Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ice. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Hard water Yachting and Sailing

Gavin at Intheboatshed.net presented a post about "YouTube clips of ice yachting in Holland". I was so captivated that I thought I would share. It looks like they have mounted small traditionally constructed boats on to a blade rig. Even the rudder has blades attached. They must of had to reinforce the pintles and gudgeons that support the rudder, or at least reverse them...

 



Also here are a few images of how they do it in northern Minnesota. Images from iceboating.net


Also, here is a link to The International Renegade Ice Yacht Association (IRIYA) official web siteIt includes plans to build the 'Renagade" that are intriguing.