Check NEIYA website for details- we are looking to hold the New England DN champs tomorrow at the same place we had the EASTERNS today-

Come one come all! Any DN eligible, and also recall that we will have a start for any class that has three or more boats on the start line ready to go-

See NEIYA site and IDNIYRA site for directions, lodging etc-

Hope to see y’all!

T

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

401 258 6230
t_thieler

The EASTERNS are done! Great day- big breeze, good ice, and a great turnout- at one point I counted at least 24 boats on the line- not bad!

Seven races plus a one lap practice race- thanks to The scorekeepers for firing off the races fast and furious!

Want to know results? So do we! You’ll have to be patient- We are still tabulating and dinner is at Bono’s, an Italian joint across from the hotel in twenty minutes. Gotta run!

New England champs tomorrow- same place- if you can get here in time get a move on!! Tomorrow looks like a good day- directions etc are on this site and the IDNIYRA bulletin board-

Stay tuned for full results and report. See you tomorrow!

T

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

401 258 6230
t_thieler

The Eastern’s are ON for this Saturday and Sunday- BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!!

Still looking for a scorer so if you or someone you know is interested contact T. Thieler at 401 258 6230

**The DN Eastern Regional Championship will be a 7 Race series**

Launch Site:
Shelburne Town Beach
Beach Rd.
Shelburne, VT 05482

Off of Rt. 7
Bostwick rd
Beach rd
Ends at access

Race Headquarters
Days Inn
3229 Shelburne Road
Shelburne, VT 05482 US
802 985 3334
Ask for DN Easterns Rate $69/night double

Bono’s Italian Restaurant is across the street for dinner Saturday night

Back up is the Quality Inn Shelburne
Ask for DN Eastern Rate as well

See you on the ice,
Chad Atkins

Hello All-

Seems like things may just fall into place for the Eastern Regional DN champs this weekend-

Which means we need a starter/scorekeeper!

If you’d like to generate some good karma points and the everlasting gratitude of the sailors plus (of course) free dinner and drinks give me a shout!

Bring a friend! Feel free to pass this along as well- this could be a good event and we’d like to run it well-

Look forward to hearing from everyone!

Contact info is below-

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

401 258 6230
t_thieler

Heads Up Gang….

Things are looking pretty good for the Eastern Regional DN Champs!

May possibly run New England Champs as well but EASTERNS is the priority….

The scouts are still out and about but northern Champlain is looking good- Final call later this week-

Check IDNIYRA bulletin board and NEIYA site for info-

Load ‘Em up! Let’s get a good fleet in the line for this one- spring will be here soon and you don’t want to regret missing a good one all summer….

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

401 258 6230
t_thieler

The place:  Sebago Lake.

The Date:  Last Saturday.

The Event:  The Doc Fellows Regatta.

Now imagine how cool that would sound if Howard Cosell said it!

The Doc was pretty cool this year-  light breeze in the morning, faded to nothing mid-day for awhile, built nicely in the afternoon-  Was nice to have a break to nap and/or socialize on the ice for awhile-

Ice was good in AM and softened as the sun rose and temps went up-

Harry Richardson and Eben Whitcomb had close racing-  seemed like they match raced pretty much every lap-  Harry pipped Eben to take third.

Chad Atkins and your author had a bit of match race going as well-  Chad spent the light air part of the day going around the course and staying in the zone and it paid off after the breeze filled back in-  heading into the last race, winner-take-all finale’ he was able to get his nose out front and extend around the course for a convincing win.  He gets style points for doing it in his new boat, home built last fall-  if you see this craft you will be impressed!

I think he was using full-length, 100 degree runners which stayed on top of the soft ice better than my short 100’s.  Maybe I should have tried my full length 90 degree runners or even 90 degree max inserts-  those work well in soft ice sometimes.  Chad said the extra length no doubt was a little painful in tacks and gybes but it certainly didn’t hurt when he was going in a straight line!  We both used Kent (CSI) 4.1 rigs and Chad had a North F-01 sail while I had a 1D Power Gold.  Wish I could say what the difference is but to my eye they look pretty darn similar….  Anyway he sailed well and gets his name on a very cool-looking trophy!

We had a few older boats out racing-  John Hayes and Richard Gluckman had a little battle of their own going on as well-  Brett Reis, Ramblin’ Roger and a few other sailors also had a good day cruising the lake-

Following an awesome fireworks display at the launch ramp dinner was at the Run Of The Mill on the Saco River.  22 oz prime rib.  Rare.  Phenomenal.  Yeah, I slept like a rock that night-  thanks to Dave Fortier for letting us all crash at his house and also for keeping score!  And thanks to Kelly Klicker for the wrap-around photo of the launch area-

All in all a good day!  This season is far from over-  the ice is thick and the snow is melting-  reports from up north sounding good-  We are still hoping to get the Easterns, New Englands and Canadian champs in the books-  Stay tuned to this site and don’t mothball your gear yet!

Scores, as best as we can tell…

2015  DOC FELLOWS REGATTA

Chad “Chazzz” Atkins  US 4487             1  (S)  2  1  1     5

James  “Irving” Thieler    US 5224         (S) 1  1  2  2      6

Harry “Divider” Richardson    US 5148    2  2  3  3  (3)    10

Eben “Nice Guy” Whitcomb   US 4775    3  3  4  4  (4)     14

Dave “WHO?!?” Fortier    US 4690          4,  5,  S  S  S

John “Authority Figure” Stanton US 5023 6, 6, ?????

John Hayes and Richard Gluckman had some good racing here but the scores get a bit fuzzy at this point-  sorry guys, we will try to do better next time and will work on some nick-names for you both!

Think Ice!   T

Euro Champs, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdS_OVMcVU8

Bob Crinion found this cool aerial video from the European DN champs- Check it out! Some good leeward mark rounding footage and a good view of a start- watch the guy with the red helmet- wish I had starts like that all week! Happy viewing…. T

Sebago came through! An elite fleet did a five race series to get the 2015 Doc Fellows regatta in the books- Pretty sure Chad Atkins is the winner with your author as runner up- complete results and report later- For now congrats to Chad and thanks to all who sailed and Dave Fortier for scoring-

New England champs on tap for tomorrow- Should be breeze and the ice ain’t bad- Get your bad selves up here and let’s a have a good turnout for the NE’s!

Launch from Nason’s Beach and Campground- drive on the ice! Sweeeet….
See y’all tomorrow- Skipper meeting 0930 at launch.

T

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

401 258 6230
t_thieler

Hello Folks-

The good news is out about Sebago- Lord knows what the weather will do but you can’t play if you don’t show up…

Scouts advise us that there is plenty of room for cruising / touring- should be plenty of that going on as it sounds like several people will be showing up to do just that; I expect to see the usual mix of exotic craft at the launch area- Bring your own creation and join the fun!

There will be a race course as well for the DN regattas- Hopefully this will be away from where the cruising is going on but keep an eye out for it either way. Remember Oliver Moore’s promise to have a start for any class that shows up with three or more boats- food for thought gang! Give it a whirl or watch the action for a bit- Would be fun to see some different boats rounding the marks!

By the way we will be needing a scorer for the races- if you’d like to volunteer send me an email or find me on the ice- DN US 5224 And if anyone wants to fly a drone and take pictures as well as keep score that would be killah- calling Jeff Kent….

See y’all this weekend!!

Commodore T.

James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI 02840

401 258 6230
t_thieler

Good news Folks! Sebago has been scouted; None other than Lloyd Roberts himself informs us:
“Its in. Nason’s Beach is open. Lake was sailed today, Thursday, all way across and around Frye Island. Plenty of ice for regatta.
Graded at 5-6 by Fortier and Buchholz.
Raymond beach and Jordan Bay not so good, major snow field out in Bay.”
And so we ARE ON!! Will be attempting two regattas in one weekend unless anyone (including Mother Nature) objects- Most likely Doc Fellows Saturday and New Englands Sunday if we can- This time of year we have to scramble to get the regattas in the books. Usual rules apply- insurance, safe sailing, etc…
Stay tuned to this site for details-
Nason’s is the place to launch- some cars have driven onto the ice, do so at your own risk and discretion.
Spread the word and let’s make the most of the season we have left-

Think Ice!

James “T” Thieler
12 Channing St.
Newport, RI 02840

401 258 6230
t_thieler