Author Archives: billbuchholz

Starting with the gang in St. John, New Brunswick, David Welch send us this: ”Good sailing to be had over here in New Brunswick. After a thaw, rain, freeze cycle Chamcook Lake just outside of Saint Andrew’s By the Sea … Continue reading →

As we await developments in Ukraine, here’s a little background on what Russia went through in WW2. Is it any wonder they feel the need to push back every now and then? How ice boats saved Leningrad during the 1941 … Continue reading →

Lured north by the draw of Center Harbor, this little fleet sailed on Saturday to the end of the wind. Slowly it began to snow, still no wind. It became clear than very soon the numerous boat eating skimmed over … Continue reading →

Winnepesaukee was sailed today from Wolfboro. Charlie and Ann Silfvenius, James and Steve Lamb, and briefly, Peter Coward, sailed as far north as Sandy Island, crossing the broads side to side a few times in the way of Ellacoya. All … Continue reading →

The club learned a lot from last year’s Winnipesaukee, The Hard Way. The most important lesson was that we cannot call it ON for the entire club, have thirty or more boats show up, and then just do it. It … Continue reading →