The sun shines again on 4LIYC sailors Paul Krueger and Ken Whitehorse as they take a break on Paul’s A Skeeter RAMBL’N XII
The Skeeters are all done for the day in Battle Lake, Minnesota. The wind was too light to get a third Nite race in. Results have been updated on the ISA page.
And isn’t it great to see PK back in the saddle again. To say that iceboaters are a determined lot is an understatement.
Direct from the ISA Tabulation Office in Fontana (just up the hill from Chuck’s on Geneva Lake, one of the world’s greatest iceboating bars), here are preliminary results from the ISA regatta.
2018 ISA Information page
| SailNo | HelmName | R1 | R2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U 194 | John Dennis | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| M 197 | Kenny Whitehorse | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| M 165 | Paul Krueger | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| V 500 | Steve Orlebeke | 5.0 DNC | 5.0 DNC | 10.0 |
Sailwave Scoring Software 2.25.11 www.sailwave.com
| Rank | Sail No | HelmName | R1 12-7-18 | R2 12-7-18 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | I 234 | Jim McDonagh | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2nd | I 564 | Steve Schalk | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Sailwave Scoring Software 2.25.11 www.sailwave.com
| Rank | SailNo | HelmName | R1 12-7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 517 | Dan Bierman | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2nd | 396 | Bill Reed | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | 384 | Don Sanford | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 4th | 169 | Steven Wiberg | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 5th | 415 | John Stasieluk | 6.0 DNC | 6.0 |
Sailwave Scoring Software 2.25.11 www.sailwave.com
Puckaway Nite
The ice is moving south. The Puckaway Ice Sailing group and the Green Lake Ice Yacht Club are reporting that racing will take place on Lake Puckaway this weekend. A bit east of Puckaway, a group of DNs are gathering this weekend near Fond du Lac on Lake Winnebago for some scrub racing as well.
DN Runners Missing since Battle Lake.
3/16 carbon runners with wings. Built by Ron Sherry. In black Harken runner bag with a Colorado College luggage tag that says 3/16 w/wing. May also have regatta stickers on them.
I sailed them on Sunday at the Great Western Challenge but they never made it home. I had to have taken them off in the pits.
Contact Mike (Six one two) 598-38 zero zero
The 2018 International Skeeter Association Regatta has been called ON for December 7, 8, 9 in Battle Lake Minnesota. Please see the ISA page for pre-registration, launch, lodging, and schedule of events. This regatta holds races for A,B,and C Skeeters and the Nite class.
4LIYC sailors Dave Elsmo, Doug Kolner, Hugh Sugar, and Tim Sugar are probably a bit tired and sore after sailing at the DN Western Challenge regatta over the weekend in Battle Lake, MN. Following are some photos and reports.
Resourcefulness at its finest.
Doug’s report lifted from his Facebook page:
4987 still looks great. New tenderized plank performed beautifully. Tough racing in 20-25 mph.
1st race tangled with an old friend at the leeward mark when he luffed up in front of me after dropping his main sheet. Had to go in and realign my runners. My next race, I was rounding the weather mark in a good hike when my port runner blew up. (No stiffeners. Would have helped. Longer chocks and big air overloaded them. 21st century DNers have carbon bodied 440c stainless. Rest if the platform is pretty deluxe though.) Did a 360 and parked with a boat heading right at me goin’ a million mph. Missed me. End of a great weekend of sailing with world champs and sailors from Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland and old friends from when I used to race these boats many years ago.
Battle Lake, MN full of Minnesota nice!!! Special thanks to Lars Barber for comin’ to play.
National Iceboat Authority Web Page
Location: In person at the Elks Lodge 711 Jenifer St, Madison, WI 53703
Time: 6:30 PM
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