JD at the start of a race.
JD at the start of a race.JD at the start of a race.
Skeeters pushing off the line at the beginning of a race.
Skeeters pushing off the line at the beginning of a race.Skeeters pushing off the line at the beginning of a race.
Jay Yaeso makin' wake.
Jay Yaeso makin' wake.Jay Yaeso makin' wake.
JD
JDJD
Ken Whitehorse
Ken WhitehorseKen Whitehorse
Madison, Wisconsin skyline on Lake Monona
Madison, Wisconsin skyline on Lake MononaMadison, Wisconsin skyline on Lake Monona
The local constabulary dig iceboating!
The local constabulary dig iceboating!The local constabulary dig iceboating!
JD in a hike.
JD in a hike.JD in a hike.
JD
JDJD
Skeeters line up.
Skeeters line up.Skeeters line up.
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SAIL RACING Photo Gallery

by | May 13, 2017 | ISA

All photos credit Sail Racing/Jan Söderström
As we prepare for the ISA regatta called on for Lake Champlain this coming weekend, it’s a reminder to share these photos from Sweden’s Sail Racing. Their photographer, Jan Söderström shot thousands of photos at the 2013 ISA regatta sailed on Lake Kegonsa for an ad campaign that was to have been released in the fall of 2013. But due to a very warm autumn and winter in Europe, Sail Racing has decided to wait with the Skeeter story until next season, autumn 2014. They also filmed video which will be released next season as well.

Fancy Machines

by | May 13, 2017 | ISA, NIYA

A 30 mile gale added thrills to the Northwestern Ice Yachting Association regatta on Lake Mendota at Madison, Wisc. January 30, 1938. Here two machines are “hiking”, which is like “heeling” in a sailboat as H.V. Fitzcharles of Chicago, left, sailing High Voltage, and Harry Melges of Williams Bay, Wisc. at the helm of Fancy Flight put up a heated fight to head each other.”
I came across this photo on ebay from a company that specializes in original press photos and snapped it up. NIYA records show Harry Nye as the winner of the 1938 Northwest Skeeter class. Skeeters first competed in the NIYA in 1936. Skeeters didn’t have springboards at that time which must have made for quite an exciting ride in a 30 mph gale.