by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 23, 2026 | 2025-2026, DN, Home Page, Regattas
Earlier this week, NPR’s All Things Considered aired a short segment on ice sailing. I was invited to talk about the sport, how it works, why it is so fast, and some of the history.
While there is currently no sailing on the Four Lakes, the season itself is very much alive. The DN class is set to hold the DN North American Championship on Lake Wawasee in Indiana, with racing expected to begin Sunday, January 25. Follow along here: LINK
There’s even a webcam.
There are also early signs of other sites developing. Word on the street is that Green Lake has recently iced over and is worth watching as conditions evolve.
As I write this, it is –15°F, which is too cold to iceboat anyways, but not unusual for January, and not a reason to count the season out.
You can listen to the segment here:
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 18, 2026 | Home Page, ISA, NIYA, Regattas, Renegade
The ISA Race Committee has postponed the Championship Regatta one week to January 30th though February 1st. There is no suitable sailing area available and the temperatures for the originally scheduled days are well below minimum requirements. Next update January 25.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
International Skeeter Association
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 18, 2026 | Home Page, Regattas
The 2026 Northwestern championship Regatta is postponed a week due to excessively low temperatures on the 23rd through the 25th.
The cold temperatures will likely allow the two currently open water venues of Green Lake and Geneva Lake to ice over and provide some snow free ice for January 30th through February 1st. Next update January 25.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
Northwestern Ice Yachting Association
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 18, 2026 | Home Page, Regattas, WSSA
The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to January 31 and Feb 1, 2026. The next update will be Sunday, January 25. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 16, 2026 | 2025-2026, Home Page
There will be no Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing the weekend of January 17-18.
We’re seeing a familiar pattern set up again: light snow that keeps accumulating, followed eventually by rain and warmer temperatures that reset the lake. Right now, we’re at the beginning of that cycle with enough fresh snow on the ice to keep us off of it.
If the pattern holds, we’ll get our Zamboni back. It’s already been working overtime this year.
This weekend is officially a shop weekend. Get into the shop, tune the boats, and be ready when the ice comes back.
Iceboaters remain, as always, hopelessly optimistic.
Speaking of shops…
A crew out of Damien Luyet’s shop has been busy building six mini skeeters, boats that are equally happy on ice or converted for land sailing.
The only unresolved issue is branding. The group is currently split between Midwest Dirt Dudes and Midwest Dirt Devils.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 15, 2026 | 2025-2026, Home Page
Link to video
The Iceboat Foundation has launched a YouTube channel to document their fleet of historic iceboats and the stories behind them.
The channel will feature short films, archival material, and on-the-ice footage, starting with MARY B, their flagship.
Be sure to subscribe to follow future releases.
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