
2020 Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association Information
March 13-15,2020
Lake Waconia, Minnesota
SOLD! January 31, 2022: Nite in MI
SOLD! Nite #321
Padded upholstered seat. Sail in good crisp condition. Freshly varnished mast. Sarns Runners with box – clean, but need sharpening.
Ready to sail
$2,900
Detailed photos of any and all part are available, upon request.
SOLD! January 5, 2022: DN in MD
SOLD! DN in excellent condition, previously featured on the cover of Chesapeake Magazine. Lightly used but greatly enjoyed, this little gem is super fast and lots of fun. Comes with sails, runner, mast and boat.
Asking $1,500.
SOLD! November 19, 2021: C Skeeter in MA
SOLD! BDX-14 C Skeeter / Pocket Skeeter #2
Boat Comes complete and ready to sail.
Included :
BDX-14 LOA is 16′. Boat is 14′ 2ft spring board.
New never sailed Ash 12ft plank with Sarns chocks all aligned with hardware.
New 19’11” Aluminum mast with all rigging.
Comes with wheel dolly to move from trailer to ice.
Custom boom. 7′ 10″ with all blocks and hardware and sheet line.
North Sail custom built “High Aspect” fat-head sail. Used but in good shape.
Sarns Bull nose runners (3) All sharpened and profiled. with carry box.
All Seat cushions custom fit to cockpit.
Custom built enclosed Side-Car with hiking rack, also included and built specifically for this boat.
$4,000.00 BO.
Sarns J-14 runner set ( 2) used about 8 times $850.00 firm.
Boat and gear is located in Southern Ma.
Regatta Watch: ISA, Renegade Championship, & Northwest Tentatively Called ON for Marinette/Menominee

Tom Hyslop and Ken Whitehorse sailing Class A Skeeters. Photo: Rick Myslinski
Via ISA/NIYA Secretary Steve Schalk.
The 2022 Northwest, Renegade Championship, and ISA regattas are on for Marinette/Menominee for February 4-6, 2022. The call is tentative based on acquiring more “on the ice” information on Monday and or Tuesday as to thickness and race area. The landings are already thick enough but the thickness in the racing area – and the size available need to be checked. If there is not enough thickness in the racing area for the Big Boats (Stern Steerers) but there is for Skeeters, the ISA would be held and the NIYA postponed.
Regatta Watch: The ISA & Renegade Championships have been Postponed

Doug Kolner sails a Renegade on Lake Monona. Photo: Ethan Brodsky.
Via ISA Secretary Steve Schalk:
The ISA and Renegade Championship have been postponed until February 4-6, 2022. The next update is January 30, 2022. The Northwest takes precedence.
On The Cold Road

Choosing weapons.
Good morning from Putnam, Illinois, the 2022 DN U.S. Nationals site. Senachawine Lake is about 2.5 hours south of Madison, WI and being south, 10 degrees warmer than Madison. But the difference between -16F and -5F is negligible. The Skipper’s Meeting is scheduled for 11 AM, with racing at 1 PM. Follow the regatta on the IDNIYRA page, where updates will be posted. Provisional results are here.
Skeeter Treasure Chest
Via Ken Whitehorse at the Past Champions Iceboat Shop
This morning, at the Past Champs Iceboat Shop, I found a treasure chest placed at the front door. Just look at all the bolts, shackles, pins, and cable fitting! (There is more not shown.) We estimate the value to be at least two thousand dollars! Huge thank you to Bob Kau M162 for your generosity! I will bring various bolts to the ice each week in case a sailor looses one.
P. S. I will save a complete set of hardware for M162 when Bob Kau builds his new C Skeeter!
4LIYC Skeeters: Pics of the Week

Ken Whitehorse in WARRIOR on Lake Monona January 22, 2022. Photo by Sean R. Heavey
The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club Class A Skeeter fleet had a perfect sailing day on Saturday before the snow fell. Our club racing season is on hold until the big Zamboni in the sky comes through for us. Photos by Sean R. Heavey.

Paul Krueger in RAMBLN XII on Lake Monona, Saturday, January 22, 2022. Photo by Sean R. Heavey.
Hudson River Stern Steerers Come Out to Play
It’s always a big occasion when America’s founding iceboats, the classic Hudson River stern-steerers, are able to get on the ice. Stay tuned to Brian Reed’s “White Wings and Black Ice” in the coming days keep up to date on the Hudson River iceboating scene.
The extended cold in 2022 has brought us good ice in several locations in the Hudson Valley. On Saturday Vixen was assembled at the NYS boat launch at Murderers Creek, in Athens, NY, and by Sunday afternoon there were 5 vintage stern steerers and an Arrow. Continue reading.
SOLD! January 19, 2022: DN Runners in WI
Set of 3 Sarns bullnose runners
2>30″ side runners, 1>26″ steering runner.
$600 in wooden carry box.
SOLD! January 14, 2022: Runners in OH
SOLD! Plate runner’s very nice shape $300
30 inch 3/16 stainless $ 500
European T steel with taped holes ready to build $ 200
SOLD! January 18, 2022: DN Runners in OH
SOLD! DN Runners
1. 440c 1/4. $ 800
2. 440c 316 $ 850
3. Stainless $750
4. Sarns plates $ 250
5. Sarns plates $ 400
6. 440 c front steering $ 250
7. Short t’s euro steel $ 300
8. Front Sarns cut down plate $ 150
SOLD! January 16, 2022: DN Sails in OH
SOLD! 2 DN Sails. Nice FO1 and a ABSS sails $500 each
Toledo, Ohio
WSSA Postponed

Photo: Gretchen Dorian
Via WSSA Secretary Andy Gratton: The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 5 and 6. The next update will be Sunday, January 30. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence.

Is this too rough? Green Bay
Regatta Watch: NIYA Postponed & ISA/Renegade Championship called ON

JD in a hike.
Via ISA & Secretary Steve Schalk:
The NIYA is postponed to February 4, 5th and 6th 2022.
The ISA & Renegade Championship is on for Green Lake for January 28th, 29th and 30th 2022. Final call by noon on Wednesday January 26th, 2022.
SOLD! December 21, 2022: Nite in MT
SOLD! Nite 359
Complete and in good condition. Stored inside. Includes 2 North sails, all covers, helmet, and horses.
Includes road ready trailer. Cash only.
$3900 OBO
$2900 OBO
Bozeman, Montana
4LIYC Racing Called On for Jan 22-23 on Lake Monona

Photo: Joe Berger
Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing has been called on for Saturday and Sunday, January 22 – 23, 2022 on Lake Monona in Monona, WI. Launch out of the Tonyawatha landing. For Saturday, January 22, we are moving the start of the first race to 11 AM in order to let the temperatures warm.
4LIYC Ice Check for Friday Jan 21

Lake Monona, January 15, 2022 Photo: Ethan Brodsky
Club members are invited to meet at the Olin Park landing on Friday, January 21, 2022, at noon for an ice check in anticipation of club racing. The next update for club racing is Friday, January 21, by 5 PM CT.
SOLD! January 9, 2022: DN in IL
SOLD! DN built by Norton Boat Works in WI. Complete and ready to sail. Aluminum mast and boom. North sail with bag. Hull cover, stiff plank, breakaway tiller, running rigging, helmet and titanium runners.
Price: $ 1,800.00
Regatta Watch: 2022 ISA & Renegade Championship Postponed Until Jan 28 – 30

Rob Evans sails his A Class Skeeter on Lake Monona, January 15, 2022. Photo: Joe Berger
Via ISA Secretary Steve Schalk
The International Skeeter Association Regatta has been postponed until January 28-30, 2022. Lake Mendota in Madison was checked this morning. Snow drifts that weren’t a problem on Tuesday have frozen and become a problem today. Next update is Sunday, January 23, 2022.