January 7, 2008
WSSA Regatta Postponed
Via Jeff Seeboth:
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The WSSA Annual Championship is postponed until January 16, 17, & 18, 2009 More information will be available after 1:00 pm on Sunday January 11 and will be sent via e-mail or call the Ice Boaters Hot Line at
(608) 204-9876. The NIYA will take priority and that information will also be posted on Sunday. We are very close at Pewaukee as well as Geneva Bay on thickness so there is a good chance for next weekend
"
Toasting at the Nordhaus Boatworks
January 5, 2008
Ron Sherry Radio Interview
Listen to Ron's interview on WDET Detroit Today.
Go to this link
http://www.wdetfm.org/rss/.
Under program archives where it says to select a show, chose "Detroit
Today", and then chose today's show (Monday Jan 5th).
Once it starts playing, fast forward to
1 hour 35 or 36 minutes.
That's where it starts.
[Tip of the Helmet: Jack & Kelly Jacobs]
January 4, 2008
Club Racing Scores Updated
1-5-08: DN Scores Revised
Thanks to 4LIYC scoring guy, Tim McCormick.
New Boe-Craft Skeeter Association Website!
The Boe-Craft Skeeters that sail in the Geneva Lake area formed their own association in 2008. Now they have on online presence here.
Renegade Regatta News
The 2009 IRIYA Championship regatta has been postponed until the weekend of January 16, 17, and 18. Please check back Sunday January 11th at 1:00 CDT for the next update.
Late AM Update
The club decided to pack it in this morning and tear boats down. With winds howling out of the north west, drifts that had a bit of crust over potentially slushy ice, and three three straight days of hard sailing, it was a consensus decision.
Photos From Tim Stanton
Greg Simon downwind, Photo Credit: Tim Stanton
The crazy guy who was holding the weather mark during the DN race on Saturday was Renegader Tim Stanton. Tim was taking photos at the mark during the Renegade race when the mark was hit. His Renegade photos are posted here.
January 3, 2008
PM Racing Report
Update: Check out more of Craig Wilson's photos from today's sailing.
Who is that crazy guy holding the mark for the DN race after it came down in the Renegade race?
Photo Credit: Craig Wilson, Kite Cam Photographer
THREE OF THREE
2009 is starting off as a great year for ice boating as we've sailed every day of the year and hope to continue the streak tomorrow. The wind was fresh and the boats were fast. Greg Simon and John Dennis won all four of their races in the Renegade and DN classes respectively.
Look for more photos to be posted later.
Friday's photos now posted.
WSSA Newsletter
The 2009 Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association Newsletter is published and uploaded.
January 2, 2009
PM Update:
4LIYC Club Racing called ON for 1-3
10 AM Start
Grand Slam Canceled
Frankie Hearn
After a slow morning start, DNs and Renegades were able to scrub race on Monona today. The drifts in the pits were rock hard but weren't as bad out on the racing course. While the ice isn't regatta worthy because of the drifts, DNs, Renegades, Optis, and Nites were able to sail with no problems. Frankie Hearn in his Opti and Joye Ebert in her DN were the first to sail the ice this morning. I'll have more photos later.
News From Holland
Our friend, Maarten, of the De Robben ice sailing club in Holland, writes that they are sailing there.
"
Hope you will get lots of ice and less snow this winter.
We have a good start because we have stronger ice than the past ten years....! The lake of the Robben is also frozen but at this moment only three centimeters of ice but tonight will be a very cold night so we expect to start on Saturday. We will add lots of photo's to our website the coming days, website is in the Dutch language but I believe that you will find the routing to the photo's. Many tradition Dutch icesailing yachts on the ice already and more to follow. We will also upload some short movies soon!"
Green Bay Ice Fishermen Rescued
"Still stranded on the ice are at least two trucks and three all-terrain vehicles." Read more.
Tip of the helmet: Keith Haas.
January 1, 2009
Bloody Mary Classic A Real Classic
Don Anderson wins the fabled Bloody Mary Eye Opener
Bill Dale's new land-sailor conversion
December 31, 2008
Sailing PM Update 2:
Club Racing ON for
Thursday, January 1, 2009
I just returned from Tonyawatha Landing in Monona where several boats were up and a few in the process of being put up. The wind had shut down by the time I arrived but some Nites and DNs were able to sail earlier in the day.
Last night's snow caused considerable drifting in the pits but the racing area remains sailable. The general consensus among those who sailed is that with the addition of snow, the ice rates a 6.5.
We should know after tomorrow's sailing whether the Grand Slam Regatta will be called on for Saturday and Sunday. Again, please do not drive on the ice.
Sailing Update
We received about 1.5" of powdery snow last night. A few brave souls (it's 6 degrees at 9:30 AM) will sail their Nites and a DN sometime today on the east end of Lake Monona. Look for a full report later today or early this evening regarding conditions.
Montana Report
Via Dale Livesey, Canyon Ferry, MT:
WIND EVENT ON CANYON FERRY, Montana-
Hurricane force winds ripped through the valley Monday night with gusts at
80mph. A couple of boats broke loose and piled up. The lake is quite
pebbly, with some large drifts out from shore. There is a considerable
area of ice that is drift free along the west shore. If the snow holds off,
it looks pretty good for some fun sailing the rest of the week.
So Easy, A Caveman Could...
"...[it's] manageable by a girl, thrilling enough for a man, inexpensive (150-$250). light enough (125 Ib.) to be disassembled and hauled about by auto." Read more.
(Tip of the Helmet: Henry Bossett)
Note of Thanks
From Bill & Mauretta Mattison:
Please extend our most sincere appreciation for the "Decommissioning Party" the 4LIYC and MYC hosted. By our count 82 people braved the weather to wish Bill well. Thanks to all for their caring!
Bill and Mauretta"
December 25, 2008
Willy St. Decommissioning Party Photos Now Posted
The Godfathers of Ice
December 21, 2008
So Long to the Willy St. Boat Shop
Photo Credit: Geoff Sobering
On this first official day of winter, sailors from around Wisconsin gather for one last time for a Decommissioning party at Bill Mattison's Williamson Street Boat Shop. Look for more photos and video on Monday.
Another Geneva Lake Web Cam
Geneva Lake ice boater Tom Lothian emailed about a web cam at Gage Marine on the west side of Williams Bay looking east. There are a few different options for viewing and you can find them on this page. The large java-based view is here.
December 20, 2008
Excellent DN Video
Many of you have probably seen this on Minnesota iceboating.net [and where it was originally posted, the Toledo Ice Yacht Club website] but it's too good not to post. Take a ride with IDNIYRA Commodore John Harper as he sails Sand Lake in Michigan.
December 17, 2008
Peter Harken On Ice Boat Speeds
From Scuttlebutt News
“Have these boats gone faster? Probably as they can do 5 to 6 times the speed of the wind, but I haven't seen it in all my years because we're not really interested in records, we're course racing and that for me is fast enough, thank you! There have been faster claims, but accurately measured, uh maybe! Hey, our speed is greatest when there is a little water on the much deeper "hard water" to juice up our runners - so would that count as a legitimate "sailing boat" speed?” Read the article here from Scuttlebutt News. (Tip of the helmet: Kelly Jacobs)
December 16, 2008
Fauerbach Brewing Company Celebrates Iceboating Champions
Click to enlarge
Iceboating Champions Poster Series
First Champion - Ron Sherry
13 major victories in DN and Renegade Class Iceboats
A great Christmas Gift!
Special price for ice boaters!
11" x 17"
Unframed $5 plus shipping US
Framed $20 plus shipping US
(Framed item includes poster in tube mailer w/ flat black aluminum frame pieces and hardware pieces,no glass.)
Bulk discounts available for clubs
Contact Peter Fauerbach to purchase poster.
A Little Bit of Willy St at Paul Krueger's
December 14, 2008
NEW WI ICE BOAT HOTLINE
608-204-9876
A new era in ice boat hotlines begins today as the Wisconsin Ice Boat Hotline debuts. This number will have information for the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club, the International Skeeter Association Regatta, the Northwest Ice Yaching Regatta Association, the International Renegade Ice Yacht Racing Association Regatta, the DN Western Region Hotline, and the Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association. Here are the menu choices when you call the WI Ice Boat Hotline:
Extension 1: Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club
Extension 2: ISA & NIYA Regatta Information
Extension 3: Renegade Regatta Information
Extension 4: DN Western Region Information
Extension 5: Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association
December 13, 2008
Willy St. Shop Clean Up Marches On
Photo Credit: Don Sanford
Another Mendota Web Camera
Geoff Sobering found another Lake Mendota web cam here beaming live images from somewhere on the UW Campus.
December 9, 2008
End of An Era
December 8, 2008
DN Great Western Challenge Reports
4LIYC Commodore and DN skipper, Geoff Sobering, is making the trip to the GWT along with Wes Wilcox and the 4LIYC Opti contingent of Daniel, Frank, and Sheridan Hearn. As he has in the past, Geoff will be sending photos and reports as time allows. Follow the action here.
September 27, 2008
Dutch Postcard
4LIYC Renegader Bill Korsgard came across this wonderful Dutch postcard. Enlarge the image to see their wooden shoes and of course, the old style Dutch ice boat.