by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 28, 2021 | Sold, sold-1
SOLD! Mead two seater Skeeter. Perfect boat to give people rides to introduce them to Iceboating. Jim Nordhaus quote, “Rides like a big Cadillac”
We believe it was built after WW 2. Foot pedal steering, Passenger seat in front of the mast. Includes trailer and full covers. Trailer needs lights installed after it was refurbished.
Completely restored boat in excellent condition. All runners, Sail and boom. $5000 invested. Will sell for $2500 or best offer. Boat in Madison area.
Repainted by the Boathouse last year!
by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 26, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Finally, the weather forecasters declare that Old Man Winter is scheduled to appear next week and turn on Wisconsin’s ice-making machine. Lakes Kegonsa and Monona have skimmed over a few times and should be frozen next week.
Accuweather Forecast
Weather Underground Forecast
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 25, 2021 | 2021-2022, DN, Home Page
Erin Bury took advantage of glass ice in this unusual video perspective. On Christmas eve, she and Alex Peterson sailed DNs on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota. Watch closely!
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 23, 2021 | Home Page, WSSA
John Buckstaff Archives
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e sailing as an Olympic event has been a hot topic in the DN class for years. (See Runner Tracks, September 2017 for that story.) Iceboat sail maker and historian, Henry Bossett, has come across an extraordinary 1933 Oshkosh, WI newspaper article about John Buckstaff receiving an invitation from the German Yachting Union to compete at the 1936 Olympics. I can find no mention in further news reports as to what transpired. For now, here’s the article that ran in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. Click on the newspaper column image to enlarge it.
Tip of the Helmet: Henry!
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 22, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Lakeland Boating Magaine
BY HEATHER STEINBERGER
Got a need for speed this winter? Just hoist the sails.
In my career as a boating journalist, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a few serious adventurers who actively seek hard water when the temperatures go down and the wind pipes up. Winter weather has most Great Lakes residents curled up in their cozy homes, dreaming of warm summer afternoons, yet these folks are hurtling toward any inland lake that offers smooth, stable, snow-free ice.
They are iceboaters, and their sport isn’t for the faint of heart. Continue reading.
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