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Dave Fortier and Curtis Rindlaub sailed in light airs today on the new plate at Jordan Bay. Dave coined a new ice quality rating: sandpaper. The light dusting of snow was slightly wetted out through the fresh ice and formed … Continue reading →

The rain yesterday did a superb job of wetting out our local coastal lakes. There’s still a hole in Chickawaukee, but we’ll go scout Megunticook this morning, all the while maintaining deep denial over tomorrow’s pending blizzard. After that, it’s … Continue reading →

Charlie Sylvenius is on the ball: 4″ plus on every hole drilled on Lake Wentworth. 75% of the lake checked on skates all but the south end. Two of us will sail today. Surface is a 6 plus conservatively.

The Palmer Boat Company, on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was a premier builder of scows, yachts and iceboats. In 1938 they build a long tandem called LINGWES for Edward C. Fiedler. She was of the finest materials with custom aluminum castings … Continue reading →

Entire plate has over four inches; the rose colored glasses have been removed and the grade has been reduced to four. We skated most of it and it was ok, sailing was fine. The wind held nicely until dusk. There … Continue reading →