602 just called from the ice at the SW Corner of Mille Lacs Lake

The report, "It's mumble perfect, leave now it's an hour and a half drive sail from noon til 7;30, we didn't drive on but ya probably could"

Turn Right just after the 4 lane ends ,along south shore drive... there's a ramp along in there someplace... look for Molly.

map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Bayview,+MN&...

Current Forecast:

ernies at gull lake says 2' of ice and solid at their shoreline. says clear to 2" drifts, but what does he know. web cam there shows more snow than that. web cam at ernies is broke, and web cam at bemidji shows less snow and more metling thurs/fri. freezing both spots fri night and 50 on sat with 12 mph wind. not freeze sat night. markham and i are considering a road trip at 6 am sat. 4 hrs to bemidji. meyer

A friend and I are building twin boats for next season. Solid wing boats that go very fast. Tonight during build night we just had a horrifying thought ... wait ... isn't there a 50mph speed limit? Is it enforced for ice boats? On a good day our boats should be in the 70s, but even on an ordinary day we should be over the speed limit. Anyone have any problems in this area?

Interested? ... visit this site:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/wingboats/

Having a little difficulty with a this video, but if you click on the download link it'll open...

markham wants to sail, although still will come up with an excuse after checking the weather on the computer. anyone else? get on at shorewood yc. will check today how rough yet. little snow we got melted by sat, and can see any holes today, plenty cold next few nights. up nord mast be snowed in.

DN 5050 in a drive by shooting, up the Lake Wobegon Trail, near Avon MN reports most excellent ice conditions...

US 5555 is organizing an ice checking expedition near Fergus Falls, e.g., Battle Lake

Brainerd area shows promise also, soliciting reports...

Ice reports to follow...

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=46.36588370484979&lon=-94.1...

it could happen...

Sailed Sunday AM in strong winds with a handful of local sailors. Started at 9 am and finished at 1 pm. Ice was deteriorating rapidly and when the boats were pulled of the ice most of the skippers got wet from going through in shallow water. The main lake still had 20 inches of good ice but access is difficult. Many runner sized drain holes were seen out in the lake as well as a few boat sized ones. I think the rain today and the rest of the week has killed the season. You will need to head way north to get any more ice sailing this year.

iced good at 7 pm sat, no slush, solid. minnetonka ice yacht racing champ races at 10am sharp. might be too windy by 2 pm, except for kennedy. out of harrys. markham says he is ready to go. bring your best stuff. this will be best day of the year!!! meyer

Feb 15 Article featuring Don K and his Nite.

We sailed Minnetonka today. Whole lake was great with no obstructions. Great wind. Ice was a little better on the Main Lake than the bays. Big 3 mile long reaches from Big Island to Wayzata Bay.

Sailors are checking Minnetonka and Calhoun today to assess local conditions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5W2ZcoUEwA

Ice Reports are encouraged from larger and possibly northern lakes, Gull?, Detroit Lakes? Otter Tail?, Minnewaska?, Green?

Is up.. and the ties have all been sorted out...

http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=594.0

I also saw that the results for the 2009 Centrals is up as well.
http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=591.msg1665;topicseen#msg1665

Here's the result here for easy viewing...

Casual racing in a regatta format. Called ON for Green Lake, Wis. To be run in conjunction with the Renegade championship.

http://iceboat.org/seasons/08-09/nite_isa.pdf

For cruisers that want to stay close to home this weekend, the lower croix
should be amazing as there is no traffic to muck up the ice when it was soft.No Snow!
St croix beach to launch.

Kent