Hard to say who got here first after the Great Migration to the NA champs- BUT Jodi, Peter and Trey were the first to plant the flag at the launch site- not a bad Neal Armstrong impersonation!
As Trey paraphrased JFK at breakfast: “We choose to go to Montana not because it is easy, but because it is hard!”
This is from Peter Van Rossem and Colin Duncan, somewhere in Montana… look at the shadow and look in the rear view…. nice….
Oh sure, when you do these long trips you see all kinds of wildlife, scenery, stars, weather, people…. that’s one thing.
But you are sure to see these too. Nothing like a fresh hotel waffle to start your day….
Jeff Kent sends this photo from somewhere south of Rapid City, SD. Big Country indeed.
It’s ON! Take a look- even if you aren’t attending you’ll live Dan Hearn’s prose…
…we see Jim Hadley training hard to blaze off the line at the next event in our time zone!
Go Jim! Drive with the knees! Give those kids a ride they won’t forget!
Hi Friends,
Eben, T, Eric and I departed yesterday from Connecticut at 11: 30 am in T’s big old Ford Transit with two DNs on the roof and two in a trailer. We made it through Pennsylvania with no issue, but the snow started falling heavily just outside Toledo, Ohio. By that time we’d heard that registration was delayed highways in Iowa and west of Minneapolis were already closed. We decided to be prudent and holed up in a motel/no tell off Rt. 80. By the time we woke up, things had turned to rain and as I type we are now heading into Chicago traffic.
We have heard from Jeff Kent, Charlie Blair and Berndt Zeiger (G-107). They took the far southern route…driving through Maryland across southern Ohio and Indiana. They missed the snow and drove through the night. They are currently in Iowa…will they drive into Nebraska next?
Apparently, the roads are still closed in North and South Dakota. This is quite the adventure and we are all kinda thinking it makes sense to keep driving towards the big state of Montana. The video of Fort Peck from yesterday looked pretty good. We all wait for the official site location.
I’ll keep you posted!
Think Ice,
Karen Binder, DN 5630
NEIYA Secretary
Hello All- Here is the latest on the DN NA champs- the weather is making things interesting to say the least….
One thing I like about IceBoating is it’s a good excuse to see places you’d otherwise never think of visiting; seems like we may be doing a bit of that!
Click for info and stay tuned…
https://www.idniyra.org/2020/01/15/jan-15-pm-update-twenty20-dn-championship/
The NEIYA was asked to participate in the Andover Massachusetts Winter Fest and they gave us top billing!
NEIYA locals Peter Boynton and Frank Morse have volunteered to bring a couple boats and hopefully a sailing demo on Pomps Pond. It’s kinda small and hopefully, the boats can get on the ice. Peter and Frank will act as ambassadors and look forward to welcoming new iceboaters into the fold.
If your interested in the sport of ice boating, in the area or just want to hang out with other winter enthusiasts do drop in on Sunday, January 26th, 10-2pm Pomps Pond, 147 Abbot St, Andover, MA.
Put it on your calendar rain or shine,
Think Ice,
John
DN5023
john@neiya.org
DN National Championship: What’s Up? – DN North America
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NEIYA Secretary Karen Binder getting some internet-ink from the folks at Scuttlebutt- Glad to see them giving our sport some attention and we thank them for that!
Re-read the article here:
Too hot, Too not, or Just right >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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Things are looking promising we have had a couple preliminary reports in from New Hampshire but they both need a closer look.
Charlie S reports on Wentworth, Nice resurface of lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro, NH.
Smooth grey ice top grade 6-7. All drain holes solid with 4+ inches of clear. Most ice 6+. That’s as deep as my drill goes. No shell ice. Just need wind.
VC Jay Whitehair sent in the picture of Lake Mascoma but has not set foot on it yet. A resident on the lake described “it looks like glass”.
Excellent public access with ample parking at the Shaker bridge. Stay away from the bridge area for the thin ice due to current. Before recent weather, there was plenty of ice thickness. It needs to be reassessed but should be awesome. New surface.
Treasurer Bob Haag reports that Bantam in Litchfield, CT took a major hit from yesterday’s weather and needs some sustained low temps to bring it back into play
There are additional reports of developing conditions at Sunapee and a couple nights of cold still needed. Like the others additional scouting must be done.
Anyone want to buddy up and check these prospects? Leave comments on this post or drop a not on the Forum at the top menu. Find someone to scout with DO NOT go out alone. If we want to sail this weekend the ice has to be checked.
After a short hiatus, NEIYA burgees are available once again. Show your iceboating spirit fly it from your halyard in the pits or your car antenna in the parking lot. They are hand made right here in Guilford CT by the Sail Bag Lady and made to last in a stiff breeze and will be around a long time. They are priced at our cost which is $40.25. Click here to purchase online
Let’s communicate about finding, scouting and sailing together. Comments in this post or in the forum. Several newbies have reached out to me in the past several weeks and they just need a little guidence. Eben Whitcomb helped out newbie Spencer Sprecker on Friday at Quaboag and he is sold on ice boating! Looking forward to seeing you out again Spencer.
There is a good crowd planning to head to the mid west for the DN North Anericans at the end of the week so some of the usual suspects will not be sailing locally but there are more iceboaters here than will be traveling so buddy up and have fun.
Think Ice where ever you go,
John
DN5023
john@neiya.org
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