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 ice - definition by dict.die.net
Anchor ice, ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground.
Ice anchor (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a field of ice.
Ice box or chest, a box for holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.
dict.die.net /ice   (615 words)

  
 new hamburg yacht club history
rogers neighbor, john roosevelt, were then considered the "kings of the ice.” they were seldom sailed except in races for the ice yacht championship pennant of america, which originated at the n.h.i.y.c.
the big ice yachts of that period were frequently manned by three or four men.
interest in ice boating waned again, and the ice yachts were gradually stored in barns and sheds all over town.
nhyc1869.com /history.htm   (3192 words)

  
 ICE-YACHTING - LoveToKnow Article on ICE-YACHTING   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
When the boat sails directly before the wind she is, like a balloon, at its mercy, and thus does not sail faster than the wind.
It follows that the yacht is actually overhauling the wind, and her canvas shivers as if in the winds eye.
When eased off her momentum becomes less and less until it drops to the velocity of the wind, when she can readily be stopped by being spun round and brought head to the wind.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IC/ICE_YACHTING.htm   (1269 words)

  
 Ice boat yacht winter ice sailing and boating
Ice sailing or ice boating, winter sailing, hard water sailing etc. is a sport that has been around since the 18th century, when a dutch made a solution for transporting goods over frozen lakes.
Ice Flyer is a 12 foot by 8 foot "sail behind the pilot" ice boat which uses any off the shelf windsurfing sail.
The first prototype of Ice Flyer was built in early 1993 and is basically an adaptation of the larger sail behind the pilot skeeter ice boats.
www.windsports.net /yahts.php   (367 words)

  
 wmiyc_bylaws
Furthermore, its purpose shall be to organize ice yacht sailing and racing, and the observance of the right-of-way and racing rules of the International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association (IDNIYRA) and the National Iceboat Authority.
It shall be the function and responsibility of the Juniors Committee to draw and seek the interest of young people to adopt the sport of ice yachting, and to encourage and assist their participation in Club sailing and at ice yachting regattas.
It shall be the function and responsibility of the Race Committee to oversee and administer all of the ice yacht racing activities engaged in by the Club.
www.wlyc.org /WMIYC/wmiyc_bylaws.htm   (1535 words)

  
 Ice yacht -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ice yacht -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Ice yachts are small, usually only for one person, and can reach substantial speeds (over 100 (The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling (in hours)) km/h).
There are usually three skate blades supporting a triangular or cross-chaped frame, covered with colorful aerodynamic skins.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ic/ice_yacht.htm   (268 words)

  
 "Baikal Wind - 2003" Ice Yacht Racing Cup | Second Annual Baikal International Nordic Games Festival "Winteriada - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The races are conducted on the ice of lake Baikal not far from Listvyanka settlement.
Everybody who own or rent ice sailing yacht and are allowed to drive ice sailing yacht can participate in championship.
The main winner and prize winners shall be awarded with "Baikal Wind Ice Yacht Cups", other special awards on behalf of the Organizing Committee, as well as all other participants will get special gifts/souvenirs from the Race Committee.
www.winteriada.ru /eng/calendar/ice-yacht-racing   (375 words)

  
 Skeeter Ice Boats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Generally, when an ice boater uses the term Skeeter, he is referring to the Class A Skeeter, which...
The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club has been promoting and preserving the sport of ice yachting for over seventy five years.
At that time, ice boats were the fastest vessels on earth, reaching more than 100 miles an...
www.fishing-boat-resources.com /fishing-boats-10/skeeter-ice-boats.html   (898 words)

  
 Asia Observer - web directory and search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Hudson River Ice Yacht Club - Dedicated to restoring and preserving the century old ice yachts and traditions of winter sailing in the Hudson River Valley.
Ice Sailing from Prince Edward Island, Canada - Provides information and history of the DN's, windsurfing on ice, ice yacht plans and plans for ice sailing on a windsurfboard, skateboard, or alpine skiis, photos, and links.
Swedish Ice Yacht Federation - Consists of 21 ice yacht clubs from Östersund in north to Kalmar and Gutenberg in south.
www.asiaobserver.com /cgi-local/anacondaodpp.pl?passurl=/Recreation/Boating/Sailing/Iceboating   (827 words)

  
 Ralph Lauren Entertainment - Entertainment.Polo.com
Ice doesn't put up resistance the way water does; newly formed, snow-free fl ice is virtually frictionless.
Ice yachting aficionados consider themselves lucky if they get in four days on ice per winter.
For them, the quest for perfect ice is the equivalent of the skier's quest for a foot of fresh powder.
entertainment.polo.com /editorial/static/wi04_iceyacht.asp   (698 words)

  
 The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club
We are one of the most active ice boat clubs in North America and have been building and racing ice boats for over 100 years.
Jim Nordhaus invites all ice boaters and their friends to his annual party at his shop where there will be lots of good food and refreshments.
But, occasionally we must be reminded that ice boats are still very fast and the ice is still very hard.
www.iceboat.org   (566 words)

  
 Ice Boats Sail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ice sailing, ice boating, ice yacht and winter sailing info.
Ice Flyer is a windsurf sail powered ice boat with the sail mounted BEHIND the pilot.
An ice boat is a hull attached to a perpendicular cross piece called a runner plank.
www.sailboat-resources.com /sailboat-34/ice-boats-sail.html   (903 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - iceboating, Sport (Sports) - Encyclopedia
The first iceboats were probably sailed by the Dutch during the 18th cent., although the Finns and Lapps may have built similar vehicles at a much earlier date.
In the 20th cent., however, the center of American iceboating shifted to the Midwest, where persons of more modest means built and maintained their own relatively small boats.
One of the more interesting properties of an iceboat is that, under proper conditions, it can actually travel faster than the prevailing breeze; in a 10-mi (16.1-km) per hr wind, for example, an ice boat may travel up to 40 mi (64 km) per hr.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/iceboati.html   (341 words)

  
 Extreme sports kitewing and winter sailig gallery - Ice sailing pictures
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www.windsports.net /gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4   (68 words)

  
 The Nordic Skater - Ice Reports
Ice conditions are excellent on the 2.5-kilometer loop.
Ice conditions are excellent on the entire 8.3-kilometer loop.
Ice conditions are excellent on the 8-kilometer loop and the spur to Hotel L'Estérel.
www.nordicskater.com /ice.html   (878 words)

  
 2005 Northwest Ice Yacht Association Regatta Reports | iceboating.net
There are already ice boats in the parking lot.
LF Porter, of Madison, a man who has been connected with several water and ice craft organizations, gave some timely and instructive suggestions in regard to the proper manner of conducting the association.
Ice Boat, Elmer Millenbach won his first of many NIYA Renegade Championships in Renegade III.
iceboating.net /node/view/1090   (793 words)

  
 ice-yacht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Our Company invites you to visit St.Petersburg for trips on the ice-yachts for 8 persons on the ice of the Finnish Bay (between St.Petersburg, Krondstadt and Peterhof).
We are ready to book the rooms at one of the hotels in our city or at the inn “Strelna” near the ice-yacht harbour.
If you want to test your own ice-yacht (XV or DN class) and your qualification, we invite you to participate in the ice-yacht’ races in St.Petersburg or in the other city of the Russia.
www.sailing.spb.ru /eng/ice-yacht   (297 words)

  
 ICE SAILING IN GREENLAND
I dragged the DN ice yacht from its resting place as it had not been looked at for well over six months, I rigged it and over the next two days serviced it and packed some spares as if anything did break in such a remote location it would be very embarrassing.
Out on the smooth ice there was not a breath of wind, just a kilometre of 30-metre high ice wall casting a long shadow from the low midday sun on ice over a foot thick.
Out on the ice there were a few small puffs of wind that had Madelene accelerating up to the quad bike that was going full throttle towing her.
www.landsailing.co.uk /greenland-2002.html   (4183 words)

  
 Home Page
The NSIBYC was founded by Jim Weaver and seven fellow ice boaters on December 20, 1880 and is still sailing on the banks of the Navesink River, in Red Bank, New Jersey making our club one of the oldest ice boat clubs in the world.
Generally, when an ice boater uses the term Skeeter, he is referring to the Class A Skeeter, which is the very long, thin, and graceful single seated type of boat which you may have seen on the Navesink River.
At the conclusion of our very successful 1993-1994 season, during which we had 45 days of ice with 30 days of sailable ice on the Navesink, a Mini B Skeeter fleet was proposed and approved by the club.
www.monmouth.com /~nsnj/nsibayc.htm   (1167 words)

  
 Ice Yachting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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ICE Yachting is a sailing school and charter company located on Bodrum Marina, Turkey.
Yachting and Boating World's Forums includes Reader to Reader practical hands-on information, cruising and motor boat chat, america's cup views, for sale and wanted ads, and a fuel price guide.
www.sailboat-resources.com /sailboat-34/ice-yachting.html   (830 words)

  
 ICE LINKS News of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club
With a seventh lock in the chain, ice boaters can now get their boats within launching distance of the south end.
As of January 23, the ice was still looking good on Tivoli Bay, in spite of warm temperatures and lots of rain.
It seems the ice has been good there as well, with a fleet of bow steerers gathered as well as some South Bay Scooters.
www.ulster.net /~mriceboat/newslttr.html   (849 words)

  
 ice boating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ice Boating* Ice Boating, winter sport in which boats with large sails are propelled over frozen bodies of water on sharpened...
Ice boating at the Ice Carnival Ice boating at the Ice Carnival Ice boating at the University of Wisconsin--Madison's 1916 Ice Carnival.
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www.boat-info.com /22/ice-boating.html   (496 words)

  
 Ice Boating Research Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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www.boatingindex.com /boating/iceboating.html   (596 words)

  
 Iceboating (on RecreationFizz.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Dedicated to restoring and preserving the century old ice yachts and traditions of winter sailing in the Hudson River Valley.
Provides information and history of the DN's, windsurfing on ice, ice yacht plans and plans for ice sailing on a windsurfboard, skateboard, or alpine skiis, photos, and links.
Consists of 21 ice yacht clubs from Ostersund in north to Kalmar and Gutenberg in south.
www.recreationfizz.com /Boating/Sailing/Iceboating   (650 words)

  
 Country Seats Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
fleet of ice yachts from the nineteenth century which continue to challenge the ice in our region.
The Hudson River Ice Yacht Club is still active and the members - stewards of this great fleet - care for them and race them in the winter months.
At 1pm, see Ice Yachting on Tivoli South Bay with members of the Hudson River Ice Club, ice conditions permitting.
www.hudsonriverheritage.org /ice-yacht.html   (135 words)

  
 Yachting and Boating World: Has anyone been ice yachting?
I've just been reading some amazing ice yachting websites.
The history of some of the ice yacht clubs is amazing, preserving and racing yachts built years ago.
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www.ybw.com /forums/showthreaded.php?Number=448465&page=   (245 words)

  
 yachting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Yachting World is the most widely distributed sailing magazine in the world.
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The club is a member of the Royal Yachting Association and is affiliated to the Norfolk and Suffolk Yachting Association.
www.findww.com /QWyachting.htm   (534 words)

  
 Links to ice and snow sailing pages.
Ice Flyer, a commercially available ice boat powered by a wind surf rig.
Hudson River Ice Yacht Club, a club with many beautiful old ice yachts.
Many pictures of US land yachts which are among the fastest and technically most advanced in the world.
home.swipnet.se /ansar/link.html   (248 words)

  
 The Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
We found the ice to have survived the rains well and to be smooth and extreemly fast.
The pit area was bustling with activity all day and as one of the guy's stated it was as if the 'ice circus' had come to town.
Attached are some photos of the Winnecunnet Stern Steerer from Saturday, one of the Phantom in a huge hike, and one of the pit area Saturday during break in the racing.
4liyc.hyperboards.com /index.cgi?action=display&cat=general&board=general&thread=1106882839&start=15   (886 words)

  
 International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association Europe
Ample accommodation, parking/camper facilities, restaurant, regatta headquarters and an ice floor that withstood the beating of a few days hard wind and high temperature.
Dietmar was thanked for his great efforts in establishing such an excellent facility, which would do much to raise awareness of ice sailing and the DN.
Germany declared that there was unlikely to be sufficient ice for 200 sailors and this could severely constrain the venue for the EC 2001.
www.icesailing.org /minutes/euminutes2000.html   (3073 words)

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