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Have you registered for the 2019 IDNIYRA Gold Cup and North American Championship yet? You have only a few days to take advantage of the early registration discount. Both the Gold Cup and North American regatta fees increase on January 1, 2019. If you are planning on mailing in your registration, do it TODAY so that it is postmarked by December 31, 2018.

2019 Gold Cup Info

FROM THE 2019 GOLD CUP & NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP NOTICE OF RACE:
REGISTRATION, DEADLINE AND FEE

● Each skipper shall register either on-line at www.idniyra.org or by mailing a completed entry
form available on www.idniyra.org, with the appropriate entry fee. (See entry form for instructions for registration by regular mail)
● Entry Fee shall be paid in U.S. Dollars.
● The entry fees for the World Gold Cup are as follows:
○ $120.00 (USD) if paid/postmarked by December 31, 2018. The entry fee for a Junior
Skipper (one who is 25 and under at the time of registration) is $70.00 (USD).
○ $170.00 (USD) if paid/postmarked on or after January 1, 2019. The entry fee for a Junior
Skipper (one who is 25 and under at the time of registration) is $90.00 (USD).
● The entry fees for the North American Championship are as follows:
○ $100.00 (USD) if paid/postmarked by December 31, 2018. The entry fee for a Junior
Skipper (one who is 25 and under at the time of registration) is $60.00 (USD).
○ $150.00 (USD) if paid/postmarked on or after January 1, 2019. The entry fee for a Junior
Skipper (one who is 25 and under at the time of registration) is $80.00 (USD).
● Novice Entries for either regatta:
○ Novice DN skippers may enter either or both Regattas with the payment of two years
association dues per regatta. No other event registration payments shall apply.
○ A sailor shall be classified as a Novice if: that person has never belonged to the
IDNIYRA, or their membership has lapsed for 5 or more years. A Novice must comply
with all other entry requirements.
● European Entries are not subject to a late fee penalty. European competitors are requested to
notify the race chairman that they will be attending
● No entry will be accepted after the close of registration. (refer to schedule of events)

2019 GOLD CUP & NORTH AMERICANS NOTICE OF RACE & REGISTRATION



The IDNIYRA is pleased to announce the opening of the Registration Office for the 2019 Gold Cup and North American Championship regattas. Like last year, all regatta documents, a link to the registration page, and critical information will be posted on a specially dedicated page.
Early registration deadline is December 31, 2018. Register online today using Paypal or download the form and mail a check. It’s very easy!

2019 GOLD CUP & NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP WEBPAGE
NOTICE OF RACE  AMENDED 1 FEB 2019

2018 Gold Cup & European Championship: The Road to Poland

2015 European Championship

Estonia celebrates their 100 year old tradition of ice sailing and is the host country for the 2018 DN World and European Championships. I’ve been to Estonia twice for regattas and was looking forward to seeing their beautiful country again. However, the regatta has been moved to Poland because of weather and ice condition concerns.

Like Estonia, Poland is another country that takes ice sailing competition very seriously, they’ve even issued postage stamps that commemorated their ice sailing champions. This will be the 5th time the world championship has been held there. Poland is the home of arguably the greatest DN racer in the world, Karol Jablonski P36 who has placed the Gold Cup on his mantle for a record 11 (corrected from 10-thanks Martin) times. In the DN International Ranking System, there are 20 Europeans ranked in the top 10 and 8 of those are Poles. These top ranked Poles along with a slew of others from Europe and North America are gathering in Gyzecko, Poland hoping to take home the cup and deny Karol his 11th World Champion. The first day of racing begins on Sunday, February 25. I am writing this on the table in Joerg Bohn’s Sprinter camper (not so easy because the table is shaking as Joerg puts his foot into the gas pedal), heading east from Germany to Poland. We are joined by our friend Natali Burdukovskaya who handles scoring and tabulating duties for the Baikal regattas. Vice Commodore Warren Nethercote, Ron Sherry, and James “T” Theiler are somewhere ahead of us hauling a trailer full of boats. We will soon pass them at the pace we are going. Tonight, we will be in Poland.
More: In the Polish media.