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The forecast is lookin promising. It won't be long now.
I've been sanding and refinishing the boat, it's gonna be ready for the 1st freeze this year. Anxious to try out the new carbon mast that I got last year, and get more involved in some racing, and more beer can races here on Tonka. All I need is some great runners and maybe I can play withthe big kids for at least one lap.
It looks there are a bunch of other folks interested in getting into DN sailing, Anyone know of some good DN's for sale. They would go quick if you post them I bet.
Tom V. is considering bringing his Kattack program to Lake Christina for the western regionals. That would be really great if he could do that for us.

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Western Challenge, the ultimate event!
Submitted by G 737on Mon, 12/06/2004 - 11:31pm.

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).

This just in...and it's big.

Rumblings are we're going to be seeing KA sail numbers on the ice this year...Australian Iceboaters, racing DN's

Several Aussies will be making their winter, er, summer homes in Minnesota and campaigning DN's this winter... forming their Association, ramping up the programs.

Leaving the only continent not fielding DN Fleets to be the only fully frozen continent... Antarctica.

Planet Iceboat... expect to see the Racing Debut of KA sails at the Western Challenge Regatta, which will make it, the event event again Epic by definition, 50+ boats from 3 continents...

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This annual event will be held at Sailing Specialists, Inc., in Williams Bay, WI, Iceboat Center of the World.

For more details contact Bob or Jane Pegel
262-245-6242
sailing19@charter.net

I grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I now live in Alabama.

Does anyone teach this skill?

Does anyone lease an ice-boat after some instruction?

Appreciate any ideas.

Michael

Shouldn't be any issues for the users....
Please report anything strange..

now for the major version upgrade to 4.7.3

-jim

I heard a rumor that the GC would be around Feb. 17, 2007.
Any truth to it?
Nothing on idniyra.org yet, and the DN BBS seems to be spammed into a stupor (i.e. it won't accept any more posts).

Cheers,

Geoff S.

We built a model of the new JT24 we are building. Pictures documenting the building will be posted on the J14 iceboating site and our iceboating blog throughout the summer.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/J14/

http://360.yahoo.com/jackandkellyjacobsjr

We may also have a J14 regatta in 2007, most of the J14 skippers show alot of interest in getting together, so if you want to see a J14 come on out. We may have a spare J14 for experienced sailors to try out. The regatta will be free of charge. No charge for racing or participating in anyway. There will be trophies. Mike Acebo of the Orient Club has agreed to help with the racing since we will be busy pleasure sailing. We will decide on a tenative date soon

I have an old wood spar that I think is from a class A stern steerer. It's a gaff type rig (3 pieces) with the boom and mast being about 28' in length.

A sectional view would be round.

It has been stored in our Minneapolis shop since the late '50s and in some garage, for who knows how long, before that. The boat was probably sailed on Lake Minnetonka.

Let me know if someone out there would have a use for this.

612-872-4100 ext 28

The Minnesota Ice Sailing Association is pleased to announce the 2006 Western Challenge Regatta is scheduled for December 1,2 & 3, 2006 Best Ice, Western Region.

The primary site is Milepost 8, Lake Christina near Ashby, MN.

Additional information regarding this epic sailing event will be posted two weeks prior to the event.

Now in our 15th year, the Western Challenge Regatta has become The Place to begin the iceboat race season. Tune up against some of the very best sailors in the world.

In addition to a huge sheet of perfect ice, a World Class 50+ boat fleet, and more sailing than your neck can handle. We're planning on some exciting new things for '06 that will both improve your iceboating experience and elevate the game, both for individual sailors and the fleet.

I have too many speed sails! I'd like to sell one. $450.00 including battens.

^612-840-9855

JD

NWS Forecast, Battle Lake, MN, FYI there were reportedly over a hundred vehicles on the ice last Sunday. Of course they've probably had some rain, planks to the ice may be called for.

Today: Rain likely, mixing with snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north northwest wind between 22 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 19 to 22 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 mph.

Saturday: Partly cloudy, with a high around 48. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south southeast.

[Apologies for the multi-site posting of this item...]

I'm hoping someone can help me. Through a convoluted series of misadventures, I never picked up the 2nd place Bronze Fleet trophy (just the keeper mug) from the NAs this year.  I'm hoping someone out there may know where it got to after the regatta.  If you do, please drop me a note at: us5156@geoff-s.net or give me a call at 608-235-3746.

Cheers,

Geoff S.
DN US-5156

Sailed Calhoun this AM, started about 8:00 and finished about 10:00, slush runners the whole time.Motorist on Calhoun BLVD say's he was doing 40 and we were passing him on lake so it was pretty good for a couple of hours. jw