by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 8, 2023 | 2023, Home Page
Mike Bloom US321 at the opening ceremony on Lake Siljan in Rattvik, Sweden.
RESULTS
2023 Grand Masters Day 1 Report
Note: I’m actually back at the hotel right now after Day 2, but didn’t have internet access to post the Day 1 reporyt earlier this morning.
Hej from Lake Siljan in Rattvik, Sweden, and the fourth annual DN Grand Masters regatta. The Grand Masters regatta is open to DN sailors 60 years and over. Competitors must start each race with one leg on the plank; no track meet running is allowed. There’s also an emphasis on camaraderie and the enjoyment of being with long-time friends who have campaigned DNs together for many years. DN Sweden and DN Finland alternate managing the regatta. DN Sweden manages this year’s event.
Lake Siljan is a wicked big lake, 137 square acres, MILES! formed 377 million years ago by a meteor. We are staying in a hotel with excellent food in Rattvick, perched above the lake.
During the opening ceremony, DNers from eight countries raised a glass of non-alcoholic champagne in memory of friends sailing who now sail on eternal black ice.
This event marks the first time that American sailors joined the competition. Mike Bloom, US321 of Minnesota, and Hal Bowman, US1277 of North Carolina, who both participated in the 2023 DN Worlds, are here and enjoying the racing and friends.
by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 8, 2023 | 2023, 2023 Worlds & North Americans, Home Page
The 2023 DN World Championship was held in Madison, WI on Lake Kegonsa. After racing on day 2, sailors gathered at the office of Daniel Hearn to learn from the best.
We had a Q&A session with four of the best ice sailors in the world: Tomek Zakrzewski, James “T” Thieler, Tomas Lindgren, and Oskar Svensson.
Thank you to the panelists for sharing your wisdom, to Daniel Hearn for letting us use your office, and to Red Gear Racing for sponsoring this Speed Symposium!
by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 5, 2023 | 2023, 2023 Worlds & North Americans
Link to video
Matt Struble US183 won this year’s World and North American Championships on Lake Kegonsa in Madison, WI (USA). In this video, Samuel Bartel US1011 talks with Matt about how he won the world championship. They discuss regatta preparation, equipment, strategy, and much more!
Photos in this video are from Cathy Firmbach and Mike Roemer.
by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 1, 2023 | 2023, 2023 Worlds & North Americans, Home Page
Via 2023 DN Worlds & North American Event Photographer Cathy Firmbach:
Thanks for your patience! My online store is now open with a gallery for the 2023 DN World Championship. The first set of images are uploaded and they will continue to be uploaded over the next few days. The North American Championship images will follow in a new gallery.
Each image has the sail number(s) as a keyword (ie, us46 ) to make searching for your boat easy. You will find the search bar in the top right corner.
THANKS very much for your support! Without it, I would not be able to continue to be out there with you.
Hope to see you on the ice soon! See the gallery here.
by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 1, 2023 | 2023, Home Page
Runner Tracks
The Online Magazine of the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association
February 2023
We hope you all made it safely back home from the Worlds and are keeping those runners sharp for more DN sailing. Here’s the winter edition of the DN Class newsletter, Runner Tracks, brought to you 4 times per year by our sponsors. Watch for the big-end-of-season issue in May.
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- Minutes from the 2023 IDNIYRA Annual Governing Meeting
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- 2023 World & North American Championship Photos by Cathy Firmbach
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