Author Archives: billbuchholz

Hope has been in short supply around here lately. Lee Spiller sent in this ice report from Lake Wentworth: And daily scouring of the weather report would never have led any of us to believe that we could have been … Continue reading →

Paul Delnero found this today. There’s not much happening here in Maine, but the natives are restless and a drive to New Hampshire would be great. One our first days last year was New Years Day on Lake Attitash, also … Continue reading →

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!