Iceboat - Wikipedia
WEBAn iceboat (occasionally spelled ice boat or traditionally called an ice yacht) is a recreational or competition sailing craft supported on metal runners for traveling over ice. One of the runners is steerable.
Update on the Antique Ice Boat Find - YouTube
WEBStill really excited about this antique ice boat that I picked up in Long Island. Here's how I set it up in the shop. (And here's my original video about it:...
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WEBIce boats can range in cost from a few hundred dollars for an old un-classified ice contraption or perhaps an old uncompetitive DN class boat, to $60,000 for a modern, championship winning class A Skeeter.
Ole Evinrude's Ice Boats - iceboat.org
WEBMar 16, 2017 · Ole Evinrude, inventor of the first reliable outboard boat motor, also built and sold stern-steerers in his factory for a brief time during the 1920s in Wisconsin. The only reference I’ve been able to find online to Evinrude ice boats is from the Rudder Magazine of February 1922.
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WEBThe Ice Boat Foundation preserves, records, and restores iceboats like the Mary B, a legendary ice yacht built in Madison, Wisconsin.
Ice boating with Nora · A 100+ year old ice boat - YouTube
WEBMar 27, 2018 · This is the ice boat Nora! She was built 1917. She is not the oldest nor the fastest ice boat, but she is very beautiful! In this video we sail Nora on Stora...
iceboat.org: The world's most comprehensive source about ice boat …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · We've been building and sailing ice boats for over 100 years in Madison, WI, USA. Get started ice boating by learning about the different types of ice boats, how to get started, regattas, history, and so much more.
ICEBOATS The Small Modern Racer is Faster Than the Huge Old …
WEBDec 8, 2023 · In the early 1880’s, Charles and William Merritt, of the little village of Chelsea, on the Hudson River, designed and built the first successful lateen-rigged ice boat. Her single sail, triangular in shape, was bent to two long slender spars, called “boom” and “gaff,” respectively, from their relative positions when hoisted.
The Bittersweet Thrill of Iceboating in a Warming World
WEBFeb 27, 2020 · Iceboating, also known as ice yachting, has been enchanting and thrilling people for several hundred years. It began in Europe in the 1600s, and landed in New York by the 18th century, Hudson...
Chapman’s Iceboat Plans of 1768
WEBMar 24, 2020 · My post about stumbling across the iceboat plans that Benjamin Franklin commissioned prompted Alexander de Voss to take the time to scan and share Chapman’s plans with us which are based upon traditional Dutch ice yachts.