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Custom J14/X Internal steering,rear wheel,arch deck with Sarns inserts and North sail. Two masts and twoplanks. 2,200- jdwood@frontiernet.net 952-469-2725

Vey sad news.
Olaf Harken passed away quietly in his sleep on October 21, 2019.
We have all experienced Olaf's genius. You'd be hard pressed to find a DN that does not have something "Harken" on it.
Our condolences to his family, his friends and the entire Harken community.

Complete DN ready to sail. Sarns runners. 1 carbon mast & 1 aluminum, aluminum boom, UK Sailmaker sail, canvas travel bag for hull, Jofa helmit size 59-60, located 60 miles west of Mpls, $1500 OBO, phone 320-296-3283

Iceboat swap meet November 2 nine to noon at Sailcrafters 7450 Oxford St. St. Louis Park, MN 55426

The 34th Annual Skeeter Ice Boat Club swap meet will be Sunday morning November 3, 2019,
at Lucke's Cantina in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. 220 N. Elkhorn Rd., (WI Hwy 67)
No charge to participate.
for more info, email sailing19@charter.net

The 2020 DN North American Championship and Gold Cup dates have been posted.

The North American Championship is scheduled for January 18 – 25, 2020, in the western region. No excuse not to attend!

The Gold Cup is scheduled for February 8 – 15, 2020, at a site TBD in Europe. You can fly to Amsterdam faster than you can drive to Lake Geneva. No excuse not to attend!

Think Ice.

At 1:48 pm on April 20, 2019, the iceboat season on Minnetonka ended. Coincidentally, this is the exact same moment that the Water Patrol declared Minnetonka to be ice free. You now have plenty of time to work on your gear.

Think Ice!

Mike Madge has been really tearing it up this week in Thunder Bay. Plenty of ice left. This coming weekend looks pretty promising. Freezing at night, nice warm springtime sailing temperatures during the day. Looks good to me. Anybody else interested in a spring road trip? My marks are in the trailer. How about a 10 lap Canadian free for all!!
Pat Heppert
Drifter I-291
cell 612-282-3098

Sorry, folks, but the end is near. First, the “Powers-To-Be” moved up the the first day of spring. We traditionally celebrated the beginning of spring on March 21. Now, however, astronomers and calendar manufacturers say spring starts one day earlier, March 20. By my calculations, that’s one day of sailing we will never get back.

Ron Sherry held of the Pols and many other talented sailors to win the 2019 North American Championship.
The regatta was held on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse Indiana.

Evans and Dennis finish in top ten. Bloom finishes 16.

For results follow this link:
http://dniceboat.org/idniyra/2019NorthAmerican.html?fbclid=IwAR384U71N3b...

Congratulations to Poland's Michal Burczynski (P114} who won the Gold Cup in a borrowed boat when his equipment never made it onto the airplane! The regatta was held on Lake Indian Hills, Ohio.

Results and Michal’s speech- worth watching.

https://www.idniyra.org/2019/02/20/2019-gold-cup-final-results/

IDNIYRA Executive Secretary Deb Whitehorse was honored, among others, Saturday evening by Lake City Minnesota Mayor Mark Nichols when she was presented with a “Key to the City.”

Lake City has a deep and rich iceboat history and had just hosted the DN Western Region Championships, the ISA’s and the Northwestern’s over three consecutive weekends. The Mayor cited Deb’s longstanding commitment and dedication to the great sport of iceboating as the reason for her selection. Mayor Nichols presented the award during the Northwestern Regatta which was sailed on Lake Pepin.

Not very bright Australian left a DN Runner on the ice on Friday afternoon, January 11. To the left of where the road hits the ice by the yacht club.
Ancient runner from antique (now 2 legged) DN.
if anyone found it, can you give me a quick call on 612 231 5616.

Here's the video from the 2019 ISA regatta. Keep in mind this is in really light air:
https://youtu.be/fQW52CrEQvk