Author Archives: billbuchholz

There will be a major convergence of iceboaters from all over the east this weekend at Lake Winnipesaukee. Rumor has it that a couple of A class stern steerers are coming. As we know, there are only two left in … Continue reading →

The wind that was supposed to die off mid morning held beautifully until well after lunch. Denis Geurtin, who leaves for the tropics on Sunday, needed to sail the last puff down before leaving. He came ghosting respectably in. As … Continue reading →

After holding back on us for nearly half the season Dammy gives us the gold. Big wind, hard ice and plenty of atv ruts to keep us humble. But in the coves and bays off the beaten track the ice … Continue reading →

Nicely wet out smooth grey surface top to bottom. There were large patches of shell ice at both Vannah Rd and the Farm. We launched from the Farm and sailed into one patch just to be sure it wouldn’t hold … Continue reading →

Here’s the ice this morning. It has lost some thickness since skated last week; probably down to an inch. It’s a far more appealing than some of the re-surfaced wet out crud we see elsewhere. Some of that stuff will … Continue reading →