4LIYC Meeting News: March 12 @ Breakwater

by | Mar 4, 2025 | 2024-2025, Home Page


Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club – Final Meeting of the Season

It’s hard to believe, but the last Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club meeting of the season is coming up! Join us on Wednesday, March 12, at 6:30 PM at The Breakwater in Monona to wrap up what has been the best season in decades.

We’ve scheduled this meeting for March 12 so that members can attend a special event on March 5 sponsored by Hoofers: “Jerome Rand – Sailing Into Oblivion.” This event promises to be an incredible talk about solo ocean sailing and adventure. More information here.

Spring awards banquet news coming soon—stay tuned!

Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed to March 14-16

by | Mar 2, 2025 | Home Page, ISA, Renegade, Renegade For Sale

The ISA and Renegade championship regatta for 2025 is postponed to March 14th -16th, 2025. The Race Committee is hoping for a freezing period to stabilize some of the locations that still have thick ice. Next update, Sunday, March 9, 2025.

Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
International Skeeter Association

4LIYC Racing Report for March 1, 2025

by | Mar 2, 2025 | 2024-2025, Home Page

Don Anderson sailing Renegade EASY RIDER on Lake Monona. Photo: Marcus Berghahn

Saturday, March 1, was one of those days that reminded us why we love this sport. With perfect wind and great ice, the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club welcomed our Nite friends from Lake Geneva for a full day of racing. Nite Commodore Maureen Bohleber joined in, helping wave the flag and record scores.
4LIYC Vice Commodore Ron Rosten said It was the perfect day to tune your boat—figuring out what worked and what didn’t. And with conditions this good, nobody was in a hurry to leave. Renegaders Donny Anderson and Damien Luyet kept everyone fueled with a grilled lunch, and the sailing continued until the last dog was hung, with boats rolling into the pits just as the sun set. Sunday may be a different story as the wind forecast isn’t so good.
Check out Marcus Berghahn’s photos here for a glimpse of ice sailing on Saturday.

 

4LIYC Racing Tentatively Called on for Lake Monona – March 1-2

by | Feb 28, 2025 | 2024-2025, Home Page

BLADE RUNNER

4LIYC racing is tentatively called on for Lake Monona out of Olin Park.  The first race kicks off at 10 AM on Saturday, March 1.
Important: We have entered spring-sailing conditions. NO trailers on the ice – boats MUST be carried on. The landing is deteriorating, so please do everything you can to save the landing. We will monitor the landing situation and provide an updated report at the end of today.