Shocker of all shockers, the weather is not making my job easy. The New England Championships are scheduled to be raced this weekend and we are going to do what we can to make that happen. But if you haven’t noticed its really stupidly warm out there right now. Totally not cool. It is supposed to get cold again Friday night so there is a good chance that plenty of places will have good ice but we won’t have a chance to scout it until Saturday. So it is looking like we be trying to pull the same move as last weekend. We will make our best guess on Friday and meet there for scouting and hopefully scratch racing. If it is good enough for a regatta we will call the racing on for Sunday.

That is not a definite but it is what I am currently thinking. So keep the weekend free.

Oliver Moore
NEIYA Regatta Guy

The latest yearbook is available- Grab a copy by clicking the link-

http://na.idniyra.org/2016/12/29/2017-idniyra-yearbook-available-for-order/

Check this vid- looks like fun and probably get a few pointers!

Michal Burczynski Video.mp4

Michal Burczynski Video.mp4

2017 DN Worlds Promo

2017 DN Worlds Promo Jan 22-28, Western Region

The Western Regionals took place on Lake Mendota in Madison, WI. Sad fact, this is the lake that Otis Redding’s ill fated plane crashed into years ago claiming his life and several others and spawning rumors of suitcases full of cash in the wreckage….

No time to look into that as we were busy sailing! Saturday was WINDY and COLD. Double-digit wind and single-digit temps coupled with some rough ice and an ice fishing shack right down wind from the top mark (boats were passing it on either side) kept sailors alert and on edge. I’m sure the ice fisherman was thrilled! Struble and Sherry had more guts and talent than the rest and were 1-2 at the end of the day with the NE guys hanging in third (Thieler) and eighth (Miller) in Gold and mid-Silver (Kaiser!)

Sunday was a bit lighter and still COLD. Yes, COLD spelled with all caps for emphasis. Less breeze made it bearable but did I mention it was COLD? It was. Trust me.

Struble and Sherry didn’t need the guts required Saturday but they showed talent enough to finish a close 1-2 with Steve Orlebeke moving into third. Yours truly had a 3, 7, 11 for the day and slipped to 6th. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory…. Miller sailed well to 16th in Gold and Hank stayed out of the cheap seats in Silver but had more fun than anyone!

The three of us stuck around for a bit on Monday to practice and tune and had a great morning buzzing around in light to medium breeze and balmy 25 degree temps. Felt downright tropical!

Thanks to all the Madison gang for rolling out the red carpet for us and running some great races! Well worth the trip.

And thanks to Loretta Rehe and Mercedes Auger for immortalizing my finish-line pirouette at the NA’s last year with a commemorative Tu-Tu (black and yellow of course) and poem. That was a first! I’ll wear it with pride. Maybe.

Full report and results here.
http://na.idniyra.org/2017/01/08/2017-dn-western-region-regatta-provisional-final-results/

See shot of Miller and Kaiser being last off the ice! Talk about putting the time in…. Looking forward to local sailing ASAP- Stay tuned! T

….There was a great sailing day off Kingston! Plenty of breeze, a camera crew on hand, a few good hikes, one broken plank, and a GREAT example of the old newsreel / movie accent we don’t get to hear much these days. Click the first link to see the vid and hear the accent, and the next to get an explanation of where that accent came from. Both pretty interesting!

Thanks to Pete Van Rossem for sending the link!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/from-the-archives-ice-sailors-compete-near-hamilton-ont-in-1948/article33555454/#videouuid_d8af15e9-5388-42e6-bcfa-6071456dbc60

The Trans-Atlantic / Mid-Atlantic Accent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpv_IkO_ZBU

We had a beautiful plate of ice and a game bunch of racers. Drawing from all the New England states. We even had some New Jerseys. But we had absolutely no wind. Meatloaf might try to convince you that two out of three aint bad but don’t believe him.

We will try again.

Photo credit goes to Matt Knowles, who is figuring out how to make these things go fast in very short order.

We did have a great round of scratch racing late in the afternoon on Saturday. I probably should have called the regatta on for Saturday but what are you going to do

There is apparently some confusion about insurance. You need to have $300,000 worth of liability insurance coverage in order to race. Most homeowners or renters policies have an option for this. You need to bring proof of this coverage with you when you come to race. Those be the rules.

I apologize for the tardiness of this wrap up report, I am currently working on my time generator to make sure I have more time per day than everyone else. I am currently still working on the same 24 hours as everyone else but I have had some promising results.

Next week we will en devour to race the New England Championships. So stay tuned. Keeps those runners sharp and send in your ice reports.

Oliver Moore
US 5469
NEIYA "Regatta" Chair

Hey Gang- looking forward to hearing about the Doc Fellows- In the meantime the East Coast is being represented well at the Western Regionals by Chris Miller, Hank Kaiser and yours truly-

Big breeze and some rough ice made for a challenging day (and also, it was COLD!) but three races are done. Hank is staying out of the cheap seats in Silver, Chris is sitting in 8th in Gold and T is in fourth behind Struble, Sherry and Orlebeke. Will see what tomorrow brings!

For full results click link-
http://na.idniyra.org/2017/01/07/dn-western-region-championship-provisional-results-day-1/

James “T” Thieler12 Channing St.
Newport, RI. 02840

401 258 6230
t_thieler

We will race the 2017 Don "Doc" Fellows regatta tomorrow, January 8th, on lake Champlain south of the Champlain bridge.

Access is from the Champlainside farm access the following Google pin has been getting people there.

901-1063 Lake St

https://goo.gl/maps/Zn2dtMihpGE2

Take a right on Champlain side road immediately after the farm house. Use caution as the hill is icy.

First race will be at 11. Remember to bring your proof of liability insurance.

Sharpen those runners and get on your horse.

Oliver Moore
Us5469
NEIYA regatta chair.

Report from sunapee is there are still open leads.

Leavitts beach was sailed today and was decent.

Lake Champlain shouth of the bridge was sailed and sounds good.

We will be doing some scratch racing on Champlain tomorrow.

Oliver Moore

There is sailing to be had in the Northeast. No need to drive to Wisconsin like some others in our club’s leadership might lead you to believe. Everything has wet out and refrozen nicely.

The Vacationlanders will be sailing Damariscotta tomorrow and through the weekend.

The north end of Winnipesaukee accessed from Leavitt park was kitewinged today out to Three Mile island. It was open water beyond the island, but should be sailable this weekend.

There are promising reports from Lake Sunapee and it sounds like there will be a contingent there tomorrow scouting and hopefully sailing.

Finally Lake Champlain south of the Lake Champlain bridge looks good after a preliminary scouting walk. They are planing on scouting and hopefully sailing there on Saturday.

The issue is the wind forecast. Saturday is looking bleak as a high pressure system moves through the area. But Sunday looks promising. So here is what we are going to do. We are going to scout and potentially scratch race on Saturday and then sail the Doc Fellows on Sunday. I will make a call on the Doc Fellows venue by 4pm on Saturday depending on who finds the best ice.

I will head to either Winnipesaukee or Sunapee on Saturday depending on what happens tomorrow. I will let people know tomorrow night where.

Where ever you sail this weekend be very careful, the ice has gone through a lot of weather the last month so there will be plenty of hazards. Scout carefully and please don’t sail alone.

Keep the reports coming.

Oliver Moore
US 5469
NEIYA Regatta Chairman

If you really are craving some ice time this could be your ticket…. Will be some east coasters there….

http://na.idniyra.org/2017/01/05/dn-western-region-regatta-on-for-lake-monona-madison-wi/