Author Archives: billbuchholz

How strong is the draw to new black ice? Even if the plate is too skecthy for sailing, the need to just be on it is magnetic. Two cases in point. One ice hound got the call for ice at … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving is a time to re-connect with old friends. The best friend of iceboaters is early season black ice. It’s the faithful return each year of this magical, mysterious stuff that keeps us focussed on the fun to come. Plymouth … Continue reading →

New England Ice Yacht Association Descending on The Tune-Up Clinic This Saturday (12/26) Nov 23 With the vintage Returns spirit, Ed Edwards sent in his latest project. The 1960ish barn find appears to be made of Sitka spruce. She is … Continue reading →

Just across the border in the little village of Ste. Aurelie lay two of our early lakes: Lac Joli and Lac Abenakis. Denis Gueertin went ice checking today and found three inches on Joli and two on Abenakis. Sadly, the … Continue reading →

John Eisenlohr got first tracks for the 2023 ice sailing season on Smith Lake near Kalispell, Montana. John and a friend rigged up their Mini-Skeeters and went out chasing puffs. John reports: So begins the season. Pretty good ice in … Continue reading →