Author Archives: billbuchholz

Check out this great interview with Oliver Moore and Chad Atkins. It’s from the North Sails newsletter so it has lots of good nuts and bolts. Read it and go faster! DN Iceboating New England Champs: Family Fun | North … Continue reading →

We all know the challenge of time, place and conditions that can make or break a day on the ice. They are the elements we live and die by for six months of the year. Yesterday was close, but like … Continue reading →

The race was postponed because of wind: too much of a good thing. Four Whizz with DN storm sails managed to keep boat and body in one piece enough to get a couple of test laps, reset the marks that … Continue reading →

Hopefully this will help. There will not be a map given out at the meeting so if you need one please print one out. The windward mark will be at the top (north end) of the lake. There is a … Continue reading →

We scouted the ice, sailed and set the course and the wind has been ordered. All we need are a few good sailors willing to get their teeth rattled out. Surface estimated at Grade 4. Thickness 18″ and the launch … Continue reading →