by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 8, 2024 | 2024, 2024 DN Western Championship, Home Page, Western Region Championship
2024 DN Western Region Championship
Notice of Race
Sailing Instructions
Registered Competitors
Via Western Region Commodore Chris Berger:
The 2024 DN Western Region Championship has been called on for Lake Minnewaska in Starbuck, MN, scheduled for December 14–15, 2024.
The International Skeeter Association (ISA) Regatta has also been called on for the same location. This collaborative event promises an exciting weekend of ice sailing for all participating fleets.
Final confirmation will be posted by noon on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Stay tuned for updates, and we look forward to seeing you on the ice!
The DN Western Region faced weather challenges last season, which postponed the 2024 Western Region Championship. However, it’s still 2024, and it’s time to try again in December!
Western Region scouts will be hunting for ice in hopes of holding the 2024 Western Region Championship on one of the following upcoming weekends:
December 14–15
December 21–22
December 28–29
If you registered and paid for the 2024 Western Region Championship back in January, you do not need to pay again . However, it is mandatory to submit proof of liability insurance in order to compete. Please email your proof of liability insurance to: secretary.idniyra@gmail.com.
If you didn’t register and pay last January, registration will reopen if the regatta is called on. Stay prepared, and let’s hope for great ice!
by Deb Whitehorse | Nov 30, 2024 | 2024, Home Page
Via Central Region Commodore Peter Johanson:
Cold weather is coming to Michigan, 2024. The Central Region Championship still on hold, stand by.
by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 6, 2023 | 2023, 2024, Home Page
Ice Optimist at the Western Challenge on Lake Christina in MN. Photo: Kevin Barta
Via Central Region Commodore Peter Johanson US5633
There is no sailable ice for the 2023 Central Region Championship. The regatta is postponed. Next update will be on December 12, 2023.
by Deb Whitehorse | Sep 24, 2023 | 2023, 2024, Home Page
Central Region Commodore Peter Johanson US5633 on Fort Peck Reservoir, Fort Peck, Montana, March 2020 PHOTO: gretchendorian.com
Join us in welcoming Peter Johanson US5633, as the new Central Region Commodore. (See a list of all Regional Commodores here.) Peter is the go-to contact for iceboating in Michigan or Ohio. He’s set the dates for the 2023 and 2024 Central Region regattas. In addition, the schedule for the North American and European DN regatta season is set, so it’s time to mark your calendar. You can always find the schedule on the Regatta Information page of this website. As always, except for the World, North American, and European Championships, regatta dates are dependent upon conditions and may change.
2023-2024 DN REGATTA SCHEDULE
- 2023 WESTERN CHALLENGE – A non-ranking, unsanctioned, no-scoring fun regatta
Dates: December 1 – 3, 2023
Location: Best ice in Minnesota
Information: This website or iceboating.net - 2023 CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: December 2023, first available ice following the Western Challenge.
Location: Michigan or Ohio
Information: This website - 2024 WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: January 6-7, 2024
Location: MN, WI, IA, IL, UP of MI, or IN
Information: This website - 2024 SENIOR SHUFFLE – A non-ranking, unsanctioned, fun regatta in the manner of the EU Grand Master Regatta. More information.
Dates: January 8 – 10, three days after Western Region Championship
Location: Same location as Western Region Championship
Information: This website, iceboat.org - 2024 CENTRAL REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: January 13 – 14, 2024
Location: Best ice in Michigan or Ohio, TBA
Information: This website - 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION & 2024 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Continental Ranking Regattas
Date: February 3 – 10, 2024
Host: Lithuania
Location: Best ice in Europe
Information: idniyra.eu - 2024 DN & ICE OPTIMIST JUNIOR WORLD & EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: February 3 – 10, 2024 – In conjunction with the World & European Championship
Host: Lithuania
Location: Best ice in Europe
Information: idniyra.eu - 2024 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
A Continental Ranking Regatta
Date: February 25 – March 2, 2024
Host: Eastern Lakes Region
Information: This website
Contact information: Deb Whitehorse - GRAND MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: February 27 – February 29, 2024
Host: Finland
Location: Best ice in Finland or Sweden
Information: DN Finland - EASTERN LAKES CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: TBA
Location: Best ice in the Eastern Region (see Regions map, it’s a big area)
Information: This website, the NEIYA - CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: TBA
Location: Best ice in Canada
Information: This website - NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Date: TBA
Location: Best ice in New England
Information: NEIYA
by Deb Whitehorse | Aug 15, 2023 | 2024, Home Page, Western Region Championship
Announcing the DN Senior Shuffle Regatta!
It’s the first, maybe annual, no-running regatta for the “more seasoned” DN sailors. It will take place the three days following the Western Regional Championships, hopefully on the same ice.
TENTATIVE DATES
- January 8 – 10, 2024, the three days after the DN Western Region Championship, which is scheduled for January 6 – 7.
WHO’S INVITED?
- Open to Seniors (50-59), Masters (60-69) and Grand Masters (70+) who will race under Shuffle Rules with one start.
- Open to “aspiring” Seniors (49 or younger) who will also race under Shuffle Rules with a separate start.
WHAT ARE THE SHUFFLE RULES?
- No running. Not at the start. Not during a race. No track stars allowed in a Shuffle race!
- Starting positions will be determined, in advance, by random draw for every race. No one is advantaged or disadvantaged with a starting position based on their previous race performance. It’s all luck of the draw.
- Racers must start with one foot on their plank, and are limited to five kicks.
- Racers must stay in their boats unless they come to a complete stop during a race. In that event, a racer will have one additional 5-kick opportunity to complete a race. A second stop is an automatic DNF.
- No more than 4 races which count on any one day. Scrub racing may continue after official races for any who are interested.
Maybe we’ll award prizes…maybe we won’t. But what we do know, is that this is all about fun and camaraderie. - Oh, yeah. And that means no protests. We’re going to race like a Wisconsin intersection. “You go. No, you go. Ohhhh, please, I insist der my friend. Oh, cripes, tanks, der good buddy!”
OTHER DETAILS
- $50 registration fee to cover prizes and extras
- All registration will be online. If you’re tech-challenged, ask a youngster for help.
- Because we’re so green, race documents will only be published online.
EVENT CONTACTS
2024 DN Western Region Championship
