Author Archives: billbuchholz

Last up-date: one of the skippers reminded me that Steve Lamb, W-6, crossed the line in fourth place. All the others were DNF. We will be archiving these results in the expectations of holding the same event next year. Maybe … Continue reading →

Indigo, leaving Deep Cove, by the skipper. The Pits around lunch time. The Whizz line up, by James Lamb. Why does Cheese Whizz not have a mast? Remember the Beatles cover of the album Abbey Road where John was barefoot?

As Steve Lamb said, while he and James packed their trailer in the very last seconds of daylight, “you could write a book about today. Where you gonna start?” Well, in true Lamb fashion I’ll start with a drink, and … Continue reading →

Fantastic ice and moderate breeze brought smiles on the sun-burnt and wind-blown faces of twenty-one iceboat skippers today. The drain holes that we spotted yesterday had developed 2-3″ of ice overnight. Scouting the course for tomorrow’s Whizz Race we found … Continue reading →

Jim Gagnon and I skated south to Second Island and about halfway across, to a large fish house. We found two, maybe three drain holes that could eat a runner. Many small ones like this: They are already skimming over … Continue reading →