by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 7, 2019 | 2018-2019, Home Page
Bill Bucholz and Pat Heppert at the 2017 ISA in Battle Lake, MN
Our good friend, Maine iceboater and iceboat builder Bill Bucholz, was recently featured in an article in the Portland Press Herald. Bill made the long drive to the ISA in 2017 with his C Skeeter and we look forward to his next regatta visit.
In the fringe sport, Bill Buchholz enjoys making boats.
BY DEIRDRE FLEMING
CAMDEN — Bill Buchholz builds ice boats for a living, a trade that sets him apart.
He built his first in 2007, and in the subsequent years turned his Camden company, Apache Boatworks, into a business that specializes in ice boats, sleek usually one-person crafts that can skate across frozen ponds and lakes at speeds of up to 50 mph.
In a boat-building community of some 5,000, Buchholz is the only full-time commercial ice-boat builder in Maine, and one of a small number – some estimate it around 200 – in the country. Continue reading.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 4, 2019 | 2018-2019, Home Page, ISA
Via Greg Whitehorse’s post on the 4LIYC Facebook page.
Down at the Whitehorse/Krueger Boat Works. Measuring up a spot for upcoming lettering on Ken’s new Skeeter. WARRIOR VI. Previous: Skeeter Swap Meet.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Jan 28, 2019 | 2018-2019, DN, Home Page
Perfect conditions this weekend for building at the Spaight Street Syndicate. Junior sailor, Soren Hughes, glued up the sideboards of his new DN with assistance from friend Seth.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Dec 13, 2018 | 2018-2019, DN, Home Page
Newbie Jonathon Thickens patching his hull back together at the Spaight Street Syndicate. Damage suffered at the Great Western Challenge in Battle Lake, Minnesota. Is that all you’ve got Mother Nature? See you next time.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Aug 20, 2018 | 2018-2019, Home Page, WSSA
Stern-steerer news in this morning’s inbox from an undisclosed source – somewhere around Suamico, WI.
Sawyer Mafia “Erik & Ritch” working on runners for the ‘Gander @ the 311 skunk works… Good iceboaters as the dog days of summer are here.
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