Category Archives: 2024 Season

All-around ice sailor Andy Gratton will be giving a Zoom presentation about our sport. He’s part of a free webinar series hosted by The American Schooner Association and The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race on Thursday, April 16 at 6 … Continue reading →

A small fleet set up today at Schoodic Lake. Dan Clapp’s been checking the ice/slush for the past few days and with last night’s cold it hardened up nice. Of course there had to be snow at this very moment, … Continue reading →

Forgot to add that the wonderful film posted yesterday was made by National Geographic producer David Clark, known for his work on the Galapagos and a number of NG specials over the years.

Here’s a link to a National Geographic film from 1980 featuring the Hudson River club with a cameo appearance from the hot shot Skeeter sailors of the day. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/gninkdofzq7o7bwuwvrfd/Iceboats.mp4?rlkey=cs1dk7oi7uedr8ydhdeugv35k&e=2&st=ome9tc6x&dl=0 And while not nearly as wonderful, historical or romantic, here’s a … Continue reading →

Moosehead didn’t quite recover as nicely as we’d hoped, but that didn’t stop the DN gang from setting a course and scratch racing for two days. Which was ok because we couldn’t even make it to the first pressure ridge, … Continue reading →