George Gerhardt
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December 21, 2014
Conclusion
Game faces before the third and deciding race,
Mike Derusha R188, left and George Gerhardt R123
Congratulations to George Gerhardt R123 for his first ever title as Renegade Champion. Congratulations to everyone who made the trip to Puckaway Lake.
Sorry for the late report but there was limited internet access at the sailing site and hotel.
Saturday became a lay day because there was not a breath of wind. Of course we made the best of it and enjoyed lunch with members of the Green Lake Ice Yacht Club. Joe Norton almost had us convinced that Dan Bierman sailed his iceboat uphill both ways to school when he was a kid. The banquet at the Mecan Outfitters Lodge was wonderful. The setting was like a Montana ski resort.
Renegaders woke up to wind of 7 - 10 mph on Sunday morning and wasted no time getting to the lake. Peter Fauerbach dropped the flag at 9:12 AM. George Gerhardt won the first race with Mike Derusha R188 second. They switched finish positions for the second race. This regatta's bylaws call for only three races on Sunday so the next race was crucial for both George and Mike.
Michigan's Glenn Betzoldt R499 held a solid lead during all four laps of the final race. George was able to consistently round in second on each lap while Mike Derusha, Dan Beirman R520, and Greg McCormick R310 battled back and forth for third. It was an exciting race to watch knowing what was on the line.
Thanks to the Green Lake Ice Yacht Club for hosting, Jim Walker for bringing his ATV and sitting at the weather mark with the lights on, Peter Fauerbach for being an on the spot Chief Judge, John Hayashi for his assistance, and finally Steve and Mary Jane Schalk for their on shore scoring team support. They were able to tabulate and finish before the Packer game began. There should be more photos and video posted later.
2014 Renegade Championship
December 20-21 Lake Puckaway Wisconsin
Results are final as of 11:11 on 12/21/2014
Overall
| Rank | SailNo | HelmName | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 123 | George Gerhardt | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 2nd | 188 | Mike Derusha | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 3rd | 515 | Doug Kolner | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 |
| 4th | 113 | Jerry Simon | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 |
| 5th | 310 | Greg McCormick | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 16.0 |
| 6th | 520 | Dan Bierman | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 17.0 |
| 7th | 231 | Archie Call | 4.0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 23.0 |
| 8th | 499 | Glenn Betzold | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 9th | 420 | Don Anderson | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 26.0 |
| 10th | 462 | Ken Norton | 9.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 27.0 |
| 11th | 384 | Rich Eckstein | 10.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 31.0 |
| 12th | 210 | Jim LaFortune | 12.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 32.0 |
| 13th | 500 | Greg Whitehorse | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 41.0 |
| 14th | 400 | Jim Nordhaus | 18.0 DSQ | 13.0 | 12.0 | 43.0 |
| 15th | 516 | Dave Whealon | 14.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 45.0 |
| 16th | 383 | Dave Lallier | 15.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 46.0 |
| 17th | 527 | Paul McMillan | 18.0 DNF | 18.0 DNC | 18.0 DNC | 54.0 |
December 17, 2014
George Gerhardt checks the ice on Wednesday, Dec 17
2014 Renegade Championship Called ON for
Puckaway Lake
The 2014 International Renegade Association Championship has been called ON for December 20-21, 2014 on Puckaway Lake which is just west of Green Lake, Wisconsin. The regatta will be a two day event. Renegade races will alternate with Green Lake Ice Yacht Club racing. George Gerhardt and Don Anderson rate the ice as an 8 out of 10. There's 7 inches plus of ice.
Map of Puckaway Lake.
RACE INFORMATION
All races will be sailed under the rules of the National Iceboat Authority and the International Renegade Ice Yacht Association. The first race will be held at 10:00 AM CDT on Saturday, December 20th. Entry fee will be $15.00 per yacht payable upon registration. Registration will be at the launch site from 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM CDT on Saturday, December 20th. Per IRIYA rules, this will be a 2 day, 5 race regatta and it must have 3 races completed in order for the regatta to count. On Saturday there will be three scheduled races with 3 being the maximum number of races held. On Sunday there will be two scheduled races with a three race maximum. There will be no annual meeting at this regatta.
LAUNCH INFORMATION
Apuckawa Park Access
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, December 20
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM:Registration at the launch site
10:00AM: First race
5:30 PM: Banquet Information
Mecan River Outfitters
W720 State Road 23
Princeton, WI 54968
920-295-3439
Link to Map
Website
5:30 - 6:30 Cocktails
6:30 Banquet
$21per person for your choice of New York Strip, Walleye, or Chicken
Pay for banquet at registration
December 12, 2013
2014 IRIYA Newsletter Posted
2013 Renegade Championship Page
January 10, 2011
MJ Carpenter Photo Gallery
Go here to see how your boat looks while racing...
Photo Gallery from Robert Resnick
Ken Norton in "Cold Play".
"Look out Melissa Ann"; Ken Kreider and Jamie Hanson.
Greg McCormick
Capital
Archie Call
January 9, 2011
PM Report: Awards Ceremony
The regatta was called completed this morning because there was not enough wind to sail today and the awards ceremony was held in the parking lot.
1st Place: Tim McCormick
2nd Place: Don Anderson
3rd Place and Masters Champion: Archie Call
From left: Tim McCormick 1st, Don Anderson 2nd, Archie Call 3rd, Tim McCormick 4th, Ken Norton 5th, Jeff Russell 6th, Jim Nordhaus 7th, and Commodore of the IRIYA, Glenn Betzoldt.
From left: Jamie Hanson, Rich Eckstein, Greg McCormick, Tim McCormick, Ken Norton, Jim Nordhaus, Jon Lofgren, Andy McCormick, Archie Call,
Dan Bierman.
More Renegade Photos by Robert Resnick
Renegade skipper Rich Eckstein of Oshkosh.
Regatta champion Tim McCormick's boat
AM Report
Tim McCormick and Don Anderson
Photo Credit: Mary Jane Carpenter
CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY RACING PHOTO GALLERY
It's a balmy five degrees here this morning at iceboat.org, a higher temperature than was forecasted. But the wind forecast is right on so far there doesn't seem to be any wind right now.
The banquet was well attended by both DNs and Renegade sailors and it was good to catch up with our ice boating friends from Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan.
January 8, 2011
IRIYA Championships Day Two
Racing began at 2 PM today and three races were sailed. In the first race there was an incident between regatta leader Mike Derusha and Don Anderson. Mike's springboard was damaged and he was forced to drop out of the race. Both skippers were okay and Don Anderson went on to win the first race of the day. (As I left the lake, both skippers were shaking hands with each other.)
Equipment failures plagued Doug Kolner and Andy McCormick today.
Tim McCormick won the other two races. Drifting increased today but there was more black ice showing than on Friday. Winds were out of the NNW 12-15 mph.
Saw a big fleet of DNs racing on the western end of the lake. The Renegade skippers are joining the DNs tonight at their banquet.
2011 Renegade Championship
Results as of 7:10pm 1-8-11
Overall
| # | Helm | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 385 | Tim McCormick | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2nd | 420 | Don Anderson | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| 3rd | 231 | Archie Call | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 33.0 |
| 4th | 310 | Greg McCormick | 5.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 41.0 |
| 5th | 462 | Kenny Norton | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 42.0 |
| 6th | 253 | Jeff Russell | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 44.0 |
| 7th | 400 | Jim Nordhaus | 11.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 47.0 |
| 8th | 485 | Andy McCormick | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 23.0 DNF | 51.0 |
| 9th | 188 | Mike Derusha | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 23.0 DNF | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 72.0 |
| 10th | 520 | Dan Bierman | 17.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 79.0 |
| 11th | 506 | Jamie Hanson | 19.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 80.0 |
| 12th | 515 | Doug Kolner | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 23.0 DNF | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 81.0 |
| 13th | 97 | John Lofgren | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 81.0 |
| 14th | 516 | Ken Kreider | 15.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 23.0 DNF | 83.0 |
| 15th | 384 | Rich Eckstein | 14.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 85.0 |
| 16th | 210 | J. Yaeso/J. LaFortune | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 102.0 |
| 17th | 113 | Jerry Simon | 13.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 103.0 |
| 18th | 230 | Peter Fauerbach | 21.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 DNF | 14.0 | 13.0 | 23.0 DNF | 115.0 |
| 19th | 213 | Greg Simon | 3.0 | 23.0 DNF | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 118.0 |
| 20th | 19 | Ron Rosten | 23.0 DNC | 14.0 | 17.0 | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 123.0 |
| 21st | 499 | Glenn Betzoldt | 16.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 DNF | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 127.0 |
| 22nd | 243 | Mike Redmond | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 23.0 DNC | 128.0 |
Scoring codes used
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| DNC | Did not come to the starting area |
| DNF | Started but did not finish |
Sailwave Scoring Software 1.94 Build 26
www.sailwave.com
January 7, 2011
IRIYA Championships Day One
A great day for Renegade racing today with 15 mph winds and a little bit of snow. Greg Simon's mast "exploded" during the second race but he'll be back on Saturday.
January 5, 2011
2011 IRIYA Championship Information
2011 IRIYA Championship Called ON
The 2011 IRIYA Championship Regatta has been called on for the weekend of January 7th, 8th, and 9th on Lake Mendota in Madison, WI. Launch area is Warner Park Beach and PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE ON THE ICE!!
Ice checkers found 8" of hard black ice and a nice sheet from Picnic Point to the Governor's Mansion.
October 17, 2007
The Original Renegade II Turns Up In Barn!
Via Renegade Association Secretary Ron Rosten: "These photos were sent to me from Gord Devries of Trenton Ontario, who recently picked up an old iceboat just sitting in someone’s barn. The old boat that Gord picked up turned out to be Renegade II built by Elmer Millenbach in 1941. The previous owner used it to make a plug for fiberglass hulls. Gord is currently restoring the boat and will be sailing one of those fiberglass Renegades until the wooden boat is complete. Can you see where Elmer signed and dated the mast reinforcing between bulkheads number 7 and 8? Elmer won the ISA with this boat in 1948, and keep in mind he was competing against both the Skeeters and Renegades.