2020 Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association Information
March 13-15,2020
Lake Waconia, Minnesota
Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship Tentatively Called ON for Trout Lake in WI
Steve Schalk sailing a B Skeeter on Lake Kegonsa at the 2023 ISA. Photo: Will Johnston
The 2025 ISA and Renegade Championships are on for Friday March 21st-23rd at Trout Lake Wisconsin, just south of Boulder Junction. The final call will be made by noon on March 19th .
A weather system has just been forecast that may snow out the location, but if we dodge that we will know by noon on Wednesday. Stay tuned. Next update is Wednesday, March 19th.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
International Skeeter Association
March 16, 2025: DN Mast in WI
DN Mast from Moore Brothers Company
Gen 6 – carbon + glass
Good for 190-210lbs sailor weight
One owner (C-53)
Mast is stored in Madison, WI
Price $2200
Contact: joonas.kiisler@gmail.com
March 15, 2025: Arrow in WI
Arrow #247
Plank and tiller new in 2007. On trailer. Includes 10′ fiberglass box.
$2,000.00
Lake Geneva, WI
262-949-2220 Bill
SOLD! January 20, 2025: DN Runners in MI
DN Runners for sale in Michigan.
-1 full set of minimum Ts (3) 36 inch long sides at 100 degrees, and a 30 inch steering runner 90degrees (no brake) + bag. $700
– 1 set (2) 36 inch 440c stainless inserts, 95 degrees with 19 inches of flat. Steel is from composite concepts. Great runners!! $800
March 15, 2025: DN in Ontario, Canada
DN. Well maintained. Always kept covered on shore and in garage in summer.
$2500 CAN
$1500 CAN
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Willing to deliver to Pigeon River, MN border for a US sale.
glenclova54@gmail.com
sale
SOLD! January 6, 2025: DN & Components in WI
SOLD! Race Ready DN in Lake Geneva
Sherry hull and Sherry ‘glass-wrapped plank w/ glued Struble chocks for 160# skipper.
Sherry Carbon Rocket, Forstmann boom, Harken blocks w/ tapered sheet
3 SAILS, 1 1D Power Gold used by Jablonski for ’23 Worlds only,
1 North ABSS AND 1 North F-01 both older but still crisp. All sails with battens and bags.
1 Pair Sherry 3/16″ x 36″ winged carbon inserts w/ Harken bag.
1 Low Profile 3/16″ x 30″ carbon insert steering runner w/ brake
1 Set 3 30″ 440C Swept back Plates in box
Entire Package Available for $5000.00
All Equipment F.O.B. Richmond, Il. (just south of Lake Geneva)
Other DN equipment For Sale:
1 DN Plank, shaped, wrapped, w/ glued Polish chocks $350.
1 Pr. 1/4″ x 36″ Sherry carbon sided, Alum winged inserts w/bag $500.
1 Set 3 30″ soft ss sweptback plates origin unknown w/box $350.
1 Set 3 30″ wood sided SS Angles w/bag $350.
1 3/16″ x 30″ Low Profile Carbon steering runner w/ brake $100.
1 1/4″ x 36″ Sarns Bull Nose steering runner w/ brake $100.
1 2-Boat Enclosed DN trailer Spars outside New Suspension $1000.
Join Us to Celebrate Walter Whitehorse’s 100th Birthday!
The Whitehorse family invites all ice sailors, past and present, to celebrate Walter Whitehorse’s 100th birthday on Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Ho-Chunk Branch Office in Madison, Wisconsin.
Date: Friday, March 28, 2025
Location: Ho-Chunk Branch Office
4724 Tradewinds Parkway, Madison, Wi
Lunch Served: 11:00 AM
Grand Entry Honoring Walter’s Military Service: 12:00 PM
A Grand Entry is a Native American tradition that marks the opening of a gathering with an honor procession and will honor Walter’s WW2 military service. Veterans are encouraged to wear military attire for the event.
Walter and his brother, Harry Whitehorse, were long-time Skeeter sailors in the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club. In the late 1960s, they helped build the “Red & White” feet in Madison, spearheaded by Bill Mattison, Dave Rosten, and Paul Krueger. Walter sailed on lakes across the Midwest and beyond, including Lake St. Clair (Detroit), Lake George (New York), Pewaukee, and many others. One of Walter’s fondest memories is the ISA regatta at Pewaukee, where he recalls sailing in a pack of boats arriving at the top mark—20 deep and 10 wide!
Join us to celebrate and honor Walter Whitehorse!
1975 ISA in New York: The usual suspects – Left to Right: Harvey Witte, Gary Sternberg, Susie Whitehorse, Greg, Gary, Barb, Sandy Witte, Ken and Wally.
Christmas in March “From All the Trolls”
Here’s another gem from the Bill and Mauretta Mattison collection: a vintage Harken Vanguard Christmas card starring a Nite iceboat in cartoon glory and a clever poem with a unique ending.
March 13, 2025: Nite in WI
Nite #31
Complete ready-to-sail boat. Includes Harken covers, North sail, runners, and trailer, all in very good condition. Has been stored indoors almost all of its life.
$4000.
Boat is in Ashland, WI.
pwbates@mac.com
Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed to March 21-23
Very warm temperatures upcoming for next weekend have moved the 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship out a week to March 21-23. A cool down is forecast starting Sunday the 16 giving a chance for some sailable ice in the vicinity of Boulder Junction, WI for the 21. Next update March 16.
Steve Schalk
Secretary/Treasurer
International Skeeter Association
The Mattison Scrapbooks – Cool Shots
Staging the perfect shot back in the day —no filters, no drones, just a guy in a business suit on the ice and a camera.
I recently visited with Mauretta Mattison and her daughter, Lynn. Mauretta handed over a box overflowing with iceboating memorabilia that she had meticulously collected over the years, detailing her late husband Bill’s and family’s extraordinary life on the ice. It’s a collection that could keep an iceboating historian busy for months. As I quickly flipped through it, two items caught my attention: a pair of photos capturing what looks to be a lazy, light-air day on the ice and another featuring Elmer Millenbach, the Renegade’s mastermind
The first photo is a behind-the-scenes look at a photo shoot on the ice. Wisconsin State Journal photographer Edward Stein is lying on his side, dressed in a business suit and dress shoes—no winter gear.. He’s aiming at Bill Mattison, relaxed on the runner plank of his Skeeter, with another guy peering up at the sail from behind the boom. Next to it in the scrapbook is the finished product—the photo Stein snapped that day, which ran in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Then there’s a second photo that caught my eye—a classically cool image featuring Elmer Millenbach and his wife, Cora Lee, standing beside their Ford Thunderbird (possibly a 1964?) with Elmer’s Renegade on top of the car. Elmer, the Detroit innovator who designed the Renegade, was known for transporting his hull on top of cars instead of using a trailer. The Thunderbird is stylish match for the sleek lines of the Renegade.
Stay tuned as I dig deeper into this box of history.
Elmer and Cora Lee Millenbach have Fun Fun Fun cruising with style.
SOLD! January 29, 2025: DN Mast in NY
SOLD! Kent 3.5 DN mast. Lightly used, awl grip clear coat, hard tang. For someone who’s about 180-200 .lbs. I’m just too light for it.
New York
$1600
4LIYC Meeting News: March 12 @ Breakwater
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!
SOLD January 21, 2025: Nite Sail in WI
SOLD! Nite Sail
North Rocket with battens/maybe used 5 times- $600
4LIYC Scores Posted
That’s sharp! Photo: Marcus Berghahn
Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing scores are now posted, thanks to our tabulator Damien Luyet.
4LIYC Scores
Regatta Watch: 2025 ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed to March 14-16
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
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 Update for March 1-2
Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing is ON for Lake Monona! March 1 – 2. Note: The landing has changed from Olin Park to the Tonyawatha Landing. Please roll trailers onto the ice—do NOT drive on the ice.
4LIYC Racing Tentatively Called on for Lake Monona – March 1-2
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.
FRITZ Heads to Minnetonka
FRITZ ARCHIVES
After 25 years of stewardship, Fred Stritt has passed the helm of the historic Class A stern-steerer FRITZ to a new caretaker. The iconic iceboat, built by Carl Bernard, has found a new home on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota.
Fred shared his thoughts on the transition on the Midwest Hardwater Sailing Facebook page:
FRITZ is an incredible machine—smooth in light air, exhilarating in medium air, and on the edge of terrifying in heavy air. She’s like hanging onto the tail of a dinosaur—if they want you gone, you’ll be flicked off and flying! Congratulations to Bill and his group and I look forward to seeing Fritz blossom under your guardianship!
Some History:
The Class A stern-steerer FRITZ, built by Carl Bernard, roared into iceboating legend as a Madison, Wisconsin icon. Owned by Frederick Jungbluth and sailed by Bernard, FRITZ achieved an extraordinary feat in 1934, winning all four major trophies—the Stuart Cup, Hearst International Trophy, Northwest Class A, and Northwest free-for-all—in a single year, a record unmatched at the time. FRITZ was a powerhouse, and her victories were celebrated in the Wisconsin State Journal and beyond.
Tragedy struck in 1935 when a mysterious fire—suspected to be arson—destroyed FRITZ and her companion, Miss Alice in Madison. Yet FRITZ endured, and Carl rebuilt her after the fire; she was painted bright red to honor her survival. By 1948, with Bill Mattison crewing for 18-year-old Jim Lunder, she reclaimed the Northwest Class A title on Geneva Lake. Please see the FRITZ archives for more history on this boat.
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