Opening Ceremonies for the 2019 Gold Cup                                                   Photo: Debbie Parker

Good morning from Lima, Ohio Regatta HQ. There were two races in each fleet on day 1 of the Gold Cup. Ice is slippery to walk on, hard, and fast. Races were postponed a short while during the day as some visibility-limiting fleet moved through but then resumed.  We’ll all be making the 30 minute drive to Indian Lake for day 2.

Schedule of Events for Monday, 18, February
10 AM First Race
Order of fleets: Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Lost and Found
If you find a gray wallet, please turn into one of the RC

Gold Cup Provisional Results
Good Morning from Lima, Ohio regatta headquarters. You can check in throughout the day for provisional results at the link above.

The biggest story so far of this regatta is that the 9 member Polish team were forced to scramble to find boats to use because their equipment was stranded in France. North American sailors have found boats and components for the Polish team to use.

Schedule of Events
9 AM Skippers Meeting
Opening Ceremonies to follow
11 AM first start

Sunday, 18 February 2019
Bronze qualifier will be sailed first, followed by Silver qualifier, then Gold Fleet Race 1.
GOLD START RACE 1 pdf
SILVER START RACE 1 pdf
BRONZE START RACE 1 pdf

2019 European Championship                                                                          Photo: Gwidon Libera

The flag is UP!
Time to push off and head towards Indian Lake in Ohio.

LAUNCH:

WHAT TO KNOW:

Stay CLEAR of areas marked in red because they are open water hazards. They will be marked on site today.

Launch access in corner of lake by Town of Lakeview. Be aware there is 1’- 4’ crack with open water along shorelines. Planks or pallets will be placed to cross.

LODGING 
Note: There is limited availability at Regatta Headquarters for Saturday night 16 February. There are other hotels nearby where you can stay for one night. There will be 70 rooms available Sunday night.
Regatta Headquarters:
Howard Johnson’s 
1920 Roschman Ave, Lima, OH 45804
(419) 812-2276
Map
$89.99 Iceboater’s Special

Fairfield Inn and Suites (20 + rooms blocked for Saturday night)
2179 Elida Rd, Lima, OH 45805
419 224-8496
$94
Map

Hampton Inn Lima (40 rooms blocked for Saturday night)
1933 Roschman Ave, Lima, OH 45804
(419) 225-8300
Map
$98.10

CALL IN NUMBER FOR REGISTRATION
608-347-3513

REGISTRATION
Regatta Headquarters: Howard Johnson’s
1920 Roschman Ave, Lima, OH 45804
(419) 812-2276

IMPORTANT DATES

• February 16, 2019, Registration
  5 PM- 8 PM local time. Regatta headquarters: Howard Johnson’s
• February 17, 2019: First World Gold Cup race at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 18, 2019, earliest possible North American Championship Registration:
  7 PM -9 PM local time: Location and updated date, time and place to be listed on the IDNIYRA website.
• February 19, 2019 earliest possible race in North American Championship, at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 23, 2019 racing is concluded. PRIZES shall be awarded after the regatta is completed

Photo: Gwidon Libera

We will make the final confirmation of the primary regatta site at 5:30 PM CT/ 6:30 PM ET. We are delayed because we are waiting for scouting information. The good news is that we are still on schedule for registration Saturday night and racing on Sunday. Again, thank you for your continued patience as we try to find the best possible site.
Next update: Friday 15 Feb 5:30 PM CT/ 6:30 PM ET

Schedule of Events

• February 16, 2019, Registration
  5 PM- 8 PM local time.
  Location to be listed on the IDNIYRA website
• February 17, 2019: First World Gold Cup race at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 18, 2019, earliest possible North American Championship Registration:
  7 PM -9 PM local time: Location and updated date, time and place to be listed on the IDNIYRA website.
• February 19, 2019 earliest possible race in North American Championship, at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 23, 2019 racing is concluded. PRIZES shall be awarded after the regatta is completed

Stand by, folks. We will soon be announcing the primary site of the 2019 Gold Cup shortly. At this time, two sites are under consideration, one in Indiana and one in Ohio. We will announce at the primary site at 2 PM CT. Thank you for your continued patience!
Next update: 15 February 2 PM CT/ 3 PM ET.

We are going to delay the announcement of the primary site until noon CT, Friday, February 15, 2019. At this point, there are no venues under consideration east of Toledo and west of Chicago. We continue to be on schedule for Saturday night registration and Sunday racing. We are still working out the logistics of the sites under consideration. Competitors need to stay off the ice on Friday to let things firm up.
NEXT UPDATE: Friday, February 15, 2019,  Noon  CT

Schedule of Events

• February 16, 2019, Registration
  5 PM- 8 PM local time.
  Location to be listed on the IDNIYRA website
• February 17, 2019: First World Gold Cup race at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 18, 2019, earliest possible North American Championship Registration:
  7 PM -9 PM local time: Location and updated date, time and place to be listed on the IDNIYRA website.
• February 19, 2019 earliest possible race in North American Championship, at time stated in sailing instructions.
• February 23, 2019 racing is concluded. PRIZES shall be awarded after the regatta is completed

Given the recent weather and the need to reinspect candidate sites, we need to delay our decision for 24 hours. We will make our final site selection on Thursday February 14, 2019.
NEXT UPDATE: Thursday, February 14, 2019,  9 PM CT

Check your list!

Gold Cup Information
The anticipation is building for the 2019 IDNIYRA Gold Cup and North American championship regattas. Are you ready? Don’t forget to bring your passport so that you are prepared for what ever nature throws our way. The Governing and Race Committee have been planning, meeting in conference calls, and watching the weather. Safe travels to all of our friends coming from Europe and Russia.
Next update: Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 9 PM CST