Category Archives: 2022 Season

New Black Ice in February?

Last week’s heat wave took out most of the small lakes on Mt. Desert Island. They thought they were done for the year, but recent cold nights built fresh ice. This morning Eagle Lake had three inches of perfect ice. … Continue reading

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Monotype XV racing in Estonia

While all of Europe holds its collective breath, one of the most vulnerable former Soviet republics goes about business as usual. Looks like excellent spring ice, so the heck with war or work, we’re going iceboat racing. Even the kids … Continue reading

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Cool Stuff

While we’re waiting for this wonderful, storybook, picture perfect snow to retreat, have a look at what the Kiwis are up to. It seems Team Emirates NZ is having a go at the world land speed record. They have the … Continue reading

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Messalonskee 2/24/22

Solo sailing is frowned upon and never a good idea, but being unable to travel to Pashaw and join the rest of the crew, I decided to check the ice at camp, after finding 18” of grade 7 ice with … Continue reading

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Pushaw 2/24

Another one day ice boating wonder, right between a heat wave and a blizzard. The plate dried out and froze hard, the moat and drain holes built a whopping two inches overnight; must be a record. You can tell by … Continue reading

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