Category Archives: 2024 Season

Dan Stillman made this video of our sailing at Moosehead the other day. Moosehead Lake 3:9:24 youtube.com Looking ahead, there doesn’t seem to be much hope. While there are occasional mornings below freezing, by and large all the days reach … Continue reading →

When iceboaters talk about alignment it generally means getting those runners down to less than .000001” out. But the other alignment that’s just as critical, if not more so, is that of the stars. The weather stars. Wind, temperature, ice … Continue reading →

Things appear to be shaping up for a day sail at Moosehead on Saturday. The snow that followed the rain earlier today fell on to the wet ice and mostly wet out. So now we have a nice grey surface. … Continue reading →

Moosehead Lake has been coming in and out of focus the past few days. The morning forecast looks hopeful but by evening it’s not. And visa versa. Quebec about the same. All lower elevation lakes seem hopelessly lost. Bob Lombardo … Continue reading →

While it’s probably not time yet to cue the corpulent contralto, today sure had the feel of a late season day. Sun in the face, mud on the feet, and open water around the edge. But the ice was still … Continue reading →