Author Archives: billbuchholz

Hi everyone, Arrived to the lake with light winds and warm temperatures forecasted. Both proved accurate. As expected, given the number of top ten sailors many had to sail the qualifying gauntlet including me. The gold fleet had 12 spots … Continue reading →

Six boats sailed Webster today on Bob’s hunch that the water left over from a recent warm spell would harden overnight. Aside from a little shell ice here and there it was a pretty nice surface. Dick Boisvert, Bob S, … Continue reading →

This from Karen Binder. We have two Mainers in the line up: Dave Silsby and Jeff Roseberry. Best of luck to all the racers! The lake is huge, hard and fast. Today most competitors (107 sailors are registered!) rigged and … Continue reading →

While we shovel yet more snow in Maine, and the DN Worlds are about to begin in Wisconsin on lovely ice, The Lake Ronkonkokama Ice Boat Club had their first regatta in over a decade this past weekend. Here’s an … Continue reading →

Who knows why some lakes blow clear while others don’t? Embden didn’t completely blow clear in our latest blizzard, but it mostly did. What was left is powder puffs of no consequence and hard packed bumps. But with no other … Continue reading →