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Preserving and Sailing the Historic Gaff Rigged Ice Yachts of New York's Hudson River Valley

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Saturday, June 6, 2015 -- 8 am

Fly-In Breakfast at Kline Kill

Always a great show of the new and old

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Winter tree damage from ice and heavy snow at the cabin in Maine


Snow toppled the woodpile


Rebuilding the road before summer starts

 

Ice Flight Photos


Current Jetstream Forecast and Surface Conditions -- Image by Environment Canada
 


The tent platform fell and suffered some damage -- more downed trees behind it.


Transplanted spruce trees will form a nice break in another decade


Next year's fruiting crop starting to grow after being mowed off last fall.

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Stevens Tech SSWS & NYHOPS Zone Forecast Tivoli Bay 15 Image 5 Day GFS Forecast
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IDNIYRA Ice Conditions Reports

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Iceboat Launch Site Maps & Directory for the Eastern US

 

Safety


Galatea's runner plank failed where the plank was bored for the gammon strap through some very funky wood. Rigging carried the left side runner and plank across the boat.
With no gammon strap securing the backbone, the cockpit rolled with the mast and the rim broke.
Pilot and passenger were gently ejected into the sail. No injuries were sustained.        photo Copyright Dock Shuter, Feb 2010

 


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HRIYC.ORG is neither the official website, nor am I the webmaster, of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club. I am a long standing member of the Club and during the sailing season  I frequently post photographs and information on this, my own personal website, about current iceboating activity in the Hudson Valley and beyond. I am the sole person responsible for the presentation of content and the opinions expressed herein. Interesting photographic contributions are welcome and appreciated -- I spend most of my time on the ice skippering and far too often fail to capture the best images of the day.                    ŠJohn A. Sperr MMXV