2020 Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association Information
March 13-15,2020
Lake Waconia, Minnesota
SOLD! December 9, 2021: DN in MN
Great condition starter recreational DN. Includes recently refurbished and painted hull, two sails, recently sharpened runners, plank, aluminum mast, wooden boom, shrouds, a new replacement halyard, and everything needed to start ice sailing!
Minneapolis, MN
SOLD! October 27, 2021: Arrow in MI
SOLD! Arrow #317 for sale. Recently restored. New springboard. Very fast. Comes with open trailer that can haul a DN and Arrow.
Estate sale.
$2600 or best offer.
Meet Lawson Nelson: Ice Sailor
Lawson Nelson is a young man with many interests, including ice sailing. Watch him sail in an iceboat that he built himself. I’m unsure of his location, but he’s definitely out west. Lawson, you are a true iceboater! If you see this, get in touch so we can send you a hat or t-shirt.
Tip of the Helmet: John Eisenlohr
Lawson’s Ice Sailing Videos
How to Make a Small Iceboat
Rescuing Our Iceboats in March
SOLD! November 1, 2021: DN in PA
SOLD! DN. All parts included. Aluminum mast and boom; wooden construction; painted blue.
Moving fast for only $450.
Western Challenge Photos by Sean Heavey
The great thing about the Western Challenge is that Lake Christina is a day’s drive from Glasgow, Montana, home of photographer Sean Heavey.
He sends his apologies for not getting everyone because he spent a lot of time practicing flying the new drones and figuring out to cover the action with them. See the photos here.
SOLD! November 21, 2022: Project Mead Skeeter in IL
Antioch IL $250
SOLD! October 9, 2021: Nite in WI
SOLD! Nite #434
Located in Oconomowoc.
Included – trailer, sail, mast, boom and runners, Boat/mast/boom and sail covers.
Always stored indoors. In great shape.
$4,200
SOLD! November 23, 2021: Arrow in WI
SOLD! Arrow Iceboat.
Check out the video: https://youtu.be/xmJYy_GnuQQ Great for one person or two. Newer sail, custom cover to use with or without the boat rigged. Trailer with working lights included. Custom padded cockpit seat. All hardware and tools to install runners and plank included. Aluminum mast and boom.. Need to sell, no reasonable offer refused. Runners sharpened and correctly aligned. This Arrow iceboat is ready for sailing. Sail cover included. Reply by instant messaging or phone only if serious. Will be at Swap Meet in Madison if not sold by then.
Mequon, WI
$4250$3450
$3950
SOLD! November 7, 2021: Nite in WI
SOLD! Nite. Compete package. Excellent condition! With trailer!
Asking $3,000.
262-862-6484.
Near Silver Lake, WI
SOLD! November 8, 2021: Ice Opti in OH
SOLD! Ice Optimist iceboat for kids
$2500
Includes everything but runners.
SOLD! December 13, 2020: Renegade in WI
SOLD! Renegade Number 280. Very nice shape, quality parts and build, racing sail, will have out sailing on first ice. Madison Wi.
$4000.00 without trailer
$4500.00 with trailer
Western Challenge Tune-Up Day
Skip Dieball and Chad Atkins get ready to push off.
Bright sunshine, moderately light winds, and reasonably hard ice made for a perfect first day on the ice at Lake Christina. Marks were set, and laps were run. We had just a dusting of snow in Battle Lake overnight, and we expect moderate wind and temperatures. “Father Nature shows up around noon and we’ll go from there.” Photos from Thursday, 2 December, 2021 on Lake Christina near Ashby, MN.
DN Western Challenge Called ON 3-5 Dec @ Christina
It’s on. Picture from Lake Christina near Ashby, MN n Sunday, November 28, 2021.
DECEMBER 1: UPDATE: Final confirmation. Regatta is called ON. Via John Dennis, the Western Challenge is called on for Lake Christina in Ashby, MN December 3 – 5, 2021. The Western Challenge is a an informal tune-up fun regatta for DNs.
What: Western Challenge
Date: December 3 – 5, 2021
Where: Lake Christina in Ashby, MN
Lodging: Recommended nearest Battle Lake, Minnesota
Battle Lake Inn and Suites (almost full, no vacancies for Friday night)
102 Glenhaven Dr, Battle Lake, MN 56515
+12188622500
Bonnie Beach Resort
20341 Bonnie Beach Road
Battle Lake, MN 56515
$175 night 3 bedrooms, (sleeps 4) with kitchen
218-864-5534
The Hideaway at Xanadu Island
35484 235th St, Battle Lake, MN 56515
+12188648096
The Otter
306 MN-78, Ottertail, MN 56571
+12183672525
Wisconsin Stern Steerers Association 2022 Newsletter
The big boats are Thinking Ice. Via WSSA Secretary Andy Gratton, here’s the 2022 newsletter.
SOLD! November 26, 2021: Sitka Spruce in WI
1. 18.5 ‘ x 5.5 ” x 1”
1. 18’ x 6” x 1”
Renegade Swing
Iceboaters are problem solvers, and Andy Gratton is one of the best. Based upon his experience at Lake Christina near Ashby, MN, last season, Andy figured out a way to make it easier to ferry a Renegade up and down a steep bank. Having “lifted hulls up and down banks one too many times,” he built a helpful device that easily picks up a Renegade hull.
“The crane will easily pick a Renegade (or perhaps a C skeeter hull.) It has a pick point about 11 feet aft of the trailer axle. I think that will do for getting the hulls over the bank we were using last year. As you can see from the photos, the slings and spreader bar works well for a Renegade hull. Both slings are the same length.”
Spaight Street Syndicate Update: The Other Deuce
And now for something completely different, via Daniel Hearn at the Spaight Street Syndicate.
The World According to Dash
If you’re like me, time always seems to run short when you’re prepping for the first regatta of the season. So, when nature calls, “ain’t nobody got time for dat.” Well, fret no more! Just get yourself a combo rolling work bench/changing station, like my Pappy’s, and do what I do. Drop that deuce right in your pants. Faster than a Struble start, you’ll be back at it before your runner even cools. Critical Hack–Make sure your sanitation engineer clears the bench of any carbon fiber dust. That can be very unpleasant on a fella’s bum.
SOLD! November 30, 2021: Renegade in WI
SOLD! Renegade
Two sets runners
Two sails (maybe three)
Full cover
Sail number 260
Price $3,600
SOLD! November 22, 2021: DN in MI
SOLD! Wolfe (Canada) built DN to tall skipper (+6’) w/ cover. New ash runner plank (+200# skipper) and dual front chock spring (Composite Concepts). Quantum F01 race sail, excellent condition w/cover. Composite Concepts fiberglass mast w/ cover. Complete set of runners w/ Boston Doyle runner bag. Two sets of shrouds w/ hardware backpack. Fast & light DN, always stored in a heated basement.
Southeast Michigan.
$2,750.
SOLD! December 2, 2020: B Skeeter
SOLD! Icefall: All West System B-Skeeter built by Bob Pegel about 1990.
Refurbished trailer.
Refinished two years ago, less than five days outside since.
See the www.Boecraft.com FOR SALE page for more pictures and
details.
This boat is 100% ready to sail in like new condition.
Asking price: $15,500
$12,000
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