A Good Day to Review the Racing Rules

by | Nov 29, 2025 | 2025-2026, Home Page

Most of us in Wisconsin are indoors today. Maybe you are in the shop working on runners, watching the weather, and waiting for the first sailable ice. It is a good moment to brush up on the racing rules. A little time now pays off later when the lake fills with boats and the pace picks up.

Cold air is settling in and much of the state is expecting up to ten inches of snow. The snow will help lock in the cold. Good news for ice making.

The Skeeter Iceboat Club has a set of short rule review videos on YouTube worth watching before the season starts.
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New Video Playlist: Racing Rules of Iceboating

by | Dec 17, 2024 | 2024-2025, Home Page


The Skeeter Ice Boat Club (SIBC) of Lake Geneva, WI, has shared a new resource for the ice sailing community: a YouTube playlist breaking down the National Iceboat Authority’s Racing Rules of Iceboating into easy-to-digest sections.

Edited by SIBC member Dave Navin, these videos provide a guide to understanding and applying the racing rules, helping sailors of all experience levels navigate the course safely and confidently. Whether you’re looking to refresh your knowledge or learn the rules for the first time, this playlist is a valuable tool for anyone passionate about iceboating.

Watch the videos here on the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club YouTube channel playlist:

Do You Know the Rules?

by | Nov 25, 2017 | 2017-2018, Home Page

Rule 8a Windward Mark Right of Way No Foul

You’ve re-familiarized yourself by now with the concepts of sailing safe. Now is the time to check your knowledge of the racing rules in a test created by Godie Gottke G-4 over on the DN Europe website.

The test is now available in English, German, Russian, Hungarian, French, Finnish, Polish, and Czech.Study for the test with the Iceboating Right of Way Rules graphic and the animated course guide created by Dave Elsmo.

It won’t be long until we meet on the ice again!