Author Archives: billbuchholz

What’s left to say? Steve Lamb figured it out: he believes this lake is magic. No drain holes, no new hazzards, the pressure ridge healed and almost impossible to see, ramp clear, ice 10″ thick. Combine that with full sun … Continue reading →

The lake is as good as it looks. It was skate sailed on Nordic skates early this afternoon and the ice was firm. This, in spite of the 38 degree temps. No drain holes were found in the area from … Continue reading →

Frank and Denis made this fabulous video from our Whizz Regatta a couple of weeks ago. There is a nice sequence of half the fleet scouting the course and marking hazzards. The other half of the fleet arrived late and … Continue reading →

Damariscotta Lake, 1/23 For the past few days the forecast was hinting at a possible confluence of ideal conditions: NE wind building before a storm, just enough warmth to wet out the snow and then a touch of sub-freezing to … Continue reading →

Sailing on Dammy tomorrow. Cool overnight temps will harden the suface. Nice wind will give us the entire lake. See you there!