DN CENTRALS REPORT #2
| Now yesterday was a good day of sailing-Forecast called for a bit more breeze, from the west rather than north. The powers that be called it correctly and out we went in the breeze and the flurries-
Three races sailed in each fleet- ice was covered with a dusting of snow and the drifts were slight but worth steering around if you didn’t have to wiggle the tiller too much- once fully warped-up you could just ignore them and keep the boat blasting along in a straight line. When other boats went through them very cool-looking dust clouds went up behind- fascinating to see the pattern of disturbed air behind each boats mainsail and also where that disturbed air was pointed…. Eric Anderson is using a back-up plank that is way too stiff and he struggled mightily with it all day- Yours truly eased sidestays a little, cranked the headstay on a little, and dropped the halyard a little, and with boom in lap had a good afternoon with a 10, 3, 1. Holy hell was that exciting! Oliver Moore had an excellent day with a 4,5,3 and was in the lead in the final race for a minute or two…. Oliver has a resume’ full of A and C-class catamaran sailing and is off to a good start in the DN class thanks to getting set up with proven gear and proven tuning settings. He owes a huge debt of gratitude to Chad Atkins for getting him started on the right foot. And to me and the rest of the NE gang for all the tips and pointers! Really Oliver, you’re welcome. Don’t mention it. Feel free to pick up the tab for dinner sometime…. So we end the weekend with 7 races in the books- Great sailing, great people, great class. As always, some awesome mental snapshots and more lessons learned….. Somewhere on the site is a link to the full results. Added by web editor http://iceboatracing.com/2012centrals.pdf We missed the award ceremony at the hotel restaurant (Eric and Oliver were out sailiing and testing gear and I was out cold in the hotel room) but the tail end of it was fun enough! Still in MI, going to do some scratch racing today as long as we’re here and hit the road this afternoon. Thanks as always to the MI and OH gang for running a great regatta! Stand by for more regattas, more adventures and more reporting- Think Ice! T. Thieler DN US 5224 James “T” Thieler 401-258-6230 |
DN CENTRALS REPORT #1
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Jan Gougeon
| By now you have probably heard of the untimely passing of Jan Gougeon. This news has rocked the enitre sailing world and the DN world in particular.
Seems as if every person who has ever held a tiller has a story about Jan and I’m no execption. I met him (of course) through racing DN iceboats. Every class should have a guy like this- always ready to help out a new sailor and amazingly forthcoming with tips and advice for novice and veteran sailors alike. You could ignore these at your peril- the guy won more regattas than most of us have ever entered. Eben Whitcomb hitched a ride with him from the hotel to the launch site one morning and when he got out of the van he said “I just learned more about sailing DN’s in fifteen minutes in the car with Jan than I’ve learned from fifteen years of sailing the damn things!” That sums it up pretty well- I learned a dozen things every time I ever spoke with the man. And if he wasn’t doling out go-fast tips he was telling a great story about any number of amazing adventures in sailing, travel, boatbuilding, you name it- always fascinating and delivered with a wit and enthusiasm that always lit up the room. Spent a good hour shooting the breeze with him on the ice at the DN North American champs last winter in Green Bay. As always, I learned a lot and went away thinking to myself “Man, that guy is one of the coolest people I’ve ever met…” Fair winds and black ice Jan. We can’t thank you enough. James “T” Thieler |
2012 Tune Up Recap
This year’s sixth annual NEIYA Tune Up was another huge success. Thanks once again to Steve Lamb and his wife for opening up the shop and feeding the hungry hordes of ice boaters.
Runners were aligned to perfection. Current and past commodores Anderson and Whitcomb did yeoman’s work with the big belt sander turning tired dull runners into ice cleaving blades.
Photo credits Jeff Soderholm
Stories were swapped with ease without having to shout through helmets and face masks. New members young and old were welcomed into the fold. James, thanks for recruiting the next generation of NEIYA sailors.
Everyone is looking forward to a great season of ice and coming back for a seventh time next year.
There may have been runners that did not get sharpened due to lack of time or members not being there. Please leave a comment below if you need help with dull blades or can help someone sharpen theirs.
See you on the ice!
John
P.S. While we were preparing for, talking about and dreaming of ice, members of the Chickawaulkee Ice Boat Club of Maine were living it on Plymouth Pond.
P.P.S. If you have not paid your 2013 dues now is the time. Do it online. NEIYA 2013 Dues.
2012 Annual Tune-up Clinic Canton, MA
Saturday, December 1st
11:00 to 3:00pm
Arthur C. Lamb Co
85 Jackson St., Canton, MA
Sparks are going to fly in preparation for another season.
The Tune-up Clinic is an annual NEIYA before-the-ice-comes event.
If you have any interest in the sport of ice boating, this is a great place to learn about it. Informal discussions on alignment, safety, runner sharpening, racing, cruising, whatever, will be going on. We will have coffee, doughnuts, hot dogs, chips etc. Bring something if you would like but not necessary we always have plenty.
This is your best opportunity to talk to other ice boaters where its warm and without helmets, face masks and glove on to get in the way.
Open to members and non members, bring a friend that might be interested in ice boating.
If you have a jig for alignment or sharpening please bring it, good to see different methods.
There will also be an Indoor swap meet, bring gear for sale. Steve Duhamel ofNorth Wind Ice boat will be there with lot’s of new and used stuff.
Directions:
Take Rte.95 to exit 11A (Neponset St., Canton)
Follow up to light, take left onto Chapman St.
Travel less than 1/4 mile to top of hill look for signs (To Jackson St) Turn right and right again 180 degrees onto Jackson St., “Do not go over railroad bridge”
Lamb Co. will be on your left ( Beige block building)
Lost call 781 389 4681 or 781 828 9797
Note: GPS will tell you to go the 2nd light and turn left onto Jackson St., this is a NO left turn
Make left at light onto Chapman St. go 1/4 mile the top of hill. Red brick building on left, make 180 deg. turn onto Jackson St.
If you go over railroad bridge you have gone to far on Chapman St.
Lamb Co is tan block building on left
P.S.
This is a hands-on event so roll up your sleeves, we’re hear to help.
Images from last year’s Tune-
NEIYA Preseason Check List
*** Register for the Annual Meeting and Swap meet and 2013 season Membership NOW ***
As everyone knows it’s that time of year again. We are in week seven of the NFL schedule. The days are getting shorter. Had our first frost. Many of us are wondering what to do with that pile of green tomatoes. You have removed the golf clubs, fishing gear and summer sailing gear from your trunk. This means, only one thing, its time for our winter passion, ice boating.
Over the years I have forgotten many things on the way to the ice. Probably the most amusing was showing up at Watuppa Pond ready for the Bean Pot only to discover that I had forgotten my coat. Thanks to a spare Eben had in his car I was able to get on the ice. Since than, I have been a compulsive check list keeper. It has helped my foggy pre-dawn brain get all the gear to the ice. Yes, I still forget stuff but nothing that keeps me off the ice.
Below is my preseason check list. Item number four is done! Items one, two and three will be done this Saturday.
I would like everyone to encourage everyone to sign up on-line for the upcoming season (Item numbers four or five) today. NEIYA online signup. We would prefer you register online for the upcoming season. Once you fill out the form there is an option to pay online with a credit card or PayPal, if you have an account, as well as instructions for mailing payment.
Checklist for 2012 – 2013 Ice Boat Preseason
1) Set up the boat(s) in back yard or driveway.
2) Sort through items old gear for unneeded/unwanted items. They might be old to you but perfect for someone starting out, upgrading or with more space to to store stuff. Post items for sale at swap meet or pickup on NEIYA.org. Items that will be at the swap meet are being given home page (right side) precedence.
3) Figure out what you need for upcoming season. Maintenance, repair and new equipment needs etc. Check NEIYA Classifieds for available stuff. Remember, Swap meet items are on the right side of the NEIYA.org homepage.
4) Sign up for NEIYA Meeting and swap meet on Saturday October 27th. Pay for lunch and dues online Now!
5) If you can’t make the Meeting sign up for 2013 NEIYA membership online NOW.
6) Attend Steve Lamb’s preseason Tune up for hands on sharpening, tuning and ice boat story telling. Date to be announced by the annual meeting.
Looking forward to a great 2012-13 season. See you all at the meeting, Tune up or on the ice
Think Ice!
John Stanton
Ice Web Communications
DN5023
P.S. Let’s hope we don’t have another October blizzard. Last year’s drive home (West bound Mass Pike).
P.P.S. Please leave any questions or comments below.
Help Solve an Ice Boat Mystery
Mystery Ship: Please Help Us Solve the Riddle of this Unusual Metal Iceboat
The NEIYA has been asked to help solve a mystery involving the type, age, provenance, usage and ownership of an aircraft fuselage-style metal-skinned iceboat found in the basement of a bank building in Bridgeport, CT in 1990. The bank staff had no knowledge of the boat or how it came to be located in the basement. The boat is part of the non-public small boat research collection of the Mystic Seaport, located in the Rossi Mill building across the street from the north entrance to the Seaport. The collection will be viewable during the Wooden Boat Show June 29 to July 1 and is available for private viewing at other times. The collection includes two Great South Bay Scooters and two other iceboats in addition to the Mystery Ship.
The metal boat in question is 18’ 3” long, 4’ 4” wide and is made of heavy timber strakes supporting a wood frame sheathed in tin in the rear and fabric-covered aluminum in the front. It appears to be a stern steerer. In one of the pictures, a possible (double) runner can be seen. The purpose of the large steel ‘A frame’ atop the bow is unknown, but is presumably related to the rigging. The plank is an aluminum strut with a foil shape. There are four additional metal struts from 8’ to 13’ long. Note that in the pictures, the bottom of the boat is unsheathed. No sails were found with the boat. An examiner in 1995 noted that the construction and materials used suggested that the builder might have had experience with aircraft and suggested a build date in the 1920s or 1930s. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has been located near Bridgeport since 1929.
A major effort was made by the Seaport in the mid 1990s to learn more about this iceboat, with no luck. Hopefully the collective knowledge base represented by the NEIYA membership will produce a happy outcome. Please send a link to this article to your friends in other iceboat clubs. Reply to me with any questions or suggestions and I will summarize the responses at a later date.
Peter N. H. Burrow
NEIYA Treasurer
Please drop me a note below if you have any information or click to leave a comment.
That’s all folks… and NEIYA Calendar for rest of year
Greetings all,
The proverbial fat lady has sung her song and we all know that that means a long season of warm, very wet and very soft water. Last known sailing was last week on Sunapee in NH and Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, ME where the Maine DN State Championship was successfully held as well as some fine spring sailing.
To help through the warmer months I ordered Bill Converse’s NEIYA calender. It just arrived and wanted to tell everyone that it is once again a home run!
It runs from February 2012 thru January 2013 and is 17 inches by 11 inches. Tons of great photos taken mostly last season in and around New England as well as a few from last years World Champs in Illinois.
Cost is $25 with a portion going to the NEIYA.
Click for larger image view:
To order call Bill at 508-273-3224 or fill in info below and he will get back to you. Do it today!
Think Ice!
James “T” Thieler
Finally…
PATIENT
Merriam-Webster’s definition
4: steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity
We have all been patient and as they say with patience come rewards.
The guys in Maine are scouting, skating or sailing on the smaller ponds.
Check out what they are up to www.iceboat.me.
Some other club members are up scouting and sailing ice in New Hampshire.
Check out Jeff Brown’s ice report group
If we are not sailing we make do.
Vice Commodore Brian Langley and Doug Sharp are putting the final touchs on the wing masts for their boats. Other work includes a new 21 foot mast mold. We can expect several additional masts to come out of their shop in the near future. Pictures below.
As to myself. I had a rare opportunity to check out the winter ducks along the salt ponds in shorts. The air was perfectly still and the Long Island Sound was flat as “piss on a plate” (LIS sailors know this all too well). Not frozen, but one can dream. Too bad we will not be having a snap freeze tonight.
The weekend could produce more venues and more sailing. Be sure to call the Hotline at 508-481-1011 and don’t forget to leave a message for Jeff Soderholm confirming any new or existing sailable or developing ice. Seriously, he does like to know people are calling so leave word if you have any news.
Hopefully the change in weather will bring cold without the predicted precipitation.
See you on the 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
Big Boat “Sail-In” enjoyed by all !!
I want to thank all who came and enjoyed the Big Boat “sail- in” on Long Pond on Saturday Feb 12-13 2011.
Many of you got a jump on the fun by sailing on Thursday and Friday.
I was told over 50 boats were counted at one point.
boats were coming and going all day from what I saw!
Winds were strong and gusty,and many boats had hardware issues. But most sailors braved the heavy winds and went for it!!!
Those brave souls who stayed until the end of the day (around 3:30 PM) managed to plow through the corn ice that showed up after lunch,Due to the ton of air that was available at the pull of the sheet line !
Nothing like a face full of snow ice to end the day with !
Some of us enjoyed sailing on Sunday as well. The day stayed cloudy and the ice had smoothed some from the prior warm afternoon. We had excellent winds and the ice stayed good all day, never going soft. By 2:00 PM winds got really crazy as a slight storm front came through the area, it was actually starting to snow a little. We decided to pack it in before we broke anything.
Even with rough ice conditions and heavy gusty winds, I hope that all of you who came to the event enjoyed your weekend and the gathering.
One very import note here I would like to make:
We did have one bad crash. A maine DN sailor found an open lead by one of the islands, and sailed in to it. The sailor was injured, 911 was called and EMT’s arrived quickly. He was taken to the hospital to be checked out. His boat was brought back to the pits by members and taken apart and loaded on to his vehicle. We were told that he will be ok, and did not have life treating injuries. He did suffer with a broken lower leg in this accident!
All club members were very concerned about his condition and we hope he is ok, and recovers quickly.
Please remember to check with the locals before venturing out on any lake or pond you are planning on sailing. Always be aware that ice is forever changing and moving. I know that over 5 NEIYA club members were telling sailors of known hazards. It is very difficult to tell everyone at the ice. Many people were coming and going all weekend. On a lake over 1700 acres, it is almost impossible to find every bad spot on the ice. We saw pressure ridges changing by the hour, and lifted plates of ice on the main sheet that appeared by the afternoon?
Remember, there is always thin ice somewhere!
On a happy note : It was nice to see all of our fellow maine and Conn sailors join us here in South Eastern Ma,I enjoyed all your company,and a chance to try out other sailors boats by swapping with one another, was fun!!!
For myself, It was a very enjoyable few days of conversation,laughter, hot dogs on the grill, good friends and sailing.
I logged a max speed of 56.3 MPH for Saturday and sailed 37.6 miles in the ice cat. Over the whole weekend, starting on Friday through Sunday I sailed over 150 plus miles.
Thanks to all my fellow Ice Sailors for a very nice first Big Boat “Sail-In”.
Safe Sailing & Travels.
Vice Commodore
Brian Langleyh
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
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.
2011 DN World and North American Regattas
Updates and information links
The DN Worlds will be underway in a few hours after a venue change from Menominee, MI, to Henry, IL (360+ miles) due to snow. Weather may cause more problems for the participants. Time will tell.
A couple links to help keep up to date on the event and NEIYA competitors.
IDNIYRA official announcements (results)
Jim McDonagh’s Blog
Four Lakes Updates
More to come later…
2011 Don “Doc” Fellows Regatta Pictures
Thanks to Bill Converse for the great Regatta pictures.
Bill has offered to share hi resolusion images for any pilots who wants them. Please leave contact information, which we will pass on to Bill and not share. Just right mouse click hit properties in Internet Explorer or view image info in Firefox. Note the file name and put it in the comments section below.
All photos credits Bill Converse 2011
New England Ice Yacht Association 