Matt Struble Wins 2023 DN North American Championship

by | Jan 28, 2023 | 2023 Worlds & North Americans, Home Page

Matt Struble, five time winner of the DN North American Championship. Photo: Cathy Firmbach

2023 DN NA RESULTS
Matt Struble has been unstoppable this week after his 2023 Worlds win. He took top honors at the 2023 DN North American Championship on Lake Kegonsa in Madison, Wisconsin, on January 27, 2023. It’s his fifth North American Championship. Congratulations to long-time Minnesota DNer Tom Meyer on his Silver fleet win.

Congratulations to all those competitors who hung tough and waited for PRO Pat Heppert to find the right window to complete the regatta on Friday with a race in Gold and Silver. Paul Goodwin US46 said the heavy air, blowing, snowy conditions reminded him of the classic iceboat documentary, Black Ice. Spectators and the Race Committee witnessed some of the most exciting races of the week on Friday. There will be many stories told about that day.

There are many people that need to be acknowledged for their part in bringing the Worlds and North Americans across the finish line. We’ll get to the heartfelt thankyous in a separate post.
Cathy Firmbach Photo Gallery

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2023 DN North American Championship Gold Fleet Top 10: 1st US 183 MATT STRUBLE 2nd US4487 CHAD ATKINS 3rd US5224 JAMES T THIELER 4th US44 RON SHERRY 5th US4 GRIFFIN SHERRY 6th G936 JOST KOLB 7th US321 MIKE BLOOM 8th US3 JIM GROGAN 9th KC2766 PETER VAN ROSSEM 10th US5352 DANIEL HEARN
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2023 DN North American Championship Silver Fleet Top 10: 1st US 602 THOMAS MEYER 2nd US 5700 PAUL CHAMBERLAND 3rd US5813 KEITH SCHWARK 4th US 5252 JAKE SKALA 5th S 832 RASMUS SODERMAN 6th US 5914 EDWARD DEMEREST 7th US 5397 ERIN BURY 8th US 5677 PEGGY MENZIES 9th US 5646 MATT MEYER 10th US 467 MICHAEL RIAN SR
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PRO Pat Heppert
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Pots and Pans
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4LIYC Skeeter sailor Ken Whitehorse sings a song he composed for the event.
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Race Committee
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Colin Duncan KC5457 and Peggy Menzies US5677
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Keith Schwark in a puff of snow.
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Jim Grogan US3 and Peter Van Rossem KC2766
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Ron Sherry US44

LIVE ON ZOOM: Ask Matt Struble – 12 Nov @ 7 PM ET

by | Nov 10, 2021 | 2022, Home Page

Ask Matt Struble – Live Friday, 12 November at 7 PM ET/ 6 PM CT

UPDATE: 
Join Mike Madge and Matt Struble US183 live on Zoom as he talks about early season DN iceboat and body preparation, followed by a question and answer session. An email has been sent to all class members with the Zoom link. Not a member? Not to worry, just use the sign up form below to receive the link. All are welcome.

Mike and Matt will be covering topics geared for the beginner to intermediate iceboater. They’d like to extend a special invitation to those new to the class or who want to participate in DN iceboating.

What To Know:

    • Please make sure your device is muted before you join the meeting.
    • For questions, please use the chatbox, and Mike will unmute you so that you can speak directly with Matt.
    • Or you can email your questions to Mike Themadges@tbaytel.net
    • Can’t make it? Mike will record the entire session so you watch it later.
    • If you aren’t a DN class member or didn’t receive the email, use the sign up form below to receive the link

Matt Struble is a three-time DN world champion, a four-time DN North American champion, and holds other soft-water sailing titles. Though he currently lives in San Diego, Matt continues to sail DNs whenever he visits his family in Michigan.

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Matt Struble Interview: Fast Starting in a DN

by | Feb 1, 2021 | 2021, Home Page

Thunder Bay’s Mike Madge KC5449 interviews one of the best DN racers in the world, Matt Struble US183. Matt is a 3 time Gold fleet champion and 4 time North American champion.
UPDATE: Do you have questions for Matt Struble? Mike Madge will interview Matt for Part 2 on Friday, February 5, 2021. Please send any questions for Matt to Mike themadges@tbaytel.net