Articles
The
DN Iceboat
A Brief History of the
DN - by Don Daller - US 46
The
Blue Streak 60 (the Original DN Iceboat) - by Paul
Goodwin (December 2008)
Newsletter Article Archives
The following articles are a compilation of past articles
on DN sailing, taken from the class newsletters and online
postings. The emphasis of the articles is safety, building,
tuning, sailing, and miscellaneous information useful to the
pursuit of iceboating. The articles represent the particular
author's point of view on their subject. It is up to you to
decide what makes the most sense to you. For a more complete
book on DN sailing read "Think Ice - Millenium Edition". See Publications for
information on how to get this and other IDNIYRA publications.
Note: Article titles shown in bold (without
links) are for reference and will be added at a later date.
IF you have a particlular interest in these articles, email
the webmaster with a request to expedite them.
Safety
Masts
- Boom Adjustment -
by Ken Smith Jr (February 1988)
- Aluminum Luff Tube-Wood
Mast - by Ken Smith Jr (February 1988)
- Block Efficiency - by Bob Dill (June 1988)
- The Problems of the Mast Turn - by Wojtek Kuzinicki
(1988)
- Carbon Reinforced
Wood Masts - by Bob Dill (September 1988)
- The Stripper Mast -
by Bob Struble and Bob Dill (December 1988)
- A Wood Mast Made
Easy - by Paul Goodwin (March 1990)
- Measuring Mast
Stiffness - by Paul Goodwin (September 1990)
- Building the Strip Composite DN Mast - by the Gougeon
Brothers (December 1990)
- Carbon Fiber in the DN Spar - by Jeff Kent (November
1993)
- The Effects of Rigging Loads on the DN Mast - by
Chris Clark (January 1994)
- Ball Cold Molded Mast - by Bob Gray (December 1995)
- Spars: Time for a Change - by Jeff Kent (December
1995)
Runners
Planks
Sailing
Miscellaneous
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