4LIYC Commodore Don Anderson and Jeff Russell checked ice on Mendota today. They will recheck Friday morning in the hopes of calling on club racing for the weekend. As reported in the Renegade regatta post, there was 4-5″ of ice covered in 1″ of snow. The snow was never above the runner of the motorized kicksled. The lake holds promise for weekend club racing but the wind forecast is for very light air as of today. We will learn on Friday how today and Thursday’s warm temperatures affected the snow. The next 4LIYC racing update will be Friday, January 22, 2021, by 5 PM.
There will be no Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing for the weekend of January 16-17, 2021. Club members are keeping close watch on the state of the lakes and they are not quite yet in club racing condition. Colder weather moves in Sunday evening which should help us for next weekend. The next update will be on Friday, January 22, 2021.
Greg Whitehorse sailing his Renegade BLADE RUNNER on Lake Monona
There will be no Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing for the weekend of January 9-10, 2021. Club members have been keeping a close watch on area lakes. Lakes Kegonsa and Monona are snow-covered. Lake Mendota’s “slow growth” ice holds much promise but needs a few more days of colder temperatures. The next update will be on Friday, January 15, 2021.
There will be no Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing for the weekend of March 7- 8, 2020. Lake Mendota is in bad shape. Landings at Captain Bills and County Park are deteriorating rapidly and there are working cracks opened up to 6 inches. The forecast isn’t favorable either with warm temperatures and winds.
I am heading up to Green Lake this morning for the NIte Nationals to help with RC and will have reports from there. 4LIYC members Don Sanford, Lars Barber, and Daniel Hearn are those that I know of competing at Nite Nationals.
