Nite Nationals Article and Video
The Nite sailors out west raced their National Champs and it sounds like it was a great regatta!
Thanks to Scuttlebutt for putting the article and vid on their front page-
Click here and check it out!
https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2019/03/19/this-regatta-shouldnt-have-happened/
Canadian DN Championships Wrap Up
The 2019 Canadian DN champs are in the books! Just about two dozen boats turned up to race on smooth ice and good breeze and it was a memorable day!
Sailors from as far north as Nova Scotia, as far south as RI, and as far west as MI were in attendance as well as one or two transplants from Poland and Switzerland so it had a multinational flavor…
Results are up on the Kingston Yacht Club site at https://results.kingstonyachtclub.com/?r=2019/Regattas/2019%20DN%20Canadian%20Championships.htm
Great work by Peter Kraszewski (PRO) getting the races of quickly in changing winds. Thanks to all the scorers too for the hard work in the cold and wind.
And thanks to Peter Van Rossem for putting the whole thing together!
Stay tuned, the ice may hang in there for awhile, could be doing more sailing up there before this season is out-
This Coming Weekend….
Hello All- Great sailing up in Kingston, ON at the Canadian DN champs last weekend- great ice, good breeze, and all in the month of March!
Rumor has it that there is still a ton of good, sailable ice in ME, VT and Canada- If you know of any good ice let’s hear about it- Would be great to get more cruising and racing in…. DN Easterns? Winni Frolic? Many possibilities…
Stay tuned!
Canadian DN Champs Notice Of Race
The Kingston DN Guys are going ahead with The 2019 Canadian Championships for this SUNDAY…FIRST RACE PLANNED AT 10:00.
See Notice Of Race below. Be there or be square!
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.
Peter Van Rossem Sr.
(613) 572-2232
petervanrossemsr
NOR
2019 DN Canadian Championships
Notice of Race
International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association
2019 Championship Regatta
March 17, 2019
The Eastern Region and Regatta Chairman Peter Van Rossem (KC2766) and John Curtis (KC 5514), on behalf of the IDNIYRA, hereby invites all DN iceboaters to the 2019 Canadian Championship Regatta.
RULES
· All races will be governed by the Racing Rules of the National Iceboat Authority, the Bylaws of the IDNIYRA, the Notice of Race, including any amendments to the NOR, (except as any of these are altered by the sailing instructions) and the Sailing instructions. Sailing Instructions will be given out at registration.
RACE SYSTEM
• Races shall be sailed under the rules of the National Iceboat Authority and those of the IDNIYRA.
· The regatta is scheduled for 7 races with ONE throw out.
· No Race will start after 16:00
· The number of Fleets and fleet size will be determined after registration.
RACE COURSE
· All courses will be a WINDWARD / LEEWARD Inline course with Darling Marks.
· A diagram of the race course is attached below and will be posted on the Official Notice Board located outside the southwest window of the Kingston Yacht Club. No copies will be provided. (Either print your copy or take a photo before you leave the KYC Harbour.)
· All races will be 3 Laps. Time limits as per IDNIYRA Class Rules
ELIGIBILITY
· All DN class yachts meeting the requirements of the DN official specifications and whose skippers meet the requirements of the bylaws of the IDNIYRA as stated in sections IDNIYRA Regattas are eligible to enter and race in the championships.
· All participants shall provide proof of $300,000 personal liability at time of Registration.
SITE INFORMATION
· The primary site for registration is the Kingston Yacht Club, 1 Maitland Steet, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. KYC phone number 613 548 3052. Sailing will be Southwest of the Club House.
REGISTRATION, DEADLINE AND FEE
· Each skipper shall register in person at Kingston Yacht Club between 8-9 am the day of the regatta.
· Entry Fee shall be paid in Cash, $20,00 USD or CDN.
· No entry fee for Junior Skippers (under 25 years of age…Proof or Insurance Required)
· No entry fee will be accepted after the close of registration at 9:30am
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· Sailing instructions and course diagram to be available to all competitors at time of final
registration.
· All skippers may be required to complete a Safety Test as part of registration.
Canadian Trophy shall be awarded after the regatta is completed. Presentation will be inside the Kingston Yacht Club.
REGATTA CONTACT Peter Van Rossem KC 2766 petervanrossemsr 613-572-2232
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-
Think ICE!
“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.”
Word From the CIBC in Maine
Passing on this morning’s post from our friends in Maine and the Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club http://iceboat.me
Bill is very right we have been waiting for this. Stay tuned and watch for the alignment of the planets and sailable ice plates…
John
Damariscotta Wet Out by billbuchholz
Sensors indicate a nicely evolving surface. The forecast for rain has been reduced to showers, which will be fine because too much rain won’t do us any good, especially as the temps Saturday night are not super cold. But by Monday we should be in good shape for a few days of sailing.
This could be the Spring Fling we’ve all been waiting for. An update will be posted by Sunday at noon after the plate has been checked. Mark Allen photo from March 12, 2017, Lake Farm launch.
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
Think ICE!
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!
Think Ice!
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!
Think ICE! T
Between the Snow Flakes
Looks like we will be be dodging the weather once again. There is weather coming so you have to make your own call.
At this time I do not have solid info on anything but Chickawaukie Pond in Rockland ME. The Maine guys are planning to sail tomorrow from the public ramp off Rt 17. Bill has put out the welcome mat on iceboat.me but there is weather coming so you have to make your own call, especially if coming from afar. For those of you who have never sailed Chickawaukie Pond it had been the center of the Maine iceboating community for years but weather patterns have shifted around so we have not sailed it much in a few seasons.
If you are arriving by sea please consult current charts or your plotter otherwise just use Google.
I do know that people were on Bantam Lake in CT this week but they are getting snow and we need to wait to see how that shakes out. All else has been silent Not to sound desperate but we are all hoping for some form of ice boating Shangri La. Could it be just over the Lost Horizon?
Charlie Silfvenius is intending to call the Winni Hardway ON just as soon as the conditions materialize. When that is? Who knows. But the call will go out on all channels so be on the ready. Given the way this season has been I very much expect to see an outbreak of ice flu throughout New England and the mid Atlantic.
Don’t stop Thinking Ice as we are not done yet.
John
DN5023
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-
Think ICE!!
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!
Think Ice!!
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Worlds Day Two Results Are In
If you have not already checked out today’s results here they are http://dniceboat.org/idniyra/2019GoldCup.html
The Poles continue to hold on to the top four of five positions but pressing hard is our own James “T” Thieler in Sixth and top American. T had a great day today picking up a Bullet, Fourth and a Seventh. Way to go T Keep it up and grind em down tomorrow.
More updates from those closer to the action than myself coming tomorrow.
John
New England Ice Yacht Association 