It’s a bit out of our area, but Budd Lake is reported to be looking very good. Boats are on the ice now and racing is planned for the weekend. Stern steerrers from the Red Bank club will be on the card.
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Contact these guys for more info.
Still nothing in our neck of the woods. Suffice it to say that it continues to be a skier’s paradise. Webster Lake is showing promise, though.
Back when our snow pack was just getting started, three guys headed out for a Pushaw Powder Party.
Here’s a great video of that day. Thanks to Dan Stillman for putting it together!
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Meanwhile, keep your snow shovels sharp.
Under yet another blanket of snow the trailer is covered again. But for a brief moment, the trailer was liberated and pulled down to Webster Lake, in southern Mass. Their previous dusting of snow had vanished, leaving 14” of ice with a mildly course surface; not quite styrofoam, but nicely grippy. Even with the fresh breeze, the runners never let go.
Nine boats set up at Waterfront Mary’s, our lovely host who allows us to launch down the alley next to the restaurant. Bob S. organized the day and had us line up here to take a photo to present to Mary so it can hang on the wall over the bar.
Webster is a wonderfully convoluted lake, with narrows, islands to round and various bays to explore. Even out in the main part, the best route in the usual NW wind is a long lap around two islands. Plus, it has the gold star feature of a sail-up lunch restaurant called Point Breeze.
Here, Peter Boynton ascends the elegantly decrepit stone stair. The food was fair, but the view was first class:
Four hours down, five hours sailing, four hours home. Just another day of great iceboating. Sailing in Maine looks rather hopeless at this point. The upside is that we have tons of ice, so if it doesn’t all of a sudden slush out on two feet if ice we should be in good shape. Until then, drive, baby, drive.
Meanwhile, back at Webster we had this lovely image from this morning:
While my iceboats gently sleep…
Karen sends this report from yesterday. One more race today wrapped up the Worlds. Stand by for the North Americans!
| Big wind day on Winnebago…JR Francis actually used another descriptive phrase when I asked if he was going to use his 90s or 95s, "My 90s…it’s Nuking."
And so it was…Jeff Roseberry who loves Big Wind did a consistent job of being in the Top 5 and Paul Chamberland, found a new higher gear after hearing some advice from Matt Struble on leeward Mark rounding…to ease your sail as much as needed so you don’t skid on your runners…I didn’t know that tip before my third race of the day and provided lots on entertainment by spinning out..not once but twice..on the same leeward Mark. Pat said my double pirouette was worthy of an award. Everyone from New England is giving it their best and learning a lot…I know we are tired tonight. Lighter winds predicted tomorrow. The results are posted |
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