New England Ice Yacht Association Archives - Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Providing sailing news for sailors

First Ride: The start of it all

January 3rd, 2024

Charlie Silfvenius shares his start in iceboating: Many of us remember our first sail on ice regardless of our age

November 14th, 2023

John Stanton, Commodore of the New England Ice Yacht Association, shares the magic of hardwater sailing: Embrace the ice experience.

November 8th, 2023

Winter can’t come soon enough for iceboaters in North America, as smooth ice is like Christmas morning for these hardwater

November 10th, 2022

When the cost in time and money to participate in sailing exceeds the pleasurable benefit, people seek alternative activities. For

March 19th, 2021

As a young sailmaker in the Midwest, having just relocated from California, the future editor of Scuttlebutt Sailing News got

February 3rd, 2021

by Mark Friedman, DN-3869 When I learned to ride a horse as a boy I was told, “There are two

December 31st, 2019

While you don’t need the best start to win races, you do need to eliminate bad starts to consistently have

July 4th, 2018

While the annual summer Independence Day celebration is embraced in the United States, thoughts of iceboating are never too far

February 7th, 2016

For those that embrace subfreezing temperatures, securing a good surface for icesailing requires both diligence and, apparently, a sense of

February 24th, 2015

While sailboats are designed to sail in water, iceboats are not. Iceboats require ice, a fickle surface not always ideal,