I remember the first time when, driving from New York to Vermont in winter, I saw a confusing sight on Lake Champlain. A few boats were gliding across the lake, white sails full of wind-despite the ...
The recent deep freeze across much of the U.S. has created one of the best opportunities in decades to sail ice boats across frozen bays and... Sick of freezing temperatures? For ice boaters, they've ...
It’s the Good Ship Popsicle. A Belarusian man put Elsa from “Frozen” to shame after building a fully functional boat — complete with a steering wheel and paddling mechanisms — entirely out of ice. He ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RED BANK -- The wind whipped across the Navesink River, stinging whatever skin was left uncovered. The temperature hovered just ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Because nature abhors a vacuum and people adore ice cream, Fox Island Creamery, an ice cream shop in Hewitt, equipped a boat with ...
WESTPORT — During the summer sailboats are a common sight as they catch a breeze and bob in the blue waters of Lake Champlain. However, white triangles are less common during the winter, and there ...
Some years they go fast — up to 60 mph — with a scant 6 inches separating drivers from the surface. Other years, they don’t go at all. In an odd way, both experiences are part of the allure of ice ...
When lakes freeze over, some Chicagoans decide to set sail. On Geneva Lake in Wisconsin, the best way to catch the wind is to bring a boat made for winter, and some guys wait all year long for ice ...
CLAIBORNE COVE, Maryland – Michael Keene grabs the wooden tiller of his ice boat, begins to push it across the ice and then leaps in as if he's launching a bobsled. Wind fills the white sail and his ...