Winter V2.0

by | Apr 16, 2018 | 2017-2018, Home Page

Bill Bucholz shared this video on the Chickawaukee, Maine Iceboat Club website. The ice sailing season appears to be holding on in  Lac St. Francois, in Lambton, Quebec where they sailed on Sunday, April 15. The weekend snow storm makes the world feel upside down – as if it’s December and we are waiting for first sailing reports. Here in Madison this morning, there’s 4″ of snow on the ground, it’s 24 F, and it’s snowing. Mike Madge reports 4′ of ice in Thunder Bay, Ontario. There could be some more ice sailing to come.

Baikal Ice Sailing Photos

by | Apr 14, 2018 | 2017-2018, DN, Home Page, Ice Optimist

Photo: Jacek Kwiatkowski

If you need something to do while you are cooped up this weekend because of yet another snow storm, peruse these wonderful photos by Jacek Kwiatkowski from this year’s Lake Baikal DN and Ice Optimist regattas.

 

The Season Marches On

by | Apr 3, 2018 | 2017-2018, Home Page

Lake Bakail ice sailing April 2018 Photo: Lukasz Zakrzewski

The fat lady isn’t even in the building yet.  DNs and Ice Optimist sailors from 12 countries (including Chicago sailor Chris Berger) have gathered on Lake Baikal this week for the annual regatta. Closer to home, the Chickawaukee Ice Boat Club sailors are making an effort to sail in Maine this Thursday.

Regatta Watch: ISA Postponed…Until Dec 2018

by | Apr 1, 2018 | 2017-2018, Home Page, ISA, Regattas

No fooling!

The International Skeeter Association Championship has been postponed. Gladstone, Michigan, the potential site, received 10″ of snow on Saturday. No sailable conditions exist for the regatta at this time. Check back in November 2018 for the next update. The hope is that the regatta can be sailed in December in Minnesota.

Waiting for December