2023 DN ICE SAILING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA
January 21 - 28, 2023, North America2023 World Championship Starting Positions for Sunday 22 January
2023 Worlds & North Americans Registration & Ceremony
Photo: Joe Stanton
2023 IDNIYRA WORLD & NA REGISTRATION & OPENING CEREMONY INFORMATION
You are cordially invited to join us for the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The event begins at 8 PM CT and will take place at Daniel Hearn’s office at 1352 E. Wilson St. There will be an open bar and a charcuterie board worthy of a world championship. Please plan on joining in the fun.
What To Know
2023 DN World & North American Championship Registration & Opening Ceremony
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023
Location: 1352 E. Wilson Street, Madison, WI
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PARKING MAP
Registration: 6 – 8 PM PICK UP YOUR STICKERS
Please visit the registration table on the mezzanine where you will pick up your World Championship stickers and regatta give-away.
YOU MUST ATTEND TO PICK UP YOUR STICKERS.
Opening Ceremony: 8 PM
Beverages and a charcuterie board worthy of a world championship.
2023 Worlds & NA: Called ON for Lake Kegonsa, Madison, WI
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2023 Worlds & NA Home Page
The 2023 IDNIYRA World and North American Championship is called for Lake Kegonsa in Madison, WI. The first scheduled qualifier race is Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 10 AM CT.
NO SAILING IS ALLOWED ON KEGONSA ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2023.
PRACTICE SAILING ON FRIDAY ON KEGONSA IS PROHIBITED.
AGAIN, DO NOT SAIL ON KEGONSA ON FRIDAY.
LAUNCHES: DO NOT DRIVE ON THE ICE!!!!!
1. Springer’s On The Lake
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3097 Sunnyside St, Stoughton, WI 53589
Walk your boat on the lake.
Let’s be good guests at Springers and leave a positive impression of ice sailors. Observe these 3 rules:
1. DO NOT PULL YOUR YOUR TRAILERS ON TO THE LAWN!!!!
2. PARK YOUR VEHICLES ACROSS THE STREET IN THEIR PARKING LOT.
3. LEAVE THE PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF SPRINGERS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS!
2. Town of Pleasant Springs Boat Launch DO NOT DRIVE ON THE ICE!!!!!
Very limited parking
2267 Williams Point Dr, Stoughton, WI 53589
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Pleasant Springs for trailers that sailors would like towed to Springers. We will not start shuttling trailers until Saturday, January 21, 2023 when the ice has had more time to harden up.
3. Amundson Landing DO NOT DRIVE ON THE ICE!!!!!
Amundsen for those who want to try to try to put their own trailers on.
1928-2264 Quam Dr, Stoughton, WI 53589
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LODGING INFORMATION:
BOOKING LINK
You can call the hotel or just use the booking link and reserve their rooms at your special rate online.
Clarion Suites at The Alliant Energy Center
2110 Rimrock Road
Madison, WI 53713
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(608) 284-1234
Rooms starting at $99 night
Ask for the DN ICEBOAT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS rate
Alternate Hotels
Tru by Hilton Stoughton
2500 Jackson St
Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, USA
1 608-205-2566
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AmericInn
101 W Broadway, Monona, Wisconsin 53716-3901
1-608-467-4791
Website
Country Inn & Suites
400 River Pl, Madison, WI 53716
16084670962
Website
2023 Worlds & NA Update Thursday Jan 19 Noon: Ice Scouts On The Move
Scouts are looking at Lake Kegonsa, Madison, WI; Lake Pepin, Lake City, MN; and Houghton Lake in Michigan. We are postponing the final site decision until we hear from the scouts.
NEXT UPDATE: Thursday, January 19, 2023 by 7 PM CT/ 8 PM ET
2023 World & NA Update: Stay Off Kegonsa Today!
Oskar Svensson, Tomas Lindgren look on while PRO Pat Heppert runs through the flight check with Tomek Zakrzewski as he readies to sail the C Skeeter.
2023 DN World & North American Championship AM Update
Madison, WI, USA
As we wait for our ice scouts to report back, we’ve heard from some of our Lake Kegonsa scouts. Please stay off of Lake Kegonsa today and tomorrow until Race Organizers approve the lake for sailing. Right now, the lake is slush, we don’t want it rutted up for the regatta. It should freeze solid fairly soon.
NEXT UPDATE: Thursday, January 19, 2023 by 2 PM CT/ 3 PM ET
2023 World & NA Championship Update for 18 Jan
Karol Jablonski P36 on Lake Kegonsa, January 18, 2023
Via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger US5166
We are postponing the site decision because of tonight’s weather system, a mix of rain and snow approaching Wisconsin. We will have ice scouts checking the ice in the morning. The next update is Thursday, January 19, 2023, by 2 PM CT/3 PM ET.
NEXT UPDATE: Thursday, January 19, 2023 by 2 PM CT/3 PM ET
2023 World & NA Championship Update for 17 Jan
Line up for the DN Western Region championship on Lake Mendota.
Via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger US5166
Incoming weather with a snow-rain mix is making site selection tricky. Even though it’s early in the week, the Governing Board and Race Committee want to inform you what we know and where we may be headed.
Here’s what we know: Sites under consideration now include Lake Kegonsa, Lake Winnebago, and Lake Petenwell in Wisconsin and Lake Pepin in Lake City, MN.
We are closely watching a weather system arriving Wednesday night and exiting Thursday morning. The location of the rain/snow line will be critical. We are hoping the area lakes will be sailable after the weather event.
If too much snow falls on area lakes, we may hold the regatta at Glasgow, Montana, on Fort Peck Reservoir, the site of the 2020 North Americans.
Per the Notice of Race, the next update will be Wednesday, January 18, by 9 PM CT. Be aware that we may postpone the site selection decision until Thursday.
NEXT UPDATE: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, by 9 PM CT
2023 World & NA Update: 4 Organized Events
Photo: Catherine E. Firmbach
The start of the 2023 DN World Championship is in just a few days, and you can feel the excitement in the air. Over 100 competitors from 5 countries are preparing to battle it out for the illustrious “DN Gold Cup”. It’s going to be a spectacular regatta, both on and off the ice.
There will be 4 organized events outside of racing: the Opening Ceremony, the Speed Symposium, a Raffle, and the IDNIYRA Annual Governing Meeting.
1. Opening Ceremony – Saturday night, January 21st
Come one, come all! Raise your country’s flag. Sing your national anthem. Catch up with old friends and meet new competitors. Join us for a celebratory kick-off to a great event. It wouldn’t be a world championship without an opening ceremony! All are encouraged to wear patriotic clothing, bear flags from your respective countries, and represent your national ice sailing team prior to the first race.
Location TBD. Likely indoors.
2. Red Gear Racing Speed Symposium – Monday night, January 23rd
The Speed Symposium is your chance to learn from a panel of ice sailing champions. They are the best of the best. The cream of the crop. The all-stars of ice yacht racing. Do you have a burning question that needs to be answered? Great. Bring your questions, curiosities, and good vibes.
Sponsored by Red Gear Racing. Location TBD. After racing on Monday. Duration: ~45-60 minutes.
Panelists include (but are not limited to):
Karol Jablonski (P36), 12x World Champion
Tomek Zakrzewski (P55), 3x World Champion
Ron Sherry (US44), 5x World Champion
James “T” Thieler (US5224), North American Champion
3. IDNIYRA Annual Governing Meeting – Tuesday night, January 24th
Location: TBD
4. Raffle – World Championship Awards Ceremony
This isn’t just any old giveaway raffle. This is THE raffle. We’ve got sails, runners, hardware, hull covers, runner bags, Harken Derm, and so much more! Plus, the world famous “Wheel of Desire” game is back and better than ever! Don’t like what you won? Spin the wheel for a chance to trade up to bigger and better prizes. Things may get crazy. We may have too much fun. You’ll want to be there to experience it for yourself.
Location TBD. Before awards. Beverages and Appetizers
2023 IDNIYRA WORLD & NA UPDATE
23 WORLDS HOME
REGISTERED COMPETITORS
Greetings From the Western Region,
Following is a round up of regatta information. Have a question? Get in touch with us: secretary.idniyra@gmail.com
COMPETITOR COMMUNICATION
Texting:
As we’ve done in the past three years, we will use a texting program to communicate with competitors. No need to download an app, messages from the Race Committee will come right to your phone. After each race, when the scoring team completes the line-up sheets, they will send a photo by text for your convenience. (Of course, this depends on cell phone coverage, but we have yet to encounter a problem.) If you don’t carry a phone on the ice, we will post the line-up sheets as usual. Unfortunately, our texting software doesn’t handle international numbers, but no worries, we have you covered with WhatsApp.
WhatsApp
We’ve set up a WhatsApp Group to communicate with our international competitors. If you’d like to join, email or text Deb, and she’ll send you the link to join.
HARKEN – AT THE FRONT, THERE’S ICE
Harken is the official media sponsor of the 2023 World Championship. Harken marketing communications team members, including Hannah Noll, will join us on the ice to produce daily video reports and social media content. Hannah and the Harken team will be looking to interview competitors, so here’s your chance to share your passion for DN sailing with a global audience.
Follow Harken on Instagram and Facebook for storytelling throughout the event.
Sign up for the Harken quarterly newsletter at bit.ly/AtTheFrontSubscribe
See their special iceboating issue here: https://bit.ly/AtTheFrontFebruary2021
FOLLOW IDNIYRA ON INSTAGRAM
Did you know that the IDNIYRA has an official Instagram account? Check out the reels and photos created and curated by Sam Bartel US1011.
At The Front, There’s Ice
Photo: Catherine Firmbach
Harken Thinks Ice
2023 DN Worlds Home Page
DN North America and the Western Region are thrilled to announce that Harken is the official media sponsor of the 50th Anniversary of the DN World Championship, January 21 – 28, 2023. Members of the Harken marketing communications team, including Hannah Noll, will join us on the ice to produce daily video reports and social media content. We anticipate about 100 DN sailors from around the world will compete in this event.
The Western Region (MN, WI, IL, IN), the host of the 2023 DN Worlds, is Harken Country. Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is the headquarters of the world’s most famous marine supply company. Harken’s tradition of their commitment to the ice sailing culture began with founders Peter and Olaf Harken, who sailed Skeeters and Nites. From DNs to Skeeters to the giant Stern-Steerers, many employees at Harken have iceboats and are devoted to the sport.
Harken Tribal Elder Will Perrigo summed up their passion for ice sailing in the At The Front Newsletter, “Some of the most famous sailors in the world will tell you they’d quit sailing everything else before they’d stop ice boating. I agree.”
Don’t Miss the Excitement of 2023 DN Worlds
- Follow Harken on Instagram and Facebook for storytelling throughout the event.
- Sign up for the Harken quarterly newsletter at bit.ly/AtTheFrontSubscribe.
- See their special iceboating issue here: https://bit.ly/AtTheFrontFebruary2021
MEDIA INQUIRIES
For all media inquiries, please contact
Deb Whitehorse
secretary.idniyra@gmail.com
+1 608 347 3513
OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR
Don’t Miss the Excitement of 2023 DN Worlds
- Follow Harken on Instagram and Facebook for storytelling throughout the event.
- Sign up for the Harken quarterly newsletter here.
- See their special iceboating issue here.
DN SPEED SYMPOSIUM SPONSOR
Date: Monday, January 23
Location: TBA
The Red Gear Racing Speed Symposium is your chance to learn from a panel of ice sailing champions. They are the best of the best. The cream of the crop. The all-stars of ice yacht racing. Do you have a burning question that needs to be answered? Great. Bring your questions, curiosities, and good vibes.
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