by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 16, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Bob Kau visits the Past Champions Skeeter Shop.
What do you do when your runners are sharpened, your Skeeters are ready for ice, and the temperature is a balmy 70F in the middle of December? The guys next door to iceboat.org HQ, Ken Whitehorse and Paul Krueger of the Past Champions Iceboat Shop, made good use of the day and painted their trailer. However, today’s falling temperatures moved the project back inside for wheel-bearing packing, almost as important as sharp runners.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 15, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page, ISA
Welcome HELLSBELLS, Mark Isabell’s new Class A Skeeter build which he just painted. Mark named it after his father’s boat. I look forward to energetically saying HELLSBELLS every time Mark round the leeward mark when scoring.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 13, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page, Renegade
Levitating Renegade mast.
In Renegade news, paint cans have been seen accumulating at the Ron Rosten shop, and word has it that Greg McCormick’s Renegade will be sporting a fresh paint job this season.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 13, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Madison or Minnesota? Minnesota C Skeeter sailor Pat Heppert posted the photo and question on Facebook over the weekend. Unfortunately, the Madison area must live vicariously through our Minnesota friends for some time. This Wednesday’s forecast of 64F will not help with ice making in southern Wisconsin, but it’s all downhill temperature-wise from then.
The former Jerry Simon boat SIMONIZED IV belongs to Mike Maloney. Pat and Mike sailed on some beautiful ice north of Brainerd, MN, on Round Lake while the MN DN crowd crossed the highway to sail on 4″ of black ice at Gull Lake.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 13, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Via Don Sanford:
The Ice Boat Foundation is thrilled to announce that our documentary film, Mary B: Madison’s Legendary Iceboat has been accepted into the Green Bay International Film Festival. Plan a trip to Title Town (Green Bay) on Thursday, February 10, 2022. We’re screening the film at the Green Bay Distillery. There’ll be good food, good drinks and plenty of talk about iceboats—what a combination. The filmmakers will be there and look forward to seeing you. More info here.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 8, 2021 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Lawson Nelson is a young man with many interests, including ice sailing. Watch him sail in an iceboat that he built himself. I’m unsure of his location, but he’s definitely out west. Lawson, you are a true iceboater! If you see this, get in touch so we can send you a hat or t-shirt.
Tip of the Helmet: John Eisenlohr
Lawson’s Ice Sailing Videos
How to Make a Small Iceboat
Rescuing Our Iceboats in March
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Bob Kau visits the Past Champions Skeeter Shop.
