Author Archives: billbuchholz

Congratulations to Denis and Frank for their first sail with their new Whizzes! They weren’t gonna let a little snow and styrofoam keep them at home. He includes a nice montage of the building process, too: http://youtu.be/pCKjbb9cvTE These are the … Continue reading →

In spite of everyone trying so hard to find a sympathetic forecast, the reality is that we are iceboaters and this is just one of those toughening-up exercises which helps prepare us for the real bummers later in the season … Continue reading →

Who knows what worry of the weather lurks in the hearts of iceboaters? The Phantom does!

Doug Raymond had a look at the pond yesterday, and reports that the entire plate is still there. It was a bit misty so he couldn’t see all the way out, and there was water over the ice at the … Continue reading →

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, so the saying goes. But Denis and Frank thought it might apply to iceboating, too. The forecast was dubious for their fair corner of Quebec yesterday, but they hauled their new, as … Continue reading →