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We have just wrapped 3 days of iceboat filming on Minnetonka. A very special thank you to Angie Ostbye, John Dennis, Harry Allen (& the rest of the Allen family), Mark Kiefer and Mike Maloney. They filmed DN's blasting around the windward mark, got the correspondent out in a variety of boats including the A Stern steer, and also recorded a handful of interviews. I will post when I know what day this will be airing.

Today went well and we got some great material. If it is nice tomorrow it would be good to get some more film in. Come on out! Should be much warmer than today.

Looks like we racing again this weekend on Bald Eagle Lake. Since the "Nationals" got cancelled, the Commadore is calling it the Nite "Internationals". The ice is in top shape. Always a great time, and newbies are always welcome. The variety of the fleet makes for some interesting racing. Come on out!!

Due to potential snow on Sunday the producer(film guy) will be coming in on Friday night and we will start the filming on Saturday. The correspondent, Ginger Zee, will be out on Monday.

Let's aim to start the first of the races at around noon on Saturday.

I will be organizing with the producer on Saturday morning. For the time being he and I will be meeting at Harry's.

Things should just happen naturally.

If Sunday looks nice we will also be filming.

UPDATE:

I have just gotten off the phone with the producers at ABC News GMA Weekend Edition. They are looking at coming to Minnetonka on Sunday(22nd) and Monday(23rd). Sunday would be filming the racing and iceboats sailing around as well as few sound bites. Monday would be sailing with the correspondent which I will arrange on the side. If you are around and can sail on Monday, please feel free to come out.

Saturday we should get out on the ice as well. Let's do some races. I am volunteering my time to do whatever is necessary to ensure that the shoot tells are really great story.

Looks like a fast day to be riding in the jump seat..

oh yeah, and the mast comes down at 3:35.. they had a spare shackle..

self labeled overly dramatic iceboating video.. but it's good.. and a lot of the iceboating is from this season in Minnesota.
I guess it's video monday.

Our P155 friend out for a practice rip... breaks the mast..

That looks pretty sweeeeet...

Greetings fellow Iceboaters,

A few weeks ago I got a call from ABC News regarding Iceboating on Minnetonka, and spot to be featured on Good Morning America's Weekend Edition. The details are still coming together and will be finalized mid-week. I have been organizing this with a few iceboaters to make sure we have some key pieces covered.

sunday looks warmer and more wind than sat. lake should be frozen solid. NE side for racing. looks like clear hard ice again, how boring. madison/lake geneva etc not that far for a drive up? i have an empty bed. meyer

I'm looking for a black North Face down jacket that may have been left on shore at Harry's place on Minnetonka. It would most likely have been on the ground up where the cars park; I think it fell out of my car when I was loading up. There is an ID in the inside pocket if you don't believe it's mine! :(

Anyone have it by chance?

--Jeremy

now noon, over there at 2 pm. rest of week not as good. meyer, miller and kennedy are sailing - anyone else?? or are you all sick of sailing or working. then see what we have for fri/sat/sun. flyer

I'm heading back to Bald Eagle Lake in White Bear this weekend. If there are any other sailors who didn't go the Western Regionals, Bald Eagle promises to be great ice with a great bunch of guys. The ice is solid except for the seams coming out from both ends of the island. Mostly Nites, some DN's, a couple of Skeeters.

Anyone sailing' thurs?thinking of coming down from thunder bay to do some iceboating,