The Eastern Landsailing Champs concluded today, a frosty morning with not a lick of wind. The usual Sunday vibe prevailed with sitting in the morning sun, slowly packing boats and dragging out long goodbyes with high hopes for the next regatta, May 2026.The wind blew great for three days straight, giving the fleet nineteen races in all. Results below:

As most have you have heard, there is new activity on the base. The Arch Hangar has been repaired, painted and prepped to receive planes for maintenance and repairs. As a result, the big runway if off limits for the foreseeable future. Same with the Backroads. That said, there is still acres of sailable asphalt and the show will go on. The Big Blokart regatta is ON for October 8-12.

Hard at work in the plane shop on Saturday night.

This morning’s frost got us thinking ice, and with that in mind the CIBC Fall Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 26 at the house and shop of Dave Fortier in Biddeford, ME. In keeping with our New England iceboating tradition it is the Sunday after the NEIYA meting and Swap Meet on that Saturday at Thompson Motor Speedway in Thompson, CT.

The CIBC meeting will start at 11:00, to be followed by a POT LUCK lunch. Odds and ends from the swap meet will be on sale; bring your own stuff to swap and sell as well. Last season in Maine wasn’t all that great with most of our ice covered in lovely snow, so this season is bound to be better. Be ready!

We will try to get ouit a vestigial newsletter along with the roster soon.

THINK ICE!