DN Worlds Results So Far

Check out how things are going in Sweden!

Wild conditions- light air, howling wind, everything in between, all in one race- being able to shift gears was key….

https://idniyra.eu/wc-2020-first-day-results/

Some shots of some boats on the wet ice in the pits….

Day one complete- awesome racing, breeze up and down and a little shifty, very smooth ice with anywhere from a film to ankle deep water on it- see photos!

Driving in Sweden…

The pub/restaurant at the campground in Orso.

Passed my rules test!

Have to come to Sweden to find this stuff

The little cabin- view from my bunk bed

More to come, stand by. Need to hang laundry to dry out!

Good karma for Dan Hearn!

https://www.idniyra.org/2020/02/06/daniel-hearn-honored-by-pzz-for-the-fair-play-gesture/

Bob Crinion sent this from Nova Scotia- sadly it was about two weeks ago and that gorgeous ice has been covered w snow. But must have been great while it lasted!

I was in a coffee place in CT a few months ago and this issue of “The Rudder” was on a table- thought everyone would enjoy the advertising….

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More from Sweden- Dideric was nice enough to let me use his shop, alignment jigs and shim tape to get my runners all true-ed up; see below

This is the stylish and well-groomed Dideric, in a nice restaurant with some disgusting American tourist.

The stairwell in the B&B. Scary but great to look at!

Sunrise on the Swedish highway

A typical Swedish rest stop. To American pot-heads and reggae fans (is that redundant?) this is a bit misleading… I’m sure some people were disappointed to learn that “Rasta” merely means “rest” in Swedish. Just as well, we have sailing to do!

We are headed to the site now, will set up later today and hopefully start races tomorrow. One way or another it will be an interesting week- will send reports as things develop- stay tuned!

Finally and most importantly many thanks to Dideric and Alex for hosting us and treating us better than family!

Still on the road in Sweden- getting there is easily half the fun when you are rolling with Jorg Bohn and his amazing entourage…

We left Germany the other day- Some of us driving his Sprinter while he and Sean flew his plane to Denmark for service. We survived one traffic jam (a neat, orderly, efficient German traffic jam) and several shockingly fast left lane drivers. Jorg and Sean survived fog, a near-icing situation, a snack shortage, and a possibly dodgy aircraft to meet us at an airfield in Denmark.

With the plane handed off we all piled in the Sprinter and headed north….

…at the north end of Denmark you drive into the ferry to Sweden. Takes about 30 minutes or so. This is leaving Denmark behind.

This is approaching Sweden….

Camper trailers are popular here. I guess when you have one holiday after another you need to be able to do them right!

We stayed at Dideric Van Ramsdic’s place w he and his wife Alexandra. This is their living room- The house is beautiful, big and spacious. It was once a restaurant so the kitchen is massive. Alexandra converted another building into a yoga and Pilates studio. They operate another house on the property as a B&B. They are out in the country. It is quiet. I am selling my home in RI and moving in with them whether they like it or not.
Here is the B&B Website
https://www.appelgarden.eu/ Make a reservation if you want to see them and relax for a spell!
And if yoga is your thing you can do classes with Alexandra- see her site here:
https://www.yogawithalex.eu/

Of course their hospitality was off the chart- they had a big meal waiting for us (see Ron and Deb digging in above) and another highlight was watching 16mm films that were shot by Wim Van Acker dating back to 1930! If you like vintage Iceboat footage make a pilgrimage to see these!

More to follow….

Bill B investigated the ice and found styrofoam which is not good for sailing/racing. He said maybe after some rain on Monday conditions will improve.

I am really grateful to those doing ice checks this season. Thank you for time you spend traveling, etc.

Think better ice,

Karen DN 5630

Sent from my iPad

Last but not least- in Bad Zwischenahn there’s an OLD restaurant called Der Spieker… great place, awesome food including the local specialty, smoked eel. You have to eat at least one for luck! So I did…. not bad!

They have a local spirit here that they drink in big spoonfuls and also use to wash the eel oil off your hands at the table!

This is at Torsten Siems’ house/warehouse in Bad Zwischenahn. This is where we assemble boats and get ready for the trip- his generosity is extraordinary and much appreciated!

IDNIYRA Secretary Deb Whitehorse and Montana photographer/videographer Sean Heavey having coffee in Torsten’s warehouse/shop

Ron Sherry loading gear for the trip north to Sweden

Your author and Torsten Siems. He is forcing a smile even though we are trashing his nice neat shop!

Jorg Bohn, host and all around amazing guy, loading gear into his giant Sprinter van…

His garage after we cleaned it out of all the DN gear. As you can see he loves bikes too!

The big Sprinter. I drive big boats for a living and helming this thing is not all that different….

Some photos of yards and driveways. All nice and neat and orderly.

This is the waste pile at a construction site. Even this is neat, orderly and well kept.