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4 days ago · 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, …
Buy Or Sell Your Ice Boat: iceboat.org
Dec 8, 2025 · The internet's best place to see ice boats that are for sale. There's never a charge to list your ice boat on the Buy & Sell page of iceboat.org.
Learn About Ice Boating and How To Get Involved - iceboat.org
Learn About Ice Boating and How To Get Involved: Ice boats are strictly wind powered and need relatively snow-free ice to sail. We recommend that the novice purchase an inexpensive DN class ice …
Commonly Asked Questions - ice boat
However, learning to properly sail an ice boat, sailing by the established right-of-way rules, always using common sense, properly maintaining the equipment, and staying off the lake during unsafe …
Ice Optimist - iceboat.org
Nov 27, 2023 · Ice Optimists can be sailed on smaller sheets of ice than other ice boats. Small lakes and even larger ponds can be quite suitable. They should always be sailed under tight supervision by adults.
Northwest Regatta - iceboat.org
Welcome to the home page of the Northwestern Ice Yachting Association (NIYA) Regatta. This historic regatta was first sailed in 1913 in Menominee, Michigan when the massive stern-steerers ruled the …
From Basement to Museum: The Journey of BLACK ICE, a Historic Lake …
Jan 16, 2025 · The following winter, we proudly put SNIPE on the ice and renamed her BLACK ICE. We sailed her for 35 years on Presque Isle Bay and made great memories for many people young and old.
The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club Home Page
Mar 19, 2006 · Sailing performance thus far has been a lot of fun. In a decent wind it appears to get up and go, maybe 30 mph. Time trials have not been rigorously carried out, but maybe one of these …
New Video Playlist: Racing Rules of Iceboating - iceboat.org
Dec 17, 2024 · The Skeeter Ice Boat Club (SIBC) of Lake Geneva, WI, has shared a new resource for the ice sailing community: a YouTube playlist breaking down the National Iceboat Authority’s Racing …
Build an Ice Optimist - iceboat.org
We are indebted to DNer Ken Smith for sharing his Ice Optimist plans and instructions. All files are in pdf to make downloading and printing much more efficient.