Ghost on the Horizon

by | May 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page

The GoPro camera era has been a boon to ice sailing and has exposed it to a wider audience because the sport expresses well visually. Now here’s something new brought to you by Canada’s SESQUI programming, a GoPro on a radio controlled 4 wheeled vehicle traveling side by side with iceboats. This is part of s …”cinematic journey across Canada… Created and captured with advanced 360° technology and presented in full dome and virtual reality platforms…” The ice sailing part was filmed on Ghost Lake in Alberta Canada. See the trailer for the video here. The iceboat bit starts at 1:08.

MADISON SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLUB TO RECOGNIZE BILL MATTISON

by | May 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page, ISA

On Wednesday evening, June 7, Madison iceboater Bill Mattison will be inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club at its annual awards event to be held at Monona Terrace in Madison.

During his 72-year career as an iceboater, Bill has won countless local, national and international championships in what he describes as the most fickle of sports. You’ll also find Bill’s name engraved on Mendota Yacht Club’s trophies for championships won in class C, E and A Scows. It’s safe to say that no one in the history of MYC has won more trophies in more classes than Bill Mattison.
Bill’s skills as a builder earned him a place as head of the shore crew on three America’s Cup challenges: Heart of America in 1986, America3 in 1992 and Mighty Mary in 1995.

Profiled in Madison Magazine, Isthmus, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Capital Times and on Wisconsin Public Television, Bill is a true sportsman who has gone out of his way to advance the sports of iceboating and sailing, helping others both on and off the racecourse. Whether it was for help splicing a broken mast, repairing a boat, building a fast (aren’t they all?) iceboat or making a new shroud, for more than a half-century Madison iceboaters and summer sailors turned to Bill for help and advice. Even though he’s retired from iceboating, sailors still seek him out for his knowledge on everything iceboat. Perhaps that’s why he was recognized as one of the “Three Kings of Iceboating” at Chicago’s Strictly Sail in 2009.

Bill joins Carl Bernard and Peter Barrett as the third sailor in the 54-year history of the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club to be inducted.

Tickets for the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club dinner and induction ceremony on June 7 (5:30 pm social; 7 pm dinner) at Monona Terrace are $50. To reserve your seat, please call Peg Mueller at 608-238-5907. Because we are expecting iceboaters and summer sailors from near and far to show up, call for your tickets right away. Be sure to tell Peg that you want to be seated at the Mattison guest tables. With so many sailors in town, there’s bound to be an after-party, too.
Read more on madison.com.

MARY B Recognized by the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation

by | May 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page

Carl Bernard accepts congratulations from Mary B at a regatta(Photo added to certificate by Deb)

OT Havey, the man who commissioned MARY B, on screen at the awards ceremony.

In the grand setting of the reading room of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, the MARY B group was awarded for their efforts to return, restore, and maintain Madison’s most winning stern steerer. Special guest at the event was Marianne Hobbins, who was there to honor the iceboat that her father, OT Havey, dreamed about, commissioned Frank Teztlaff to build, and named after her mother, Mary Bernice Havey. Don Sanford accepted the award on behalf of the group with Bill Bauer, Peter Fauerbach, Jerry Simon, and Steve Holztman there as well. Kudos to the Madison Trust for Historical Preservation for having the vision to recognize that a community’s stories are at the heart of historic preservation. This special award along with Bill Mattison’s upcoming induction into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame, reminds Madisonians that ice sailing has always been an important part of what makes this area a special place.

4LIYC Banquet Photos

by | May 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page

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9The trophy chair takes a break.
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8Scott Goetz is the 2017 winner of the 4LIYC's James Payton Sportsmanship and Service Award.
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7Donny Anderson accepts the Oetking Boat of the Year Award from Jori Lenon.
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6Skeeter Champion and Walter Haspell Memorial winner Ken Whitehorse; Skeeter Second Place Tom Hyslop; DN Tune-Up and Holiday Champ Daniel Hearn, tied with Peter Orlebeke for the Holiday series; Renegade Champ Tim McCormick; Oetking Boat of the Year winner Donny Anderson sailing Anderson/Gary Sternberg renegade.
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5Tim McCormick
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3Tim McCormick adds to his trophy empire.
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2Paul Krueger's A-Class Skeeter Ramblin' trophy by Harry Whitehorse awaits awarding.
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1Excellent chicken and roast beef dinner by the Springers staff! Thanks Paul McMillan and Peter Fauerbach for organizing the banquet

The club had another successful banquet last April at Springer’s to close out the season. Thanks to Jori Lenon for the photos and captions!

DN Sailor Selected for Sweden’s America’s Cup Youth Racing Team

by | May 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page, Ice Optimist

Photo: Gretchen Dorian

Sweden’s Eddie Klemets has become the first ice sailor to make inroads in the America’s Cup program. He has been selected for the Artemis Youth Racing Team. Eddie’s most recent DN titles include winning the 2017 DN Junior Worlds and European championship. America’s Cup Youth Racing’s mission is “to provide an unprecedented career path by identifying the world’s top young sailors and helping to prepare them for the challenge of America’s Cup racing.” Racing begins in June. Learn more on the America’s Cup Youth Sailing website.

4LIYC Ice Optimist sailor, Thor Rosten, and Eddie Klemets at the 2017 DN & Ice Optimist Worlds in Poland.