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The McDonagh Brothers Annual Holiday Party is tomorrow, Thursday night.

It's also a celebration of my brother, Jonathan's 50th Birthday.

See the new Silver Fleet World Champion Cup, donated by Leon before it has to go back to Europe.

Iceboaters are invited to come by to eat, drink and discuss where we are going to be sailing this weekend.

McDonagh Brothers
2205 California Street NE
suite 101
Minneapolis, Mn

This is a reprint of an ice report, facing the annual pre Great Western Challenge Blizzard. Happens all the time.

Soundtrack: http://youtu.be/K0E9k70Tpz8

The weather service called her a Panhandle Hooker*, a Twisted Joyless Depression from South of here, who shows up to ruin all Icebound fun.

Followed closely by a Blue Norther, a brutish big mass of arctic air who cuts all the way to Mexico, filling in the void left by that Hooker with miserable cold, leaving a bite in the air that cut's deeply through any coat, numbing the senses, leaving little but pain.

Sorry to all of the users that signed up and their account didn't become active. The spammers were signing up so many users that I was getting a lot of user requests and I stopped sorting out the real from the spammers.

All the accounts are active now, so If you are one of the 727 users that signed up, since I stopped doing my administrative tasks.. you should send yourself a new password, and login.

here's a list of the users.. that are now active...

galan45
VicDovbysh
Teplokru

Attitude, E-Skeeter Bubble boat built & raced by Dan Clapp.
Four time ISA winner.
3 sails & 2 sets of runners.
$15,900.
Call Jordan Glaser 718-816-3362 box 6 or JBGRYG@aol.com
Picture at http://www.iceboat.org/buyandsell.html

Will Port still be Port when Bismarck Dinius gets to Court?

http://justicefordinius.home.comcast.net/~justicefordinius/dinius/The_St...

They started jury selection in the Bismark Dinius Trial yesterday, http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/justice.asp, as Trial Court Judge ruled, last week, something about classic questions of fact to be determined by a jury...

Oh boy; Were the running lights working? http://justicefordinius.home.comcast.net/~justicefordinius/dinius/Chilco...

Even in the "Don't Confuse us with the facts, we've made up our minds" Lake County California, Prosecutor's Office, Port is still Port, Starboard is still Starboard, things they cannot change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEePD1nJxo

A sailor, Bismarck Dinius, after a regatta on Clear Lake, CA, jumped on an O'Day 27 for a starlight cruise with some friends... pitch black, starry skies, light breeze, what a promising night for a sail.

Open in new window: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nTRT2Ldau8

Gusting to about 4 mph, ghosting along, they were hit by a 375 hp 24' Baja powerboat, doing between 40 and 60 mph driven by the number two law enforcement guy in Lake County, CA, and Bismarck was sucked into the maelstrom, a perfect storm.

Sorry sailors. You're too late. The Composite Concepts DN 5371 has been sold with all equipment.
...Jane

forgot to list SE michigan - service area

If anyone one has a varnishing or refinishing job they are looking to hire out? I can work best on smaller parts that are removable and fit into 2 car garage. Spars, iceboats, etc, but would consider larger parts to resurface / refinish w/ varnish / etc..tony@kart2kart.com

The Vernal Equinox, the perfect balance of dark and light, marking a new beginning.

Four weeks ago, after Geneva and Mendota had gone away, we sailed an epic Western Regionals on Lake Pepin the last weekend possible before it turned...

Two weeks ago we sailed Minnetonka, under similar, albeit rougher conditions, and it was great.

This weekend, sailors from Minnesota again are out sailing on ice, marking the end of a milestone season of ice racing in Minnesota. No doubt about it, 602 and 4811 will be telling us all we missed another epic weekend of ice sailing.

From the Close to the Edge files: Excuse me while I whip this out...

I know some girls will get naked on a frozen lake for a comfort stop, or whatever, but not many. : (

This simple fact of life seems to limit participation in our sport, because miles out there on a frozen lake in a speed suit, there simply is no place to go.

Seems to me, if there was something like a slightly more delicate way for a girl to take a leak there would be a lot more women spending their days on the ice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sEANVbUmXM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGrgBE6d9A
This is a better video of same boat!

Walking thru the C-store this morning the small picture at the top of the Star Tribune looked too familiar, sitting on a pile of sandbags, as The Red River of the North slowly inching towards a crest sure to test. (Front Page, Above the Fold)

John worked the front of my E Scow for about a decade in the 80's and we've lost touch, what a way to find an old friend...