PICS by Dicky Saltonstall, Ella Saltonstall, and Jory Squibb. FOLLOWING POSTED BY JORY SQUIBB 22NOV08 Yesterday’s first skate of the season was real Magic. Lloyd and I, wondering why we were bothering, traveled to Howe Hill Swamp to find the 10 acre beaver pond open in the […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
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From richardsaltonstall Really nice black ice with a smattering of snow drifts you could easily steer around. Very blustery NW winds too much for big wings today on this unfamiliar ice sheet. Used 3.8 to check out and explore with Jory Squibb. Some obvious open water; mostly ice is […]
Registration for WISSA 2009 is open, participants are starting to register already! Other good news:1) We’ve got winter here already – its snowing hardly for 2nd day already2) We’ve got excellent hotel deal for WISSA – DBL room for EUR 51 incl taxes and breakfast. For 2 people in […]
This is our friend Benoit Tremblay scamming fresh black glass on the tributaries to the Saguenay Fjiord just behind his house.Today! This cold snap is money in the bank. Will p.s. Ben has a proposal to host WISSA 2010 in Saguenay with $ from the govt. of Quebec
by William Tuthill Hello & BRRRRR! Today was the 3rd edition of the Archipelago Rally – an event that is supposed to be fun, easy and a sort of wrap up to the summer sailing season. The first year we did it on the 2nd week of December [too cold], […]
Riga, February 16-21, 2009 The event is the longest running international competition in the history of windsurfing and the most prestigious winter sailing event in the world. It is held since 1980 each year alternating between Europe and North America. There are 3 classes in WISSA World Championship:• Sled Class: […]
Greetings WISSA Web site visitor. The 2009 WISSA Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships will be held in Latvia. To help get you excited, here is a link with information about this fascinating and exotic destination: www.youwontbelieveit.eu Of interest to ice only sailors, the organizers plan to host a special […]
SIBHOLOD – Siberian Cold, the company producing chillers is proud to announce that in order to prove that they are the biggest cold factory in the world the Guinnes World Record will be established. In the middle of the summer 2008 SibHolod is going to freeze a big part of […]
Famous sailor Cameron Lewis of Maine USA is out enjoying “the ultimate form of sailing” on a lake near his home in Maine, U.S.A. Cam has sailed across the Atlantic several times and around the world two times – breaking records each time. www.teamadventure.org This is Cam’s nephew Davis flying […]
from The Earth TimesIn March, Steger will lead six young explorers from four different countries — Norway, Great Britain, Canada and the United States — to document the impact of and inspire solutions to global warming. The team includes two National Geographic grantees, two kite-skiing international record holders, the 2007 […]