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Looking for a steering runner for a J boat preferably 36 in Sarns plate or insert.jdwood@frontiernet.net

2nd ANNUAL ICEBOAT SWAP MEET
SYC and Seven Seas will be hosting a iceboat swap meet on Saturday Nov. 6th between 10am and 2pm.
All are welcome to buy, sell, talk smart and mingle. Free.
Shorewood Yacht Club is located on the shores of Lake Minnetonka, 20 minutes west of Minneapolis.
From 494, take Highway #7 west 6.5 miles to C.R.#19, right on 19 .5 miles. SYC is on the right. (blue Xboat with sign in the driveway)

Two beautiful, custom-made DNs of douglas fir and mahogany for sale due to the untimely passing of my father. Both have full riggings included (runner plank, runners, aluminum masts/booms, sails, covers, etc.). Both handcrafted in JF Snyder's Boatshop on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. Extensive photos available. Exceptional craftsmanship, mint condition and currently in storage. Asking $2500 for each but open to offers so that they return to the ice where they belong. Contact Justin at justinsnyder@hotmail.co.uk

Talking with the people that live on the Lake I camp at ,they tell me the Lake freezes over usually by the first week in November.Should be an early start to the season,maybe we can start up the Northern Challenge?How many would be up to getting some early season training in up here in Thunder Bay?

I have a DN hull cover from a recent bought DN, vintage being the '80.
It is in pretty good shape except will need to be resewn where the mast step is located as the cover is now in two pieces. I will include the original sail bag which is the same material for repairing. Please contact me at rocknrowing@yahoo.com with any questions. Located in NJ.

We our now up to three members.Just have to convince them to join the class The potential for a good fleet of DN's here in Thunder Bay is huge,lot of soft water sailors,combined with a long season of ice.Just have to keep beating the drum

Time to get the laser out this weekend.Never sailed in April before in Thunder Bay.

Spent another 3 hours on the boat today.Same short windward leeward course.Getting more comfortable in the boat.Sometimes I find when going fast(which seems like all the time) and I go to tack the boat seems to want to keep going straight.I experimented a bit with shifting my weight forward and that seemed to help a lot.
I can't wait to actually get in a race and see how bad I get my rear end handed to me.I am sure it will be a great learning experience. :)
BTW still tons of hard ice here

Sailors in Minnesota enjoyed a most delightful second season, the month of March on the ice, Calhoun and Minnetonka were extraordinary venues, capped off with a wonderful 12 gusting 20 day on ice that most people found best with Inserts over Angle, big rips, a dozen or more races, and much more.

This concludes the broadcast season of the Minnesota Ice Sailing Association...

A smart looking group of Iceboaters, (some of them) after another great day of sailing on lake Minnetonka, looking smugly thru the lens at all rest of you, who weren't sailing.

Back Row from left: 38 The IceMaker, 602 Tommy, KA2 Peter, 4811 Markham, Nik-san "strong enough to break 1/19 cable" Ogura, 2452 Harry, KA3 John, 5096 STEVE KENNEDY, 2451 Billy, 5366 Adam.

It got cold last night, the lake was hard all day, a little rumbly but smoother than last time, about noon Billy US2451 and I both assessed that we'd be racing - er sailing around buoys with a collision avoidance protocol on Saturday morning... 5 DNs and 8 sailors, (one rookie) were out today on Minnetonka, it was windy early, and it died calmly late, the ice was fantastic.

Supposed to be a little breezy tomorrow, people are sailing, it'll be a day for large and long dull runners, and big stones.

Is this a good read and relevant to the new designs.

Four DNs are set up on Lake Minnetonka, off Cottagewood fire lanes... there's an excellent forecast for tomorrow. Cool with breeze...

KA 2 and 4695 plan to enjoy the day on the ice, sail fast, and talk about next season's opportunities.

Starting early...

4695