Author Archives: David Fortier

I attempted to contact Mark Allen Photography via their website to get permission to use this really cool photo, no reply so, stolen…. The weekend adventure actually started on Friday, I was driving my new VW Alltrack to the dealer … Continue reading →

1200 THURSDAY Lincoln Davis Trophy (enlarged) Still not able to include photo): This is a preliminary announcement for the 2017 Maine State Championships. Preliminary for your planning purposes, and preliminary for weather and ice location reasons.

I drove to Moosehead lake on Saturday afternoon. When I arrived at the Birches around 1500 and drove onto the ice to unload my Super DN it was very windy and cold. I knew it was gusty, as on the … Continue reading →

This morning was seriously thinking of DN racing. Hoping to sail the Maine State Championship for 2017. So, I called another DN minded Chicky sailor at 0730 on this Friday morning, Doug Raymond. We looked at ice cams, temperature forecasts … Continue reading →

I made a several omissions in my race report. The first was that I did not list the names and sail numbers of all registrants for the Link Davis. The second was that I did not put names with the … Continue reading →

When I arrived on the ice first on Saturday morning I was happy to find launch in good condition and was able to get help with my boat onto the ice. As always, observing the wind conditions noticed little in … Continue reading →

The ice was robust enough according to our scout on the ice today, Bill Buchholz. The race is on for Saturday with Sunday reserved for more racing if we choose or if too windy to race on Saturday. The wind … Continue reading →