Iceboat Regattas
What To Know About Iceboat Regattas
- Iceboat racing is highly dependent upon weather and ice conditions. The regatta schedules list the dates when the regatta may be held IF ice conditions warrant.
- The latest information will be posted on the SUNDAY before a scheduled regatta. When regatta conditions do not exist, the regatta will be postponed week by week.
- For example, if a Northwest (NIYA) or ISA regatta is tentatively called ON the Sunday before the upcoming weekend, the ice will be assessed again two days later on Wednesday. If ice conditions are good, then a FINAL CONFIRMATION will be posted on that WEDNESDAY before the regatta. Both the NIYA and ISA regattas are 3 day events that take place on a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- The exceptions to this are the DN World, North American, and European championship regattas which are always held on the scheduled dates and never postponed.
Regatta Blog Posts
Stay up to date with the most recent updates and news about regattas.
Regatta Watch: 2026 Nite Nationals Postponed to Jan 23-25
The last regatta domino piece fell today: the Nite Nationals have been postponed. That means the Nites, ISA, and NIYA are now all pushed to the same weekend of January 23-25, so another version of regatta logic will be back in play again next week. (Then let's add in...
Regatta Watch: 2026 ISA Postponed to Jan 23-25
...and the second domino falls. The ISA race committee after reviewing the morning ice check and the upcoming weather forecasts has decided to postpone the 2026 ISA one week to January 23-25. The surface of Lake Kegonsa roughened up in the flash freeze last night...
Regatta Watch: 2026 NIYA Postponed to Jan 23-25
The first domino falls.... Ice checks on Lake Winnebago revealed thickness levels of anywhere from 7 to 10 inches of ice, with some reports of much less in spots. The top 5 inches of the ice are soft snow ice and are not load bearing. We will need more hard ice...
Regatta Logic, Explained
Wondering how can three things be true at the same time, three regattas (the Northwest, ISA, and Nite Nationals) tentatively called on for the same weekend? For January 16–18, all three are in play and they are connected. Multiple fleets are trying to do the right...
Regatta Watch: 2026 Nite Nationals Tentatively Called ON for Jan 16-18
Nite Nationals has been Tentatively Called ON for Jan.16-18, 2026 Our forecast shows promise therefore the Nite Board has decided to tentatively call on the 2026 Nite National Championship for Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton, WI Your Nite Board will give you further updates...
Regatta Watch: WSSA Postponed to Jan 24-25
Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association Home The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to January 24 and 25, 2026. The next update will be Sunday, January 18. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes...
DN Regattas
All DN regatta information is available on DN North America.
Northwest Ice Yachting Association
Regatta updates are on the Home Page and NIYA page.
Learn more about this historic regatta.
International Skeeter Association
Updates are on the Home Page and the ISA Page.
Learn more about the ISA regatta.
Nite Nationals
Official information on the Nite website.
Renegade Championship
Regatta updates are on the Home Page and Renegade page.
Usually sailed in conjunction with the ISA regatta.
