Regatta Watch: 2023 Wisconsin Stern-Steerers Regatta Postponed

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Home Page, NIYA, Regattas

2010 Northwest on Lake Winnebago. Photo Gretchen Dorian

The 2023 Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 25 and 26. The next update will be Sunday, February 19. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.

Andy Gratton

WSSA Secretary/Treasurer

4LIYC Racing Update: No Racing for Feb 11-12, 2023

by | Feb 11, 2023 | Home Page

Class A Skeeters hiking out at the 2016 Northwest on Lake Monona, Madison, WI. Photo: Joe Stanton

There will be no club racing this weekend Feb. 11-12. Ice checkers found 2-3“ of stiff snow with a layer of water underneath before reaching hard ice. Hopefully the warm temps and sun will turn the top snow to liquid and then we’ll get a hard freeze. Keep’m sharp!
4LIYC Commodore Daniel

University of WI 2023 Winter Fest, Feb 11 – 12

by | Feb 9, 2023 | 2022-2023, Home Page

Bucky Badger on the MARY B at the Frozen Assets Festival on Lake Mendota.

The Wisconsin Memorial Union is having a winter fest this weekend, February 11 – 12, 2023,  and the 4LIYC has been invited to display iceboats. The MARY B will be there, and I believe, INSANITY. Looking for others who would be willing to display boats from other classes. This will be excellent exposure for our club and sport. Not to mention, that there will be many attractive coeds looking to meet a big, strong, iceboatin’ man. As an added incentive, there’s a free case of beer chilling for the skipper of every displayed boat. You’ll probably meet several coeds with whom you could share it. Wow! Please let me know if you’re willing and which boat(s) you’ll bring. Thx! Commodore Daniel

The Iceboat Tourist

by | Feb 9, 2023 | 2022-2023, DN, Home Page

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I’ve been in Rattvik, Sweden, on Lake Siljan, helping with the fourth annual 2023 DN Grand Masters Regatta, a three-day event for sailors 60 years and older. Hal Bowman US1277 and Mike Bloom US123 are the first Americans to ever participate in the regatta.

Lake Siljan is 137 square miles, formed 377 million years ago by a meteor. It’s almost as big as Lake Winnebago at 215 square miles.

There were three Skeeters that came out to watch yesterday. I was too busy to be able to get a closer look. I’ll try to get better pictures today, the last day of the regatta.
-Deb