iceboating.net Minnesota Ice Sailing Association

markham wants to sail, although still will come up with an excuse after checking the weather on the computer. anyone else? get on at shorewood yc. will check today how rough yet. little snow we got melted by sat, and can see any holes today, plenty cold next few nights. up nord mast be snowed in.

DN 5050 in a drive by shooting, up the Lake Wobegon Trail, near Avon MN reports most excellent ice conditions...

US 5555 is organizing an ice checking expedition near Fergus Falls, e.g., Battle Lake

Brainerd area shows promise also, soliciting reports...

Ice reports to follow...

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=46.36588370484979&lon=-94.1...

it could happen...

Sailed Sunday AM in strong winds with a handful of local sailors. Started at 9 am and finished at 1 pm. Ice was deteriorating rapidly and when the boats were pulled of the ice most of the skippers got wet from going through in shallow water. The main lake still had 20 inches of good ice but access is difficult. Many runner sized drain holes were seen out in the lake as well as a few boat sized ones. I think the rain today and the rest of the week has killed the season. You will need to head way north to get any more ice sailing this year.

iced good at 7 pm sat, no slush, solid. minnetonka ice yacht racing champ races at 10am sharp. might be too windy by 2 pm, except for kennedy. out of harrys. markham says he is ready to go. bring your best stuff. this will be best day of the year!!! meyer

Feb 15 Article featuring Don K and his Nite.

We sailed Minnetonka today. Whole lake was great with no obstructions. Great wind. Ice was a little better on the Main Lake than the bays. Big 3 mile long reaches from Big Island to Wayzata Bay.

Sailors are checking Minnetonka and Calhoun today to assess local conditions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5W2ZcoUEwA

Ice Reports are encouraged from larger and possibly northern lakes, Gull?, Detroit Lakes? Otter Tail?, Minnewaska?, Green?

Is up.. and the ties have all been sorted out...

http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=594.0

I also saw that the results for the 2009 Centrals is up as well.
http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=591.msg1665;topicseen#msg1665

Here's the result here for easy viewing...

Casual racing in a regatta format. Called ON for Green Lake, Wis. To be run in conjunction with the Renegade championship.

http://iceboat.org/seasons/08-09/nite_isa.pdf

For cruisers that want to stay close to home this weekend, the lower croix
should be amazing as there is no traffic to muck up the ice when it was soft.No Snow!
St croix beach to launch.

Kent

From Ken Smith via the DN Western Region hotline (608-204-9876 box#4):

The Western Region regatta is ON for Lake Pepin launching at the Pickle Factory in Pepin, WI.

Regatta HQ Hotel is TBD and will be posted later today.

There are two small hotels in Pepin and additional lodging in Wabasha (south about 9 mi.) and Red Wing (about 31 mi. north).

The ice was polished by recent rain and rated as a 7 (better than when it was sailed last weekend).
Thickness is reported at over 24".

http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=587.0

4695

As of this hour it looks like Lake Pepin recieved just a trace of snow in today's storm, we should have eyes on the ice tomorrow morning early to confirm conditions. Local sailors are already planning what now promises to be an excellent weekend of sailing on Pepin.

Based on what's happened and the current radar imagery, we're hopeful the lake remains in excellent sailing condition.

Based on the forecast gusting over 35mph tomorrow, there are no plans to sail the lake on Wednesday Mar 11.

4695

who's in? need to confirm ice there. below freezing tonight, looks like no snow/rain till sunday. 10 mph wind. one day deal. 11 am start. someone confirm ice there!!!! and post. meyer

Western Regional Regatta Thread...

http://dnamerica.org/forum/index.php?topic=501.0

Its gonna happen this weekend. The question is where. WIsconsin sites known:

--Lake Geneva is good, and the ISAs are called on there. We could go to the east end at Linn road. The shore will be suspect, and trailers on, cars off is likely to be the state Saturday.

--Geoff reports Mendota is good but a bit rough. Cars off, trailers on, $5 per day lake access fees, bring cash.

--Based on a drive-by, Kegonza looks great. Need better report!