Author Archives: billbuchholz

Karol’s Winning Moves in the DN Ice Yacht – YouTube Karol takes you lap by lap through a DN race and explains exactly why he makes the moves he does. Great lessons as well for those who don’t race but … Continue reading →

Ken Smith demystifies why runners work on ice but not other hard surfaces, concrete, for example, in the latest issue of Runner Tracks. Fascinating. 2021 February Runner Tracks Newsletter – DN North America Not much to report for sailing ice. … Continue reading →

Someday we’ll be able to go back to Lake Baikal, so we might as well get to know the locals:

One of the most common questions from people curious about iceboating is if we can sail in the snow. We hem and haw about bonded vs. unbonded and maximum depths,etc, and about loosing split rings and clevis pins in the … Continue reading →

Last month at Sabattus the day started off with light air. The ice fishermen didn’t feel the need to tie down their tent, and all was fine until the wind began to build. As we were leaving the pits after … Continue reading →