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Final Confirmation:
NIYA Regatta ON for Geneva Lake at Fontana, WI
February 18, 2008

NIYA News from the webpage:
Geneva Lake welcomes all iceboat sailors (of good nature) to the Northwest Regatta! Plans are under way for a fun filled and good racing weekend.
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From the Icemaker....

If you haven't done a Northwest, It's a must do at least once regatta, a real classic, all the Rock Stars are in Europe, odds are somebody new to winning will taste victory in the DN Fleet. It could be you! It is a sweet taste.

Northwest Regatta Home Page

Note: They have been sailing this This Regatta since Bill Taft was President of the United States, 1913. (he succeeded Iceboater, and Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt, who left office to go iceboating, on that famous Stern Steerer "Bullmoose")

Defending Champions are some of the real luminaries in the Sport:

2007 DEFENDING CHAMPIONS

DN
Jim McDonagh, (Iceboating.net is generously brought to you by Jim!, IDNIYRA Secretary, and Minnesota Rising Star in DN's)

Renegade
Mike Derusha

E Skeeter
Buddy Melges, (who?)

Boe Skeeter
Steve Schalk

OA Stern Steerer
Erich Schloemer

A Stern Steerer
Erich Schloemer

C Stern Steerer
Pete McCormick

D Stern Steerer
Marv Luck

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