UPCOMING:
4LIYC Awards Banquet: Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Mariner’s Inn. Sign up here.
4LIYC Meeting : November 2025
4LIYC Shipstore: Order custom iceboat shirts, hats, and gear. More information.
BURGEE: Order your 4LIYC Burgee
Pay Your Dues Online
Regatta Watch: 2022 ISA & Renegade Championship Called ON
Photo: Gretchen Dorian
UPDATE: Post was edited to reflect final site selection of Lake Monona, Madison, WI. See this post for the latest updates.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
ISA Home Page
PROVISIONAL RESULTS
Once racing starts, competitors should check the results for their starting positions.
The 2022 International Skeeter Association and Renegade Championships have been called ON for February 18 – 20, 2022. This is a three day regatta for A, B, and C class Skeeters, Nites, and Renegades.
ISA & RENEGADE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: February 18 – 20, 2022
REGISTRATION, ISA, & RENEGADE DUES
UPDATE: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
You must be a member of the ISA or Renegade Class to participate in the regatta. Pay your ISA dues online here. Renegade sailors can pay their Secretary, Ron Rosten.
Online registration only. Click here to register for the ISA or Renegade regatta using Paypal. Don’t have a Paypal account? No problem, just use your credit card on the Paypal page
RACE DOCUMENTS
ISA Notice of Race
ISA Sailing Instructions & Conditions
ISA First Race Starting Positions
Results
Once racing starts, competitors should check the results online for their starting positions.
STARTING POSITIONS
Starting positions will be posted online by 9:30 AM on Friday, February 18, 2022. Here is the link.
Late entrants will start at the end of the start line.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, February 18, 2022
Race Schedule:
• The first race will be at 10:00 AM local time on Friday, February 18, 2022
• 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.
The Annual Meeting will be held in the launch area on Friday, February 18, 2022.
Saturday, February 19, 2022
First race will be at 9:30 AM
Sunday, February 20, 2022
First race will be at 9:30 AM
4LIYC Feb 16 Meeting News: Join Us or Zoom Us, You Choose
Join Us or Zoom Us, You Choose
Our next hybrid meeting format is Wednesday, February 16, 2022. We’ll have local ice sailing tales and regatta updates to share.
WHAT TO KNOW:
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
IN-PERSON MEETING
Food will be delivered at 6 PM
Meeting begins at 6:30 PM
At Daniel Hearn’s Office–S/B Strategic Marketing, 1352 E. Wilson St
Menu for Dinner Delivery: The Old Fashioned Link to menu
For those who’d like to meet in-person and enjoy a good meal together, we’ll be ordering takeout from a different restaurant each meeting. This week, we are heading towards the border with Eldorado Grill for the best Tex-Mex in Madison. Please review the menu and fill out the form below to let us know your food choices. Here’s a link to the Old Fashioned menu.
Once you know what you want, submit your order using the form below. Please place your order no later than 3:00 p.m. day of meeting. Food will deliver at 6:00 p.m. Bring cash to pay Deb for food and delivery driver tip. Word has it that club members are bringing beer, otherwise BYOB.
ZOOM MEETING
4LIYC members will receive the Zoom link via email as usual. Not getting the emails? Please contact Deb.
For those who are out of town or feel more comfortable plugging in electronically, we’ll look forward to seeing your smiling face on the big screen in the conference room.
Greetings of the Season
Regatta Watch: 2022 WSSA Postponed to Feb 26 – 27
Double the pleasure. Photo: Jim Koepnick
The 2022 Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 26 – 27. The next update will be Sunday, Feb 20. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
Regatta Watch: ISA & Renegade Championship Called ON for Green Lake, Feb 18-20.
The International Skeeter Association Regatta Regatta and Renegade Championship are tentatively called on for Friday, February 18 – 20, 2022. The primary site is Green Lake Wisconsin, and the secondary site is Madison, Wisconsin. Final confirmation will be posted here on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 by 1 PM CT.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/ Treasurer
ISA
Class A, B, and C Skeeters, and Nites compete in the ISA. Renegades compete in the Renegade Championship.
Regatta Watch: 2022 Northwest Postponed to Feb 25-27
The 2022 Northwestern Ice Yachting Regatta is postponed to February 25 – 27.All potential sites too rough for DNs.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
NIYA
Ice Check From Space: SENTINEL-2
Lake Mendota before the snow, on January 13, 2022
At-home ice checking often begins with a look at MODIS satellite data. “With its sweeping 2,330-km-wide viewing swath, MODIS sees every point on our world every 1-2 days…”
SENTINEL-2 is another satellite that surveys the earth every five days at the equator and every 2-3 days at middle latitudes. SENTINEL-2 is “equipped with an opto-electronic multispectral sensor for surveying with a sentinel-2 resolution of 10 to 60 m in the visible, near infrared (VNIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral zones, including 13 spectral channels, which ensures the capture…”
SENTINEL-2 takes a few more steps than looking at MODIS but the views are well worth the effort.
Register for an account, and you can download the views.
- Make sure you are looking at SENTINEL-2
- Search
- Choose the date on the calendar.
- Choose false color for the best ice view.
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4LIYC Racing Scores Updated
Tim McCormick has updated the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing scores from Saturday, January 22, 2022. See them here.
Regatta Watch: WSSA Postponed
Photo: Jim Koepnick
The 2022 Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 19 and 20. The next update will be Sunday, February 13. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence. The prediction changed, not enough melt today, not much expected tomorrow, and the wind dropped quite low for the weekend. Let us know if you find conditions somewhere.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
Regatta Watch: WSSA Called ON
The ROSEMARYS. Photo: Jim Koepnick
The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta for 2022 has been tentatively called on for February 12 and 13. The site selected is the center of Green Lake. Final confirmation will be made by 1 PM Thursday, February 10. Check back here after that time. There are hard 4″ snowdrifts in the area. The regatta is pending the melt anticipated this week.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
Online Ship’s Store
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4LIYC Governing Documents
Click for 4LIYC Meeting Dates
- January 2 THURSDAY Honor Roll Nominations
- January 15 Deadline for By-Law or Racing Rules Amendment Submission
- January 29
- February 12 Business Meeting
- February 26
- March 12 Last Meeting of the Season
Location: In person at the Elks Lodge 711 Jenifer St, Madison, WI 53703
Time: 6:30 PM
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