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Nite News 1/07/02 Nites on
Minnetonka Minnetonka continues to provide excellent ice and great wind. 14 Nites spent the weekend doing circles around a couple of orange cones. It was great to see so many boats on the ice. Even Eugene Altweis dusted of the runners and made a guest appearance! The usual crowd of Slocum, Bloom, Sevey, Harry Allan, Kresbaugh and Irwin all seemed to have their boats dialed in for speed. Nites on
Pewaukee PIYC called on its first club races for the weekend of 1/5/02. Twelve Nites ventured onto the fresh ice of Pewaukee's west end and sailed 3 light air races. Debbie Ziegler (#497) and Tom Sweitzer (#272) dominated the fleet for the day. Sunday brought windy conditions, but the Northwest breezes made the course too small and no races were sailed. Nagawicka Lake looks very promising for the weekend of 1/12 and club racing will probably move there. Nites on
Lake Waubesa Lake Waubesa was hard and fast today (Sunday) when the Renegades, Nites, and DNs raced. Winds were heavier than Saturday and the ice didn't soften up either. Tim McCormick won both morning Renegade races while Grant Frautschi buried the competition in all four Nite races. Nites in
Colorado Some of the boys are sailing Cherry Creek today. It is supposed to blow on Saturday so will make the trip to Denver & get the Nite wound up for the first time this season. Reports and Photos Needed! The INCA web site needs more reports and photos. Please contact the web guy on how to get more stuff here. Known Ice Conditions Green Bay (Menomonee, MI): Good Ice. Pewaukee Lake: Frozen. Mostly rough with many bad heaves. Small area on west end with smooth, glass ice around 4" thick. Nagawicka Lake: Frozen. 4" of smooth, glass ice. Lake Geneva: Starting to freeze. Delavan Lake: Frozen. Large area of smooth ice. Lake Como: Frozen. Good ice with sailing available. Green Lake: Open. Lake Mendota: Frozen. Large area of smooth ice around 2"- 3". Not yet safe for racing. Lake Monona: Frozen. Large area of smooth ice around 6". Locals say it's the best ice in 50 years. Lake Kegonsa: Frozen. Lake Wingra: Frozen. Clear fast ice. Recreational sailing. Lake Waubesa: Frozen. Clear fast ice. Lake Minnetonka, MN: Clear fast ice. Lots of sailing going on. Cherry Creek, CO: Frozen. 4"- 6" of sailable ice with open spot in center. |