Category Archives: 2024 Season

Fair Winds and Black Ice

Iceboating legend Lloyd Roberts died peacefully at home this past Wednesday. He’d had a few small strokes in recent months and on this particular day he laid down for a nap and never woke up. It’s no exaggeration to say … Continue reading

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Dog Days

What better place to be than a cool basement or well insulated garage on these blistering days of August. Naturally, you will be pulling the iceboat from storage and going over all the parts. Can you find that list of … Continue reading

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Long read: A polar vortex, the thickest ice seen in decades on The Navesink, a $100,000 Tiffany and Co. trophy, and the ‘longest-deferred grudge match in sports history’

And we’re still talking about it! https://www.yachtingworld.com/special-reports/long-read-a-polar-vortex-the-thickest-ice-seen-in-decades-on-the-navesink-a-100000-tiffany-and-co-trophy-and-longest-deferred-grudge-match-in-sports-history-162699

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Meeting Minutes and More

Secretary Turner took great notes at our meeting this past Sunday and offers them here to all those who couldn’t be there: The Spring 2026 meeting of the Chickawaukie Ice Boat Club was held Sunday 4/26 at Camp Kieve overlooking … Continue reading

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Andy Gratton’s Talk

In case you missed it last week, here’s a link to Andy’s talk. Listen to him before Sunday, when talk of all things iceboating will continue at our Spring Meeting and Pot Luck at Camp Kieve. Meeting at 11:00, lunch … Continue reading

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