Off Sailing in February
DN 241 Kraken ICE! There has been a break here in the sewing action on the Genoa for some sailing. Yes the ice the weather, the work schedule all fell into place here for the perfect sailing weekend. Wow and did we sail about 6 hours out on the ice between Saturday and Sunday. My brother and I zipped up and down the lake and 40+MPH trading boats back and forth from time to time. If you have never ice boated before it is a wholly different experience than soft water sailing. First off you're going fast, you defiantly don't want to flip so your a little more likely to ease off the sheet line sooner, and the ride can be a bit more chattery although, the ice today was in very good condition. That said I'm a bit sore after two days of sailing. We sailed two different kinds of boats this weekend, my DN and my Dad's Skimmer. The DN is clearly the dominate speed boat in this pair off but the Skimmer has a much more cushioned ride which was nice after ridding the