We are attempting to put together a data base of all Michigan NITE owners. If you are one, or know of one, please forward as much contact information as posible to info@gtiyc.com.
Thanks,
Corey Hughes, NITE 341
gtiyc
Sunday's forecast is temps in the 30's, and no Vikings game. Looking for some racing. Spring Park Bay is great, but can set up anywhere. Who's in?
Nite 559
I just got off the ice. Sailed out in front of Excelsior Bay, Guidions Bay along Tonka bay and Greenwood. Very smooth hard ice. Very clear. Some shallow drifts along the shorelines. Ice is a good 4"-6" thick.
Sailed Wayzata Bay yesterday, it was good but not nearly as smooth as near Excelsior. Also, the drifts in Wayzata are very dense. Other than my cousin and his Nite I didn't see any other boats out yesterday or today.
Michael
copied from the IDNIYRA bbs.
http://cerebus.winsite.com/laser/DNboard/mesgMain/2306.html
Posted by: Paul Goodwin on November 30, 2004 at 12:57:16:
The cut-off date for entry forms (without penalty) is December 31, 2004.
You can get the Notice of Race and Entry Forms for the
Worlds and North Americans on the IDNIYRA-NA website:
Looking for some runners and chocks for a DN....
Looking for a cheap but solid DN for my first ice boat.
Located on Harrisons Bay, Lake Minnetonka
you can contact me at:
http://www.therockwells.net/contactus/index.asp
thanks,
Eddie
FUN, ICE & Wind on Sunday! 6 DN'S sailed from noon till dusk. Ample sailing area & ice is smooth from shore to shore.
HUTT
We finally got some sailable ice here in Madison. For now, it's tiny lake Wingra, but some of the larger lakes have also frozen and we're hoping for good sailing later this week and next weekend.
http://iceboat.org/photos.htm (scroll to the "December 18, 2004" posting).
Cheers,
Geoff S.
I drove from Fergus Falls to Minneapolis this afternoon...
We have abundant ice in Minnesota... there's no snow along I 94 from Minneapolis to Fergus...probably one lake for each iceboat in the state are perfect right now.
4695
Wind looked nice. How was the ice?
I am new to iceboating and I would like some info pertaining to adjusting the mast rake according to different wind conditions. I have an older wood mast and I would also like to know if this mast should be more virtical then a whip or more set back.
Thanks for your help.
Good ice in Montana if anyone is heading this way!
http://www.mticesports.com/albums/Snowkite-Rodeo-Pics%21/keith2.jpg
Where is this weekend's iceboating gathering location (in MN)?
Are there any bays of Mtka adequately frozen yet?
A sticky situation was been amicably resolved regarding the use of a non-conforming hull in the National. Greg Simon was originally not scored because his hull is not fiberglass nor made by the class-approved builder. Greg believed he should have been scored because he had his boat measured several years ago by the builder.
The technical committee reversed their decision as of 12/15/04 and the '04 champion is now Greg Simon. Terry Erwin shifts to second.
The final, final results are:
Lake Christina was an awesome venue for the Nite National. Only 12 boats, but we set the tone that hopefully will influence the fleet in the future -- early season iceboating in Minnesota is great stuff.
Thanks to the JD, Jim McDonagh and Mark Kiefer for local information and race support. It's much appreciated.
Results should be posted on the Nite site shortly.