The following ice reports are called in by volunteers to help iceboaters find clear ice for sailing. Never consider these reports as fully accurate as ice and safety conditions change daily. Never venture on ice alone. Wear a lifejacket and carry ice picks. Remember, you are responsible for your own safety.

PIYC Nite Racing
(Waukesha, WI Inland Lakes Area)

2/5: Ice has 2" of soft snow with 1" - 2" snow predicted for Friday night into Saturday. Practice racing scheduled for 10:00 AM. Launch out of the Sports Dock bar on Hwy SS Pewaukee.

Minnetonka Nite Racing
(Minneapolis, MN Area)

2/5: No report.

Four Lakes Ice Yacht
Club Nite Racing
(Madison, WI Area)

2/5: Club racing has been called on for February 6-7, 2010 on Lake Monona. Use the Olin Park landing. Lake access permits are required here. There is over 14" of ice with 1.5 inches of wet, packy snow. The snow is not drifted. The landing at Olin is in better shape than the landings on Lake Mendota. Flag drops at 10 AM.

Mendota: Unknown.

Monona: Club racing called on.

Kegonsa: Unknown.

Waubesa: Unknown.

Wingra: Unknown.

Central/Northern Wisconsin/UP Michigan
Green Lake, Green Bay, Menomonee Areas)

2/5: WSSA called on for Lake Winnebago.

Skeeter Ice Boat Club
Nite Racing
(Lake Geneva, WI Area)

2/5: No report.

Lake Geneva:  No report.

Delavan Lake: No report.

Lake Como: No report.

Southern Region
Nite Racing
(Ilinois, Missouri Areas)

2/5: No report. However, heavy snow predicted for the weekend so probably wiped out for awhile.

Michigan Nite Racing
(Michigan Area)

2/5: Some sailing on western lakes with rain and warm temps melting snow and drifts on the lakes.

Eastern Region
Nite Racing
(Ohio, East Coast Areas)

2/5: No report.

Western Region
Nite Racing
(Colorado and Western States Areas)

2/5: No report.

DISCLAIMER

A vast majority of the time one can participate in ice boating and enjoy a reasonable and acceptable safety margin.

We must be remind you that ice boats are very fast and the ice is very hard. Ice can be thick and quite thin in other places, sometimes just a few feet apart. Under the ice is water which can be very cold and is often very deep. The Right-of-way rules are written to help prevent accidents. Using common sense about when and where to sail works most of the time. However, accidents causing damage to equipment, injury or even death may still occur.

The International Nite Class Association can not guarantee your safety when sailing, whether you follow these guidelines and the Right-of- Way rules or not. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF!! No one, including The International Nite Class Association, can guarantee your safety when on the ice. You are responsible for yourself. The safety advice given on this page CANNOT guarantee your safety in all instances. Be smart, never sail alone.

You can find other information about sailing safe at www.iceboat.org