Ice Opti Links
ICE OPTIMIST
Ice Optimists and DN Junior Website
Includes drawings and class rules.
Ice Optimist Drawings and Class Rules(.pdf files):
Links to the IDNIYA European Junior Sailing Site
Part 1: Sail Plan & Rules
Part 2: Top View
Part 3: Fuselage & Plank
Part 4: Runners
Part 5: Cut Plan
All Parts In One
Ice Sailing Camp & European Championships
Read this report about the 2005 Swedish training camp and championships written by two young British Optimist sailors.
Makur
Polish Ice Optimist Site
Swedish Ice Optimist Site
Lots of photos and reports about the World and European Junior championships.
Images from the 2005 Ice Optimist Championship.
YOUTH SUMMER SAILING
International Optimist Dinghy Association
VENDORS
Composite Concepts
Many time DN Gold Champion Ron Sherry is now building Ice Optimists.
Dave's Machining
David L. Yeadon
402 Milwaukee Ave.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
920-563-4341
email: 3yeadons AT charter.net
Dave's Machining offers a large range of DN parts. Call or email Dave for a price list.
Canoe Imports
Bob Schumacher
370 Dorset Street
Burlington, VT 05403
1-800-307-7439
As seen in the DN Class publication, Runner Tracks, there's a DN sailor in Vermont who owns an outdoor equipment store and is selling Jofa helmets at a pretty steep discount. The price for a helmet is $50, and the chin-guard is $19.95.
McCormick Lumber
McCormick Lumber
3156 Milwaukee Street
Madison, WI 608-244-4741
Your supplier for Sitka spruce, West System Epoxy, and many other ice boating related items. The McCormick family has been sailing ice boats with the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club for over 50 years.
North Sails
DN World's Champ Henry Bossett's site includes both summer and hard water sailing information.
Sailing Specialists
PO Box 40
210 N Walworth Ave.
Williams Bay, WI 53191
Phone: 414-245-6242
Fax: 414-245-6241
Contact: Bob or Jane Pegel
Now stocking Sarns runners and hardware, and everything else related to ice boating including Ice Optimist ice boats.
Sarns Hardware
Since 1951, Sarns hardware has been a major supplier of ice boat hardware.
North Sails Zenda, WI
"Melges is very pleased to announce that the Zenda, Wisconsin based organization is ready to be able to be able to help the iceboating and land-sailing community of sailors with new sails, battens, covers and other racing materials. With the addition of Jim Gluek the Melges Team is now fully geared toward being able to service your iceboating needs. Jim is an excellent ice boater with the eagerness to help customers enjoy the sport further. His expertise in sailmaking is a wonderful addition to the Melges Team."
2010 Price List
262-275-9728 ask for Jim Gluek, Harry Melges, Andy
Burdick or Charlie Harrett.
DIRECT LINE: JIM GLUEK:
262-227-6686 / jim@melges.com
Williams Infusion
Composite DN Masts
"Using Technology to build better parts." Now making Ice Opti youth ice boats.