Author Archives: billbuchholz

From Paul Delnero: Sailed Lake Wentworth in Ossipee NH today. Ice about grade 5. Some shell and some skim ice (1″ ice over 1″water). Should firm up tonight. Much of lake not scouted. Launch at Rt 109 looking out at … Continue reading →

Watching these coastal lakes wet out over the pst 48 hrs is like watching an old fashioned soft water sailboat race: great drama at slow speed. Local lakes are now about 50-50 grade 3 ice punctuated with piles of persistent … Continue reading →

Lee Spiller spent some time on Sebago recently and found this: > It’s a long way from being hard enough to iceboat on but I winged on Sebago today and found the surface to be quite firm…less snow than Squam. … Continue reading →

Jeff Kester from New York shared this little gem with any of us hungry enough to make the trip. After this long drought for so many of us, doesn’t this look like grade 10? Neil says: “We received word from … Continue reading →

The pits in front of the clubhouse. Jack Frost and Rocket. Rick Lawrence just called – Jack frost won all three heats for a decisive victory! Rocket’s accident did not happen during the race, but afterward. It took 20 guys … Continue reading →