Author Archives: billbuchholz

Andy Hudson sent this in about his sailing on Great South Bay last weekend. The ice is out there: I sailed on Great South Bay, off Sayville Yacht Club last Friday and Saturday. The conditions were epic; I may never … Continue reading →

Unbeknownst to those of us on the mainland side of the bay, there was a nice sized DN fleet racing over on the ocean side. Their ice was very nice, too, maybe even better. This was filmed on Wednesday, before … Continue reading →

Two days of great sailing on grade 9 ice with lots of interesting boats and sailors. The plate was about the size of Plymouth Pond as the main part of the bay was blocked by slush/pressure ridges. A couple of … Continue reading →

Enthusiasm is building for sailing Barnegat Bay Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s weather appears to have been moved ahead to Monday so that day might be a good one, too. Or maybe Sunday’s weather has been moved back to tomorrow as … Continue reading →

There are some students at the Alberta Polytech University conducting a marketing/demographic study on iceboats. Liberal Arts may have over-reached a bit on this one, but let’s play along and see what happens. I had a long chat with the … Continue reading →