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About Lloyd Roberts

Long time ice boater. Creator of the Gambit and Cheapskate boats. Author of the first definitive book on ice boating "Think Ice"One of the original members of the Chickawaukie ice boat club in Maine. Lloyd also lives on Chickawaukie and has played launch host to countless ice boaters over the years.

Fat Lady Blown Away at Damariscotta

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

After the orgy of ice sailing on Dammy this last couple of weeks with the pits full of resting iceboats nights, sailors weary with epic commuting to the Southern hemisphere, racing around islands and generally taking advantage of typical end … Continue reading →

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Chicky Slush 4 PM Friday

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

About 4 inches of firm slush everywhere over 18 inches of base ice, much of it black and transparent. By Saturday AM Temp mid 20’s there was 1 1/2 inches of ice over remaining firm slush. Nice surface. SC00132.JPG These … Continue reading →

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Damariscotta Mar 17 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Yesterday’s grading of 7.5 from a walk out on the lake yesterday turned out to be optimistic.  It has been a long frustrating winter. About a dozen boats turned up to sail in a somewhat fluky NW wind.  It was … Continue reading →

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Ice, Sebago, Megunticook

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Saturday Lee Spiller reports that “Ramblin Roger” sailed in puddles on Sebago. Predicts good ice for Sunday. Should be solid Monday with overnight single numbers. Sunday 6:30 AM Squibb reports partially frozen puddles on Megunticook. Again, should be frozen by … Continue reading →

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Chickawaukee Ice Report and Sebago Speculation March 14

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Lloyd Roberts

Yesterday’s storm, one measured inch of rain followed by 10 hours of snow left3-4 inches of partially frozen slush with blown snow drifts, only an inch or so at Lloyd’s Beach. This looked like sailable ice at drive by distance. … Continue reading →

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