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December 19, 2011
Second Weekend of Sailing Bald Eagle Lake in MN
The Minnesota sailors continue to enjoy their ice time. Pat Heppert reports, "It was a fantastic weekend of two full days of sailing on Bald Eagle Lake. We had 4-6” of ice that didn’t soften up too much with the 40 degree temperatures on Sunday.
Saturday we had approx. 15 boats, and Sunday there was over 20 boats, including Nites, DN’s and Skeeters. Mostly cruising, but we had a few races. It was truly a pleasure to sail with the Bald Eagle Ice Yacht Club. Their hospitality is second to none. The forecast looks good, so it should be sailable all week."
December 12, 2011
First Sailing of the Season on Bald Eagle Lake in MN
DN's ready for the first day on BEL (Bald Eagle Lk) Fall 2011
Via John Stasieluk: "Just a quick note on what's happening in the Great (not too white) North. The Bald Eagle Ice Yacht Club (BEIYC) hit the ice on Bald Eagle Lake, White Bear Lake, MN. Saturday, December 10. Set started at 9:00 am. Ice checking proved 3"-5" of ice, thanks to the cold snap latter part of last week. First sailing began around 11:30. The club racing season began on Sunday. 24+ boats on the ice so far this year. Yeah!"
Set up 9:30am
Commodore
William (Bill) Reed
rigging his DN sail
The Commodore
giving his neck a rest
Nites on BEL ice on Sunday
for club racing.
October 9, 2011
Official Start of the Season: The Annual 4LIYC Fall Picnic
The club has been meeting for a fall picnic every fall for over fifty years, usually in a park. DNer and recent Iron Man triathalon finisher, Daniel Hearn, opened up his office building conveniently located next to a large parking lot with a large enough area for some Blokart sailing and racing. Many thanks to Daniel Hearn for the use of his office and to Greg Whitehorse, Doug Kolner, and Jeff Russell for their home brew contributions.
Photo Credits: Jori Lenon
