Tom Meyer, US602 on a newly scouted sheet of ice this morning near Red Cliff, Wisconsin.
The regatta will be held in Wisconsin between Madison and Lake Superior, Red Cliff. We are waiting one final ice scouting will make a final decision at 7 PM CST.
Mike Miller and Tom Meyer have found a newer sheet of clear, snow free black ice near Red Cliff, WI. Thank you for your patience. All DN North American Rear Commodores and numbers of ice scouts have been trying their best to find ice for this regatta.
IMPORTANT
Registration will begin Sunday afternoon, January 22.
Anticipated first day of racing is Monday, January 23.
Next update: Friday, January 20, 2017 at 7 PM CST (8 PM Eastern)
WESTERN REGION HOTLINE: 608-313-5156
*If you will be stopping in Madison on your way to the regatta, the Clarion Hotel has extended a discount to ice sailors. Clarion Suites At The Alliant Energy Center Address: 2110 Rimrock Rd, Madison, WI 53713 Phone: (608) 284-1234
Lakes in Madison and the Bay of Quinte in Trenton, Ontario will be sailed the morning of Friday, January 19. We still have a real issue with finding a sailable site. We have 2 possible sites but both have weather issues.
Registration will begin Sunday afternoon, January 22. Anticipated first day of racing is Monday, January 23.
Thank you for your patience we will let you know more information as soon as we can.
Next update: Friday, January 20, 2017 at 1 PM CST (2 PM Eastern)
Conditions in some of the WI sites have deteriorated because of the warm weather and we are evaluating other possibilities. We are looking at Trenton, Ontario as a possible site. Please check back for the next update, tonight, at 7 PM CST (8 PM Eastern). Thank you for your patience.
Next update: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 7 PM CST (8 PM Eastern)
Begin heading west because there are 3 sites under consideration in Wisconsin. At this time there’s nothing being considered east of Houghton Lake in Michigan.
Lake Superior at Red Cliff (near Bayfield)
West end of Lake Mendota in Madison
Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh
Lake Superior and Mendota will be sailed tomorrow and evaluated. The continued warm weather has proved challenging in determining the best possible site.
There will be another conference call on Thursday, January 19 and our goal is to make the final decision by 1:45 PM CST (2:45 PM EST).
Next update: Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 1:45 PM CST
The Governing Board, Rear Commodores, and other Western Region members held a telephone conference call this evening to discuss possible regatta sites. Though it’s more than likely there are good sites available in the Western Region, we are asking ice scouts across North America to continue to report conditions to their Rear Commodores. At this point, the primary site continues to be Wisconsin but we do have options in other regions. Next update will be Wednesday, January 18, 8:30 PM CST.
United States DN sailors traveling to the Worlds – it’s always a good idea to bring a passport no matter where the primary regatta site may be called on. Conditions change. Be prepared!
The goal is to announce the FINAL CALL BY 9 PM CST ON JAN 18. THE LATEST WILL BE NOON JAN 19.
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