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Need Crew: help!

Rick Bishop Needs a Last Minute Racing Crew: Richard Bishop <rbishop15> Sailing at Biddeford Pool this Friday and Saturday at Rhodes 18 Nationals Our third crew just cancelled! Any ideas for a light third for us? Great food and guaranteed … Continue reading →

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Skimmer, Anyone?

Bart Chapin found this on Craigs List. It’s in the Sanford area: https://maine.craigslist.org/boa/5687526371.html It’s always great to hear that people are looking up iceboats in July! Meanwhile, here’s something to help keep you cool.

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Ice Wins In July

The small village of Lampton is nestled along the southern end of Lac St. Francois in Quebec. Careful readers of these musings will remember this lake as the venue for the first annual CIBC Hundred Mile Race last March, and … Continue reading →

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Doug Raymond’s Hobie Tri

With all the buzz around the America’s Cup foiling catamarans performing like middle of the road iceboats and how we are waiting, patiently as only iceboaters do, for the huge influx of charged up go fast sailors into our sport, … Continue reading →

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Happy Solstice

To celebrate the shortening of the days as we begin the countdown to first black ice, here’s a few tidbits to slake your thirst: Moosehead Teaser YT – YouTube 60 PROOF By Dave Wilkins, 2003 Regattas are fun and touring’s … Continue reading →

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