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Runner tracks newsletter september 2024.

by Deb Whitehorse | Sep 5, 2024

Runner Tracks

The online magazine of the international dn ice yacht racing association, current issue: september 2024.

Whether you are an experienced ice boater or a newcomer, Runner Tracks newsletter is the ultimate resource for everything related to ice boating. Check out the complete online library here.

RUNNER TRACKS IS AVAILABLE IN THREE DIFFERENT FORMATS: Flipbook Magazine Download pdf file (best for tablets) Download single page pdf (best for phones)

IN THIS ISSUE

• Remembering Stan Macur P111
• Let’s Try Random Starts by Robert Cummins

Interview with PJ Dwarshuis and Mischa Heemskerk: Exploring the DNA ‘DN’ Rig Design

by Deb Whitehorse | Sep 4, 2024

Link to video.

Discover how the innovative new A-Class catamaran mast design was heavily influenced by the DN iceboat rig. (With a shout-out to Robert Gracyk P31.) For more insights, don’t miss the Runner Tracks article detailing the history and evolution of the DN mast. Link here.

by Deb Whitehorse | Sep 1, 2024

Photo left from Dutch A Division Catamaran Facebook page. Photo right from 2021 DN Nationals by Gretchen Dorian. Chris Berger US5166

As we approach the upcoming ice sailing season, there’s plenty to share about what’s been happening in the DN class over the summer. From cutting-edge developments in other sailing classes inspired by DN rigging to exciting news from the America’s Cup and the growth of our youth programs, this summer has been anything but quiet.

DN Influence on A Class Catamaran Masts The A Class catamaran community is embracing innovation inspired by iceboating, as seen in the recent Dutch Nationals. Photos from the event, shared on the Dutch A Division Catamaran Association Facebook page, highlight the “DN-mast” fitted on the DNA F1X catamarans of Mischa Heemskerk and Pieterjan Dwarshuis. Pieterjan commented on this groundbreaking rig:

“Without any doubt the future for the foiling A’s. More automatic, easier to handle, more stable to foil, and faster—just like the DN rig. The tuning process is still a challenge, but this innovation will make foilers easier, safer, and more fun.”

This DN-inspired mast design, which ditches traditional diamonds and spreaders for lowers, is being hailed as the future of foiling A Cats. As the tuning evolves, we may soon see these rigs making waves in the A Class World Championships which take place September 7 – 14 in Punta Ala, Italy.

DN Class Ties to the America’s Cup The America’s Cup is in full swing, and we have a special connection to the action this year. Maxime Bachelin , helming for the Swiss team Alinghi Red Bull Racing, has deep roots in the DN class. His father, Pierre Bachelin Z25, has been an active DN sailor for many years, competing in North America multiple times. Meanwhile, in the Youth America’s Cup , Fontana, WI sailors Harry Melges IV, Kyle Navin, and Finn Rowe— who all have DN seat time and sail Nites —also represent the USA. Ice sailing has helped shape these sailors into the top competitors they are today.

Junior Sailing: Building the Future of Ice Sailing Our North American Junior Sailing Director, Sam Bartel US1011, has been busy fostering the next generation of DN sailors this summer in Minnesota. Sam shared some great photos of junior sailors hard at work making their runner planks and learning valuable skills that will serve them well in the future.

Eight Bells: Remembering Mike Madge, DN Sailor, and Ice Sailing Advocate

by Deb Whitehorse | Aug 3, 2024

His enthusiasm helped introduce many to ice sailing in Thunder Bay. Beyond his local efforts, Mike was also known for his excellent YouTube interviews, where he engaged with the rock stars of DN sailing. He asked insightful questions, providing a platform for these sailors to share their experiences and knowledge, which enriched the ice sailing community worldwide.

Mike’s contributions to the DN class and spirit will be greatly missed. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mike’s family during this difficult time. Rest in peace, Mike Madge.

YouTube Videos Oskar Svensson – the 18 year old future of Ice Yachting Ron Sherry – Back up to Full Speed in the DN Ice Yacht 3x DN World Champion Matt Struble: Get your DN Ice Yacht up to race pace

Remembering Stan Macur

by Deb Whitehorse | Jul 22, 2024

Stan walking out to start a World Championship Gold Fleet race.

It is with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Polish ice sailing legend Stan Macur. Stan played a crucial role in the international ice sailing community, shaping the sport for future generations of sailors.

For 20 years, Stan served as the IDNIYRA European Junior Sailing Director. His contributions to the sport went beyond his administrative roles. As a competitor, Stan was formidable, placing third in the World Championships three times, securing second place in the North Americans, and winning the European Championship in 1993.

Stan’s tools of the trade, his loud hailer and horn.

His generosity also marks Stan’s legacy. Pete Johns shared his story about meeting Stan for the first time at a regatta on Hamilton Bay in Canada, before the Iron Curtain fell. Stan, touring with Russian minders, struck up a friendship with Pete and promised to build a boat for him so that Pete could compete in Europe at the next World Championship. Pete never heard from Stan during the year and didn’t know he’d have a DN waiting for him at the Worlds. Despite the communication challenges of the time, Stan kept his word. When Pete arrived in Europe, he found that Stan had built and set up a boat for him, helping him place well in the regatta. This gesture marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship between the two sailors.

Stan served as the Principal Race Officer (PRO) for many DN World Championships in Europe, where his signature battered horn would signal the start of each race.

The ice sailing community has lost a giant in Stan Macur. His legacy will continue to inspire future generations of ice sailors. The IDNIYRA extends our sympathies to Stan’s family and the Polish DN Association. The worldwide ice-sailing community will miss him.

Stan’s Obituary: To our deepest sadness, Stan Macur P-111, a Polish iceboater and a multimedalist of ice-sailing regatta on both national and international level, passed away on July 19th 2024. Stan started his sailing adventure in his teenage years. When he discovered ice-sailing, it became his life passion. Already as a junior, he won senior Polish DN Championships in 1972. Then he achieved many more successes in ice-sailing, among which there were three bronze medals in DN World Championships and a golden medal in DN European Championships in 1993. For most of his sailing career he represented the AZS Olsztyn sailing club. After finishing his career as a competitor, he devoted himself to work for the ice-sailing community, which included being a board member of IDNYIRA-Europe and leading the Professional Race Committee that conducts the main ice-sailing events: DN World and European Championships. Stan also tried to spread his passion for ice-sailing to young people. For many years he was the IDNYIRA-Europe Junior Programme Manager and also worked as a trainer. His professional life was also connected to sailing, as he constructed boats and other sailing equipment. Even though ice-sailing was his life passion, he was first of all devoted to his family and friends. He valued time spent together and his closest ones -wife Joanna and daughters Kasia, Julia and Sylwia; could always count on him. Stan, thank you for all your contributions. We will miss you a lot. The funeral will be held on July 27th 2024 in Olsztyn, starting at 12 pm in St. Francis Church (Olsztyn/Kortowo), and then at the Communal Cementery Poprzeczna in Olsztyn.

2025 International Rank List Published

by Deb Whitehorse | Jul 10, 2024

2024 World Championship Opening Ceremony on the Baltic Sea in Parnu, Estonia.

The daylight hours are slowly getting shorter which means the ice sailing season will soon be upon us. The 2025 IDNIYRA Rank List has been published. See it here. You can also see it on the DN World Portal here . The rank list is used to seed regatta fleets at continental events. Thanks to Ann Foeller for her assistance.

2025 CONTINENTAL RANKING REGATTA SCHEDULE

• 2025 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Date:  February 2 – 8, 2025 Host:  Central Region
• 2025 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Date:  February 22 – March 1 Host: DN Finland

From the IDNIYRA Regatta Management Agreement (RMA) 14. DN Split Fleet Ranking

The Continental Secretaries shall maintain a fleet ranking. This ranking shall be updated yearly and shall be published by October 15 using regatta results from the previous two GCs (Gold Cup), NACs (North American Championships), and ECs (European Championships). This ranking shall be the lessor of the following:

• Best finish in the Gold fleet in the previous two World Championships, North American Championships, and European Championships. • 22 plus your best finish in the Silver fleet in the previous two WCs, NACs, and ECs. • 40 plus your best finish in the Bronze fleet in the previous two WCs, NACs, and ECs. • 58 plus your best finish in the Aluminum fleet in the previous two WCs, NACs, and ECs. In the event of equal ranking for more than one sailor, the ranking which is based on the most recent race result will be considered higher.

CURRENT CONTINENTAL RANKING REGATTAS 2023 World Championship 2023 North American Championship 2023 European Championship 2024 World Championship 2024 European Championship 2024 North American Championship

All corrections must be submitted to the respective Continental Secretary by November 15. The list will be final on December 1.

Questions about your rank? Please email  [email protected]

Election Results & Toledo Ice Yacht Club Members Win Mills

by Deb Whitehorse | Jun 11, 2024

Toledo Ice Yacht Club members pressed the fun and speed pedal, winning the 100th Mills Trophy Race, winning 1st in class and 1st overall.

Thank you to all who participated in voting and helped shape the leadership of our class. Your officers are committed to serving the DN community and ensuring a successful season ahead. Link to results Election Results for 2024 IDNIYRA Spring Ballot

Commodore David Frost US5358 ************************************** Option Votes Percentage Yes – I approve the candidate 80 100.00% No – I reject the candidate 0 0% Votes tallied: 80 Abstentions: 1

Vice Commodore Rob Holman US3705 ****************************************** Option Votes Percentage Yes – I approve the candidate 79 100.00% No – I reject the candidate 0 0%Votes tallied: 79 Abstentions: 2

Secretary Deb Whitehorse US2366 ***************************************** Option Votes Percentage Yes – I approve the candidate 79 97.53% No – I reject the candidate 2 2.47% Votes tallied: 81 Abstentions: 0

Treasurer Deb Whitehorse US2366 ***************************************** Option Votes Percentage Yes – I approve the candidate 79 97.53% No – I reject the candidate 2 2.47% Votes tallied: 81 Abstentions: 0

Past Commodore Robert Cummins US3433 ********************************************** Candidate Votes Percentage Yes, I approve the candidate 76 96.20% No, I reject the candidate 0 0% Warren Nethercote 1 1.27% John Harper 2 2.53% Votes tallied: 79 Abstentions: 2

The Ice Men Winneth Toledo Ice Yacht Club Sailors Win Historic Mills Trophy Race

DN Class Updates: Specifications Rewrite, Elections, and 2025 Regatta Planning

by Deb Whitehorse | May 30, 2024

Specifications Rewrite In the fall of 2023, our class voted and approved a comprehensive rewrite of the Specifications, specifically focusing on sections A (Fuselage) and B (Runner Plank). The proposal from the Technical Committee is effective on May 31, 2024.

The main goals of the rewrite were to: 1. Incorporate the Interpretations into Official Specifications. 2. Rewrite for more user-friendly wording. 3. Enrich each section with a measurement guide and measurement drawings. 4. Consolidate fragmented sections. 5. Eliminate loopholes and grey areas by providing more precise definitions. 6. Maintain the existing specifications. (See Runner Tracks September 2022 for more information.)

The online yearbooks on idniyra.org and dniceboat.org have been updated to reflect these changes. Additionally, the specifications pages on the DN world portal (dniceboat.org) have been updated. The new drawings look fantastic online and serve as a valuable resource for our members. Links: 2024 IDNIYRA Yearbook Second Edition DN World Portal Specifications A. Fuselage:  DN World Portal: Specifications B. Runner Plank

North American Officer Election Please remember to participate in the North American Officer election. The election closes on June 9, so be sure to cast your vote before the deadline. More information here.

2025 Regatta Planning We are already looking ahead to the regattas in 2025. The North American Central Region, under the leadership of Rear Commodore Peter Johanson US5633, will be hosting the IDNIYRA World Championship from February 2 to 8. Additionally, the IDNIYRA European Championship is scheduled for February 22 to March 1 and will be hosted by DN Finland.

New European Commodore Congratulations to John Winquist L601 on his recent election as the new IDNIYRA European Commodore at the European Secretaries Meeting. We look forward to his leadership and contributions to the DN community. Many thanks to outgoing Commodore Mihkel Kosk C45 for his service to the class.

Thank you for your continued support and engagement with our class. Let’s look forward to an exciting season ahead!

Notice of Electronic Ballot

by Deb Whitehorse | May 19, 2024

Runner Tracks Newsletter May 2024

by Deb Whitehorse | May 7, 2024

Get ready for the latest edition of Runner Tracks, which marks the end of another season. Featuring an incredible cover shot captured by Swiss photographer Gilles Morelle during the 2024 Worlds in Parnu, Estonia. Whether you are an experienced ice boater or a newcomer, Runner Tracks is the ultimate resource for everything related to ice boating. Check out the complete  online library here.

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• Thoughts on Measurement & Building Tolerances by Warren Nethercote
• 2024 North American Championship Recap by Mike Bloom and Karen Binder
• Adventures in Iceboating – 2024 North Americans by Ron Sherry
• Regatta Results

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“Canadians Best Ever at DN NAs” – Sailing in Canada

by Deb Whitehorse | Mar 22, 2024

John Curtis KC5514 and Jacek Marzenski KC5247 at the 2024 DN World Championship, Parnu, Estonia.

Great write up about the North Americans from John Curtis and André Baby.

By John Curtis Earlier this month, Canadian DN Sailors journeyed to Wisconsin and made a very strong showing at the DN North Americans finishing four boats in the top ten. Over the past 4-5 years a keen group of sailors from Montreal and Kingston have been quietly honing their skills at the oldest form of competitive sailing – Iceboat racing. Continue reading.

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The DN is most popular iceboat in the world. Whether you are a racer or cruiser, your $25 membership in the IDNIYRA helps to promote the art and skill of DN ice yacht construction and the sport of ice yachting on all the hard waters of the world.

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• World & North American Championship Feb 2 – 8
• European Championship Feb 22 – March 1    idniyra.eu
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The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club (GPYC) dates to 1914 when 25 men formed a club to pursue their interests in ice boating and sailing on Lake St. Clair. The clubhouse was designed by Guy Lowell, a Boston architect and yachtsman, and was dedicated on July 4, 1929. Its Italian Renaissance façade with its 187 ft. bell tower is a well-recognized landmark to boaters around the lake, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

In 1997 the GPYC was named the “Number One Yacht Club in America” and is still considered among the best. The GPYC provides all the traditional amenities of a classic yacht club, including an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis and bowling facilities, as well as elegant dining rooms and ballroom. Boating members enjoy the GPYC’s central location on Lake St. Clair and the club maintains a spacious deep-water marina with a private gas dock.

The GPYC maintains membership in the Detroit Regional Yachting Association and holds two annual DRYA-sanctioned sailing regattas each year in addition to numerous other sailing-related events and programs, such as an adult sailing school, exclusively for its members.

Despite the region’s recent struggling economy, the club continues to boast more than 900 members and over the years the architectural integrity of Lowell’s original design and the spectacular view of Lake St. Clair have been meticulously preserved.

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How the Hummer Became Michigan’s State Drink

June 16, 2017, story: megan krigbaum, photo: lizzie munro, the hummer—a mix of white rum, kahlua and ice cream—was invented at a detroit yacht club fifty years ago. it’s now a statewide phenomenon..

For the past 93 years, Detroit’s Bayview Yacht Club has been the launch pad for the Bayview-Mac, a 200-plus mile freshwater sprint, beginning in Port Huron and ending at teeny Mackinac Island. There, more than 200 boats from the Great Lakes race annually, many of them world-renowned. So it stands to reason that anyone in the racing circuit will know Bayview Yacht Club. But they'll also know Jerome Adams.

The story goes something like this: Fifty years ago, Adams, originally from Georgia, got a job at the club as a dishwasher, quickly graduating to porter before landing a spot behind the nautical mahogany bar overlooking the freighters in the Detroit River. This is where, on a slow afternoon in February, 1968—an undeniably odd time to break out a blender—Adams served the first Hummer , a whirred-up combination of white rum, Kahlua, vanilla ice cream and a couple of ice cubes.

It is now, without contest, Michigan’s state drink.

Adams, now 77, is still behind the bar at Bayview five nights a week and Hummers have become so popular that they're often sold by the pitcher. What's more, Adams has become an ambassador of sorts, traveling around Michigan and to yacht clubs countrywide, sometimes serving thousands of Hummers in a night. So while the drink is inextricably linked to its home state, it's also become a standard in the racing community.

“When I was racing on the Grizzly with Chuck Bayer, he had portable chainsaw blender that went everywhere with us,” says Bob Bailey, who’s been sailing from the Bayview since he was 12 years old (or "40-some" years). “In Key West, we’d go through maybe 100 gallons of ice cream, serving Hummers to everyone, people from around the world.”

Hummers are most commonly served as an after-dinner drink everywhere from the Detroit Athletic Club to the Jockey Bar at Mackinac Island’s anachronistic Grand Hotel. Hummers turn up in unexpected places, too, including in slushie machines at clubs, at dive bars and even so-called “west-Mex” restaurants like Harbor Springs’s Mustang Wendy’s.

The only place they aren’t, is anywhere outside the Michigan state lines. Though, that hasn’t stopped Michigan ex-pats, like my friend Curt Catallo’s grandmother, from requesting them wherever she went. “When we’d go visit her on Longboat Key, Florida, we’d go out to Moore’s Stone Crab or Euphemia Haye she’d order a Hummer as her pre-dinner cocktail,” Catallo tells me. “Apparently, they’re great with shrimp cocktail and calamari.”

While the Hummer has seen its fair share of homegrown innovation, it’s still the ice-cream based original that remains nothing short of a Michigan institution, sating everyone from grandmothers to sailors. Only recently have Michigan  bartenders taken to riffing on it.

Jerome Adams created this boozy ice cream drink in 1968 at Detroit’s Bayview Yacht Club. It has essentially become the state cocktail of Michigan.

Dorothy Elizabeth, formerly of Detroit’s Standby , began workshopping Hummer variations by breaking the drink down to its basic components—something creamy, something sweet, something slightly bitter—and then rebuilding it. Her resulting Munising Falls is a frappé made with a whole egg, house-infused banana rum and Spaulding’s Coffee Liqueur from nearby Ann Arbor. Her Sorbet All Day , meanwhile, blends coconut sorbet and rum that’s been infused with burnt cinnamon, giving it the toasty bitterness that’s usually borne of a coffee element.

Such alternations would be heretical at Bayview, where Adams is frequently called on to tell the birth story of the Hummer. With each recounting, he gives credit for the name to one of the first members that he served the drink. "One of the guys asked me, 'You got a name for it?' 'It doesn't have a name," I told him." Having ordering a second round, the man said to Adams, "'You know, after two of these, it kinda makes you want to hum.'" 

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The International DN class is the most popular class in both North America and Europe. It is a one-person wood boat twelve feet long with a cross “plank” eight feet long and carries a mast 16 feet (4.9 m) high. Modern competitive DNs use flexible masts commonly made of composite materials. See idniyra.org or iceboat.org .

As noted above, the DN 60 name came from a request published in the late 1930s by the Detroit News newspaper for a design to build a relatively inexpensive one-person iceboat that showed excellent performance yet could be quickly built and sailed easily.

The high-performance, modern DN is a far cry in materials and construction from the original design selected by the Detroit News. Yet, many of its one-design features are exactly the same as the original boat, including the basic aerodynamic fuselage design, runner configurations, and 60 square feet (5.6 m2) of high-performance sail.

How much does it cost to join the Detroit yacht club?

Answered by Marvin Ayala

I used to be a member of the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC), and I can share my personal experience regarding the cost of joining. The DYC offers different membership options, depending on whether you are a boating member or a non-boating social member.

For boating members, the cost is $390 per month. This fee covers the privilege of docking your boat at the club, but it does not include the annual cost of the boat slip. The annual cost of the boat slip varies depending on the size of your boat and the location of the slip within the marina. This additional cost can range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars per year.

On the other hand, non-boating social members who are over the age of 35 pay a slightly lower fee of $365 per month. This membership type does not include the privilege of docking a boat at the club.

It is worth noting that these fees are subject to change, so it is always best to contact the Detroit Yacht Club directly for the most up-to-date information on membership costs.

Joining the Detroit Yacht Club as a boating member can cost $390 per month, plus the annual cost of the boat slip. Non-boating social members over the age of 35 pay a slightly lower fee of $365 per month.

Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club Honor Role

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Carl Bernard

Carl Bernard Archives 1905-1983 Associated with the Class A Stern Steerers FRITZ and MARY B. Championships NIYA Class A 1934 1936 1937 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1954 Hearst Trophy 1935 1938 1939 1950 1952 1953 Stuart Trophy 1934 1935 1951 1954

Bill Fauerbach

Served many terms as a Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club officer.

1891-1971 Championships Hearst Trophy 1926 1927 1937 From the January 8, 1924 Capital Times: It isn’t very often that Madison or any other city in the state can boast of a world’s champion, but in “Andy” Flom, prominent ice boat skipper, Madison has without question the peer of ice boat pilots. Besides holding several smaller cups won in regattas in this part of the country “Andy” can boast of two world championship challenge cups.One of them, the Hearst International Challenge Trophy, which he took from the Kalamazoo. Mich club in 1913 is the most coveted of any ice trophy in the world. “Andy” piloted the Princess II owned by Emil Fauerbach to victory for this trophy, and in three of the most thrilling races ever held for the trophy. In the last of three races held for the trophy, the ice was mushy and a gale was blowing. Part of Princess II was smashed, the sail was not under control, and although the Princess spun around like a top, Flom stuck with her and won the world’s championship. Since winning the trophy Flom has been challenged on several occasions but at no time have weather conditions been favorable and the race was not held. The other world’s championship trophy held by Flom is the world’s Championship Ice Yacht Challenge Trophy offered by the Square People, Menominee, Mich. It was with Clinton Steinle’s Miss Wisconsin that Flom won this trophy in 1922 and in 1923. The Miss Wisconsin is a 450 footer as was the Princess II. It is interesting to note that Flom piloted Miss Wisconsin ahead of the Princess in a race here last year. Flom has a reputation as a skipper of uncanny ability. Its second nature to him to skip boats to victory. Since a youngster able to walk on the ice he has always been around ice boats whenever the opportunity afforded, and it has been a safe bet that with Flom piloting a boat, a victory could be chalked up right off the reel.

Glen Grosbeck

Served as a 4LIYC officer and promoted the sport.

Frank Tetzlaff

Frank Tetzlaff Archives 1889-1967 Legendary builder of the Fritz, Mary B, and many other boats.

Spence Oswald

Served as 4LIYC officer and promoted the sport.

O.T. Havey Archives 1894-1978 The man who commissioned one of Madison’s most famous stern-steerers, the Mary B, which went on to win many championships with Carl Bernard at the helm. The boat was named after Mrs. Havey.

Fritz Jungbluth

Fritz Jungbluth Archives The original owner and namesake of the stern steerer, Fritz.

Served as club officer. Club meetings were often held at his garage during the 1950s and early 60s.

Dave Rosten

Dave Rosten Archives 1938-1973 Championships Ice Yacht Challenge Pennant 1965 1967 1968 1969 ISA 1965 1967 1970 (tied with Buddy Melges) Northwest Ice Yacht Regatta E Skeeter 1965 1973

Walter Haspell

Walter Haspell Archives 1893-1960 Served as club officer. The club continues to award a Skeeter trophy named after him.

Jules Brockel

Served as club officer.

Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson Archives Served as club officer.

Harry Whitehorse

Harry Whitehorse Archives Long time club member and accomplished professional artist who painted several portraits of club champions and was always generous donating his artwork to help support the club.

James Lunder

James Lunder Archives 1929-1998 Championships Northwestern Regatta Class A 1948-Fritz Hearst International Trophy in the Fritz 1948 1949

Greg Simon Archives Inducted May 3, 2014. Greg Simon has been a club member and active ice boater in DNs, Nites and Renegades for over 30 years. He held the position of Chief Judge and Ice checker for 15 years. He has been active in club racing winning 6 Renegade season championships and 1 DN season championship. REGATTA TITLES:: NIYA 1984 DN Junior Championship 2008 Renegade Championship 2014 Renegade Championship INTERNATIONAL RENEGADE ICE YACHT CHAMPIONSHIP 1998 2006 2008 NITE NATIONAL CHAMPION 1999

Art Jark Archives 1914-1982 Championships Ice Yacht Challenge Pennant 1970 1972

Dave Butler

Dave Butler Archives 1927-2010 Inducted April 21, 2012. A highly regarded club member who helped to revive the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club after World War II, Dave promoted the sport by bringing new members to the club. Of particular note, Jack Ripp credits Dave for getting him into ice boating. Dave served many years as a club officer and was a long time participant at club meetings, club racing, and regatta racing. Sailing the C class stern-steerer, Ace of Spades, Dave won numerous club championships and the 1961 Northwest Ice Yacht Racing Association C class title.

James Payton

Jim Payton Archive 1928-1996 Jim Payton was the second owner of the famous Madison stern steerer, the Mary B. Championships Hearst Trophy 1957 Mary B Stuart Trophy 1964 Mary B

Jack Ripp Archives Championships International Skeeter Association 1961 Western International Skeeter Association 1981 Ice Yacht Challenge Pennant of America 1964 1966 1967 International Renegade Ice Yacht Association Regatta Championship 1987 1988 1991 1996 Northwest Ice Yacht Assocation (NIYA) NIYA Skeeter Titles 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966 NIYA Free For All 1962 NIYA Renegade Titles 1988 1989 1992 1998 Triple Crown 1967

Lynn Langenfeld

Served as an club officer. Lynn also began the research of the club’s long history in Madison.

Bill Mattison

Bill Mattison Archives Championships ICE YACHT CHALLENGE PENNANT 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1986

ISA Class A Skeeter 1962 1963 1966 1968 1969 1971 1973 1977 1981 1984 1986

NORTHWESTERN ICE YACHT ASSOCIATION REGATTA CLASS E 1969 1980 1988 1989 1992

THE TRIPLE CROWN 1964 1966 1968 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1980 1981 1984 1988 Originally a combination of the Garwood, the ISA, and the NIYA Championship Class – A skeeter. The Garwood was a Lake St. Clair event sponsored by the Detroit Ice Yacht Club, that stopped after Lake St. Clair was kept open during winter as part of the seaway. The Garwood trophy is still active and is based on ISA and NIYA totals.

Dave Nelson

Dave Nelson Archives Enthusiastic 4LIYC Skeeter sailor and Admiral of Lake Kegonsa.

4LIYC Nite Sailor.

Paul Krueger

Paul Krueger Archives Club member since the late 1950s and Secretary/Treasurer of the Northwest and ISA regattas for over 30 years. Championships ISA Class A 1976 1979 Northwestern Regatta Class E Skeeter 1979

Debra Rosten Whitehorse

Has served as club secretary since the 1980s and as webmaster of iceboat.org since the inception of the website in 1998. 

Jim Nordhaus

Jim Nordhaus Archives Jim Nordhaus has contributed to the Four Lakes Club in essentially all areas suggested in the by-laws, for example: By opening his shop to many ice-boaters (both in his garage at his home, and more recently in the “Boatwerks” on Sebold Road) Jim has made it possible for many members to build boats where they might not have been able to otherwise. Many alumni of Boatwerks projects have contributed to the club as officers and regulars in club races (including at least two recent Club Commodores). Jim has also regularly hosted out-of-town ice-boaters at his house when they were in the four-lakes area racing with the Club or at local regattas. Jim has served as Commodore and organized the most recent (and very successful) “Grand Slam Regatta”. He has also been instrumental in facilitating sailing by building bridges onto the ice for late-season racing, including making possible the only club races in the 2006-2007 season. Jim has ice-boated since his youth, and been an active member of the Four Lakes Club for over 20 years. In addition to assisting others with their boat-building projects, Jim has built a number of boats himself. Currently, there are at least four of Jim’s Renegades sailing in the club (Jerry Ebert, Daniel Hearn, Jeff Russell, and Jim’s current boat). A number of boats have been built, restored, or modified in Jim’s shop with his assistance and support (Renegades: Tim Stanton, Doug Kolner, Kevin Pok; DNs: Geoff Sobering, Byron Tetzlaff, Wayne Schmeidlin, Mike Mullarkey, and Jori Lenon)

Mike McCormick

Renegade and stern steerer (Twin Beds) sailor.

Peter Barrett

Peter Barrett Archives

Tim McCormick

Bill McCormick

Championships Winner of the first Wisconsin Stern Steering Association Regatta in 1969 WSSA 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 NIYA Championships 1966 1973 1974 1975 1976 197

Jerry Simon

Jerry Simon Archives Championships International Renegade Ice Yacht Association Championship 1976 2007 Northwest Ice Yacht Association Regatta 1984

AJ Whitehorse

Don Anderson

Don Anderson Archives Don Anderson’s positive attitude and enthusiasm for the sport of ice boating is contagious. Besides serving as Commodore for our club for several years, he has served on the Race Committees for IRIYA, ISA, and NIYA. The club’s Friday ice checking often has Donny going out further looking for good ice than the rest of us. He was a Nite sailor before his Renegading successes, winning in both the IRIYA in ’05,’06,’09,and NIYA in ’02. Purchasing and upgrading older boats to give new comers a chance to try the sport is noteworthy.

Greg Whitehorse

Greg Whitehorse Archives Inducted September 2021 Greg has been an active club member for over 40 years and has served as Commodore or Vice Commodore on multiple occasions. As club historian, Greg has collected, maintained and preserved club records, artifacts and memorabilia.

An active racer with a long history in both the skeeter and Renegade fleets, Greg competed against and chronicled the stories of the sports greatest champions. Greg highlighted the victories and losses and penned tales of triumph and tragedy in his newsletter: “The Blade Runner.” Greg captured (in real time) races, events and conversations that would have otherwise been lost or forgotten.

Greg has generously shared his artistic talents, creating several club logos in the form of patches, hats and glassware, all promoting the 4LIYC and the sport of iceboating. Greg’s contributions to the sport will be appreciated for generations.

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