- An
iceboat (occasionally
spelled ice boat or
traditionally called an ice yacht) is a
recreational or
competition sailing craft supported on
metal runners...
- A
Northumberland Strait iceboat is a
rowing boat,
typically 5
metres (16 ft 5 in) in length, 2
metres (6 ft 7 in) in beam, with
runners fastened to the...
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water (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (
iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a
chosen course,
which is
often part of a...
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sails on a craft. A
sailing craft may be
waterborne (a ship or boat), an
iceboat, or a sail-powered land vehicle.
Depending on the
level of detail, a sail...
-
International DN. The
International DN is a
class of
iceboat. The name
stands for
Detroit News,
where the
first iceboat of this type was
designed and
built in the...
- the no-go zone and
resume forward motion, once the
sails can draw power.
Iceboats are
often parked in
irons with a
brake applied to the ice to
prevent motion...
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Limitations to
iceboat speed are windage, friction, the
camber of the sail shape,
strength of construction, and
quality of the ice surface.
Iceboats can sail...
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forward surface resistance—encountered by catamarans,
sailing hydrofoils,
iceboats or land
sailing craft—as the
sailing craft obtains motive power with its...
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Canyon Ferry Lake has also
become a
leading ice boat
venue for
iceboat racing and
iceboat world speed record attempts. The
former town of
Canton lies beneath...
-
which make the lake
suitable for
sailing and iceboating. The
Ghost Lake
Iceboat Club is
located at
Ghost Lake.
Ghost Lake was also
selected as the swimming...
