Category Archives: 2016 Season

Boats are on the ice hoping for more breeze than is forecast. Ice is nice, but there are some holes down toward the old pressure ridge. There are two orange cones there: do not sail between them. There might also … Continue reading →

At eight o’clock the ice was still hard, even though it was forty degrees. But we rigged slush runners anyway and pushed out past all the hazzards in the pit area: The main body of the plate was sublime: hard … Continue reading →

She’s wet out and silky smooth. We expect the water will drain and evaporate overnight in the above freezing temps leaving us hard ice in the morning. Chances are good she’ll slush out at some point. Setting up at 8:00. … Continue reading →

Jim Gagnon and I skated from our launch site all the way to the narrows and back. The only flaw we found is this healed pressure ridge at the usual point-to-point location. The surface is an easy eight, if not … Continue reading →

Thursday Feb. 18 was slide out day on Megunticook for our barn salvage stern steerer “Whirlwind” shown here with Bob McEwan’s cheapskate for comparison. After a couple of months of light restoration by Buchholz (master boat builder), Roberts, and Eastman, … Continue reading →