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september sadness

Posted on September 15, 2013 by jorysquibb

September Sadness by Jory Squibb Megunticook, the queen of lakes I sailed on a sunny afternoon “Jump Rock”– so silent now–the screams were just a thought, in the wavelet’s tune Those children sit at quiet desks I hope their learning’s … Continue reading →

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DN for sale

Posted on August 7, 2013 by jorysquibb

DN For Sale…..this news via Lloyd Roberts John Bianchi is retiring from ice boating (he will winter in Fla!!!) and wants to sell his DN made by Saltonstall and John, Saltontall’s racing design. Two masts, one wood stripper, one fiberglass, … Continue reading →

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Homage to Sterling Pond

Posted on May 7, 2013 by jorysquibb

May third was a feast of sun and blue sky And I biked myself crazy ’til noon But a cloud then flew over my bright springy mood And I lapsed into bottomless gloom. But the mystery was short: t’was an … Continue reading →

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Or is it over?…..sent by Bill Bunting

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jorysquibb

>> >> I promised Fred that if he wanted to sail in Monday I would sail too. Who can say “no” to a 90 year old iceboater? I took some longer planks and a pallet over today and with the … Continue reading →

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The Season is Over!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jorysquibb

…..laying in bed, musing….time ticks slowly by….730, 8AM….IT’S TRULY OVER!….no more vaulting out of bed in the darkness, driven by curiosity about wind, temperature, and the thousand variables of ice….no more spending whole days in sweaty, clammy wetsuits and float … Continue reading →

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