WEST TO WAWASEE!

Launch
Oakwood Resort (use parking lot and carry over the sidewalk)
Wawasee Yacht Club – space for 25 trailers
Wawasee Wetlands Conservaton Area
Lodging:
Regatta Headquarters: Oakwood Resort
702 E Lake View Rd, Syracuse, IN 46567
(574) 457-7100
$79 Iceboaters Rate
Map

Schedule of Events
Wednesday 20 Feb: Registration Regatta Headquarters: 7 PM – 9 PM ET
Thursday, 21 February; 9 AM Skippers Meeting TBA

We still have venues in play for the 2019 North American Championship. They are being sailed while I type this. The Governing Committee is reconvening at noon ET to hear reports and will make an announcement shortly thereafter.
Next Update: 12:30 PM ET

We have two sites identified for the 2019 North American regatta. There is a weather system moving through the current site at Indian Lake, Ohio and the other potential site, Lake Wawasee, Indiana. Snow and mixed precipitation is forecasted to move through tonight into tomorrow morning. We will assess Indian Lake and Lake Wawasee in the morning to learn if we can either stay here or move to Indiana, a less than 3 hour drive west from Lima, OH.
We have arranged late check out at Regatta Headquarters in Lima, OH for 1 PM on Wednesday 20 February if necessary.
NEXT UPDATE: Wednesday, 20 February 11 AM ET

3 Options:

1. Indian Lake, Ohio Primary Site (Gold Cup site)
Annual meeting at 1 PM ET at Regatta HQ, McKinley room
North American Registration at 5 PM ET

2. Lake Wawasee, Indiana Primary Site
Check out of Regatta Headquarters in Lima, OH
North American Registration TBA Wednesday night
Annual Meeting TBA

3. Nuclear Option (no site announced)
Annual Meeting 1 PM ET Wednesday, 20 Feb at Regatta Headquarters, Lima, OH

The 2019 IDNIYRA Gold Cup World Championship is called complete. The Wind Gods were not with us today. Congratulations to Michal Burczynski P114 for winning his third world championship. Prize giving is scheduled for 6 PM ET tonight 19 February at Regatta Headquarters.

Photo: Jim Williamson

IMPORTANT UPDATE TO TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY SCHEDULE:
The Annual Governing Meeting has been postponed. Date and time TBA.
Gold Cup Awards ceremony to take place at the conclusion of racing today at Regatta Headquarters.

Frederik Lonegren S8                             Photo:Jim Williamson

Gold Cup Provisional Results
Schedule for Tuesday 19 February
10 AM ET First Race
Order: Bronze, Gold, Silver, Bronze.

Notice of IDNIYRA Annual Meeting
Tuesday 19 February, McKinley Room, Howard Johnson’s
Time tbd (7:30PM most likely)

I know that you really came for the racing, but the IDNIYRA 2019 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday 19 February in the McKinley Room of the Howard Johnson’s Hotel. Time to be confirmed, subject to when we clear the ice, but likely to be 7:30 PM.

Opening Ceremonies for the 2019 Gold Cup                                                   Photo: Debbie Parker

Good morning from Lima, Ohio Regatta HQ. There were two races in each fleet on day 1 of the Gold Cup. Ice is slippery to walk on, hard, and fast. Races were postponed a short while during the day as some visibility-limiting fleet moved through but then resumed.  We’ll all be making the 30 minute drive to Indian Lake for day 2.

Schedule of Events for Monday, 18, February
10 AM First Race
Order of fleets: Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Lost and Found
If you find a gray wallet, please turn into one of the RC