by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 20, 2018 | 2018, 2018 North Americans, Home Page
Sit Tight!
The organizing committee has postponed the selection of the regatta site until 7:30 PM EST, Sunday, January 21, 2018.
At this point, we have possible sailable venues on Lake Charlevoix in Michigan and Senachwine Lake in Illinois. Weather issues for Lake Charlevoix include chances of mixed precipitation and lake effect snow on Monday through Tuesday.
Weather issues for Senachwine Lake include a long stretch of warm temperatures with two days into the 50s forecast during the race week. Other locations that are not regatta quality but are still under consideration with the current weather pattern include Kingston, Ontario in Canada, Lake Sebago, Maine, Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, Lake St. Clair. Michigan, Houghton Lake, Michigan, and the greater Madison region in Wisconsin. We will have ice scouts at these sites tomorrow and we will do our best to keep you informed. Thank you for your patience and thanks to the ice scouts who are trying to make this happen.
Next update by 7:30 PM EST Sunday, January 21, 2018.
by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 19, 2018 | 2018, 2018 North Americans, Home Page
Coming soon! Photo: Rick Myslinski.
The organizing committee has postponed the selection of the regatta site until 4:30 PM EST, Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Our primary site locations at this point are the greater Lake St. Clair region near Detroit, Michigan and the greater Madison, Wisconsin area. Registration has been moved to Monday evening, January 22 at the earliest.
We have two days of warm weather at both locations with a precipitation event on Monday for both locations. Changing ice surface conditions as the weather pattern moves through these areas is causing the delay. Delaying the site selection gives us more time to assess conditions in those regions.
There is a probability that after the weather pattern passes through there could be shell ice, drain holes, and shoreline erosion at either location. Drifts at both locations may not perfectly flatten out after the weather event.
Next update by 4:30 PM EST Saturday, January 20, 2018.
by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 18, 2018 | 2018, 2018 North Americans, Home Page
The regatta site decision has been postponed for 24 hours because of unsettled weather conditions in all regions. Thank you for your patience. Next update Friday, January 18 by 10 PM EST.
by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 16, 2018 | 2018 North Americans, Home Page
Racers,
On behalf of the Race Organizers and Governing Committee, we will hope to make the final call for the 2018 NA’s this Thursday at 9 PM EST. As usual the weather is unsettled, and a snowstorm has just or is about to affect many of the potential locations. We simply have to let it pass before we can make a good decision.
Currently we are looking at multiple sites, as far east as Sebago Lake in ME, as far west as Michigan, and at locations in Canada.
When we know where we are going- we will let you know. If you know of good sailable ice, please get that information to your regional Commodore so it can get considered
Think Ice, with no snow, big launch areas, cheap hotels,
Eric Anderson
Commodore IDNIYRA
by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 14, 2018 | 2018, Home Page, Western Region Championship
The 2018 DN Western Regionals are in the books. Even though temperatures were above 10 F today, the overcast skies made it seem even colder than Saturday. Winds were up from yesterday at 8-15 mph. The ice remained hard and fast.
Congratulations to Steve Orlebeke for his win in the Gold Fleet and Mike Barnett in the Silver Fleet. Many thanks to the Western Region Commodore Daniel Hearn, PRO Dan Heany, Race Committee helpers Fred Stritt, Julie Jankowski, and Jori Lenon, and scorer Mercedes Auger. Thanks to Loretta Rehe for tabulating back at the Home Office in Michigan.
PROVISIONAL
2018 WESTERN REGION REGATTA - JANUARY 13 - 14, 2018
LAKE MENDOTA
MADISON, WISCONSIN
Gold fleet
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Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
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1 US 4926 ORLEBEKE, STEVE 1 1 4 ( 4) 1 1 1 3 12.00
2 US 4691 DENNIS, JOHN (S) ( 6) 4 1 3 3 3 3 1 18.00
3 US 5166 BERGER, CHRIS (S) 4 ( 9) 8 1 2 5 2 4 26.00
4 US 4824 CHRISTENSEN, MARK (S) 2 ( 11) 3 6 4 2 4 5 26.00
5 US 4975 EVANS, ROBBIE (S) ( 8) 7 2 2 5 4 5 2 27.00
6 US 5432 BLOOM, MIKE (S) 3 2 6 ( 11) 7 6 6 6 36.00
7 US 5352 HEARN, DANIEL (S) 10 ( 10) 7 8 6 7 8 7 53.00
8 US 5508 SUGAR, TIM 5 6 11 9 ( 13) 8 9 8 56.00
9 US 4923 JEFF, SOLUM ( 12) 8 10 5 8 9 10 9 59.00
10 US 5486 ELSMO, DAVID 11 3 5 12 9 (DNS) 7 12 59.00
11 US 5501 ORLEBEKE, PETER 7 5 9 7 ( 11) 10 11 10 59.00
12 US 5536 SCHMITT, MATT 9 12 12 10 ( 12) 11 12 11 77.00
13 US 4249 GLICK, DAVE (M) 13 13 13 13 ( 14) 13 14 13 92.00
14 US 602 MEYER, TOM (M) 14 14 DNS (DNS) 10 12 13 14 92.00
Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds
Silver fleet
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Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points
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1 US 5507 BARNETT, MIKE 1 ( 2) 1 1 2 1 2 1 9.00
2 US 5522 METZLOFF, KYLE 3 4 2 ( 4) 3 2 1 2 17.00
3 US 5479 HEARN, BRIAN 2 1 3 ( 5) 4 3 3 3 19.00
4 US 4203 FITZGERALD, PATRICK (GM) 8 3 ( 10) 9 6 4 4 4 38.00
5 US 548 HOVLAND, NICK 6 7 4 2 ( 12) 5 9 6 39.00
6 US 5517 THOMPSON, JASON (S) 4 9 ( 9) 8 5 6 6 5 43.00
7 US 5602 KICKHAFER, MATTHEW (JR) 10 5 8 7 8 7 5 (DNS) 50.00
8 US 3433 CUMMINS, ROBERT (GM) 9 ( 12) 7 6 9 8 7 8 54.00
9 US 2360 JOHNS, PETE (GM) 7 8 6 10 7 9 12 (DNS) 59.00
10 US 1277 BOWMAN, HAL (GM) 5 6 DNS (DNS) 10 10 8 7 64.00
11 US 5397 FOSSATI, DANNY (N) 12 10 12 12 1 (DNF) 11 10 68.00
12 US 4137 SMITH JR, KEN (M) 13 11 5 3 11 12 (DNS) DNS 73.00
13 US 4602 KICKHAFER, DAVID (S) ( 14) 13 11 11 13 11 10 9 78.00
14 US 1313 RAST, ROBERT (M) 11 14 13 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 110.00
15 US 888 ROSTEN, THOR (JR) 15 DNS DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS DNS 123.00
16 US 294 LOENNEKE, LOUIS (GM) DNS DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 126.00
Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds
by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 13, 2018 | 2018, Home Page, Western Region Championship
Photo Jori Lenon; Steve Orlebeke loses his head to become more aerodynamic
ATTENTION: RACING TO START AT 11 AM SUNDAY, JAN 14
Via Western Region Commodore Daniel Hearn
Let’s be ready to start first race tomorrow at 11 AM. The temperature is forecast to be 9 degrees by 11 AM and 12 degrees at noon.
