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2014 Western Region Championship called ON for Kegonsa

The 2014 Western Region Championship will be held December 13-14, 2014.
Primary site is Lake Kegonsa, near Madison Wi. Launch site is Springers Restaurant and Bar at 3097 Sunnyside St, Stoughton, WI 53589. A large parking lot is adjacent with easy walk over a wooden ramp to the lake. This was used last weekend for the Great Western Challenge sailed on grade 10 ice. A minor sleet/rain mix fell on Monday with some spots of thin shell ice over 1/4' puddles reported Tuesday. The cold temps the next 2 nights could heal it. It will be sailed by noon on Wed. An alternate launch ramp is located 1 mile away at Town of Pleasant Springs Boat Launch, 2267 Williams Point Drive, Stoughton, WI. $5 per day parking charge. DO NOT DRIVE ON THE ICE WITH VEHICLE
Be careful with heavy trailers.
Alternate site could be Green Lake at Spicer, MN. It is being checked on Wed.
Lake Pepin at Lake City, MN is another site under consideration. A walk on looks ok with a few puddles of thin shell also. It would need sailing first.

LODGING

Regatta Headquarters

Country Inn & Suites
400 River Pl, Madison, WI 53716
Map
(608) 221-0055
Ask for iceboater rate of $74 for standard room, King or 2 queens
RESERVE BY WEDS, DEC 10 MIDNIGHT TO GET THIS RATE

Sleep Inn & Suites
Ask for iceboater rate of $74 for king or double queens by Midnight Wed Dec 10 to get this rate
4802 Tradewinds Pkwy Madison, WI 53718
(608) 221-8100

Americ Inn
Ask for iceboater rate of $84 by midnight Wed Dec 10
101 W Broadway, Madison Wi 53716
(608) 222 8601

NOR posted at https://ice.idniyra.org/racing/Notice_of_Race/2014/Western_Region_DN_Cha...

Registration to be held at Country Inn Regatta Headquarters Friday 7-9PM or at Springers launch site with Deb Whitehorse 8-9AM Sat.
For those 46 persons who registered and paid at the Green Lake Regatta last January 11, no cost to you. All others, may register on line at https://ice.idniyra.org/racing/registration/2014/Western_Region_DN_Champ...

REMEMBER: IDNIYRA Membership paid in full is required. IF you are new and need to join, or need to pay up, you can do that on site or on the IDNIYRA site. https://ice.idniyra.org/membership/dues/NA

IMPORTANT: To participate, you must show proof of Liability Insurance (minimum $300,000) this is usually in the form of homeowners insurance or renters insurance. (Your automotive policy will NOT work for this purpose).
Please contact an experienced DN racer or a representative of the IDNIYRA to clarify if you have any questions.
There is also a method to update your insurance information on line at the home page of IDNIYRA