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Pre-Championship Message
Dear Fellow Iceboaters, After having some wet races in November far North in Finland we had the possibility to sail on good ice only in far South in Hungary. The season started here in mid December. We had quite cold January throughout Europe, thus as today...
Mitropa -Trophy 2017 – UPDATE
The MITROPA - TROPHY 2017 is cancelled this weekend. We plan to sail it next weekend. Have a look for more information next week. Think Ice
DN Sweden R7 and R8 2017 are called on!
Wohoo, the race is on for SWE Ranking 7 & 8 2017 this weekend! The regattas will be held on lake Mälaren in Västerås and launching site will be at Västerås Kanotförening (Björnövägen 79, Västerås). We have magnificent ice conditions with no observed cracks or...
Results, DN Swiss Championship 2017
6 races were run on clear, wet ice on Monday January 30 2017 at Lac de Joux. New Swiss Champion is: Jean-Claude Vuithier, Z-39 Results
Tiller Ruling Blurb – (Kevlar/Aramid)
It has come to the attention of the IDNIYRA and European governing committee that the 2014 vote to allow para aramid in the construction of tillers was conducted incorrectly. It was only sent to ballot in north America and not in Europe. This violates the...
Mitropa -Trophy 2017
Mitropa -Trophy 2017 at Wallersee - Austria - Salzburg Launching: Hotel - Restaurant-Winkler info@winkler.at Tel. +43 6216 5270 Registration: Friday 03.02.17, opens 17.00 h Restaurant-Winkler Firstrace: Saturday 04.02.17 - 10.00 h Lastrace: Sunday 05.02.17 - 14.00...
2017 DN North Americans – Ron Sherry US-44 on Top
Ron and Griffin Sherry won the Gold resp. Silver Fleet. Congratulations to father and son. Read More
DN Swiss Championship 2017 called ON
Swiss DN Championship 2017 is called on for Monday/Tuesday January 30/31 2017. Reason for choosing weekdays: Lac de Joux which is the selected (and only possible site) is too crowded by skaters on weekends to allow for a safe regatta. Site: Lac de Joux, Frozen and...
Karol Jablonski P-36 — World Champion 2017
Congratulations - This is the 11th triumph More information
DN Sweden R5 & R6 2017 are called on!
Great news, the race is on for SWE Ranking 5 & 6 2017 this weekend! The regattas will be held on lake Mälaren in Västerås and launching site will be at Västerås Kanotförening (Björnövägen 79, Västerås). As of today we have magnificent ice conditions with no...
MAST entwendet ! – SPAR taken away ! (a posting in the name of Peter Münnich – OE 41)
Wanted/gesucht: In der Nacht vom 26.auf den 27.Dezember 2016 wurde am Haidersee -St.Valentin in der Heide/Italien aus meinem Trailer ein DN-Mast der Marke WHY inkl. Persenning entwendet. Der WHY-Mast besteht aus Glasfiber mit 3 Carbonstreifen im Top, farblos lackiert...
Online Entry “Problems” UPDATE
Dear Sailors, tonight I again looked after the problems some of you had when registering. They found themselves in a not ending loop after typing in their sail number and ID. This is not a bug of the entry procedure, this is due to the browser safety settings on the...
Result of Dyneema ballot
The "Dyneema Halyard" vote pass. The final counts are: Synthetic Halyard: Yes: 274 No: 21 Abstain: 18 Yes/No = 13:1 (2:1 required - Art. VIII Spec. Mgmt. Sys.) It comes into effect by Jan. 1st 2017 Think Ice, Godie
Minor bug in Online Entry is fixed – it is OPEN NOW
Dear friends, thx for patience, the minor bug is fixed now, you can use the Online Entry as usual. Think Ice, Godie DN-G4 Webmaster
ONLINE-REGISTRATION FOR JWC 2017 IS OPEN !!
Dear friends, I right now opened the Online-Registration for JWC 2017. (I know it is one hour earlier than written in the NOR, but I would have had time late in the evening again) Think Ice Niklas OE 221
EC 2017 – ONLINE-REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Dear friends, I right now opened the Online-Registration for EC 2017. (I know it is one hour earlier than written in the NOR, but I would have had time late in the evening again) Think Ice Niklas OE 221
2017 Worlds Update
Dear Friends, The 2017 DN Worlds is now just a month away. There are many Europeans planning to attend the Worlds & NAC which are on Jan 22-28, 2017. The Regatta Organizers would like each racer who has yet to pre-register, to please send an email to Deb...
JWC, JEC 2017 Notice of Race
Dear young icesailors, coaches, parents HERE you can find the Notice of Race for Junior Worls and European Championschips 2017 JWC 2017 NOR Please, pay attention that they are moved one day to: 13th-17th of Feburary 2017. 4 That`s way juniors, coaches and judges will...
DN European Championship NOR 2017
Dear iceboaters, on behalf of the Czech DN Fleet as a hosting nation and on behalf of IDNIYRA Europe I am publishing EC 2017 NOR. Read carefully. Goodluck there Think Ice CZ 112 Vladislav Ptasnik
INSURANCE – WHAT TO KNOW for DN junior and Ice-Optimist sailors
Dear friends, Please check in time that you will have a proper TPL-insurance for icesailing. This is not only necessary for the “big events” like WC and/or EC or JWC/JEC, but also for sailing during the rest of the season. I guess that every participant of WC and EC...
Commodore’s Message
Dear Fellow Iceboaters, As the new Commodore IDNIYRA Europe e.V. I would like to welcome all of you in the new icesailing season. As you may know Jörg Bohn and Christian Seegers left the Board after our Secretaries Meeting in Riga. Here I would like to thank the great...
Johnny Köhler Cup and All Saints Regatta
Hello Sailors The racing site will be at Uljua reservoir. The distance from Helsinki to Oulu direction is approx 450 km. Ice thickness is 12-15 cm. We are waiting for some snow next night, but not too much. Temperatures between -2 C - +2 C, wind forecast 3-7 m/s. More...
Johnny Köhler Cup and All Saints regatta
Hello Sailors Next weekend 18-20.11. 2016 we sail Johnny Köhler Cup and All Saints regattas. At west coast of Finland we have quite fine ice conditions. During tuesday-wednesday a low pressure is coming and bringing some snow. Hopefully not too much. The wind...
DN Racing Finland
Good afternoon Quite a cold season is starting here in Finland. Some lakes are already frozen in Lappland. That means in practice, that sailors are now spending more and more time in their workshops and garages. The first race here is traditionally Johnny Köhler Cup...
Johnny Köhler Cup and All Saints Regatta 2016
Dear DN Friends season is round the corner, it is not so far away that lakes and bays will freeze and give us the medium we could not await eagerly every year. There is already something in the pipe you should take note of. First: Look for a ballot with the Dyneema...