Author Archives: billbuchholz

Day two at the DN Worlds was a huge step up from the day before. The wind came up, the snow stayed soft and the rough ice under kept you at the edge on the fast runs down wind. The … Continue reading →

The first morning of racing in the Fiftieth anniversary of the DN World Championships dawned grey and white. An inch of dry snow dusted the fleet of over a hundred boats. The wind forecast of light air all day did … Continue reading →

Day by day we are slowly reeling in the 2023 season. A few days ago it was a limited plate of perfect ice with winds 2-3mph. Today it was miles of ice with winds 20-30. There were just enough holes … Continue reading →

The south end, which was 4” of new black ice before the recent rain, is now down to three. It’s still hard, no rot. The north end, which is the older plate and much thicker, was covered in snow. It … Continue reading →

Our web cam at Damariscotta Lake has been a little problematic, but Ryan Haskell went out there and set it right. He also opened a youtube channel for CIBC where the time lapse video for each day is available. Web … Continue reading →