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glivs
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Initially Posted - 01/23/2006 : 07:44:49

Weather permitting, i.e. no major snow this week, the North American ice boat championships will be held here at Malletts Bay next weekend. Watched a few "flyers" fill their sails this past weekend. Incredible sailing in light wind and blazing (~50+ mph) in moderate winds. Should prove to be quite a show. I'll try to post some pics later but if interested just google on "ice boat".

Gerry Livingston, Malletts Bay, VT
"Great Escape" 1989 C-25 SR/WK #5972

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John P
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Response Posted - 01/23/2006 : 10:07:31

Do they have enough ice for that? I know it's sketchy on this side of the lake.

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glivs
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Response Posted - 01/25/2006 : 09:08:35

John
yes...the shore ice on the inner bay extends out at least 3/4 mile, but it has been such a mild winter that the outer bay is still mostly open. Last Sunday there wasn't even a snowflake on the ice....iceboats, skateboard/wind surfers, and kite skaters scattered about made quite a scene.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/25/2006 : 09:32:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by glivs
 Weather permitting, i.e. no major snow this week, the North American ice boat championships will be held here at Malletts Bay next weekend...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Gerry...Are the championships for DN iceboats?

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glivs
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Response Posted - 01/26/2006 : 08:20:11

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I am quite sure they are for the DN boats, but my info is second hand and I did see a few "flyers" (sail aft of the cockpit) last weekend. Previous years races have always been for the "Detroit News" boats made famous closer to your hailing waters.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/26/2006 : 12:46:41

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by glivs
 Don
I am quite sure they are for the DN boats, but my info is second hand and I did see a few "flyers" (sail aft of the cockpit) last weekend. Previous years races have always been for the "Detroit News" boats made famous closer to your hailing waters.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Not only were the DN boats made famous close to me hailing waters, they were first made a few floors beneath my office here at the Detroit News Building!

From the [url="http://www.idniyra.org/index.htm"]International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association[/url]...

About the DN iceboat

"The DN is the largest iceboat class in the world, so named because it was the winner of an iceboat design contest sponsored by the Detroit News in 1937. That year the newspaper opened up it's shop to 50 builders who assembled the first fleet of "Blue Streak 60" iceboats (as it was originally named)."

After poking around, it does appear that the iceboat championships at Malletts bay are indeed for the DN iceboats.

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John P
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Response Posted - 01/30/2006 : 10:45:54

My older brother still sails his up/around Rochester NY. There is an old friend of the families that has made quite a few over the years. So, my brother had him build one for him, then my brother made a 2nd as a backup. I think he has 3 or 4 now. Including one double. Personally, I have not been on one since I was about 16. and that was on a Renegade. (bigger than the DN) WOW did we fly!!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/30/2006 : 11:17:55

John,

I came real close to getting a DN when I found one on eBay a year or two ago. They sure look like fun!

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 01/30/2006 : 11:55:49

I don't remember ever seeing a picture of an ice boat caspsizing, but it must happen. If a runner starts to lift, does it become unstable? Can it fly a runner, like a Hobie? Do they ease the mainsheet like we do, to keep it on its feet, or do they have other controls that we don't have? Is the driver strapped into the cockpit, or does he separate from the ice boat if it capsizes? Are they hard to learn to sail, or is it about like sailing a skittish racing dinghy? I've heard they go so fast that they can sail extremely close into the wind. Does anyone know how close they can tack to windward?

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Response Posted - 01/30/2006 : 12:29:25

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Steve Milby
 I don't remember ever seeing a picture of an ice boat caspsizing, but it must happen...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

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