Author Archives: billbuchholz

Here is a great picture from the glory days on the Hudson demonstrating what happens when your runners are too tight in the chock and you go up in a hike. They say runners should be just tight enough such … Continue reading →

Vannah Rd at Danmariscotta Lake has 16” near the ramp and a surface that will recover rough. but very sailable. The four inches of slush is firm, not too wet. A footprint barely registers. It probably won’t be ready before … Continue reading →

The other day on MDI, the island guys found a small section of Echo Lake that had gone through a decent recovery. Dan Stillman tess us: "Mike Young called Jim Turner and me after spotting an acre or two of … Continue reading →

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/02/move-over-olympics-iceboating-is-the-hottest-sport Still more reporting on the Van Nostrand Cup Regatta. Ice recovery around here has been postponed by yet more snow. Warm temps coming could be a blessing or a curse. We’re not done yet!

Bob Strzelewicz certainly does. Here’s his report from yesterday. Ya snooze, ya looze: "This winter has been one for the books, cold as hell and too much snow. March is here with warm weather,hope it will help the ice. Last … Continue reading →