Back in 1886, when the ice boat "Rocket" was built, ice boats hitting speeds of over 50 mph were the only things around able to match the railroads for speed. ... <; Just returned from vacation. Jane Pegel sent a bunch of nice photos from the Skeeter Ice Boat Club Swap Meet held last weekend in Williams Bay. Click here to...
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Webmaster's Note: The original title was "Ice Boats In the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club" and was included in a booklet published in November of 1976. The late Charlie Johnson was a long-time club member and contributed a great deal to the sport. ... ; Skeeter ; The Skeeter is the "Formula One" of ice yachting,
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Second heat on Saturday, Feb 17, 2007 at Menominee, MI - the NIYA Ice Yacht Regatta. ... Skeeter Iceboat on Geneva Lake #1 ... Skeeter ride...
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An ice boat (often spelled as "iceboat") is a boat or purpose-built framework similar in functional design to a sail boat but fitted with skis or runners (skates) and designed to run over ice instea...
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Here is a brief summary of each boat included in this package: 1. Crawfish: An innovation in front-steering ice boats is this aerodynamically streamlined cabin craft for those who desire protection from the frigid blasts. ... 2. Cold Lightening: This is a skeeter class ice boat that can travel over 100 mp/h!
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No one to my knowlege has ever published a gps recorded top ice boat speed, we hear a good skeeter tops out at around 72mph is this true. If not, what is the higest recorded speed attained ... Jack: It sounds like you must have a bunch of radar measurements, what are you seeing with different boats types in different winds?
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86 sq.ft. MAINSAIL for the E CLASS SKEETER ice boat ... Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worth while to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits or finished sails for them.
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Ice boating is a great way to have fun outdoors in Winter and enjoy the good fellowship of a great bunch of people from all walks of life. You can experience the unique thrill of speeding across the ice without expending precious fuels, constructing interesting, but not overwhelming, home workshop projects;
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On this occasion, after I beat the DN, it was suggested I should race the present Skeeter ice boats. I did, and beat them too. The sailor of the fastest Skeeter then wanted a two lap race because he felt he needed some time to get his heavy boat going.
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On this occasion, after I beat the DN-class ice boat, it was suggested I should race the present Skeeter ice boats. I did, and beat them too. The sailor of the fastest Skeeter sailor then wanted a two lap race...
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