As the end of ice sailing is the official beginning of ice boat building season, don’t forget that you’ve been given nearly a full month of extra building time. Bob Scribner is finishing up W-34 in southern Maine, Ryan Haskell plans to have his new Mini Skeeter on the ice next season and a couple of guys in the upstate New York group are stating on a pair of Pocket Skeeters.
What do you have in your pocket?
Just to get you in the building mood, here’s an article by Ray Ruge about building an iceboat in the sticks, during the war, when materials were hard to come by.
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Stand by for Spring meeting, although it’s not actually spring for another ten days!
Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club 
Are the builders of the pocket skeeters in upstate NY anywhere near Schroon Lake NY?
Bill Bernhard builder of Whizz #8
Entertaining the thought of building a couple ice birds to introduce people to the sport in a relatively safe way. Minimal storage space and quick setup.