Author Archives: billbuchholz

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 →

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!