Author Archives: billbuchholz

Late this past Friday it was looking like Easter Sunday might be a possible sailing day at Moosehead. Indeed, it was the only day before a major snow storm coming on Wednesday. But who, we thought, wants to take a … Continue reading →

Early this past week Moosehead was shaping up to give us another great two days of sailing. Sadly, the weather had different plans. Bob Lombardo skated there Wednesday, reported conditions similar to what we had the week before. It snowed … Continue reading →

As the end of ice sailing is the official beginning of ice boat building season, don’t forget that you’ve been given nearly a full month of extra building time. Bob Scribner is finishing up W-34 in southern Maine, Ryan Haskell … Continue reading →

Dan Stillman made this video of our sailing at Moosehead the other day. Moosehead Lake 3:9:24 youtube.com Looking ahead, there doesn’t seem to be much hope. While there are occasional mornings below freezing, by and large all the days reach … Continue reading →

When iceboaters talk about alignment it generally means getting those runners down to less than .000001” out. But the other alignment that’s just as critical, if not more so, is that of the stars. The weather stars. Wind, temperature, ice … Continue reading →