Ice Boat Racing, Saint Paul, Winter Carnival 2009, January 31
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Uploaded by GregoryLog on Feb 1, 2009
These Ice Boats were really flying today. The wind was gusting to about 15 miles an hour. These Ice Boats can exceed speeds of 40 miles an hour. Given that the track was oval shaped, after the straightaways, to make the turns, there was a maximum speed for cornering. I am guessing these boats were doing something close 20 miles an hour today out on Lake Phalen. When the pilots of the Ice Boats put their sails full broadside to the wind in the heavy gusts, they were just shy of flipping the Ice Boats over. On a long straightaway, the Ice Boats would of probably been able to do 40 miles an hour today. The crowd got into it for the close races and the blades against the ice make a pretty cool noise. I guess my Great Gramma use to pilot Ice Boats in her day out on White Bear Lake, Minnesota, a hundred some years earlier. The music is by Vangelis "Chariots of Fire"
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that's freaking awesome, how fun would that be!?!?!?!?!?
cmbugden 3 years ago
I think it would be way cool! I've watched the surf board version of these on the ice and they get up to speed in a flash, plus you can stand-up. I doubt light weight synthetics helped much, other than the sails are made from a lightweight plastic canvas. You want the center of gravity as close to the ice as possible to stop from tipping in a strong wind. The actual haul on these boats looks to be almost solid lumber. The old clipper sailing boats had tons of lead metal the length of the keel.
GregoryLog 3 years ago