International Skeeter Association: 2022 Notice of Race & Dues

by | Oct 15, 2021 | Home Page, ISA


ISA DUES/MEMBERSHIP FORM

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International Skeeter Association (ISA) Secretary Steve Schalk has released the 2022 ISA Championship Notice of Race and Notice of Dues. Download the dues form and send it to the address provided.

INTERNATIONAL SKEETER ASSOCIATION 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA NOTICE OF RACE

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10/2021

All races will be sailed under the rules of the National Iceboat Authority and those of the International Skeeter Association (ISA).
Date:  The Regatta will be held on January 7, 8, & 9, 2022.

Race Schedule: 

  • The first race will be at 10:00 AM local time on Friday, January 7, 2022
  • Preliminary site location will be announced by 6 p.m. CST on the Sunday prior to the regatta
  • Final call will be announced by 12 noon, C.S.T on the Wednesday prior to the regatta
  • Races will be held for A, B, C Class Skeeters, Nites and Renegades should Renegades choose to hold their national championship regatta in conjunction with the ISA Championship Regatta.
  • Nine races are scheduled for each division. Three are necessary for a complete regatta.

Postponement:

  • The Regatta will be postponed if the Northwest Ice Yachting Association Regatta is held on these dates.
  • The Race Committee may postpone the regatta or change regatta site any time prior to noon, C.S.T on the Thursday prior to the regatta.

Location:  Possible locations, in order of preference, are: East Division, Green Lake, Lake Geneva, Madison, Green Bay.

Entries:

  • Each competitor must be a current member of the ISA. Dues may be paid on the ISA website or at the regatta.
  • Entry Fee is $15.00 per yacht.

Registration:

  • Will be available at iceboat.org on the ISA page when the regatta is called ON
  • Competitors may also register at Regatta Headquarters from 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. local time on Friday, January 7, 2022.

Sailing Instructions:  Will be available on the ISA website and at the time of Registration. Awards will be given according to Part II Section 3 of The International Skeeter Association Constitution, By-Laws and Racing Rules

In DN World

by | Oct 14, 2021 | 2021-2022, DN, Home Page

dniceboat.org

To help attract new ice sailors, the North American and European DN Class have introduced a world portal website, dniceboat.org, showcasing high-quality DN videos, photos. The portal also features IDNIYRA’s common governing documents, regatta history, and rank list. 

Under the Class Information menu item, the DN Specifications and Racing Rules are two pages of note to all ice sailors. The class will keep Specs pages up to date in an easier to read format than the class yearbook, adding the Interpretations to their specific Spec. The Racing Rules and their definitions are presented in more of a graphic form. 

dniceboat.org is a portal to idniyra.org and idniyra.eu, which will keep members informed of their specific continental affairs.

Spaight St. Syndicate Update: Flat Pack Masts

by | Oct 12, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page, Spaight St Syndicate

Mast mania

Daniel Hearn’s mind wanders over to Ikea iceboat mast section…
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Ikea Masts

Ingvar Kamprad built a $40 billion per year enterprise selling furniture in boxes. His future took shape when he realized success depended on the simplest, most cost-efficient distribution from factory to customer. The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, figured out he didn’t even have to make anything to become the richest man in the world (never mind the divorce). He just had to have the best distribution system anywhere.

 

I’m sure our first billion is showing up in the offshore shell company bank account as I type, now that word is out that you can buy a C-Skeeter mast in a box. If you’re looking for my name in the Pandora Papers, however, don’t bother. The Corp will eventually trace to my wife’s name. She’s the smart one in the family!

Daniel Hearn

Gretchen Dorian Exhibition: Sailing On Ice in MI

by | Oct 10, 2021 | 2020-2021, Home Page


Folks in the Michigan and Ohio area will want to put this on your calendars.  Gretchen Dorian’s ice sailing photos will be on exhibition at the The Ford House in Grosse Point Shores near Detroit, Michigan November through March 2022.  Make a reservation for the November 21, 2021 opening reception on their website. More information.

Join us for an opening reception and view our latest exhibition, Sailing on Ice, featuring ice boat photography by Gretchen Dorian.

The reception is free and open to the public, but space is limited to allow social distancing, and registration is required. The exhibition is in the Teague Gallery inside our new Visitor Center and runs through March 20, 2022.

Ford House requires masks inside all of our buildings, regardless of vaccination status.

About the Artist

Gretchen photographs iceboat racing competitions around the world. Gretchen lives and works in northern Michigan. She grew up sailing on Lake St. Clair. Her photographs have been published in Wooden Boat Journal, ESPN Magazine, SAIL, Sailing World, Lakeland Boating, BOAT US, Great Lakes Scuttlebutt, Michigan BLUE and Outside Bozeman Magazine. Online publications include the Wall Street Journal, TRAVERSE Magazine, Sailing Scuttlebutt, Sailing Anarchy, HARKEN and Seahorse of the UK.

21-22 4LIYC Meeting News Update

by | Oct 5, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page


The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club meetings will continue on Zoom. The upside is that last season, Zoom enabled our club members from outside the Madison area to participate and talk ice. We will review our meeting options towards the end of December.
Again as last year, club members in good standing will receive an email with the meeting link a day before and on the meeting day.

2021 4LIYC ON ZOOM MEETING SCHEDULE
Time: 6:30 PM Central
November 10
November 24: Officer and Fleet Captain Election
December 8
December 22
2022 January: Meeting schedule and location will be reviewed.

Inside Overlap @ Spaight St.

by | Oct 4, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page, Spaight St Syndicate


“Two (or insert any number) are just as easy to build as one” has to be one of the top ten commandments of iceboating building. Daniel Hearn checks in with his latest update.
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Inside Overlap

When I’m racing catamarans, I like to amuse myself by coming into the starboard gate on port tack. More often than not, some cowboy will come charging in barking STARBOARD!, with gotcha-rage in their eyes, unaware that he has no rights. Makes me laugh every time.

 

In my basement shop, I am also currently exercising my inside overlap rights. My entitlement is not guaranteed by any rule book, but my wife still let’s me get away with it. She’s been a really good sport about it, but I can tell she’s not amused. I’m afraid by the time first ice comes, my penance will be along the lines of a hooker leaving a confessional. But it will be worth it!

 

Just about ready for top skins on both the new C-Skeeter and the fixed wing boat.
Daniel Hearn