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Complete Results For the 2004 Western Challenge

December 6, 2004 - 20:42 — us5214

Epic First Weekend of Iceboating at the Western Challenge


Yeehaa.. don't let yer coot throw yaI think everyone got their fill of iceboating this weekend. On both Saturday & Sunday we had strong winds and smooth ice. The ice got better on Sunday and the wind was more consistent then Saturday. We managed to get in 5 races for gold and 4 races for silver on Saturday, and then on Sunday we got in 3 races for gold and 4 for silver for a total of 8 races for each fleet. With 1 mile courses the skippers where able to achieve the top speeds of the modern DN.

Thanks to all who travelled so far to make this the biggest, best Western Challenge in recent history.

Thanks to JD for doing a great job as the Race Chairman and also thanks to the skippers who did race commitee while their fleet wasn't racing.



--click on the read more below for complete results--

Western Challenge 04 December 2004
Preliminary Complete Results Lake Christina, Minnesota
12 Dec 2004
Gold Fleet
points sail ------ Saturday, 04 Dec 2004 ------- Sun, 05 Dec 2004
pos w/TO no skipper home port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 10 183 Matt Struble Detroit, Mi 4 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
2 19 4691 John Dennis Excelsior, Mn 2 3 2 3 3 6 2 4
3 21 44 Ron Sherry Detroit, Mi 1 7 5 DNS 2 1 3 2
4 27 4379 John Harper Grosse Point, Mi 6 5 4 2 4 5 4 3
5 34 46 Paul Goodwin Southfield, Mi 5 4 3 7 10 2 5 8
6 59 c45 Mihkel Kosk Estonia 13 8 10 12 8 3 7 11
7 59 4926 Steve Orlebeke Pewaukee, Wi 10 DNS 6 4 12 8 6 13
8 81 g107 Bernt Zeiger Germany 12 6 9 DNS DNS 7 8 7
9 86 45 Wendell Sherry Lake Geneva, Wi 9 11 11 14 14 13 19 14
10 89 5144 Mike Rehe Detroit, Mi DNS 14 8 24 11 11 16 5
11 94 4975 Rob Evans Mound, Mn 8 DNS DNS 10 7 15 12 10
12 101 g737 Jorg Bohn Germany 11 2 DNS DNS DNS 9 9 6
13 103 294 Lou Lonneke Lake Geneva, Wi 7 9 DNS 15 13 14 13 DNS
14 105 4755 Rick Lembergh, Jr Wawasee, In 16 DNS 12 9 18 16 17 17
15 110 3 Jim Grogan Bay City, Mi 15 16 15 13 17 DNS 15 19
16 116 4824 Mark Christinsen Mound, Mn DNS DNS DNS 8 6 12 11 15
17 119 5014 Mark Isabell Pewaukee, Wi 19 17 18 5 15 24 DNS 21
18 123 3283 J. Bruce Williams Gull Lake, Mi DNS 12 13 11 DNS 19 20 16
19 127 4155 Rick Lembergh, Sr Wawasee, In 24 13 14 18 DNS 17 23 18
20 129 3662 Greg Smith Gull Lake, Mi 3 10 DNS 6 DNS DNS 14 DNS
21 140 4811 Markham Chatterton La Crosse, Wi 17 19 16 23 20 21 25 24
22 141 5214 Jim McDonagh Minneapolis, Mn 14 15 21 22 21 25 27 23
23 144 2000 Leon LeBau Detroit, Mi DNS DNS DNS 16 DNS 10 10 12
24 144 610 Don Jones Michigan 23 20 20 21 DNS 22 18 20
25 153 4923 John Loomis Minnetonka, Mn 25 21 17 17 22 DNS 26 25
26 157 4192 Randy Rogoski Muskegon, Mi 18 DNS DNS 20 23 20 22 22
27 166 4974 Stan Jones Michigan 22 23 19 19 19 DNS DNS DNS
28 174 445 Bob Cave St Charles, Il 21 18 DNS DNS DNS 18 21 DNS
29 192 4137 Ken Smith Plainfield, Il 20 22 22 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
30 207 602 Tom Meyer Minneapolis, Mn DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 23 24 DNS
31 224 4695 Mark Keifer Fergus Falls, Mn DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
Silver Fleet
points sail --- --- Sat, 04 Dec 2004 ------- --- Sun, 05 Dec 2004 ---
pos w/TO no skipper home port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 11 1059 Michael Ulblich Gull Lake, Mi 10 1 2 1 1 1 1 4
2 19 5285 Chris Teal Toledo, Oh 1 3 1 DNS 3 5 3 3
3 27 3936 Eric Wilson Pewauke, WI 4 5 DNS 6 4 4 2 2
4 31 5290 Pat Huttner Minnetonka, Mn 2 9 5 9 7 3 4 1
5 48 4882 Dick Wollam Michigan 11 4 3 4 2 2 DNS DNS
6 59 50 Will Foster Minneapolis, Mn 7 10 10 10 10 10 7 5
7 69 p71 Jessek Ziolkowh Poland 17 6 4 DNS 5 7 6 DNS
8 69 5156 Geoff Sobering Madison, Wi 13 11 6 2 6 9 DNS DNS
9 72 1277 Hal Bowman Cary, NC 14 DNS 9 5 11 6 5 DNS
10 79 1313 Bob Rast LaBell, Wi 5 2 8 12 8 DNS DNS DNS
11 80 5169 Al Lizee Lake Geneva 8 13 11 16 12 12 8 DNS
12 86 824 Steve Kennedy Chaska, Mn 3 7 7 3 DNS DNS DNS DNS
13 88 497 Randy Johnson Plymouth, Mn 16 16 13 15 15 13 10 6
14 91 2452 Harry Allen Deephaven, Mn 12 15 14 8 DNS 11 9 DNS
15 110 494 Andy Foster Minneapolis, Mn 6 12 15 11 DNS DNS DNS DNS
16 117 3909 Don Williams Toledo, Oh 9 8 12 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS
17 118 46B Catherine FirmBach Long Island, Ny DNS DNS DNS 13 9 8 DNS DNS
18 134 5251 Bryon Teizloft Madison, Wi 15 14 DNS 17 DNS DNS DNS DNS
19 139 5172 Glen Betzoldt Toledo, Oh DNS DNS DNS 7 DNS DNS DNS DNS
20 140 3687 Jon Monson Minneapolis, Mn DNS DNS DNS 14 16 DNS DNS DNS
21 154 4868 Julie Richards Traverse City, Mi DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS



*** DNS is a Did Not Score, we didn't really keep track of DNS vs DNF, a DNS is the number of boats in the fleet+1

If there is any problems with the results above just drop me a line.



jim mcdonagh

us5214@iceboating.net

Comments

December 7, 2004 - 02:31 — unregistered skipper

Western Challange the ultimate event

Dear friends,
if someone thinks, its a long way for us Europeans to come to this event its just not true. For meeting you guys at this first weekend Iceboating in Minnesota we would even travel twice around the globe. We usually race more, than at any world championship and also everyone is much more relaxed. I asked JD, how much the starting fee is, the answer was "to come". I destroyed my hull after I spunn out. Before I turned around Mark Kiefer carried it from the Ice and took it to his shop. Next morning my boat was stronger than ever(Thank you Mark, JD and Ron for top maintenance at bar time).
If someone is searching for the heart of America he should start looking in Minnesota and among the Iceboaters everywhere. Thank you all, for organizing this world class event.(I feel sorry for Peter Jones, Dough Harvey and John Davenport, that they could not attend. I know they would have come , if possible)
Hope to see you all again in Wisconsin or even at Lake Christina in January.
Very special regards to my friend Harry from Minnetonka and I hope you come by next time you are over in Dortmund.
JoerG-737