The guys up in Minnesota have been sailing for weeks, and there's nice ice in Michigan.
Last weekend the DN "Great Western Challenge" moved further south/east than it ever has in 15+ years. Traditionally the only ice this early in the season is in north-west Minnesota (i.e. near Fargo), but this year the un-regatta was sailed just south of Madison, Wisconsin on Lake Kegonsa.
There were a number of blokart sailors out on the ice. Dean Kitchen (US-4) drove over from Detroit to play in a DN. Wayne Schmiedlin (US-58) brought his DN down to the ice for the first time in years (he's been sailing Renegades recently) and ripped around the lake. Jim Nordhaus (US-61) and Geoff Sobering (US-56) raced in the regatta itself.
More stuff at: http://iceboat.org/seasons/14-15/dn/index.html
A short video of one lap:
Last weekend the DN "Great Western Challenge" moved further south/east than it ever has in 15+ years. Traditionally the only ice this early in the season is in north-west Minnesota (i.e. near Fargo), but this year the un-regatta was sailed just south of Madison, Wisconsin on Lake Kegonsa.
There were a number of blokart sailors out on the ice. Dean Kitchen (US-4) drove over from Detroit to play in a DN. Wayne Schmiedlin (US-58) brought his DN down to the ice for the first time in years (he's been sailing Renegades recently) and ripped around the lake. Jim Nordhaus (US-61) and Geoff Sobering (US-56) raced in the regatta itself.
More stuff at: http://iceboat.org/seasons/14-15/dn/index.html
A short video of one lap:
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