Regatta Watch: ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed to Jan 16-18

Photo: Rob Resnick Revelations of Design

The 2026 ISA Regatta and Renegade Championship are postponed one week to January 16-18. 2026.

There is no suitable ice available for a Championship regatta for January 9th.

The next scheduled weekend is concurrent with the first possible date for the Northwestern Ice Yachting Championship. If the Northwest is held on those dates, the ISA will be postponed. Next update is January 11, 2026.

Steve Schalk

Secretary/Treasurer

International Skeeter Association

Regatta Watch: WSSA Postponed to Jan 17-18

Photo: Rob Resnick – Revelations of Design

The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to January 17-18, 2026. The next update will be Sunday, January 11. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.

Andy Gratton

WSSA Secretary/Treasurer

Regatta Watch: WSSA Postponed to Jan 10-11

Photo: Rob Resnick Revelations of Design

The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to January 10 and 11, 2026. The next update will be Sunday, January 4. Check back here at that time. Happy New Year.

Andy Gratton

WSSA Secretary/Treasurer

Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA – CANCELED

Pat Heppert sailing DRIFTER at the 2022 International Skeeter Association Regatta on Lake Monona in Madison, WI. Photo: Will Johnston

Via International Skeeter Association Secretary/Treasurer Steve Schalk:

The International Race Committee has reviewed the current conditions and forecasts and determined that the Minnesota race venues are out due to temperatures in single digits and coming snow depths. Without other options and the arrival of the holidays, the decision has been made to let 2025 go. We are back up and pointing next to January 9th 2026 for the first day of the 2026 Championship. Next update: Sunday, January 4, 2026.

Steve Schalk

Secretary/Treasurer

International Skeeter Association

Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed to Dec 12-14

Kyle Navin, finished 2nd at the Nite Nationals

Via ISA Secretary/Treasurer Steve Schalk:

The 2025 International Skeeter Association and Renegade Championships have been postponed until December 12 – 14. Ice will be starting to form at our target sites of Minnewaska and Battle lakes tonight. The forecasts look promising for December 12-14. Next update is Sunday, December 7, 2025.

Steve Schalk

Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship December Outlook

Steve Schalk sailing a B Skeeter on Lake Kegonsa at the 2023 ISA. Photo: Will Johnston

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Via ISA Secretary/Treasurer Steve Schalk:

The ISA & Renegade Championship Race Committee is cranking back up to find the location for the postponed 2025 ISA. The conference calls restart on November 30th. There is a cold front moving through Minnesota as I write this, with none of the sites yet frozen, so the current snow is just falling in open water. The following cold will close up the lakes and allow for the search to begin. Minnewaska and Battle Lakes are favored sites with their launch facilities.

The ISA Race Chairman believes that it should be possible for a DN Western Challenge by December 5th, with the two following weekends available for the ISA. Of course the weather will dictate the outcome. We will post Sunday 7 pm updates starting November 30th.

Steve Schalk

Secretary/Treasurer

International Skeeter Association