Category Archives: 2014 Season

Monday March 16. After a warm end to last week in 40-50’s and loss of a foot of snow on land and most of snow on the ice we had desultory snow and some rain on and off for most … Continue reading →

Lake Wentworth was as good as yesterday, Lee Spiller and Charlie Sylvanus and I sailed 4 hours in light then building winds. Still grade 5. Shell Ice about the same but the skim ice has firmed up solid. Still some … Continue reading →

Dave Lampton reports on March 12, thursday, that Damariscotta is very similar to Chicky. He sent a photo of a slushy footprint next to a L.L. Bean boot, not a drive by report. — This email has been checked for … Continue reading →

From Paul Delnero: Sailed Lake Wentworth in Ossipee NH today. Ice about grade 5. Some shell and some skim ice (1″ ice over 1″water). Should firm up tonight. Much of lake not scouted. Launch at Rt 109 looking out at … Continue reading →

Watching these coastal lakes wet out over the pst 48 hrs is like watching an old fashioned soft water sailboat race: great drama at slow speed. Local lakes are now about 50-50 grade 3 ice punctuated with piles of persistent … Continue reading →