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Media Coverage: “Ice boats race on Lake Pepin”
Published in the Hastings Star Gazette:
The International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association held its Western Regional Championships on Lake Pepin on Jan. 5-6 with 46 boats competing in two divisions.
“They set tentative dates, and we check on Thursday nights to see if the event will take place or not,” said Rhea Nicholas from Detroit. Continue reading.
More Western Region Regatta Photos
The Lake City, MN folks took advantage of the opportunity to photograph the coolest sailing around at the 2019 Western Region championship on Lake Pepin. Above is a slide show from Tom Chamberlain.
Take a look below for more beautiful shots and video from Manda Baldwin.
Western Region Video & Sunrise Photo
Here’s another video to bookmark for those times when you want to show someone what DN racing is all about featuring former Commodore of the IDNIYRA Kent Baker US5219 and current Vice Commodore Dave Elsmo US5486. Thank you to Jim McDonagh US5214 for creating this video.
One of the fine folks from Lake City, MN passed this along. Sunday sunrise over the DN forest on Lake Pepin.
Photo: Manda Hart Baldwin
Western Region Championship Final Results
Western Region Championship DN Sailors
The Western Region regatta was concluded on Sunday in much colder and faster conditions compared to Saturday’s Miami-beach like weather. Ron Sherry (Michigan) and John Dennis (Minnesota) each scored 13 points in the Gold fleet. The tiebreak went to Ron Sherry. Matt Schmidt (Wisconsin) won the Silver fleet. Grand Master winner was Bruce Williams(Michigan), Master was Jim Grogan (Michigan), and University of Wisconsin sailing team member Soren Hughes won the junior division. Congratulations to all who competed in this event and to Western Region Commodore Daniel Hearn for his efforts to make this regatta happen.
Final results are here.
Western Region Update
A quick update from today. If conditions were like this every day, iceboating would be the most popular sport in the world. The weather and setting could not have been more beautiful. The bright sun kept us warm as we waited for the wind to make an appearance. The predicted westerly filled in and the flag dropped for the first race at 1;16 PM.
The Silver fleet will start Sunday’s rotation. The flag drops at 10 AM for the final day of the 2019 Western Region Championship. Results here
Western Region Championship Called ON for Jan 5-6 @ Lake Pepin
DN Sailors:
It’s On!
The Western Regional Championships are confirmed for this weekend, Jan. 5-6 on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota.
Provisional Results SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Conditions
The ice surface is smooth to pebbly, rated a 7+ from two ranked/experienced DN racers who sailed it today. (See attached photos). Ice thickness is reported to be 8”. Weather forecast is calling for above freezing temperatures—sunny and high of 46 degrees on Saturday; cloudy with high of 39 degrees Sunday. Wind forecast for Saturday is 8 mph until 1:00 p.m., then starting to diminish. Sunday winds 8-10 mph throughout the racing day.
Let’s Get Our Money’s Worth
Note that we have a 9-race format scheduled and we will be working hard to be as efficient as possible in order to make that happen. We have the option to start a race as late as 3:00 p.m., but we would prefer to avoid that in consideration of our longer distance travelers. Please be ready to help out the Race Committee if assistance is requested. If rules allow, I would like to move the start time Saturday up ½-hour to 10:00 a.m. Please plan accordingly.
Accommodations
AMERICINN: Group rate at AmericInn. Reference “Western Region” to get $79.99/night group rate for double queen with breakfast. Amenities include pool and hot tub. 651-345-5611.
Note: The special rate is ONLY available if you call the hotel in Lake City directly!!!!
AmericInn by Wyndham Lake City
Website
1615 N Lakeshore Drive Lake City, Minnesota 55041-9023
+1-651-314-5611
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THE WILLOWS:
Willows on the River Condominium Resort
100 Central Point Road
Lake City, MN 55041
1-651-345-9900
THE SUNSET:
Sunset Motel & Resort
1515 N Lakeshore Dr, Lake City, MN 55041•(651) 345-5331
Registration
At AmericInn Friday evening and on ice Saturday morning, if necessary. Please click here to pre-register or you can email Deb Whitehorse secretary.idniyra@gmail.com to confirm your attendance and to provide your fleet preference—Gold or Silver. (Depending on numbers, there may be one or two fleets, though prizes will be awarded for two fleets).Launch
Roschen Park. Drive on if you so choose, but be aware this is a frozen section of a river.
Many thanks to Mike Miller and Tommy Meyer for scouting this sheet today. And to all others who provided information on other potential venues.
See you there!
Daniel Hearn
Western Region Rear Commodore
US 5352
Western Status Update
Via Western Region Commodore Daniel Hearn:
DN Sailors:
Lake Pepin is being sailed today as a possible venue for the Western Region Championships to take place this weekend, Jan. 5-6. I will have a full ice report with video and pictures by late afternoon. At this point, no other good possibilities have been identified, though anything else served up will still be considered. Send any other reports ASAP. Recent snow events have taken out, for now, the lakes that were previously frozen. Many lakes in the southern portion of our region remain open, however, so more possibilities with the next cold weather/calm winds stretch. I hope to make a final call by end of day today. Stay tuned, and think ice!
Daniel Hearn
Western Region Rear Commodore
US 5352
2018 Central Region Regatta: Final Results
2018 CENTRAL LAKES CHAMPIONSHIP DECEMBER 29 - 30, 2018 HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN Gold fleet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 US 44 SHERRY, RON (S) 1 ( 2) 1 1 1 1 1 6.00 2 US 5166 BERGER, CHRIS (S) ( 6) 1 2 2 2 3 2 12.00 3 US 4638 LOVEJOY, GUY (S) ( 12) 5 3 8 4 2 5 27.00 4 US 3 GROGAN, JIM (M) 2 ( 8) 4 7 5 7 4 29.00 5 US 60 HARPER, JOHN (M) ( 11) 3 6 3 8 5 7 32.00 6 US 5219 BAKER, KENT (S) 5 11 ( 25) 4 3 11 13 47.00 7 US 3705 HOLMAN, ROBERT (S) 3 9 ( 16) 14 7 8 11 52.00 8 US 2500 SMITH, ERIC (S) (DNF) 16 5 5 10 17 6 59.00 9 US 5435 KJOLLER, JODY 13 (DNF) 7 6 23 6 9 64.00 10 US 4882 WOLLAM, RICHARD(GM) 20 (DNS) 10 12 12 9 3 66.00 11 US 3283 WILLIAMS, J.BRUCE (GM) ( 24) 6 13 16 9 12 10 66.00 12 US 99 DEFER, HARRY (M) ( 19) 10 9 9 13 14 12 67.00 13 US 5430 CUTTING, BILL (S) 16 (DNS) 8 10 15 16 8 73.00 14 US 4868 RICHARDS, JULIE (M) 9 7 15 17 ( 19) 18 16 82.00 15 US 5 DIEBALL, SKIP (DNF) 12 11 13 6 15 DNS 86.00 16 US 111 KOCH (J), MATT 10 13 17 19 16 13 ( 21) 88.00 17 US 5053 REIS, GEORGE (M) 17 18 12 ( 18) 14 10 18 89.00 18 US 5358 FROST, DAVID (S) ( 21) 19 20 15 18 4 15 91.00 SILVER FLEET 1 US 5633 JOHANSON, PETER (DNS) DNS 14 11 11 19 14 98.00 2 US 2237 STEWART, MIKE(N) 4 14 23 22 20 ( 23) 22 105.00 3 US 637 MEADE IV, JOE 15 17 18 (DNF) 21 21 17 109.00 4 US 5250 SIEGLE, GEORGE(S) 14 20 22 (DNS) 22 22 20 120.00 5 US 610 JONES, DONALD (GM) 8 4 DNF (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 128.00 6 US 472 COBERLY, WILLIAM(GM) DNS (DNS) 21 20 17 20 23 130.00 7 US 4974 JONES, STAN (GM) 18 DNS 19 21 (DNS) DNS 19 135.00 8 US 1610 BROWN, BRUCE (M) 7 15 DNS (DNS) DNS DNS DNS 138.00 9 US 4783 NICHOLAS, RHEA (N) 22 21 24 24 ( 25) 24 24 139.00 10 US 65 GRAY, ROBERT (GM) 23 DNS (DNS) 23 24 DNS DNS 157.00 Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds
2018 Central Region Regatta- Day 1 Results
2018 CENTRAL LAKES CHAMPIONSHIP - DECEMBER 29 - 30, 2018 HOUGHTON LAKE Gold fleet ----------------------------------------------------------- Pos Sail# Name Race> 1 2 Points ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 US 44 SHERRY, RON (S) 1 2 3.00 2 US 5166 BERGER, CHRIS (S) 6 1 7.00 3 US 3 GROGAN, JIM (M) 2 8 10.00 4 US 610 JONES, DONALD (GM) 8 4 12.00 5 US 3705 HOLMAN, ROBERT (S) 3 9 12.00 6 US 60 HARPER, JOHN (M) 11 3 14.00 7 US 4868 RICHARDS, JULIE (M) 9 7 16.00 8 US 5219 BAKER, KENT 5 11 16.00 9 US 4638 LOVEJOY, GUY (S) 12 5 17.00 10 US 2237 STEWART (N), MIKE 4 14 18.00 11 US 1610 BROWN, BRUCE (M) 7 15 22.00 12 US 111 KOCH (J), MATT 10 13 23.00 13 US 99 DEFER, HARRY (M) 19 10 29.00 14 US 3283 WILLIAMS, J.BRUCE (GM) 24 6 30.00 15 US 637 MEADE IV, JOE 15 17 32.00 16 US 5250 SIEGLE (S), GEORGE 14 20 34.00 17 US 5053 REIS, GEORGE (M) 17 18 35.00 18 US 5 DIEBALL, SKIP DNF 12 39.00 19 US 5358 FROST, DAVID (S) 21 19 40.00 20 US 5435 KJOLLER, JODY 13 DNF 40.00 21 US 2500 SMITH, ERIC (S) DNF 16 43.00 22 US 4783 NICHOLAS (N), RHEA 22 21 43.00 23 US 5430 CUTTING, BILL (S) 16 DNS 43.00 24 US 4974 JONES, STAN (GM) 18 DNS 45.00 25 US 4882 WOLLAM, RICHARD (M) 20 DNS 47.00 26 US 65 GRAY, ROBERT (GM) 23 DNS 50.00 Scoring system: IDNIYRA Worlds
2018 Central Region Championship Called ON for Dec 29-30 @ Houghton Lake
Via Central Region Commodore Rob Holman:
The 2018 Central Lakes Regional Regatta is Called On for December 29 & 30th at Houghton Lake, Michigan.
Launch Location: DNR site on West side of lake off Old US Highway 27 next to the Lakeside resort.
Please be aware of the following: The ice has not been sailed. It has been walked by two ranked sailors due to no wind at time. It has been rated a 7 and the lake was 7 to 7.5 inches thick, before the current rain event that is going through the area.
On Saturday morning the ice & racing area will be sailed. Please do not leave the pit area until the ice has been checked. I will have a full ice report at the skippers meeting.Thank you.
Central Comm. Rob Holman
Accommodations:
Headquarter Hotel:
American Inn & Suite
200 Cloverleaf Ln.
Houghton Lake, MI 48629
(989) 422-7829
$69.49 + tax
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Other Hotel
Super 8 by Wyndham
9580 W. Lake City Rd
Houghton Lake, MI 48629
(989) 422-3119
74.00 + tax
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NOTICE OF RACE
2018 Central Lakes Regional DN Regatta
North American Central Region
1. Rules:
1.1 All races will be governed by the Racing Rules of the National Iceboat Authority; the By-Laws of the IDNIYRA, and Official Specifications of the DN Ice Yacht; the Notice of Race, including any amendments to the Notice of Race, and the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 The Sailing Instructions can be modified at the Skippers Meeting and by a notice posted on the official notice board.
1.3 Nine race series per fleet – 3 race minimum in the Gold Fleet will constitute the regatta. Fleets – Gold and Silver, Fleets will be split by rank if needed. One discarded race after the 6th race.
2. Eligibility:
2.1 All DN class yachts meeting the requirements of the Official Specifications and whose skippers meet the requirements of the By-Laws of the IDNIYRA as stated in the section IDNIYRA Regattas are eligible to enter and race in the championship.
2.2 Skipper needs to be a current member of IDNIYRA in good standing.
3. Site Information and Postings:
3.1 The primary site is within the North American Central Region
3.2 Site and Headquarters Information will be determined by the regatta organizer.
3.3 Official regatta information, updates and accommodations:
4. Entry and Fee:
4.1 Registration will be at the launch site on Saturday morning
4.2 Registration fee: $25.00 US
5. Schedule of Events:
Fri 8-9:00pm at the Regatta Headquarters
Sat 9:30-10:30am on ice registration
Sat 11am Skippers meeting
Sat 11:30am First start
Sun 09:30am Skippers meeting
Sun 10:00am First start. No race will start after 3PM
6. Sailing instructions:
6.1 Official Sailing Instructions will be provided at registration.
7. Prizes:
7.1 Trophies will be award for Gold & Silver fleets.
8. Proof of Insurance:
8.1 Proof of personal or race liability insurance ($300,000 US minimum)
8.2 A hard copy of the policy must present at the time of registration. No exceptions.
2018 DN Central Region Championship Called On for Dec 29-30
The 2018 Central Region Championship has been tentatively called on for December 29-30, 2018. The regatta site will be best ice in Michigan.
Via Central Region Commodore Rob Holman:
Check your runners & get your stuff ready- the 2018 Central Regional Regatta is tentatively “Called On” for this weekend December 29 & 30th. A Notice of Race with more details will be posted after I get a final ice report.
Check Facebook “Iceboating in Michigan & Ohio” group, plus the IDNIYRA site for additional information.
Thanks.
Central Commodore Rob Holman
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