TO ALL:

It’s one week away.
Please let us know so that we can tell the Oar Seafood Grille. Thank you.

The LRIBYC Annual Awards Dinner will be Sunday April 15, 2018.

Location: The Oar Steak & Seafood Grill
264 West Ave., Patchogue, NY
631-654-8266
Longitude: W.073 01.060
Latitude: N40 45.3666
Time: 3-6pm
The Oar Seafood Grille – Directions

Dinner served at the main building in the “CAPTAIN’S ROOM”!
Beautiful view of the water.

Same as last year. NO inflation factor added.

Price: $35/pp which includes 3 entree choices, dessert, coffee,
and tax.

Cash bar.

Please let me know how many sailors are in your crew that

are coming. It’s important that we show a “manning of

the rail” before we come into dock.
“The Oar” needs to know how many are coming.

We have great videos, excellent conversation, fabulous pictures,
all your friends in one place, and wonderful food.
Don’t miss out on our season’s last get together.
Meet your new 2018-2020 club officers.

Please bring exact change for the dinner or a check made out to LRIBYC.

DON’T MISS OUT!
NO MONEY DOWN! PAY LATER! NO INTEREST FOR EVER!
0% DOWN, 0% INTEREST, 0% FEES. WHAT A BARGAIN!

Thank You.

John Ziermann DN5426/Gambit/LS45/Treasurer

This was on the Internet this morning… . Makes me want to get one last weekend of sailing in even more. And also has me excited about the upcoming summer sailing season. Hopefully the transition will be a long one!

Stay tuned to this site and the CIBC site-we may have some spring sailing of our own on the way!

The Truly Incurables up in Maine are still at it- Could it be that we will be able to cure our Tax Day Blues by going iceboating? Check the CIBC site and keep track of what the gang up there is looking at-

Think ICE!!

https://iceboat.me/2018/04/02/moosehead-on-for-thursday/

This has possibilities…. stay tuned to CIBC site and Ice reports emails if you are interested in the chance of a little Easter sailing…..

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Could be more sailing coming- The Maine gang is optimistic and hard-core as ever in the quest to wring every possible day out of the season-

Anyone up for a New England and / or Eastern DN Champs this weekend?

Stay tuned, see CIBC site for any new details at https://iceboat.me

billbuchholz posted: “Bob Lombardo rode his bike across Pushaw yesterday and found about 15% of the surface to be hard slush ice. The rest was a thin dense snow. Rain later in the week might just do the job. He dug down a bit and found what we’ve been seeing in other places, l” Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club Ice is Coming by billbuchholz Bob Lombardo rode his bike across Pushaw yesterday and found about 15% of the surface to be hard slush ice. The rest was a thin dense snow. Rain later in the week might just do the job. He dug down a bit and found what we’ve been seeing in other places, like this core sample from Squam Lake in NH: Further afield, the ISA has been called on again for next weekend in Gladstone, Michigan. The forecast looks excellent. I would encourage all who want one more epic sail for the season to bite the bullet and go. With so many hungry iceboaters out there it could be one of the best attended in years. Final confirmation at 1:00 EDT. on http://www.iceboat.org Moosehead is getting more snow next weekend… billbuchholz | March 26, 2018 at 8:14 am | Categories: 2018 Season | URL: https://wp.me/p1wB1o-1Rs Comment See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://iceboat.me/2018/03/26/ice-is-coming/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

The NEIYA New England Championship regatta is once again postponed. We will keep trying for this winter (Moosehead? Champlain?) but looking more like next December.  Anyway, be ready to travel far. Think good ice!

Keep hope alive…

Steve Madden

US4512

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Hey All,

Steve Madden went full out for us and got up to Lake Memphremagog, VT this afternoon and assessed the launch and plate. Unfortunately it is not to be for course racing as the surface is already soft with some large crystals and some other limiting factors of the venue are not what either Steve or myself would consider championship worthy conditions. The NEIYA New Englands and IDNIYRA Eastern Regional Championships are postponed once again. Thank you Steve!! 

Best, Chad

And from iceboat.me Lake Memphramagog ON for the Weekend. Check iceboat.me 

Posted on March 1, 2018 by billbuchholz

Newport, VT. The cooling temps in the forecast suggest that the ice will remain hard. We will be getting there around noon on Friday and plan to sail all weekend. Accommodations at Newport City Inn and Suites, 802-334-6558.

Big iceboaters dinner party planned for Saturday night. Hundred Mile Race to be called on if conditions allow. Good winds will give times in under three hours. There will also be an attempt to sail north to Magog, but big pressure ridges often prevent this. Come prepared.

Launch at 44.998n x 72.197w. It’s just south of Eagle Point, where the road skirts the lake, about five miles north of Newport. Ramblin Roger drove his van on yesterday, so it should be fine for trailers. The ramp softened a bit at fifty degrees, but he still managed to drive off. (Ice fishermen use this access so be sure to keep it clear.) Temps aren’t supposed to get above mid thirties so that shouldn’t be a problem this weekend. Based on what we’ve been sailing on around here in marginal temps, the nights below freezing should give us a splendid surface on the twenty-four inches of ice.

Sail safe and heads up in conditions. 

Three races yesterday with some drifting snow and shifty breeze to keep everyone on their toes- Some folks had it figured out better than others! Congrats to Karol- Well done! European Champs start today, stay tuned. Good time being had by all!

https://idniyra.eu/wc2018-results-after-7-races-information-is-provisional-and-subject-to-modification/

Day one in the books- Ron hanging in there pretty well, the rest of us doing what we can! Fleet is deep and talented here but we are learning a lot…. Ice is good, light to medium breeze, and cold temps- everything we love! Click here for results: http://icesailing.org/

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

401-258-6230
t_thieler@yahoo.com

Hey Folks- DN Gold Cup starts today in NE Poland; for the life of me I couldn’t tell you what town we are in or what lake we are sailing on. Typical American tourist. Anyway it’s been an adventure as always, lots of laughs already and the regatta hasn’t even begun yet.

Good handful of US sailors here- Berger, Cummins, Hearn, Thieler, Nethercoate (close enough), Sherry…

Lake looks good! Stay tuned for reports- In the meantime enjoy a few photos of road signs, Jorg Bohn’s van, Warren, lovely Polish countryside, and the lake. Think Ice!!

James “T” Thieler

Looks like above freezing temps again starting Friday around noon thru the weekend.  Scouts have reported today drain holes on potential regatta lakes from Maine, NH to Vermont. With that in mind and likely softening ice, its a crapshoot for a safe and fun regatta. So, I regret to say postponed again.

Steve Madden

P.S. Some will find some sails. Remember sail heads up on these changing conditions and have fun. 

All,

This just in from Chad Atkins and Steve Madden.

1. Eastern’s are postponed another week. More on this early next week
2. A suitable venue for the New England’s is currently being sought New on that later today or tomorrow.
3. Sailing fun to be had in Maine check http://iceboat.me They are sailing today but weather is coming so stay tuned.

The incoming weather has some cold into next week so could create perfect conditions. This has been a very challenging year but rewards were had for those who were ready for last minute travel or just happened to live nearby.

Think Ice we are not done yet.

John