option. The problem is it is on the smaller side for racing. We are going to scout Mallet’s Bay tomorrow and could call the event on there instead. The other factor is the wind forecast. The breeze for Saturday and Sunday looks better the closer you are to the coast, with a high parked above Burlington. So while Mallet’s might have a bigger plate of ice we may be better off in Leavitt’s because it will have wind that Burlington doesn’t. It’s a tough call. If we do decide to call it for Leavitt’s and 30 boats show up we can always split into two fleets to keep the small course racing safe.
So we will scout Mallets tomorrow and let the forecast get a little more accurate. I will make the final venue call tomorrow afternoon. Plan on racing but stay tuned for a the final location call. Sorry for being a last minute Larry but I want to give us the best chance tohave good racing.
Oliver Moore
NEIYA Regatta Phone Operator
US 5469
New England Champs on for this weekend.
We aren’t sure where exactly yet but we are confident we will be hosting racing somewhere in either Southern New Hampshire or Vermont this weekend. North of the sandbar in Burlington has good reports but no one has sailed it yet. The Winnipesaukee and sunapee zone was wet\slushed out today and is hardening up as we speak. The issue is going to be access. The large volume of rain has pushed up lake levels making the edges dicy.
So we will have multiple teams out scouting all possible locations looking for a suitable venue. We will announce the chosen spot as soon as possible and keep you updated here as things develop.
So stay tuned and send in your reports if you have any. The season is far from over.
Stay ready.
Oliver Moore
NEIYA Regatta dude
US 5469
NORTH AMERICAN DN CHAMPS WRAP UP
Hola Amigos-
Now that the dust has settled on the NA’s it’s re-cap time….
First of all the place was great- Lake Monona in Madison, WI. Look on the interweb ( ) for photos but take my word for it, racing with downtown Madison as a backdrop is pretty cool- and a far cry from the scenery we are used to out this way! Madison is an iceboating town and they didn’t disappoint. The ice was good and the launch area only deteriorated enough to keep things interesting….
We had sailors (about 90) from all over the place- a quick look at the roster shows people from MI, OH, WI, FL, NC, MN, IL, IN, ON, NS, NY (upstate and LI), NJ, PA, RI, and probably one or two I missed. From Europe we had skippers from Germany, Holland, Sweden and Poland. Not bad! Eastern sailors practically infested both fleets-about fifteen or so in all, including a few rookies. And of course the event was won by a guy from that hotbed of DN activity, San Diego CA. We spanned the continent!
The weather cooperated although we all had our doubts for awhile- a day or two of hurry-up-and-wait was endured as we waited for breeze. Our hosts eased the pain by hosting a few barbecues, both at the launch and out on the ice! This was awesome. Oddly there were no brats (that’s short for bratwurst, by the way) but plenty of pulled pork, spicy rice, cookies, and high-test Mountain Dew all on the menu for the health-conscious types. Atkins drank four. He has sugar issues. Somebody please talk with him.
Good news is that with the five-day-format (race Monday through Friday, max 14 per fleet total) we had plenty of time to make up for the lost racing days- when the breeze showed up it was too much of a good thing and we were blown off the ice for a day (silver lining was an ultra-cool tour of the Harken plant that afternoon). Weather settled a bit and in the end we got ten races in for both fleets over a range of wind conditions. Absolutely worth the price of admission! To win this one you had to be good in everything from out-of-control high winds to light and shifty, barely sail-able stuff.
This format was introduced a few years back and has met with good reviews- 5 days is usually plenty of time to get a regatta done and it’s nice to have a weekend on either end for travelling. Don’t have to miss a Friday or Monday at the office either….
We used a new course format as well- the “safety zone” (aka “run out zone”) has been eliminated. The start line stays put and while one fleet is on the course the next fleet lines up. Once the last boat in one fleet finishes the next fleet goes off as soon as the scorers are ready, usually pretty quickly. This allows the RC to bang out races rapidly! Way less work for the RC and way less time wasted disconnecting and reconnecting the line. Also safer as there were frequently boats and innocent pedestrians in the safety/run-out zone. The finish line is now parallel to the breeze rather than perpendicular- you finish by leaving the leeward mark to port (checkered flag is near the 1/3 starting spot) and bleed off speed heading toward the right side of the course. Safer for the scorers and nice to be able to head up into the wind to slow down- couldn’t do that with the old safety zone as you had to sail straight downwind, only way to lose speed was by dragging your feet which doesn’t really slow you down but does ruin your spikes and is a great way to bang your Achilles tendon into the plank or even break your ankle. Just saying….
Speaking of the RC the gang that made this regatta happen were terrific: Dan Heaney, Loretta Rehe, Deb Whitehorse, Mercedes Auger, Fred Stritt, John Atkins, Bob Foeller, Ann Foeller, Erica Stange, Bill Coberley, Peter Fauerbach, Scott Goetz and probably a few more I can’t think of- takes an army! These people did a phenomenal job under some challenging conditions- many thanks to them! They also had a sweet committee boat complete with flag hoists, safety gear and an anemometer. Wicked cool- see the photos.
Also note the photos of Oliver repairing his footbrace in the hotel room. He managed to patch it together and make the epoxy kick without torching the place. Carrying the boat up the stairwell to the fourth floor was a sight but we pulled it off without adding too many dings. Wish we had video of that!
So all in all we had some boredom, some terror, a few bumps and bruises, some gear that survived, some that didn’t, but ultimately a lot of laughs and whooping and hollering. Believe me when I say we will be talking about this one for a long time. Great to see everyone from everywhere. Worth the drive and entry fee? HELL YES. Put it on your calendar.
Think Ice. T
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Racing This Weekend
OK, it’s only Wednesday and there is some radical weather passing through but the Powers-That-Be (or, more accurately, “the Ludicrously Optimistic”) are looking ahead to the weekend.
We may just have options…. the Canadians are looking to have their national champs up that way, and we need to get the Eastern Champs in the books. Will do our best to set it up so the regattas don’t conflict. Maybe do one Saturday and one Sunday. Not sure about specific sites yet but there are promising spots in NH, ME and NB.
So clear the calendar, gas up the car, find your passport, cross your fingers and remember we sailed until Tax Day last year! Think back to that final weekend on Champlain last season, Easterns and NE’s in two days…. It was killah!!
And of course stay tuned to this site for details.
Think Ice!!
James “T” Thieler
Speed Master: DN Ice Yachting North Americans 2016: Matt Struble Champ | Catamaran Racing, News & Design
Hello All- thought I’d share this link- good little interview with the new NA champ along with some good pics and a video or two of his rather impressive starting technique….
http://www.catsailingnews.com/2016/03/speed-master-dn-ice-yachting-north.html?m=1
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
Start of the Week Odds and Island Friends
Thanks to Bill Converse for sending over a few more shots from Lake Wentworth.
This season we have all been traveling more than usual. And it’s not just us but some of our friends from Long Island as well. Since we have been crossing paths so much this season, thought I would pass on their most recent newsletter. Make sure you say hello the next time you see them on at the launch or on the ice.
There is still safe sailable ice out there.
Not done yet!
But wait, There’s More – Moosehead
Four of us from Cape Cod took the trip to Moosehead Friday night for a great sail on Saturday. We started the day very early with about 10 mph of breeze. The wind built steadily throughout day. After I took an interesting spin out after lunch, we all shortly there after decided to head for shore and the long drive home.
Thanks to the “usual suspects” from Chickie for hosting and helping us explore Moosehead’s vast icy reaches
Have trailer will travel. We are not done yet!
Rick
Not Done Yet…
Photo credit Bill Converse
Conditions are ever changing. What looks good sometimes is not and visa versa. It’s all a matter of of not giving up and being at the right place at the right time.
Seek and ye shall find. Sailors had a good day on Lake Wentworth Saturday, and Sunday. Plenty of ice, surface about grade 6 but for this time of year, sail-able. Good wind after 2:00 P.M. Very light early.
More pictures to come.
Heros
Bad ass video of the event from Western region hero Jim Mcdonagh.
NEIYA Headed East
All packed up and headed east, somewhere in Ohio, maybe near Toledo. Who cares, will get there when we get there.
Drive good so far, haven’t done anything silly like put diesel in a car that takes gas for fuel. In fact I took that little stunt a step further and didn’t put anything at all in the tank which left us on the side of the road for about 20 minutes waiting for AAA.
As if I hadn’t had my chops busted enough yet this trip Oliver started immediately, which is funny since he was marooned right along with me.
AAA was there in minutes and a half hour later we had breakfast w/ Atkins and his father. It was great to see his father.
Enjoying the drive through the heartland, batting the breeze about all the highs and lows of the week. Many more of the former-
We noted that Chris Miller may not have been picked as top rookie but we think he deserves a mention, 35th overall in Gold Fleet, best finish an 18th place- Very impressive.
Make next year the year!
Stay tuned for weekend options….
Think Ice! T
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
2016 DN NA’s – And The Winner Is…
The results are in. More recaps out tomorrow some time. It’s a long haul home to RI.
In the mean time take a look at how the NEIYA was represented on the results.
More later,
T
2016 DN North American Championship Results
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DN NAs DONE!
GREAT day of racing out here in Madison- The committee kept us hopping all day to put ten races in the books. The breeze was light in the morning and built all day- the las two races were full-on!
Matt Struble sailed very well to take first, Ron Sherry rallied to take second and yours truly was third- Chad Atkins took eighth behind Jim Hadley of NJ.
Awesome time had by all- first photo is Mike Clapp, top junior- second is Scott Valentine from LI with trophies, third is Rick Gordon from upstate NY, fourth is Warren Nethercoate from NS, fifth is a bunch of crazy Europeans, sixth is Atkins, seventh is Hadley.
All in all a lot of eastern region sailors finished in the money- Well done everyone!! Well done to Chris Miller and Hank Kaiser for completing their first NA champs- Well done boys!
Great to see all the hardcore cases out here- Thanks to all the organizers, scorers, PRO people, mark movers… Trust me, it takes an army to put on an event like this and we thank them all!
Looking forward to sailing back in home territory- think ice! T
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
2016 DN NA Thursday Report
Hello All,
Big day at the NAs. Breeze still up, wild full speed sailing all day.
Personally I one-upped myself. My spin yesterday paled in comparison to today’s leeward mark spin and out-of-boat experience. No harm done, got back in and finished the race.
Other than that a good day- the eastern gang is doing well- LI, NJ, RI, NY, CT, all having a blast and enjoying some moments of brilliance! Check attached results to see how your gang is doing!
Last day of racing tomorrow, will see what the day brings!
Put this one on your calendar for next year folks…
Think Ice! T
2016 IDNIYRA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FEBRUARY 22 - 27, 2016 LAKE MONONA MADISON, WISCONSON Gold fleet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 3 4 5 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 US 183 STRUBLE, MATT 1 1 1 1 ( 2) 4.00 2 US 44 SHERRY, RON (S) 2 ( 2) 2 2 1 7.00 3 US 5224 THIELER, JAMES 3 4 ( 14) 3 3 13.00 4 G 936 KOLB, JOST (S) 4 7 ( 11) 4 4 19.00 5 US 1188 HADLEY, JAMES (S) 6 5 4 ( 8) 5 20.00 6 US 60 HARPER, JOHN (M) ( 11) 9 3 5 8 25.00 7 US 3 GROGAN, JIM (M) ( 23) 8 7 9 10 34.00 8 G 679 SCHNEIDER, MARTIN-BJORN 10 ( 16) 5 14 7 36.00 9 US 5469 MOORE, OLIVER ( 18) 11 6 10 14 41.00 10 US 4975 EVANS, ROBERT (S) 13 15 9 ( 20) 6 43.00 11 H 467 VAN RIEMSDIJK, DIDERIC (S) 7 ( 18) 17 7 16 47.00 12 US 5053 REIS, GEORGE (M) 19 ( 33) 12 6 12 49.00 13 US 5214 MCDONAGH, JIM 14 10 13 12 ( 19) 49.00 14 S 713 GUSTRING, RICKARD (M) 9 17 15 ( 18) 13 54.00 15 US 4487 ATKINS, CHAD (DNF) 25 8 16 9 58.00 16 US 807 FRANCIS, JR 12 21 10 19 ( 27) 62.00 17 US 5166 BERGER, CHRIS 15 14 19 15 ( 22) 63.00 18 US 216 POTCOVA, RICHARD (S) 16 19 ( 22) 11 20 66.00 19 G 666 SIEMS, TORSTEN (S) ( 45) 22 18 22 15 77.00 20 US 3705 HOLMAN, ROBERT (S) ( 42) 12 21 21 24 78.00 21 US 5432 BLOOM, MIKE (S) (DNF) 13 23 17 28 81.00 22 G 551 SEEGERS, CHRISTIAN (M) 21 23 16 23 ( 26) 83.00 23 US 5116 CLAPP, DAVE (S) 20 ( 30) 27 26 11 84.00 24 US 5352 HEARN, DANIEL (S) 24 20 20 24 (DNS) 88.00 25 US 3283 WILLIAMS, J.BRUCE (GM) 22 29 24 ( 30) 18 93.00 26 US 5298 BROWN, SCOTT (S) 17 28 32 25 ( 35) 102.00 27 US 5501 ORLEBEKE, PETER 30 ( 34) 29 13 31 103.00 28 US 637 MEADE IV, JOE 26 24 26 29 ( 34) 105.00 29 US 5285 TEAL, CHRIS (S) 29 27 ( 36) 28 25 109.00 30 US 2545 DERUSHA, MIKE (S) 8 3 (DNS) DNS DNS 113.00 31 US 4926 ORLEBEKE, STEVE 5 6 (DNS) DNS DNS 113.00 32 US 5219 BAKER, KENT 25 26 33 31 ( 36) 115.00 33 US 4148 DIXON, TIM (S) ( 38) 35 31 34 17 117.00 34 US 5358 FROST, DAVID (S) ( 43) 31 25 33 29 118.00 35 US 5415 MILLER, CHRIS 28 ( 43) 28 32 30 118.00 36 US 4882 WOLLAM, RICHARD (M) 37 32 ( 37) 27 32 128.00 37 US 4868 RICHARDS, JULIE (M) 34 (DNS) 35 38 23 130.00 38 US 4974 JONES, STAN (GM) 27 37 34 ( 39) 37 135.00 39 KC 5514 CURTIS, JOHN 33 ( 44) 43 40 21 137.00 40 US 1277 BOWMAN, HAL (GM) 35 38 30 37 ( 39) 140.00 41 US 610 JONES, DONALD (GM) 31 40 40 35 ( 42) 146.00 42 US 3433 CUMMINS, ROBERT (M) 36 36 ( 42) 42 33 147.00 43 US 5430 CUTTING, BILL (S) 39 39 38 36 ( 40) 152.00 44 US 2360 JOHNS, PETE (GM) 40 ( 42) 41 41 38 160.00 45 US 4335 GLICK, DAVE (M) 41 41 39 ( 43) 41 162.00 46 US 5369 MILLER, MIKE (M) 32 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 185.00 47 US 5350 TRUESDELL, PETER (S) 44 45 (DNS) DNS DNS 191.00 48 KC 2766 VAN ROSSEM, PETER (S) 46 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 199.00 49T US 472 COBERLY, J. WILLIAM (GM) DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 204.00 50T US 445 CAVE, BOB (M) DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 204.00 Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds Silver fleet ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 3 4 5 Points ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 US 5507 BARNETT, MIKE 5 (DNS) 1 1 1 8.00 2 US 3937 VOUGHT, DANIEL (S) ( 4) 1 3 3 2 9.00 3 US 5486 ELSMO, DAVID 3 2 2 ( 5) 3 10.00 4 US 4155 LEMBERG, RICHARD (M) 1 4 4 4 ( 5) 13.00 5 US 4203 FITZGERALD, PATRICK (M) 6 3 6 ( 7) 6 21.00 6 US 5435 KJOLLER, JODY 15 6 5 2 (DNS) 28.00 7 KC 3786 NETHERCOTE, WARREN (M) 7 ( 10) 7 6 8 28.00 8 US 5498 GORDON, RICK (S) ( 13) 5 11 11 4 31.00 9 US 5156 SOBERING, GEOFF (S) 8 ( 18) 10 10 9 37.00 10 US 294 LOENNEKE, LOUIS (GM) 12 (DNS) 8 8 11 39.00 11 US 5633 JOHANSON, PETER 10 8 ( 13) 9 12 39.00 12 US 5478 GORITSKI, JACK (M) 2 15 ( 15) 13 10 40.00 13 US 1313 RAST, ROBERT (M) 9 9 9 ( 14) 13 40.00 14 US 5158 BUSHEY, JOHN (M) 11 13 12 ( 16) 7 43.00 15 US 4490 MADGE, MIKE (S) ( 18) 7 16 12 16 51.00 16 US 5451 ALLEN, ANDY (S) ( 25) 11 17 15 14 57.00 17 US 65 GRAY, ROBERT (GM) 17 12 14 ( 18) 15 58.00 18 US 4137 SMITH JR, KEN (M) 16 14 ( 18) 17 17 64.00 19 US 4925 VALENTINE, SCOTT (S) 19 16 19 ( 20) 19 73.00 20 US 5397 LENON, JORI (S) 20 17 ( 20) 19 18 74.00 21 KC 5457 DUNCAN, COLIN (M) 22 19 21 22 (DNS) 84.00 22 US 107 KAISER, HANK (M) 23 (DNS) 22 23 21 89.00 23 US 5296 COLEMAN, PAT (M) DNS (DNS) 23 21 20 95.00 24 US 1610 BROWN, BRUCE (M) 14 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 107.00 25 US 4140 HOEPER, PETER (M) 21 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 114.00 26 US 3271 JANKOWSKI, MIKE (M) 24 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 117.00 27 US51161 CLAPP, MIKE JR 26 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS 119.00 28T US 4271 JANKOWSKI, JULIE (S) DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 124.00 29T US 5517 THOMPSON, JASON DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 124.00 30T P 71 ZIOLKOWSKI, LESZEK (M) DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 124.00 Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds
Field Trip to Harken – Pewaukee, WI
Since it was blowing 30kts by lunch time we had the afternoon off.
Veteran DN sailor Steve Orlebeke invited the fleet to see where he works, which happens to be the Harken plant in Pewaukee.
So. Freaking. Cool. Giant facility, clean as a whistle, some very cool machinery…. Fascinating to see where our favorite blocks come from and how they go together. Also wild to see some of the big stuff they are working on-
Hard to do it justice but maybe the pics will help-
Capped the day with dinner at a steak joint where Al Capone and other Chicago gangsters used to hang out when the heat was on….
Stay tuned! T
Big Day At NAs
Big breeze saw the gold qualifier done and gold fleet race one done- That’s the good news- Bad news is a few masts gave up and a few boats need a little patching up!
Personally I had an interesting race…. Off the line from spot #18, good acceleration and clear air. Boat felt good and was going well. Tacked over to port as soon as I could.
Big lifting puffs from the left were a gift from above- I left the darling mark to port and tacked over, rounded the top mark with a decent lead.
Took off like a shot down the run and of course over stood the layline by a mile and was passed by Matt Struble, Ron Sherry, and Jost Kolb. Oops….
Passed Jost at the mark rounding, sneaked past Ron on the beat and got back into second. The CSI sled was wicked up and tuned in! Breeze was way up, easing sheet upwind was necessary to keep the mast off the ice…. Radical.
Next leg over stood again but by less- held onto second.
Next beat was able to stay to windward of Ron to the port layline then tacked for the mark. One leg to go, reminded myself aloud not to do anything stupid….
Downwind breeze was up, over stood by a bit again, boat was bouncing all over and really twitchy- here’s where it gets interesting…..
About 100 yards from the finish- Neck and neck w Ron Sherry, second place on the line. I said aloud to myself “don’t do anything dumb, second is as good as first”. I should have dropped the sheet and coasted over the line but NOOOOO, I just had to push it and haul the sheet a little- heading up to cross the line and suddenly the world was spinning- Rapidly.
Long story short I did at least a 360, maybe a 720. It happened fast. When the rotation stopped I could see orange out of my left eye- I figured that was the mark so all good there. Out of my right eye I could see a checkered flag being held by a rapidly back-pedaling John Atkins. So I was pointed the right way and had actually crossed the line (possibly stern first) to take third.
I did notice in the middle of all this that the entire silver fleet was watching along with every boat behind me, so I get points or maximum public self-humiliation. I didn’t even think about trying to play it cool about this one! The chop-busting started immediately- jokes about showing off, grandstanding for the cameras, needing a tutu for the boat since it pirouettes like a ballet dancer etc… What the hell, I still got a third!
Stay tuned for more- the second part of the day was pretty cool too…. Trust me.
T
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
Ice Boating is Everywhere…
People often ask me, with a disbelieving look, where can one ice boat. The short answer is, anywhere there is suitable ice.
In that “anywhere” category is this story and video by The Inquirer and Mirror of Nantucket. A publication that has been in continuous existence since 1821. Yes, Nantucket home to sea fairing legends and reality. The fabled whaling port and home of the whaling ship Essex. If you have not read In the Heart of the Sea, put it on your list.
Thanks to local Tim Reinemo for sending article and video.
The Inquirer and Mirror
@InkyM
newsroom@inkym.com
(Feb. 17, 2016) As temperatures dropped into the single digits and below earlier this week, some Nantucketers broke out their ice boats and took to Nantucket’s ponds on Sunday. Monday was equally cold, but there was no wind. Inquirer and Mirror photographer shot this short video of the cold-weather action.
Think Ice — Look North to Maine and the CIBC http://iceboat.me for safe sailable ice.
John
DN 5023
john@neiya.org
“Deja Vu All Over Again”
No breeze again today at the DN NAs….. But at least we made it out to the race course for awhile….
The local club put on a mid-lake BBQ for everyone- many thanks to the crew that made that happen- helped ease the pain quite a bit!
No racing but more BBQ waiting when we got in- Along with a keg. In the photo see Chris Miller of LI recovering from the psychological strain of standing around on the ice all day- Obviously he is teetering on the brink of a total mental meltdown.
Should be some breeze tomorrow- Fingers crossed!
Think Ice…. T
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
NA Day One
Hey Folks-
The qualifier race is in the books here at the NAs-
Matt Struble barely made the time limit in the light air to take the top spot- lots of other boats struggled and the scorers have their work cut out for them tonight….
We hope to have a little more breeze tomorrow- stay tuned!
As for the photos, that would be our own Oliver Moore fixing a broken hiking rack in the hotel room. Wish I’d taken photos of us dragging it up the stairwell to the fourth floor-
In any case it just wouldn’t be a DN regatta without a little hotel room repair job!
Stay tuned- Hope everyone gets some sailing out that way-
T
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
Should have been there…
Ice wisdom says there is always thin ice someplace — but remember the corollary there is sailable ice out there as well.
Several sailors from the NEIYA, Long Island and a stray from the Hudson Valley, sailed Mallets Bay in Colchester, VT Sunday. They were stragglers from the abandoned New England Championships but walked off the ice knowing those that didn’t come missed out on a fine piece of ice.
Those fleeing the wet ice of Mallets were in transit to the NA’s in Madison and passing through a new region of the mid-west “Equatorial Chicago”, with their AC blasting.
Back at Mallets condition briefings were given by area local experts Bob’s Dill and Schumacher and Paul Gervais. The plate was holding firm with only a
few scars.
Those that showed up were treated to large patches of glassy smooth slightly wet ice. The wind held till early afternoon than shut down when the sun began to show.
There is a moral of the story here. — Conditions are ever changing from good to bad and back again — You will never know from the couch.
There will be more ice this season. Some of us haven’t gotten out but i’m pretty sure it will be out there.
Good Luck to all the competitors at the NA’s, especially our home region favorites!
Think Ice,
John
LI in WI
Here is the LI gang yesterday- all smiles so far!
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
NA Champs Started
Hey Folks- flags raised, registration under way, race one tomorrow if we have breeze….
Decent turnout- Plenty of eastern representation!
Check the photos:
-According to my car thermometer it was 70F as I drove across Ohio….
-Rick Lemberg being interviewed for French TV
-Deb Whitehorse gets a special award (a dozen roses) for being generally awesome
-flag raising ceremony.
James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840
401 258 6230
t_thieler
New England Ice Yacht Association 