NIYA

Northwest Ice Yachting Association An iceboat regatta first sailed in 1913 in Menominee, Michigan.

Stern Steerers

The NIYA was originally a stern-steerer regatta organized to determine ice yacht supremacy in the Midwest. A,B,C,& D stern-steerers continue to compete in the NIYA.

Skeeters

Class E Skeeters first raced the NIYA in 1936 when Lake Geneva sailor Harry Melges won in MICKEY FINN.

DN Class

Skip Boston of Detroit was the first winner of the NIYA in the DN class in 1954.

Renegade

First sailed as a seperate class in 1958 and won by “Mr. Iceboat”, Elmer Millenbach.

NIYA Centennial

The NIYA celebrated 100 years of iceboat racing in 2013 on Green Lake in Wisconsin.

2024 Northwest Regatta Registered Competitors

Displaying 1 - 49 of 49

NameSailA BC D A SkeeterB SkeeterC SkeeterDNRenegade
Jim La Fortune2101
Jim SmithI-341
Peter Sarelis Sarelis4061
Paul kruegerM-1651
Mike PetersC251
Steve SchalkI 5641
Jay YaesoU-3111
Dan MortonI-1391
John Jay DavisD7411
Bob CaveUS4451
Tim Mower58711
Tom HyslopV7381
Chris HibbardI 511
Doug Kolner5151
Daniel Bierman5201
Robert CumminsUS 34331
Scott Shackelford5441
Pat HeppertI-2911
Matt MeyerDN US56461
Bob CrumS 4951
Scott WassDN 54171
Rob EvansU 1111
George Gerhardt1231
George Gerhardt1231
Mike Boyle51991
John HarperUS-601
Clint VarsV81
Brian JonesUS-15761
Morgan JonesUS-56441
Karen Binder56301
James ThielerUS 52241
Ed Demerest59141
Steve SwantzDN 54641
Jeff RoseberryUS56871
Mike BloomUs 3211
Ken WhitehorseM 971
Mike Durusha1881
Bruce JonesUS35761
Noah JonesUS57601
Robin LagraviereKC56291
Marzenski JacekKC 52471
David FrostUS 53581
Paul ChamberlandKC57001
John StasielukDN 14741
Jim McDonaghI294 Puffer / DN US 5214 (dual fleet me, please)11
Michael Maloney5991
Martha Croasdale18731
Jake SkalaUS52521
Csilla GalS8681
NameSailA BC D A SkeeterB SkeeterC SkeeterDNRenegade