First Time Experiences of Iceboat Racing
In iceboating, there’s a first time for everything.
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In iceboating, there’s a first time for everything.
No one forgets their first time… especially on Lake Weatherby.
The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world for some hard water sailing.
Ice boating in Russia extends the thrill of high-speed sailing into the hard-water months.
Who says you need foils and a wing sail to do 45 knots? All these guys need is a frozen lake and nerves of steel.
“Rounding that windward mark and cracking off an inch, you feel like you get shot out of a cannon.”
To Greg McCormick, racing means gearing up for a weekend on the ice.
In February, Polish sailor Karol Jablonski won this contest on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Photos by Oskar Kihlborg/ www.seaandco.net
In iceboating, there’s a first time for everything.
No one forgets their first time… especially on Lake Weatherby.
The Waterlust crew joins a group of brave European ice sailors on a trip to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the largest lake in the world for some hard water sailing.
Ice boating in Russia extends the thrill of high-speed sailing into the hard-water months.
Who says you need foils and a wing sail to do 45 knots? All these guys need is a frozen lake and nerves of steel.
“Rounding that windward mark and cracking off an inch, you feel like you get shot out of a cannon.”
To Greg McCormick, racing means gearing up for a weekend on the ice.
In February, Polish sailor Karol Jablonski won this contest on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Photos by Oskar Kihlborg/ www.seaandco.net
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