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Deteriorating ice ended the regatta.

Final Results: http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=1356.0

First Day: http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=1356.0

The regatta is now scheduled for racing to begin on Monday, Feb 27 with registration Sunday evening.
Is anybody else from MN now thinking of going like I am?

2012 DN North Americans: Launch and Lodging Information
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Location: Green Bay, WI

Launch Site:
PARK ALL VEHICLES AND TRAILERS ON THE ICE!! DO NOT PARK IN THE PARK OR PARKING LOT OR SHORE!!!
2487 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI
Map
(near UW Green Bay)

scrub racing at noon, putting on at nortons restaurant. almost clear ice with wind sat but decreasing in afternoon. so want to be sailing by 10 am for best wind. less wind on sun. see their web site. meyer

Here are the results.

http://iceboatracing.com/2012dnworlds.html

Here is an interesting Blog about the event.

http://www.iceboat.org/seasons/11-12/DNgoldcup/index.html

2012 New England DN Iceboating Championships from Peter DiPrinzio on Vimeo.

And the Results
http://theneiya.org/2012/01/22/2012-new-englands-official-results/

Here's the Registration list for the 2012 North Americans

We have 50 boats pre-registered!...

On another note about fifty...
The IDNIYRA is now racing in the Senior Division of Sailing Classes..

Fifty (50) Years of the IDNIYRA! (International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association)

From the IDNIYRA Yearbook...

The IDNIYRA was incorporated as a Non-Profit Corporation in the State of Michigan in 1962 for the following stated purpose.

From Iceboat.org..

The 2012 International Skeeter Association (ISA) regatta, and IRIYA Championship Regatta, and Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association regatta have been postponed to January 27,28,29, 2012. Check the hotline
(608-204-9876) or iceboat.org for the next update on Sunday, January 22, 2012.

Looks like this will conflict with the ABC filming on Minnetonka the 28th & 29th.. All the big boats will be going to the Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association regatta.

Anyone going? I am thinking about it.
They all came to the Challange and the Westerns.
Who's in?

bloom
us 5432

from the dnamerica.org/forum
http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=1252.0

Julie J our Regional Rear Commodore says...

2012 Western Regional is on for Green Lake, MN. for Jan 7 & 8. Launch site is downtown city of Spicer. Venue was sail-checked Wednesday by racers and reported in top condition and no snow.

Friday: 8-10 pm. Registration at headquarters
Saturday: 8-9 am. Registration on ice.
9:30 am.Skippers' Meeting (registration closes after meeting)
10 am. Optis first races
11 am. DN first race
Hotel Info: Willmar Hotels (10 miles from ice) ASK FOR ICEBOATERS' SPECIAL RATE at each hotel listed:
Holiday Inn (HEADQUARTERS) 320-235-6060 $89/ $99 (wrong on google map...is actually next to Comfort Inn)
Comfort Inn 320-231-2601 $70 (Owned by above with passes to H.I. pool)
Days Inn 320-231-1275 $50
AmericInn 320-232-1962 $72
Downtown Spicer: Northern Inn 800-941-0423 $79 and up

So we are going racing again in Minnesota... Spicer, Mn is about 2hrs west of the twin cites..

Looks like the wind of on Friday is going to be the best day.. like all minnesota regatta's, I guess.. and Saturday looks like a great day too.

The Minnesota gang will make sure all our friends (that have driven to the western edge of the region) will have a great time.

The following is the NOR for the upcoming regatta. Sites are being scouted in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
I posted a photo in library of Dr and I sailing Waconia Jan 2. It is not suitable due to at least 5 open springs in various spots in the middle of the lake. Snow ice was crusty and with pebble texture. Maybe a 5 in quality at the moment. Dr scouted Green Lake in Spicer, MN. 80 miles west of Tonka. No snow there and high quality ice on a very large sheet of ice with one ridge to navigate to the best sailing area. Meyer and I plan to sail it Wed.

Western Challenge
December 2-4, 2011
Final Results
Saturday was a great day of racing.
Moderate breeze and temps
Great Ice
Sunday was light and variable and we were only able to get in one race for the Gold and Silver.

Gold Fleet

	
						Saturday, 03 Dec 2011				Sunday		
pos	points	Sail	Skipper			1	2	3	4	5		6
1	5	44	Ron Sherry		1	1	1	1	1		4
2	14	4824	Mark Christensen	4	8	3	3	2		2
3	15	4926	Steve Orlebeke		6	2	2	2	6		3
4	19	4691	John Dennis		2	6	4	4	3		9
5	34	5214	Jim McDonagh		3	11	8	6	9		8
6	36	5014	Mark Isabell		10	7	14	DNS	4		1
7	43	G737	Jorg Bohn		13	14	6	5	5		26
8	46	G666	Torsen Siems		12	10	5	12	7		DNS
9	47	4257	Jim Gluek		5	13	13	8	8		19
10	49	216	Rich Potcova		15	12	9	9	12		7
11	59	2545	Mike Derusha		16	17	7	13	11		12
12	63	2000	Leon Lebeau		30	21	12	11	13		6
13	63	G597	Wolfgang Butlger	33	5	19	16	18		5
14	64	4961	John P Davenport	17	4	10	17	16		25
15	68	G55	Andres Seegers		32	18	11	15	14		10
16	68	5219	Kent Baker		21	3	20	10	19		16
17	72	H467	Diedric Van Riemsdjk	8	15	25	14	20		15
18	77	4811	Markham G Chatterton	7	29	31	18	10		13
19	87	5	Skip Dieball		14	9	16	DNS	DNS		11
20	92	3283	Bruce Williams		28	16	23	7	25		21
21	98	551	Christian Seegers	20	23	15	19	21		DNS
22	99	5298	Scott Brown		9	31	21	22	17		DNS
23	100	602	Tom Meyer		11	20	22	27	30		20
24	101	5432	Mike Bloom		22	19	28	21	26		14
25	109	G600	Uwe Dieckmann		18	26	26	28	15		24
26	110	4882	Richard Wollam		31	22	18	30	23		17
27	122	3271	Mike Jankowski		24	34	29	20	27		22
28	126	2170	John Creigh		29	24	27	24	22		DNS
29	128	5435	Jody Kjoller		19	27	32	26	24		DNS
30	140	294	Loue Loenneke		23	28	17	DNS	DNS		DNS
31	145	4137	Ken Smith, Jr		35	35	35	25	32		18
32	146	445	Bob Cave		25	32	30	31	28		DNS
33	146	2360	Pete Johns		DNS	25	33	23	29		DNS
34	146	5393	Ryan Lashaway		27	DNS	24	DNS	DNS		23
35	154	4868	Julie Richards		34	33	34	29	31		27
36	164	5366	Adam Koller		26	30	DNS	DNS	DNS		DNS

click the Read more to see the results for the Silver and Opti fleets.

Deb Whitehorse from Madison is providing on site update at the Four Lake Ice Yacht Club's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/328443737171874/

She posted a short video from a couple of hours ago. It looks windy!
All the airports near Ashby are reporting pretty brisk winds.
The 11:15am reading at the closest weather station (Elbow Lake, about 13 mi SW of Christina) was 26kn gusting to 31kn (30-35mph).

That sounds even more dramatic than the truly epic 2006 Dead Lake event!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTrcSycSjk

The Great Western Challenge Regatta is ON, for DEC 2,3,4 2011.

Primary Launch Site: Mile post 8 County Road 78 just North of Ashby Mn. Take 94 West from Alexandria to exit 77 and go North to mile marker 8.

Regatta HQ Holiday Inn Alexandria, Minnesota

Call 320-763-6577 for reservations.

Other Hotels:

Country Inn 320-763-9900
Super 8 320-763-6552
Days Inn 320-763-1171
Americinn 320-763-6808
Viking 320-763-3534
Hampton 320-763-3360