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MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL DN ICE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION RUNNER TRACKS DECEMBER 2014 BE SPEED ORIENTED KENT BAKER REVIEWS THE WESTERN CHALLENGE & THE 9 RULES OF RACING DN TECH 6 PROPOSALS FOR THE AGENDA OF THE 2015 ANNUAL MEETING PREPARED BY JANE PEGEL US805 NORTH SAILS DETROIT 2 RUNNER TRACKS | DECEMBER 2014 DN Sails Built & Designed by Mike Boston 24422 Sorrentino Court, Clinton Township, MI 48035 content 586-792-7212 [email protected] Cover Photo: Peter Johanson from the 2014 Western Challenge REGATTA DATES Hotline numbers, websites, and calendar dates for 04 the 2014-2015 season. “Sailmaker to the Champions” OFFICERS International class officers and North American 06 regional commodores RECENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 08 Worlds 2013 Tomasz Zakrzewski GET A SAIL NUMBER BE SPEED ORIENTED 2012 Tomasz Zakrzewski MEMBErshIP INforMatION IDNIYRA North American Com- 2011 Ron Sherry modore Kent Baker talks about the 2009 Matt Struble Western Challenge and asks us to Contact IDNIYRA Treasurer review the 9 rules of sailing. Wes Wilcox US5414 North American Championships 2030 Muller Rd. 2014 Ron Sherry DN TEch Sun Prairie, WI 53590 2013 John Dennis Cell: 608 628-9590 Proposals for the agenda of the 2015 annual 14 meeting 2012 Ron Sherry Email: [email protected] 2011 Ron Sherry IDNIYRA EUROPE 2010 Ron Sherry Minutes of the 2014 IDNIYRA European 20 Secretaries Meeting European Championships REGatta RESUlts 2009 Vaiko Voorema Results of the unsanctioned regatta, 20 the Western Challenge TAKE TWO David Frost’s photos from the regatta that wasn’t, 34 the 2014 Western Regional Championship adVErtISE WITH US Contact IDNIYRA Executive Secretary Deb Whitehorse 1200 East Broadway Monona, WI 53716 Phone: 608-347-3513 Email: [email protected] photo: gretchendorian.com Runner Tracks Editor: Deb Whitehorse Email: [email protected] regatta datES MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNatIONal DN ICE Yacht RacING ASSOCIatION | DECEMBER 2014 5 WEB SITES & TELEPHONE HOT LINE NUMBERS Regatta conditions change FAST! Keep up to date by calling the hot lines and checking the web sites. WEBSITES IDNIYRA WEB site: Ice.IDNIYRA.ORG/ IDNIYRA Bulletin Board dnamerica.ORG/forum European IDNIYRA: idniyra.EU TELEPHONE HOT LINE NUMBERS DN Western Region 608-313-5156 DN Central Region 810-328-3660 WESTERN EASTERN LAKES CENTRAL LAKES WESTERN LAKES ChallENGE To be announced. January 10-11, 2015 January 3-4, 2015 DN EASTERN Region 508-377-6100 December 5,-7, 2014 dnamerica.org/forum/ dnamerica.org/forum/ dnamerica.org/forum/ Minnesota Hotline: 508-377-6100 Hotline: 810-328-3660 Hotline: 508-377-6100 iceboating.net Sailed December 5-7, 2014 Photo: Chris Clark US4789 THE TOLEDO ICE YACHT CLUB ENCOURAGES all DN SAIlors TO HAVE A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL SEASON GOLD CUP & EUROPEAN NEW ENGLAND CANADIAN North AMERICAN chaMPIONSHIPS chaMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIP MEMBErs OF THE TIYC EXTEND AN OPEN INVItatION March 1-6, 2015 To be announced To be announced TO ANY SAIlor TO attEND ONE OF OUR MEETINGS chaMPIONSHIPS icesailing.org neiya.org [email protected] WHIch arE HELD EVERY FRIday at OTTAWA RIVER Yacht CLUB Host Region: Eastern 8:00PM IN TOLEdo startING NoV 21ST THOUGH THE END OF March Lakes, Mountain Lakes, and Canada “LiKE US ON FacEbook” : TOLEdoICE Register Jan. 24. Racing Jan. 25-31, 2015 dnamerica.org/forum/ Hotline: 508-377-6100 6 RUNNER TRACKS | DECEMBER 2014 MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNatIONal DN ICE Yacht RacING ASSOCIatION | DECEMBER 2014 7 photo: gretchen dorian gretchendorian.com 2011 GOLD cup NORTH AMERICAN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Deb Whitehorse Phone: 608-347-3513 international Email: [email protected] Advertising requests, comments, and article contributions for Runner Tracks or the Year Book should be directed to the North American Executive Secretary. class OFFICErs 2014-2015 north american regional commodores CANADA MOUNTAIN LAKES NORTH AMERICAN COMMODORE EUROPEAN COMMODORE Warren Nethercote KC3786 Bill Van Gee US3435 Kent Baker US5219 Jörg Bohn G-737 Phone: 902-478-2517 Phone: 315-483-6461 Phone: 419-509-5526 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] EASTERN LAKES WESTERN LAKES NORTH AMERICAN VICE COMMODORE EUROPEAN VICE COMMODORE Eben Whitcomb US4775 Mike Miller US5369 Eric Anderson US5193 Attila Pataki M-100 Phone: 860-399-1147 Cell: 612-868-2949 Phone: 860-367-7806 H-8230 Balatonfüred, Hungary Cell: 860-304-6319 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] NORTH AMERICAN SECRETARY EUROPEAN SECRETARY CENTRAL LAKES Geoff Sobering US5156 Chris Williams K-1 Bill Cutting US5430 1850 Sheridan Street Great Britain Phone: 231-264-5232 Madison, WI 53704 Email: [email protected] Cell: 231-499-9760 Phone 608-235-3746 Email [email protected] Email: [email protected] EUROPEAN TREASURER Dr. Christian Seegers G-551 NORTH AMERICAN TREASURER Hamburg, Germany Wes Wilcox US5414 Email: [email protected] 2030 Muller Rd. NORTHWIND ICEBOATS EUROPEAN JUNIOR PROGRAM Sun Prairie, WI 53590 80 Twin Fawn Drive, Hanover, MA 02399 Phone: 608-628-9590 MANAGER Email: [email protected] Stan Macur P-111, • 1D Sails, Battens • Sarns Hardware Membership information or sail Dubiskiego 11, 10-752 Olsztyn, Poland, Email: [email protected] • Harken Blocks • Custom Rigging number questions should be directed Gambit Hardware & Mast to the North American Treasurer. • • Skate Profile & Sharpening EUROPEAN WEBMASTER • European Steering Hardware • Repairs NORTH AMERICAN WEBMASTER http://www.icesailing.org • European Booms • Used Boats & Parts Jim McDonagh US5214 Dietmar Gottke 2205 California Street NE Suite 101 [email protected] Minneapolis, MN 55418 Phone: 612-435-2002 781-826-8004 Cell 781-724-0648 [email protected] Email: [email protected] 8 RUNNER TRACKS | DECEMBER 2014 MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNatIONal DN ICE Yacht RacING ASSOCIatION | DECEMBER 2014 9 BE SPEED ORIENTED PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO review THE NINE rules OF iceboat racing sailors SHOULD realize that iceboat racing rules differ FROM sailboat and do SO again AS IF THE future OF iceboating depended ON it. racing rules IN A NUMBER OF fundamental ways apologize for the long article, but this one 1. Sailors should realize that ice- deserves each of your careful thought and boat racing rules differ from I consideration. I ask that all of you take time to sailboat racing rules in a number review the documents, and do so again as if the of fundamental ways, most future of iceboating depended on it. Discuss with prominent of which are: your travel buddies and sailing partners. starboard tack doES Not alWays HAVE RIGHT-OF-Way; After each event, the IDNIYRA officers discuss safety WINDWard yacht HAS RIGHT- issues and how to do things better. As we well know, the National Iceboat Authority (NIA) was founded as OF-Way OFF THE WIND; THERE a well thought-out set of rules that could be used in IS NO TWO LENGTH RULE at AN all classes and in every locale. ICEboat coUrsE Mark. Every time there is a problem or question, a careful 2. The rules do not allow boats review of the NIA rules will reveal a solution. to collide at the start or shortly Matter of fact if everyone sailing could just sail by thereafter and all sailing rules ap- the 9 Right of Way rules of the NIA. (Part IV, section ply here as they do elsewhere on B), the only time anyone would ever have a collision the course. would be as a result of loss of control. 3. Rule #8 giving each yacht room The 2014 Great Western Challenge was indeed a to finish is for the ends of the line challenge. Beautiful weather and great ice was in and is DESIGNED TO KEEP THE our favor, but despite fairly light-to-moderate winds RacE COMMITTEE FROM GET- there were more collisions than we would expect. TING KILLED, AND TO AVOID Luckily the injuries would be minor, but some of the boats did not fare so well. GENEral HAVOC IN THE FIN- ISHING arEA. Port tack yachts After lots of careful thought, we could not come shall keep clear of starboard tack up with any definite reasons for this problem. The yachts EXCEPT at THE COMMIT- course was not to blame, but we extended safety TEE END OF THE LINE WHERE zone and darling mark distances on Sunday just to Port tack MUST BE GIVEN be safe. “Blame it on the full moon” said one sailor. I ROOM TO FINISH. At the ends of wish I could do that and just move on. the line, a windward yacht must allow a leeward yacht room to But here is some reading that I do feel applies. In finish. our own IDNIYRA yearbook I found the December 1, 1973 IDNIYRA interpretations of the NIA rules which If you read the preceding 3 points, states the following : then read the 9 NIA Right Of Way Rules, I think most of us will The Sailing Rules and Race Management Rules are re-evaluate the way we conduct designed to provide a safe and fair race. THE RULES ourselves on the course. SHOULD Not BE USED WITH tactIcal 2014 Western Challenge Gold Fleet adVANTAGE AS A PRIME coNCERN, BUT rathER Lake Kegonsa, Madison, WI SHOULD BE USED TO AVOID collISIONS. Photo: Peter Johanson by: Kent Baker US5219 DN North American Commodore 10 RUNNER TRACKS | DECEMBER 2014 MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNatIONal DN ICE Yacht RacING ASSOCIatION | DECEMBER 2014 11 BE PREPARED FOR A POP QUIZ ON THE 9 NIA RULES AT YOUR NEXT REGATTA. THE 9 RULES PRACTICE BY VISITING IDNIYRA.EU AND TAKING THE RULES TEST NatIONal ICE Boat AUTHORIty Go here to find the simple Please observe yourself. Part IV SAILING RULES 3-page PDF booklet of the If you are making “Posi- absolute minimum required tion Oriented” maneuvers, TEST YOUR B.