Author Archives: billbuchholz

The blues are over. As Lloyd says, tank up on cheap gas and go for the ice: Here is Mike Acebo’s comments on this plate: “This photo is from the pier in Orient Village looking to Shelter Island (+/- 2 … Continue reading →

Nine Lockley Skimmers duked it out around the marks on Great Pond yesterday. Bobby Able reports that the conditions were fine, with a good breeze, and the boats were zipping along beautifully. The snow seen in the photo below is … Continue reading →

NOAA forecast from today: .SUNDAY…RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. Isn’t that great? Can’t you just feel the snow withering away, turning grey, making ice for another day!

The photos of a flock of DN’s rounding the mark fully wound up are beautiful and dramatic, but many a good sailor is a bit intimidated by the idea. In trying to get the Whizz gang lined up to race … Continue reading →