Many Hurrahs

As winter loosens its grip, they showed up. Not just to say farewell to the ice, but to share a few more miles, smiles, and comradery.

On any given weekend with sailable conditions, NEIYA members and wider iceboat devotees are scattered across New England, the Adirondack region, the Midwest, and Europe, chasing DN championships. This weekend feels a little different. The focus has shifted and focused on a few places.

For the past couple of weeks, eyes have been fixed on the final runs of the season. Moosehead remains the anchor on that list, still delivering as I am writing. But in a late push, Sunapee bubbled to the surface, drawing a dedicated group for one more go.

More on Moosehead to follow. For now, Peter Boynton, W-8, reports in on Sunapee’s last hurrah.

We had a terrific last hurrah of the season with a great group of iceboaters today at Sunapee, with 5 DN’s, 1 BDX and a Whizz.  The ice was a slightly bumpy, but not bad, and the wind was good until it gave out late in the day.  We persevered and were rewarded with more wind and the best runs as the day ended.  It was happy finale to a great winter season on the ice.

Many thanks to the Sunapee ice and launch area scouting crew Mark Friedman & Dave Bjorklund, and thanks to Art Burritt for staging the planks at the State Beach launch area. 

Sailors: Dick Boisvert, Dave Bjorklund, Francois Asselin, Mark Friedman, Cedric Buettner, Peter Boynton
(Art Burritt not in photo)

Peter Boynton W-8

If you missed out this weekend, maybe just maybe there will be more.

Think Ice,

John
DN5023
John@neiya.org