The 2023 DN Ice Sailing World Championship Regatta on Lake Kegonsa near Madison, WI. Photo by Mike Roemer

Due to snow and low visibility, the first race DN North American Championship on Lake Kegonsa has been postponed until Thursday, January 26, 2023.

Skippers meeting at 9 AM
Bronze qualifier at 10 AM.

Annual IDNIYRA governing meeting tonight at 7 PM at the Clarion Hotel.

Oscar Svensson flies a runner. Photo: Cathy Firmbach

Starting Line up for 2023 DN North American Championship
Schedule for Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Day 1
North American Championship
9 AM Skipper’s Meeting at Springer’s Launch
10 AM First race, Bronze Qualifier
7 PM Annual IDNIYRA Governing Meeting at the Clarion Hotel
DAY 1 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP STARTING LINE UP

2023 DN World Champion Matt Struble, now a four-time World Champion. Photo: Cathy Firmbach

2023 DN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Cathy Firmbach photo gallery.

The 2023 DN  World Championship is completed. Congratulations Matt Struble US183 for winning his fourth world championship.

Photo Gallery via Harken and Hanna Noll from Monday, January 23, 2023.

PRO Pat Heppert waves the checkers for Gold fleet race 4 winner, Matt Struble. Photo: Michael Jones

WORLDS RESULTS
The breeze came up, and the surface was fine for Monday, January 24, 2023, day two of the DN World Championship. There were four more races in Gold and three more in the Silver and Bronze fleets. In the last race for the Gold, the wind increased and made for an exciting end of the day. The Silver fleet starts the rotation this morning at 10 AM on the third day of the 2023 DN World Championship on Lake Kegonsa in Madison, WI.

Schedule for Tuesday, January 24, 203: First race 10 AM, Silver fleet

Speed Symposium Panel. Photo: Cathy Firmbach
The sun came out for Day 2 of the DN World Championship which made for some spectacular photos

RED GEAR RACING SPEED SYMPOSIUM
Date: Tonight, Monday, January 23, 2023
Location: 1352 E. Wilson Street, Madison, WI – same place as opening ceremonies

7pm

Learn all the secrets from the best.  See INSANITY, the most decorated Skeeter ever.
Beverages provided.

Bernd Zieger, winner of Race 1 of the Gold Fleet. Photo Cathy Firmbach

2023 Worlds & North American Championship
Monday was a tough, shifty day of sailing. The qualifiers and the first Gold Fleet were completed. There’s more breeze forecasted today for the second day. Photos: Cathy Firmbach

Western Region Commodore Chris Berger, Hal Bowman, and Pete Johns

Practice Day and Opening Ceremonies
The slush on Lake Kegonsa finally hardened up, and competitors took advantage of a practice day on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The surface was rougher than earlier in the week but sailable. The Toledo Ice Yacht sailors rated it as a “Point Place 8” (the Point Place grading scale is weighted heavily towards the positive.)

Over 100 competitors and area iceboaters attended the opening ceremony in downtown Madison. Hal Bowman US1277 and Pete Johns US2360, who sailed at the first World Championship in Gull Lake in 1973, represented the United States during the opening ceremony.

A half-inch of snow fell overnight. NOAA is forecasting light winds. Skipper’s meeting at 9 AM followed by the first qualifier at 10 AM.

We are pleased to have Cathy Firmbach as our official event photographer. (Ann Suslova was unable to attend.) Cathy is a DN sailor and an experienced DN regatta photographer. She’ll provide daily photos and will have pictures available for purchase.