by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 25, 2021 | 2022, Home Page
MEMBERSHIP FORM
You are a crucial part of the number one ice sailing class in the world. Your dues support this website, the class newsletter Runner Tracks, and the class yearbook. Your dues help to maintain the value of your DN and make you eligible to vote in officer elections and class business. You must be a member of the IDNIYRA to compete at regional and continental regattas.
If you’d rather mail a check or have any questions about your membership, please contact Executive Secretary Deb Whitehorse treasurer.idniyra@gmail.com
DONATE TO THE IDNIYRA
Another way to support the class is to donate to the IDNIYRA. We keep membership dues reasonable to encourage participation. Your donation will help secure the future of the largest ice sailing fleet in the world. The IDNIYRA is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Thank you for supporting the IDNIYRA.
by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 21, 2021 | 2022, Home Page
NOTE: The 2 proposals that were approved come into effect 31 May 2022!
The Autumn 2021IDNIYRA and IDNIYRA EU combined ballot closed at 1200 US CT October 21, 2021. Two-thirds of ‘yes’ votes are required for a question to pass. The results are as follows:
61% percent of eligible members participated in the ballot. Abstentions were allowed on individual questions.
Question 1: PROPOSAL TO CHANGE SPECIFICATION G14 SAIL WINDOW SIZE 160 yes / 8 against (95.2% yes, Question 1 passes and comes into effect May 31, 2022.)
Question 2: PROPOSAL TO ADD SPECIFICATION I. FITTINGS SELF-RELEASING STEERING POST HEAD 65 yes / 82 against (55.8% no, Question 2 fails.)
Question 3: PROPOSAL TO CHANGE SPECIFICATION A30 NATIONAL LETTERS AND SAIL NUMBER 110 yes / 50 against (68.8% yes, Question 3 passes and comes into effect May 31, 2022)
VOTE BY CONTINENT
| 1. G14 SAIL WINDOW SIZE |
| Votes tallied: 168 | | | | | |
| Abstentions: 4 | NA | EU | Total | | |
| Yes – I approve the amendment | 107 | 53 | 160 | | |
| No – I reject the amendment | 6 | 2 | 8 | | |
| 113 | 55 | | | |
| | | | | |
| 2. I. FITTINGS SELF-RELEASING STEERING POST HEAD |
| Votes tallied: 147 | | | | | |
| Abstentions: 25 | NA | EU | Total | | |
| Yes – I approve the amendments | 37 | 28 | 65 | | |
| No – I reject the amendments | 63 | 19 | 82 | | |
| 100 | 47 | | | |
| | | | | |
| 3. A30 NATIONAL LETTERS AND SAIL NUMBER |
| Votes tallied: 160 | | | | | |
| Abstentions: 12 | NA | EU | Total | | |
| Yes – I approve the amendments | 79 | 31 | 110 | | |
| No – I reject the amendments | 26 | 24 | 50 | | |
| 105 | 55 | | | |
The members support to the governance of the DN Class is appreciated.
Attila Pataky (M-100) Commodore IDNIYRA EU
Jody Kjoller (US 5435) Commodore IDNIYRA
by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 21, 2021 | 2022, Home Page
COVID 19 continues to affect our everyday activities of life, whether home, work, or leisure. Border crossings between Canada and U.S. remain challenging and in flux. It may continue to affect our coming hard water season, but we have plans in place and a decision-making schedule.
The Governing Committee will hold a conference call on November 22, 2021, to decide whether the North American Championship (23 – 29 January 2022) can be held. The decision will be published immediately after the meeting. This allows two months lead time for the regatta, both for the organizers and for those competitors who need to plan international travel.
Suppose the Governing Committee decides that the North American Championship cannot be held. In that case, we will plan to run another US-based Championship during the same period as the scheduled North American Championship. Canadian members might decide to run a Canadian regatta in the same period. A U.S. Championship and a Canadian Championship would be non-ranking events.
Some factors in the decision-making have to do with the risk of a COVID positive test and quarantine requirements before reentering Canada or the United States. Canadians still face some severe logistical and expense problems attending regattas.
If the conditions don’t improve, the North American Championship could not be held. It would fail the most basic measure of fairness to have a championship when it’s too great a burden for international competitors.
Please feel free to engage the Governing Committee if you have further questions. We are committed to offer racing this winter subject to constraints that might be imposed by COVID 19.
by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 19, 2021 | 2022, Home Page, Western Region Championship
Via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger US5166
The Western Region Championship has been scheduled for January 1-2, 2022 on the best ice in Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, or Indiana. Stay tuned for Notice of Race and more updates as January approaches.
by Deb Whitehorse | Oct 13, 2021 | 2022, Home Page
What media do you pull up on your mobile device when the subject of DN sailing comes up with someone who wants to know more about our sport? Now you can start with the landing page of dniceboat.org for the most exciting videos, best photography, and radical DN mast bend photos to convert the curious into DN sailors.
The DN Class comprises two continental organizations: the IDNIYRA (North America) and IDNIYRA Europe. Both organizations have developed a new world portal website, dniceboat.org, to showcase our sport’s best videos, and photos that are easily accessible on the front page. Our photographers and videographers best tell the story of DN sailing, and we are indebted to them for sharing their work with us.
International class members and those interested in DN sailing will find common governing documents, contact information, regatta information, results, and more on the portal.
The menu is simple, with four links, to Class Information, the continental websites, and contact information.
DN CLASS INFORMATION
DN EUROPE
DN NORTH AMERICA
CONTACT
The Class Information page allows you to access the Specifications, the IDNIYRA Yearbook, Racing Rules, Regatta History, International Rank List, and another page dedicated to videos.
DN CLASS INFORMATION
SPECIFICATIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, & PLANS
YEARBOOK (pdf)
RACING RULES
CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL RANK LIST
VIDEOS (with links to EU and NA YouTube channels)
We will update Specifications and Interpretations changes on the world portal as soon as they come into effect, more efficient than waiting for the class Yearbook to be published months after the change. In addition, we’ve combined the Specifications and Interpretations so that they are on the same page.
dniceboat.org is a portal to idniyra.org and idniyra.eu, which will continue to keep members informed of their specific continental affairs.
