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News from Jim Turner on Mt. Desert: “Four boats sailed Eagle Lake today with better than expected wind. Ice stayed hard but the surface was somewhat lunar. Cheapskate clocked 37 mph over the bumps.” Similar surface scouted on Chickawaukee this … Continue reading →

Results are still coming in, but in spite of the big winds and attrition rates we believe it’s in the books. Of thirty boats to start out, three completed the course, including the requisite walk on the beach at Center … Continue reading →

Tape your pins: Winnipesaukee The Hardway is ON for Monday March 15. Launch at Brewster Beach, Wolfboro, HN. Be in your boat, brake off and shoving off at 10:00am sharp. See below for history,details and tips. NEIYA’s Winnipesaukee “The HardWay” … Continue reading →

Home – MONTANA ICE SAILING While we’re waiting for all this wonderful slush to freeze, think about this for next March. Can’t make it to Siberia? Montana’s the next best thing! Potential for a container full of iceboats departing Boston … Continue reading →

The thing that makes people think iceboating is aging out is that most iceboaters are old. But the way it works is this: there is an IV drip of fifty somethings who pick it up, sail actively for twenty or … Continue reading →