Damn Rag Wavers !!!!!!
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Damn Rag Wavers !!!!!!
But they are really fast ......
So while most of you are enjoying yourselves in Miami this week I decided to take a different direction this winter.
Snowmobile Racing and now, Ice Boats ....
The woman ice boater in this 1st pic just came up from North Carolina yesterday ....
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So while most of you are enjoying yourselves in Miami this week I decided to take a different direction this winter.
Snowmobile Racing and now, Ice Boats ....
The woman ice boater in this 1st pic just came up from North Carolina yesterday ....
Click here to view all photos.
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No ride. I hardly had enough time to get pics before losing daylight.
And yes, they were hauling !!!
And yes, they were hauling !!!
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We have our ice boats on Grand Traverse bay this winter. The boats are a rush, you can be sailing along at a good speed and suddenly the wind picks up and the boat just accelerates and there is little noise except for the runners on the ice. The modern boats are built using a number of composite and wood construction including carbon fiber masts and booms, kevlar sails. My hull is wood, foam/ply laminate bulkheads and carbon fiber longitude stiffeners. The boat is 21' long, 10'plank and 42" side runners, 36" nose runner. Has a 80 s.f. North sail. You do need to dress correctly ! I wear something similar to a snowmobile suit but it also has USCG approved floatation built in, full coverage helmet, insulated mittens and studded boats for traction on the ice.
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The yellow boat in the picture is wicked fast
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...76335159_o.jpg
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The yellow boat in the picture is wicked fast
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...76335159_o.jpg
Last edited by Interceptor; 02-13-2014 at 09:36 AM.
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Great looking boats !!!
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What kind of speeds do those reach?
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