Welcome to the forum board of the IDNIYRA, North America. This forum is sponsored by the DN class. The purpose of this forum is to promote the sailing and racing of DN iceboats. This includes communication among members and guests, exchange of building, tuning and racing information, and coordination of sailing so sailable, safe ice can be found and shared.
Most of the board is open for anyone to read. If you register, you are a "member" and you may post. If you are a paid IDNIYRA member, you have access to the 'DN members only' section.
If you are a member, the board allows you to send and receive personal e-mail messages on the forum. Click on the name of the addressee (such as the upper left corner of one of his or her posts, or in the members section), and you will get a screen to write the message. If you have received a message, there will be a number in parenthese by the "MY MESSAGES" tab at the top of the page. Click there to read, write or reply.
Several posters have gained access and posted inappropriate material. When a new person registers, the current procedure is that they get an e-mail reply. If they respond to that e-mail, then they are signed up. This requires a bit of time, and for the new person to read his e-mail, but so far has eliminated the spammers. The administers can ban people and ban URLs, but so far, the system is working OK. [added 9-15-2009]
This board will evolve, and this writer would like to publish all the Runner Track articles in the "members only"
section shortly after mailing, limit rules discussions to members, and other features of most interest to members and active racers. The rest, including the tricks of building and sailing are free to interested folks around the world. Your comments welcome!
Reply to this string with feedback to improve, add, or change features. See also
www.dnamerica.org and check out the snow cover, archives, class rules and other features.
Rules:
1. Be respectful and on topic. Disrespect to posters, posting items not related to iceboats and the clothing and equipment needed to sail them is not on topic.
2. No profanity, insulting or degrading posts are appropriate.
3. Items for sale or looking to buy also need to be on topic.
4. Items posted are open to public view and no privacy can be assured. This is a semi-public form, and the originators of the board, the IDNIYRA, the administrators and the officers of the class take no responsibility for any post. A reasonable and diligent effort will be made to keep the posts on this forum within the bounds stated above. This does not mean inappropriate posts might not pass onto the site from time to time, but means that the volunteer site administrators will make regular efforts to limit inappropriate posting and remove inappropriate posts. This is supposed to be fun, so lighten up, ok?
5. Safety in iceboating is and should be an item of concern. Fundamental rules to enhance safety are encouraged:
a. Never sail alone.
b. Set a return time and have someone look for you if you do not check in.
c. Check the ice. Avoid hazardous ice conditions.
d. Avoid collisions.
e. Be considerate and cautious around other users of the ice, especially
pedestrians, skaters, skiers, dogs, and fisherfolk. Wink
f. Be cautious around motorized vehicles, especially those moving fast.
g. Wear a helmet. Dress appropriately.
Let the discussions begin! Grin
