Regatta Watch: 2022 WSSA Postponed to Feb 26 – 27

by | Feb 14, 2022 | Home Page, Regattas, WSSA

Double the pleasure. Photo: Jim Koepnick

The 2022 Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 26 – 27. The next update will be Sunday, Feb 20. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.

Andy Gratton

WSSA Secretary/Treasurer

Regatta Watch: ISA & Renegade Championship Called ON for Green Lake, Feb 18-20.

by | Feb 14, 2022 | 2021-2022, Home Page, ISA, Regattas

Sean R Heavey: 2022 DN US Nationals &emdash; Heavey_DJI_0246

ISA Page

The International Skeeter Association Regatta Regatta and Renegade Championship are tentatively called on for Friday, February 18 – 20, 2022.  The primary site is Green Lake Wisconsin, and the secondary site is Madison, Wisconsin. Final confirmation will be posted here on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 by 1 PM CT.

Steve Schalk
Secretary/ Treasurer
ISA

Class A, B, and C Skeeters, and Nites compete in the ISA. Renegades compete in the Renegade Championship. 

Ice Check From Space: SENTINEL-2

by | Feb 12, 2022 | 2021-2022, Home Page

Lake Mendota before the snow, on January 13, 2022

SENTINEL-2 SATELLITE

At-home ice checking often begins with a look at MODIS satellite data. “With its sweeping 2,330-km-wide viewing swath, MODIS sees every point on our world every 1-2 days…”

SENTINEL-2 is another satellite that surveys the earth every five days at the equator and every 2-3 days at middle latitudes. SENTINEL-2 is “equipped with an opto-electronic multispectral sensor for surveying with a sentinel-2 resolution of 10 to 60 m in the visible, near infrared (VNIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral zones, including 13 spectral channels, which ensures the capture…” 

SENTINEL-2 takes a few more steps than looking at MODIS but the views are well worth the effort. 

Register for an account, and you can download the views. 

  1. Make sure you are looking at SENTINEL-2
  2. Search 
  3. Choose the date on the calendar.
  4. Choose false color for the best ice view.