Author Archives: billbuchholz

Belgrade Lakes is just far enough from the coast to keep their ice, yet close enough to wet out nicely. Chickawaukee is all open, Damariscotta is right behind. Jory and I skate sailed from the public boat launch on Great … Continue reading →

A guy will run around chasing all kinds of ice that looks good on-line, but when it comes right down to it, it’s the old familiar passion that really lights the flame. Sebec was ugly with marginal access. Ditto for … Continue reading →

Sebec Lake is looking pretty good right now. It’s north of Pushaw, and between Moosehead and South Twin, both of which display no springtime symptoms. Denis Guertin and myself will give it a shot tomorrow. Nasty weather coming Wednesday and … Continue reading →

Thanks to Kate Morone for taking these. In the low light of the morning the ice glowed like this all along the sun fetch. Its stunning in this picture, but when sailing fast it became massive uniform glow created by … Continue reading →

Steve Lamb and others sailed Wentworth on ice that looked much better than what others found on Moosehead. But looks are only skim deep. The styrofoam patches were very loose and didn’t slow the boats at all. And the lake … Continue reading →