1/23/08

There are 25 hockey rinks worth of clear ice on Nokomis, courtesy of the US Pond Hockey championships. Has anyone seen it?

1/24/08 - I took closer look today. A huge area is cleared but some snow blew on and there are some pretty solid berms in places. Forget it...

/Adam

When someone decides that they want to build a DN, where do they go to find the plans? I know the IDNIYRA has plans, but are those the plans you want to use to build a super dialed program? Advice is always appreciated...

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Reports are miles of black ice in Menominee, MI

expect Green and Geneva to kick in the cold snap as well!

5 hours isn't that far for iceboating...

Something closer may present itself.

4695

We got on the ice for a week...
in terms of person /day maybe 500
in terms of people on the ice because we were there, maybe 2000
competitor injuries requiring med attention, 0
Boats broken, a few
Hearts broken, a few
near as I know, everybody got home safe, and we left nothing but runner tracks.

4695

Results are now posted at IDNIYRA.ORG.

Weeks 7 & 8 have been all about the North American Championships, which were sailed here in Minnesota.

This weekend looks chilly, but after today's and tomorrow's weather events, dry. The temperatures are forecast to reach the sailing envelope for next weekend, possibly above freezing near Lake Pepin.

At present, we have one known venue in the state with suitable ice, and a couple of suspects that may emerge.

• Lake Pepin, with about 50 square miles of ice. At present Light snow is falling there, at least one forecast says we may only see light dustings on both days, but this ice checker anticipates the 1-3 inches forecast by the NWS.Red Wing Airport Webcam
• Lake Pulaski, Buffalo needs to be checked, it could be there for us as well, an ice report is encouraged, as it looks like the snow is primarily south of the Twin Cities, and it's about 50 miles closer.This must be checked and reported

Sailing Photographer Dallas Johnson was on the ice and Shot some Spectacular Day One Photos on Pepin at the NA's, this shot shows the fleet under the legendary Maiden Rock Bluff on the Wisconsin Shore of Lake Pepin.

The fleets all proved an old iceboating legend by racing and beating trains, watching the entire DN Bronze Fleet outpacing a fast moving freight trains (visible on shore) was Epic. I saw 4 Train Races, The DN's won them all... but I think perhaps the trains may have not had the hammer all the way down.

The Indian legend of the bluff called Maiden Rock, which has some basis in historical fact, concerns a young Dakota Indian woman, Winona, who leaped to her death from the top of the most prominent bluff in the region rather than marry the brave her father, Chief Red Wing, had chosen for her.

Racing in a tough tough competitive fleet, including 7 or 8 former and current North American or World Champions, Minnesota Ice Sailing Top Sailor John Dennis, US 4691 of Mound, MN was the Second Place Finisher in an EPIC DN North Americans this Weekend, on Pepin near Historic Frontenac, MN

WCCO Coverage, Link to the wcco.com story, good interviews,

KTTC - Rochester Coverage, Gliding on Ice, good story, excellent images.

I'm looking for a used Gambit sail.
btwadey@yahoo.com

Priced for an immediate sale.
one 1/4" x 36" 440 insert steel in excellent condition first $175.00 takes it, that's about a hundred less than "retail". Very nice 19.5" crown, from a very very fast set of runners, twin broken in a violent collision a couple years ago.

email mark (at) onemorebid.com

The famous Poet, Blogging in Marble, and Iceboater, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), one of those guys known off the ice by just one name, Horace, DN MMMMDCXCV, about 2000 years ago said it best, people have been using his words for two millennia

"Carpe DN" ; )

Follow this link for A song for you Scrapbookers

The ice awaits... but not for long.

4695

At 4:00 pm today the DN North Americans Hotline Announced that Lake Pepin at Lake City is the Primary Site for the DN North American Championship Regatta.

Details will be posted on this thread later this evening... and now a word from our sponsors...

This world class regatta is once again brought to you by the ice checkers of the Minnesota Ice Sailing Association... "Let us carry your runners down to the ice for you, if you don't like the ice, come and tell us, we'll try to do better next time"

A tip of the helmet to ice checkers here and in other regions who make this event happen, in particular:US 3433 in Oshkosh, US 5287, Jay Davis (on the ice yesterday and today without success in Okoboji IA!!!, I personally appreciate this effort; Rumrunr (Ed Newcomb) of Pepin, WI for the "head's up!"; US 5366 for getting up this morning before sunrise for all you unwashed travellers, and driving 90 miles on a lark; and to US 5369 for sailing the ice this afternoon, ... and for letting me take a rip on his yacht, it's good ice, maybe better.

Two heartening reports for week 7 in Minnesota, and for the DN NA Regatta Committee,

There's good ice on Lake Pepin!

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RumRunr reports by email at Pepin WI... " didn't get out on the ice but it looked pretty good at Pepin. We were about 90% clear on Sunday with a 1/2" of water on the ice. Had a couple of boats set up but no wind. I would expect that Lake City should be the same or better conditions.

Yesterday's snow missed the lake and all we had was a light mist last evening.

Few of the club members are setting up at Pepin tomorrow. Should be good sailing."

The DN North American Championship Hotline says... Start Driving to Fond Du Lac, WI!

Current Ice on Lake Winnebago,near Oshkosh, WI

Alright guys, this will be my last chance to get out on the ice before spring semester starts so where can i find decent ice? Is North East Iowa still sail worthy?